What Are You Reading?

That is a very good book to keep around. I read it when I was taking a WW2 history course at LSU back in the early 90s. I might have to dig it out again for the bathroom readings now.

 

The essential vehicle identification guide - PanzerGrenadier Divisions 1939-45 by Jorge Rosado & Chris Bishop.

Sherman in Action by Bruce Culver & Don Greer.

The History of US military halftack.

 

Spurred on by an endoresed by members of this group, I am now reading Army At Dawn by Rick Atkinson, the first of his Liberation trilogy . Having just received it, I began right way reading this daunting tome, and I had a tough time putting it down for the night, anxious to get back at it. And his second tome, Day of Battle is waiting in the wings. Part three of this Liberation trilogy has yet to make its appearance. Just the prelude verifies why he won the Pulitzer. Now I can endorse it as well.

 

WW2F. Great stuff!

 

I picked up a book written in the 60's at a flea market called Hirohito: Emperor of Japan, and finally got around to starting it. It really is an excellent book on the life of the man behind the legend that was fed to the Japanese people. I'm only about half way through, not even to the war years yet, but it's very informative on a subject I know next to nothing about.

 

"NIGHT" ELIE WIESEL reading it again very very sad but amazing book!

 

Just ordered some "older" books....

Braddon, Russell: Cheshire V.C.

Deakin, F. W.: The Brutal Friendship: Mussolini, Hitler, and the Fall of Italian Fascism

Gibson, Guy: Enemy Coast Ahead

 

I agree that Roll Me Over is a good read, but one of the best I have ever read....and I've almost worn it out... was "If You Survive" by George Wilson. The book was amazing!!!! I've read it sooo any times and it still gives me goosebumps!!!!

 

Just finished...

The Enigma of General Blaskowitz
By Richard J. Giziowski

Some interesting points, not bad read.

 

Must put on my "get next" list. A General that has not been discussed much really....

 

Just finished "One Bullet Away- The Making of a Marine Officer" by Nathaniel Fick; the platoon commander from the mini series "Generation Kill".

Very good book indeed

 

Just finished reading...

First U-boat-flotilla
By Lawrence Paterson

Good read, I'm now reading his second book...

Second U-boat-flotilla
By Lawrence Paterson

 

Currently two books, one The Five Love languages, which is apparently good reading........according to my girlfriend, I beg to differ.

And the WAYYYYY more interesting book, A Time for Trumpets, The Untold Story of the Battle of the Bulge. by Charles McDonald.

 

I'm with you there, bigfun....A Time For Trumpets is an absolute classic which I must have read three or four times now.....

 

Hey Martin, I can't seem to put this one down! It's absolutely amazing with the amount of details!

 

Deadly sky : the American combat airman in World War II

Love reading the accounts of our Flyboys, and this is a collection of them from all parts of the war. Interesting reading how much these planes took and still brought some of these guys home. No wonder some of them loved their planes as much as they did.

 

War Without Garlands by Robert Kershaw - a great read interweaving the soldiers experiences with the history of Operation Barbarossa 1941/42. Just wonder why I have taken so long to get it.

 

Imperial Cruise, by James Bradley. Shows how the US sticking it's nose in things that didn't concern them in the 18 and early 1900's helped lead us down the road to WWII.

 

I'm surprised too. It's a classic.

Worth following up with Michael Jones The Retreat.