If you are looking for something light and have an interest in historical documents have a look at the Imperial War museums "Experience" series.

We have all read coutless in depth articles and books on the period so its nice to have a change of pace

The Experence series is a light General historical overvew (so don't expect anything new) but each book contains removable historical docs that you can read and enjoy. Each book also comes with an audio CD of vetrans and civialans sharing their experiences during the period.

I have 1939-1945 War on the home Front, D-day to the liberation of Paris, Victory in Europe.

They are fun to read and the docs add a hands on level of enjoyment to your study experience. They give you the real "flavour" of the period more so than just a compelling read.

Eg, Study the strategic plans and maps for Operation Sealion, Read prpoganda from the period, etc etc

The series also expands beyond the period and their are books on the Civil war, Napolean, the Cold war and more.

Amazon.com: The D-Day Experience: From the Invasion to the Liberation of Paris: Richard Holmes: Books

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"If your going to get it, take one with you!"

Alert In the West: A Luftwaffe Pilot on the Western Front (Fortunes of War)

by Willi Heilmann

http://www.amazon.com/Alert-West-Luf.../dp/184145026X

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Inspired by my visit to RAF Wyton, I'm re-reading Martin Middlebrook's superb 'The Peenemunde Raid' and, as usual with his books, finding it totally engrossing.

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

Closing the Ring, Winston Churchill. His series is quite interesting.

I hope to read Mein Kampf later. Hitler's madness is also intriguing.

Nothing...absolutely nothing and it is a sad state of affairs.

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Jeff go spend some monies quick man,,,,,,,, you are going to go into withdrawls !!

well spending the winter in a Kriegsmarine kinda thing which I usually do every winter and then full stride Luftwaffe come about mid-April after those........yikes shall I say it paid off the tax man

anyway I digress: Koop und Schmolkes German Destroyers of WW 2 came today, nice tech book but it gives short bios and photos for each of the Zerstörers, most of which were sunk early to mid war, the remaining ships ending up bolstering up the last ditch stands in Norwegen waters and in the Baltic plus the rescue of German military/populace under the dominant and fast Soviet pressure.

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"Death Traps: The Survival of an American Armored Division in World War II" by Belton Y. Cooper (Mass Market Paperback - April 29, 2003)

So far it's pretty good; nice blend of tech stuff and first hand accounts. If you are an armor-phile, you'll probably want to read it.

"Military Miniatures in review #41 by Ampersand Publishing.

I recently finished the Charles Whiting book about Peiper.....Yeesh, what a load of you-know-what!!

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"One asks oneself; Why not me?
But a bullet does not ask about me or you"

~Leutenant Alfred Regeniter, 3rd Battery, Sturmgeschutz, Brigade 276, holder of the Knights Cross

Bad thing is, I have a B&N $25 gift cert on my desk. I just haven't used it yet.

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JW

Be careful of what you read in this book. Several statements he made have been proven to be incorrect, especially the whereabouts of GSP, Jr and his connection with M-4 development.

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JW

Still reading Beevor's "Fall of Berlin". Very good reading, I think I'll find his "Stalingrad" book next.

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Reading Half a wing, three engines, and a prayer by Brian O'Neill

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"I was born in '49, A cold war kid in McCarthy time
Stop 'em at the 38th Parallel,Blast those yellow reds to hell, And cold war kids were hard to kill
Under their desk in an air raid drill,Haven't they heard we won the war, What do they keep on fighting for?"

Currently sifting through the excellent 'Ruckmarsch! The German Retreat From Normandy' in preparation for my visit to Normandy at the end of this month.

T-Minus 8 days and counting...

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John

"It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see" - Winston Churchill

...while I'd just dug out my copies of Florentin's 'Stalingrad en Normandie' and Tieke's 'In The Firestorm Of The Last Years Of The War ( 9th & 10th SS Panzer Divisions )'......

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

I'm still working through Whitaker's Tug of War and Copp's Fields of Fire....instead of reading I seem to be here or doing various other things.

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Oliver Goldsmith, "I love everything that's old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines."

Stopped by Barnes & Noble yesterday. Bought Beevor's "Stalingrad" and "Guadalcanal" by R. Frank.
Oughta keep me occupied for a few weeks.

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Now I'm reading The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger for school over spring break. I finished it today and I thought it was a good read, although it was kinda depressing and I cant see how it got to be such a huge hit as it became bck in the '40s.

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I am reading Stalingrad by Anthony Beevor. AFter I finish I plan on reading the rest of the ww2 library books I have, Currahee, Steel Inferno, and A Blood Dimmed tide.

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"Goddam it, you'll never get the Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me!" Captain Henry P. Jim Crowe - 13th January 1943 - (Guadalcanal)

Just recieved by mail today from a great discount book company "The Luftwaffe: A History" By John Killen, "Kommando: German Special Forces of World War II" by James Lucas,"Hunters From The Sky:The German Parachute Corps,1940-45 " by Charles Whiting. These to replace copies I had lost over the years. And Osprey Men At Arms #238 "Foreign Volunteers of the Allied Forces 1939-45. All for 20 dollars .

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For the first time I have seen "History" at close quarters,and I know that its actual process is very different from what is presented to Posterity. - WWI General Max Hoffman

One from the bargain basement a so-so book that had the odd bit of interesting info.

Hitler
Military Commander

By Rupert Matthews

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"Welcome to my new Empire,Doctor."

Finished everything else, started:

The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brian

Ghost Soldiers
by Hampton Sides

Both are excellent so far.

As a FYI, I can be a rather multitaker when it comes to reading (even though I lack skill at multitaking at anything else, lol).

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"Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts." - Cicero

Next book:

Defending the Reich by David Littlejohn

In this work the author gives a history of the air war, year by year, and then introduces the reader to the active ground defenses...Flak, radar, searchlights, etc. The picture is completed with Littlejohns coverage of Germany's civil defense structure which included the Luftschutz, TeNo, Police and Fire Services, Werkfeuerwehr, Luftschutzpolizei, Fire Services (Youth), etc. All of the above organizations are richly illustrated in color and period photos, and show related uniforms, rank and specialty insignia, daggers, flags, medals, helmets...actually everything these organizations wore and used. Be prepared to see rare and unique uniform items in brilliant color, many never before identified.

Amazon.com: Defending the Reich: David Littlejohn: Books

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