Just recently purchased two biographies, the first being "Master of Sea Power; A Biography of Fleet Admiral Ernest J King" by Thomas Buell originally published in 1980. The copy I bought is listed as one of the US Naval Institute's Classics of Naval Literature. This is the one that I am currently reading. The second and next on the list will be E.B. Potter's "Bull Halsey"

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Why do we press harder on the remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?

Not WWII, but just bought a copy of
The Last Valley, Dien Bein Phu and the French defeat in Viet Nam. By Martin Windrow.

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That's a very good book indeed, FramerT !

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"Stand by to pull me out of the seat if I get hit" - Guy Gibson

Finishing Keitel´s memoirs that he wrote in Munich before he was hanged. Some interesting details...and he was totally aware of the ass he was in the eyes of other high ranked officers...

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Excellent read that one, sometimes reads more like a novel which stops you from putting it down.

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William L. McGonagle, MOH, U. S. Navy, Commanding Officer, USS LIBERTY 1967.

Got a signed copy of that one. First one I read on Arnhem, a great introduction to the battle, concentrating on the British Airborne part of the battle. The maps and battalion positions although simplistic were great for that, showing in large easy detail, tempting the reader to research more.

Obviously written on a personal basis, misses lots of detail, which even he was probably unaware of at the time, but saying that, it is his personal account and should be read with that in mind. A Great book in my view, and like a good many others written in novel form rather than detailed points. It certainly was the book that got me interested in Market Garden and not Ryans, Bridge too far, which I obtained afterwards for more detail, followed by probably any book or periodical that had any mention of Arnhem, then again my brother served in 2 para, so I got lumbered with the history of that battalion for most of my life now.

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William L. McGonagle, MOH, U. S. Navy, Commanding Officer, USS LIBERTY 1967.

Actually, I didn't own a copy of that book until I very recently bought a Dutch edition....

Haven't read it yet though....

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Some books I´m trying to get....

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Currently re-reading (yet again!) Bill Mauldin's Back Home. IMO, one of the best books to cover the issues and events that greeted the G.I.s upon their return to the States. I probably read this book once a year. I am a big Bill Mauldin fan, the guy is one of my heroes.

My first post! Glad to be here and I look forward to talkin' WWII with you. My primary interest is the PTO, but I have a longtime interest in the war in Europe, too.

Steven

Welcome, Admiral King!

Hope you enjoy it here!

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Just bought a book on Finnish Waffen-SS battalion by Tieke



Also expecting some Arnheim material from Philip in the near future..

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Actually started reading the "Rommel papers" last night and it is quite enjoyable to read how Rommel felt during the 1940 attack. I only had it in my book shelf for two years....

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Yes indeed, Admiral King - a very warm welcome to the forums, and a copy of Bill Mauldin's 'Up Front' is right here beside me.....

'The Rommel Ppapers' is a fascinating book, Kai. Always interesting to see how Rommel's mood veers from euphoria ( when everything was going right ) to utter gloom ( when it wasn't.....)

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hello . im reading the luftwaffe bombers , battle of britain by chris goss at the mo . good reading from german pilots view

I often have several books 'on the go'.

I am currently enjoying "1918- The last act" in paperback form. I bought it some time ago in a bundle of books. I thought it would get me through lunch time at work but now I really look forward to lunch time.

Also, I am reading "Crucible of War- Wavells command". I now know that I knew very little about the early war in the desert. This book fills in a lot of blanks.

Both books very well written. Both books full of odd detail, rarely encountered in history books.

And both books written by Barrie Pitt. A total coincidence by my part. I had not heard of him before I realised casually that both books were his work.

Does anyone have an opinion of Barrie Pitt as an historian?

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That's a really superb book, hatch - as is the companion 'fighter' volume. For some reason these two books are often overlooked.

( Oh - and welcome back, BTW ! )

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Just finished reading a book on the European volunteers to the Finnish Army during the Winter war 1939-1940. Quite interesting...BTW, in spring 1940 the British troops held a parade when Mannerheim visited them...I´ll be telling more during the weekend.

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Just started, H P Willmott's 'The Second World War in the East' and John Sweetman's 'The Dmbusters' Both very good.

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Cornish Scale Modellers
Ross' Military Modelling and Art

Well, right now I'm actually reading A portrait of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde, but next up on my list is Tigers in the Mud by Otto Carius.

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I just finished reading Franz Kurowski's Panzer Aces, vol 1 (Stackpole). Anyone who is interested in the panzer truppen, combat on the Russian front, etc, really should read this book. All of the 6 tankers discussed were unbelievably good. No wonder the Germans were able to hold out against overwhelming odds for so long. Of course, their equipment (at least the Marks IV, V and VI) was superior to Russian tanks. Anyway, well written and fascinating. I can't wait to get volume 2.

Starting next week three weeks of holiday! Hoping to read among other things Werner Haupt´s "Army group South" especially interested in the early phases of Barbarossa why they got stuck...

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book The 10th by Bramall and some 10 para accounts, to try to locate in which houses they had there last positions at Utrchtseweg in Oosterbeek

"Arms for Spain" by Gerald Howson and "The Great War in Africa: 1914-1918" by Byron Farwell. Both books are extremely well written, I would definently recommend both.