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Looking for a good, historical war book.
Posted on 6/6/20 at 10:15 pm
Posted on 6/6/20 at 10:15 pm
Whether it focuses on a single battle, i.e. Battle of Midway, or the overarching war itself.
Does not have to be WW2, but interested in what good ones you all have found.
Non-fiction. Historically accurate etc.
Does not have to be WW2, but interested in what good ones you all have found.
Non-fiction. Historically accurate etc.
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Posted on 6/6/20 at 10:27 pm to HailToTheChiz
It doesn’t quite fit your criteria, but War and Peace has extremely detailed battle scenes and overarching themes from the Napoleonic wars. I’m always surprised at how much I already know about the battles when reading about them because I previously read War and Peace.
Posted on 6/7/20 at 5:46 am to HailToTheChiz
The campaigns of Napoleon - absolutley fanstastic and goes through all the campaigns, includes some battle maps and stuff but it reads like fiction. Written by David G. Chandler
This post was edited on 6/7/20 at 5:47 am
Posted on 6/7/20 at 6:32 am to HailToTheChiz
Look up Ian Toll.
His books about the Pacific Theater are excellent
His books about the Pacific Theater are excellent
Posted on 6/7/20 at 9:01 am to HailToTheChiz
The Winter Fortress.
About how a bunch of Norwegians worked with the British to sabotage Hitler's attempt to get an atomic bomb.
About how a bunch of Norwegians worked with the British to sabotage Hitler's attempt to get an atomic bomb.
Posted on 6/8/20 at 11:15 am to HailToTheChiz
Gordon Prange
"Miracle at Midway".
Some excellent research done on this battle by Mr. Prange.
Also, Prange wrote "At Dawn we Slept" about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. While a good read, I enjoyed the Midway book better.
"Miracle at Midway".
Some excellent research done on this battle by Mr. Prange.
Also, Prange wrote "At Dawn we Slept" about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. While a good read, I enjoyed the Midway book better.
Posted on 6/8/20 at 5:18 pm to HailToTheChiz
I’m surely not as well read as others on this topic, but Rise and Fall of the 3rd Riech was amazing. I make a point to re-read every few years.
Posted on 6/8/20 at 5:42 pm to HailToTheChiz
Read some of Craig Symonds stuff and really enjoyed it. his Midway stuff was very good as was his Civil War stuff
Posted on 6/9/20 at 9:47 am to HailToTheChiz
I don't mean to hijack your thread but does anyone have any suggestions on Napoleon/Napoleonic Wars? The only one that seems to be widely recommended on the internet are The Campaigns of Napoleon. I'm sure it's great and I love to read but I'm not sure I'm ready to jump into a 1,000+ pg. book.
And I understand, he's a complex figure and the conflicts themselves are a decade+ so asking for a comprehensive book is going to be lengthy no matter what.
And I understand, he's a complex figure and the conflicts themselves are a decade+ so asking for a comprehensive book is going to be lengthy no matter what.
Posted on 6/9/20 at 12:57 pm to HailToTheChiz
Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
With The Old Breed
With The Old Breed
Posted on 6/9/20 at 1:32 pm to HailToTheChiz
Posted on 6/12/20 at 9:16 am to HailToTheChiz
Not sure if it fits with what you are wanting to read, but Erik Larson's The Splendid and The Vile looks at Churchill's first year as Prime Minister, and talks about the increasing air war over Britain.
It looks at things from both sides, and talks about the German mindset about increasing the frequency, level, and location of attacks.
It looks at things from both sides, and talks about the German mindset about increasing the frequency, level, and location of attacks.
Posted on 6/12/20 at 6:47 pm to HailToTheChiz
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but interested in what good ones you all have found.
Pure non-fiction, Blackhawk Down (Bowden) is difficult to beat. Stanley Karnow's Vietnam is almost the definitive single volume on that conflict and is outstanding. Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August (August 1914, the first month of The Great War) is very, very good.
For historical fiction that is brilliantly told and relatively meticulous in accuracy:
Killer Angels - Michael Shaara (Gettysburg)
Gates of Fire - Stephen Pressfield (Thermopylae)
The Ten Thousand - Michael Curtis Ford (The Anabasis)
This post was edited on 6/12/20 at 6:50 pm
Posted on 6/13/20 at 2:17 pm to HailToTheChiz
Posted on 6/13/20 at 3:26 pm to HailToTheChiz
Comprehensive overview of the USA bombing campaign over Europe from a strategic, tactical and “daily life of an airman” perspective.
If you ever considered that you would have preferred to be a pilot or member of a bomber crew flying missions over Germany with the prospect of going home after 25 missions, as opposed to a grunt storming the beaches of Normandy and fighting your way into Germany, your opinion might change after reading this book.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 2:15 pm to HailToTheChiz
I suggest Cultures of War -- a bit liberal but suggests the true reasons why we went to war with Afghanistan and especially Iraq. Read it in grad school. Enjoyed. John Dwyer is author I believe.
This post was edited on 6/15/20 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 6/15/20 at 4:10 pm to HailToTheChiz
Anything by Shelby Foote and Bruce Catton for Civil War stuff.
Posted on 6/16/20 at 9:57 pm to HailToTheChiz
Into the Darkness by Lothrop Stoddard. American journalist documents his time in Germany during WW2
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