In my WW2 class on Friday we watched the clip he did about veterans day, and that night he passed. RIP Andy Rooney!
Thanks guys I i will indeed look into doing that and give you the up dates on what I get back!
Oh good find! I need to start to go to used book stores for that reason. Yeah for the Marines their PR is a big deal. For the best or worst i...
I can indeed comfirm that is him, and he did serve in C 310th 78th. I know this because we found a mailing address to John in my grandfathers...
Do not worry none taken. I looked over the book again and I could not find anything about Hill 700. This is because the 3rd Marine Divition was...
Wow this is a hard one but I like it. In the picific I would have to go with Guadalcanal or Okinawa but mostly Okinawa. Just because of the...
Yes very true! The Marines were very small so they did depend on the Army for help. Other then a few battles the army was with the Marines to help.
Strong Men Armed by Robert Leckie dose a good job talking about the battle. He also talks about every battle that the Marines were in durning the...
I finnished all the books and they were very good! I am going to start the book Fire and Fury by Randall Hansen. It is about the allied bombing...
Yes by far my favorite war memoir I have read from the picific! I read this book once a year and somehow I come out with another angle on the...
Well that comes with out saying! When that time comes I will post what my findings are.
Thanks alot man!
Thanks guys! Yeah I have learned a lot from this forumalready! It has been a great help to me so far. One thing I want to do is try and find...
The past year I have started to really get into WW2history and started to do some research on my grandfather. He passed in beforeI was born so I...
I cannot pick just one. My all time has to be With the Old Breed by Eugene Sledge. I am going to read it agian when I am done Islands of the...
I just finnished Cutthroats by Robert C. Dick and I am half way done Islands of the Damned by R.V. Burgin. I have loved both of them to this point.