What Are You Reading?

soon to be starting the stirling story by michael jf bowyer bought for £2.50 in charity shop looks really good plus chapter on arnhem,seems to have everything you could want to know on the stirling, and perfect in my quest to know more about military aviation.

 

Just finished "Guadalcanal" by R. Frank. Halfway through "Armageddon" by M. Hastings.

 

Here are some amazing books!



An Amazingly well written book about some of the Elite divisions of the Waffen-SS and some of the other as well.Pictures on every page! Sometimes multiple. Chapter Sections include the following (directly from book)

Racial Warriors, Baptism of fire, Blitzkrieg in the west, Balkan Whirlwind, Crusade in the East, Death at Demyansk, Winter Storm, Kursk, Fresh Blood, Fire Brigades, The Black Guard Crumbles, Twilight of the Gods and Atrocities and war crimes. This book did so much for my knoledge of the SS and many other things as well.

This is a MUST READ for ANYBODY who enjoys history of World War 2.

I will post more soon!

 

woundering around a shop today and came across a . daily mirror news paper
december .23.1941
main page .... 100.000 japanese troops land in the philippines
looks like there might be some good reading ahead
best krieg

 

just about to go on holiday and am taking 'secret war' by RV Jones to read again which is a fantastic book, plus...... I just bought 13 sven hassel books from ebay for a £5..... bargain!!!!

 

Hello gentlemen,

'Because we are Canadians', by Sgt. Charles D. Kipp, Douglas&McIntyre ,2003.

I live in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands and Sgt. Kipp was involved in the fighting for that city in october 1944.

Regards,
!-16 Rata

 

Strange victory by Ernest R May, and Im spitting at every page as he tries to be sensationalist and gives his own flawed arguments on the fall of France, contradicting himself with every turn of the page.
I wouldnt reccomend this to anyone. But Im determined to finish it or I may just throw it at a passing dog. A much better read is Dunkirk by Nicholas Harman who disputes much of the old Dunkirk myths but in a much more factual way. Telling the story and intrigue we all know of but concentrating much more on Britain looking after number one to France's immediate if not strategic disadvantage. One thing he states in the prologue which I found to be proved by the end of the book was his statement, The truth cannot hurt them now. A much better and more researched book than May's rubbish.

 

I've just finished Hirschfeld: A secret Diary of A U-boat by Wolfgang Hirschfeld, and I am
half way through Iron Coffins by Herbert A Werner. Both books available on Amazon uk.

 

Just started reading "The Vintage Book of War Stories" edited by Sebastian Faulks and Jorg Hensgen.

 

Have just finished reading Hrvatski Orloviaratroopersof the independent state of croatia 1942-1945,very brief at 77 pages but an intresting read

 

dunno what happened there but should be a p not a funny face!

 

Has anyone read A Rifleman Went To War? I've been trying to get ahold of that book for years. I'm currently reading German Secret Weapons of the Second World War by Ian V. Hogg. I own quite a few of his books, and they are all good, especially for reference purposes.

 

Gave up on May's Strange victory.....very strange book, took up Alamein war without hate, JohnBierman and Colin Smith, put it down a year ago but nice to picke up an old friend again. Not a desert war eficianado but there are so many in depth descriptions of personalities in this one and much more info than I ever realised.

 

Just picked up "The Last Epic Naval Battle, voices from Leyte Gulf" by D.Sears today.

OT. Welcome back, "urgh". Glad to see some of the 'old-timers' returning.

 

Bluenoser Tales

- a nice compendium of personal accounts from the 352nd FG

 

the best first person ww2 book I have ever read was 'foot soldier' by roscoe blunt. an american GI and souvenir hunter and his no holds barred tales of the ETO. he describes some of the best action I have read. period. also " seven roads to hell" by....damn..I forgot his name and my brother has the 3 volume set...so I can't go look at them to see who they're by...Don somebody... getting senile early methinks...

 

I have heard of this...by McBride...delta press has a reprint of it for 35.00 or so. check them out online. I have always wanted to read this book as it is very weapon specic with battle details of all of the period infantry weapons.

 

Donald burgett wrote currahee, road to arnhem, and seven roads to hell.Hope this helps cant have you going senile there's to many books still to be read