mikie Posted October 8, 2018 #1 Posted October 8, 2018 Hi, Would any of you please pass on any recommended books on... - Carlson's Raiders - The Dam Busters - The Manhattan Project, Los Alamos and the bomb testing. Nothing too technical, general reader stuff. Xmas is coming faster than I thought. These are potential gift ideas for some friends. Thanks! Mikie
The Iron Brigade Posted October 8, 2018 #5 Posted October 8, 2018 There are way to many great books on the Dam Busters to list. Do a Google search. Plus some great documentaries have been made.
mikie Posted October 8, 2018 Author #6 Posted October 8, 2018 Thanks for the ton of suggestions. Guess I should have asked which ones specifically you have read, enjoyed and recommend. If it is all the above, guess I have a lot of homework to do. I was hoping you'd help me cheat on cutting the list a little. Glad I didn't as a week before Xmas! Mikie
The Iron Brigade Posted October 9, 2018 #7 Posted October 9, 2018 I read all of the above books, plus many others. I had the pleasure of knowing many veterans who served with the Raiders and who flew with the 617th Squadron.
mikie Posted October 9, 2018 Author #8 Posted October 9, 2018 Very impressive! It sounds like you could write a book of your own about meeting these men. Thank you for the recommendations. Mikie
Dogsbody Posted October 10, 2018 #9 Posted October 10, 2018 Hi, Would any of you please pass on any recommended books on... - Carlson's Raiders - The Dam Busters - The Manhattan Project, Los Alamos and the bomb testing. Nothing too technical, general reader stuff. Xmas is coming faster than I thought. These are potential gift ideas for some friends. Thanks! Mikie Hi Mikie, you've already gotten a lot of suggestions but I'd like to add one more. I really did enjoy this one. I don't know if it is still readily available (it's from 2012, ISBN 978-0-593-06676-8) Rene
stratasfan Posted October 15, 2018 #10 Posted October 15, 2018 Not a book, but as far as The Dam Busters . . . you should try the British film, The Dam Busters, that has Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave. Really cool to see!
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