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  1. LRusso216

    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    I just finished Toland's The Rising Sun. His deep dive into the psyche of the Japanese was impressive, if somewhat dated. He was less concerned with battle stategy in favor of how various people, from leadership to the more common, reacted to events. I was particularly struck with the mindset of the Japanese. Their concern with honor was a consistent theme throughout the book. The last days of the war leading up to surrender was particularly engrossing. There was so much dissension and confusion among the Big Six, the Emperor, and others that it made compelling reading. No one seemed capable of saying straight out what he was thinking. Duplicity seems to have been a consistent theme.
    The book was long but Toland's writing style made it interesting. It took me awhile to read it, but the density of the material allowed me to only read it in small chunks so I could digest what was said.
     
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    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    I've seen this book from time to time.
    I'll see if i can locate a copy and read it, Lou.
     
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    Just won this in the net auction. Should be interesting reading?!! However, just 176 pages as the Soviet books tend to be quite short about WW2 if by Russian Author.

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    Some smaller booklets with details....

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    About 1/4 done this book. So far I'm struck at the ineptitude of the Allies. The British and the Americans sniped at each other and never struck at German positions in a coordinated fashion.
     
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    Indonesian?
     
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    The Tankograd books that I have are always excellent resources
     
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    ??? Croatian. What even reminds of Indonesia about thes ebooks=
     
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    If you see what Indonesian looks like written out, you'd know.
     
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    Doing some spring cleaning in my summer cottage attic. Found this one I never read. Me thinks it at least sounds rather interesting.... ;)

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    LRusso216 Graybeard Staff Member

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    Just started this.
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    4 of my great-grandparents lived in Belgium during WW2. They lived in the coastal towns of Blankenberge and Knokke. When the pandemic started, my grandfather showed my brother and I a whole bunch of letters and documents from our ancestors. We took some of the documents written by my great-grandfather and worked with our grandfather to write a historical fiction book. It was a great way to learn more about our ancestors and spend time over Zoom with our grandfather even though we couldn't visit him.

    If you'd like to read our book, it's available on Amazon and at other bookstores. It's called "Running from the Gestapo". The ISBN is 978-1-4116-1286-0. Here is a link: https://www.amazon.com/RUNNING-GESTAPO-Miles-over-Land/dp/1411612868

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    Yank by Ted Ellsworth. Ellsworth was among the 12 Americans who joined the Royal Americans (KRRC) during WW II.
     
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    I Will Run Wild: The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway Paperback – June 8, 2021
    by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver (Author)

    Just getting to Pillsbury and Edsall.
     
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    I have this book and it is a good book, well worth reading.
     
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    "Rocket" by Air Cheif Marshal Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferte

    Published in 1957 it is half about the history of the V1 & V2 and then half about the author's views on the future of warfare.

    I quite enjoy reading books written immediately postwar by people who were there, because you get a good feel for what they actually thought about the events, plus a host of interesting trivial detail that only someone who was there can give. The obvious downside is that lage chunks of the history was still secret, so is completely missing

    Oh, and the views of future warfare are hilarious. Basically lots of Atom Bombs (with various means of delivery), lots of missiles (of various types) and a small 'policing' force of soldiers to mop up civil unrest. What else do you need?
     
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    Bayonets and Blue Flames by Tom Barker. Barker was captured at Crete.
     
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