kammo-man Posted January 13, 2009 Share #101 Posted January 13, 2009 Yup That is the one . Bob from VINTAGE PRODUCTIONS was kind enough to give me a copy for Christmas . I went to bed with my flash light ready and my both dogs not fed , just to keep them ready incase of the boogy man tried to get in my window . I dont do horror so much , so AAAAAAGGGHHH .on scary things owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohioseabee Posted January 22, 2009 Share #102 Posted January 22, 2009 Battle Cry by Leon Uris Away All Boats by Kenneth Dodson In Harm's Way From Here to Eternity by James Jones Helmet for My Pillow Winds of War and War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk My $.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zvez Posted January 22, 2009 Share #103 Posted January 22, 2009 Hell in a very small place Street Without Joy Washing of the Spears Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Trzaska Posted January 22, 2009 Share #104 Posted January 22, 2009 1. Woodfill of the Regulars by Lowell Thomas 2. A Rifleman Went to War by H.W. McBride 3. Shots Fired in Anger by John George. 4. The Doughboys by Laurence Stallings All the best Frank Trzaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehrig44 Posted January 25, 2009 Share #105 Posted January 25, 2009 I really couldn't put down "Beyond Band of Brothers: The Memoirs of Maj Dick Winters" It's been a while since I read these Tim O'Brien books. "The Things They Carried" - Just beautifully written. This book is almost like poetry to me. "If I Die in a Combat Zone" - I recall this one being good... and a bit more action than previous one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tino Posted January 25, 2009 Share #106 Posted January 25, 2009 True stories of WWII by readers digest, highly recommended! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arclight Posted February 2, 2009 Share #107 Posted February 2, 2009 "Once an Eagle" by Anton Myrer "Thunder Below" by Admiral Eugene Fluckey, MOH Once an Eagle is in my pantheon of books, too! I couldn't put it down. It used to be required reading for West Point cadets. It is currently on the Marine Corps Commandant's reading list. Just sent a copy to a Marine Osprey squadron in Iraq that my bookstore sponsors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latewatch Posted February 13, 2009 Share #108 Posted February 13, 2009 Some of my favorites off the top of my head.... The Spearheaders Acceptable Loss We Were Soldiers Once, and Young Ghost Soldiers Theodore Roosevelt Jr.: The Life of a War Hero Band of Brothers Citizen Soldiers etc, etc, etc.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwmiraldi67 Posted February 13, 2009 Share #109 Posted February 13, 2009 "We Few" by Nick Brokhausen about RT Habu SOG awsome read, really funny too!!!! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted February 23, 2009 Share #110 Posted February 23, 2009 "And If I Perish: Frontline US Army Nurses in WWII" is an excellent book. It was amazing to read what these nurses did. "Chickenhawk" was the book that started my obsession with reading history books. Thanks...Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby K-9 Posted February 23, 2009 Share #111 Posted February 23, 2009 I don't know about "the best" war books, since that's pretty subjective, but here are a couple I liked - Robert Graves "Goodbye to All That" William Wharton "Birdy" and "A Midnight Clear" Timothy Findley "The Wars" Erich Maria Remarque "All Quiet on the Western Front" (I liked it better in German) Anthony Lloyd "My War Gone By, I Miss it So" On the subject of the OSS, I can recommend Rene Defourneaux books, "The Winking Fox" and "The Tracks of the Fox". The author now has a website, which is found online at http://www.rdefourneaux.com/ The photo gallery is worth checking out on the website. I am currently reading Marguerite Higgins' "War in Korea", which is about her time as a war correspondent in the Korean War, and Susan Travers' "Tomorrow to the Brave", which is her autobiography as the only woman to ever serve in the French Foreign Legion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted February 23, 2009 Share #112 Posted February 23, 2009 'Foot Soldier' by Roscoe Blunt is one of the finest memoirs I've ever read, 100 percent detailed, feels like you're watching a movie when reading it. 'Roll me Over' is a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80thdiv313fa Posted February 24, 2009 Share #113 Posted February 24, 2009 "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell. Hands down this is the best book I have ever read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37thguy Posted February 24, 2009 Share #114 Posted February 24, 2009 The Dead of Winter, by Bill Warnock. Bills continuing endeavors with the MIA Project and his loyalty to the men of the 99th Infantry Division is inspiring. His account is well written, insightful, and absorbing. Bill has filled this book with enough detail to keep us informed, and at the same time he has given us an insight into what those brave combat soldiers experienced during that snowy winter of 1944. This book is a must read for anyone interested in the "Battle of the Bulge" or the 99th Division. I look forward to his next book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpgrl Posted February 24, 2009 Share #115 Posted February 24, 2009 With the Old Breed of course One Bullet Away by Nathanial Fick Steph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Historian Posted March 3, 2009 Share #116 Posted March 3, 2009 Just wanted to get some ideas on some books to read. I like to read and want to collect books for my 2 boys (9,5). I am reading a book called "God have mercy on us!," it is about the 97th Co, 6th Marines. I just got it today and I have only read a few pages, but the book it pretty witty. There is no information about the author and it doesn't mention if he was part of the 6th Marines. author: William T Scanlon Popo - Your asking a pretty broad question. Are there specific eras/wars/events that interest you & your kids? I can recommend a list of books from WWII and the American Civil War. To answer your thread question, the best military-related book I have ever read is "The Wooden Horse" by Eric Williams. BTW, I had an uncle who served with the 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion in the ETO during WWII. If anyone has any info on that unit, feel free to email me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bond007a1 Posted March 4, 2009 Share #117 Posted March 4, 2009 here are a few of my faves: BLACKJACK-33 & BLACKJACK 34 both by JAMES C. DONAHUE all books by KEITH WILLIAM NOLAN (Vietnam books) FORCE RECON DIARY, 1969 by BRUCE H. NORTON THE FORGOTTEN SOLDIER by GUY SAJER (WW2 from a German soldier's perspective) GUADALCANAL by RICHARD B. FRANK HELL IN A VERY SMALL PLACE by BERNARD B. FALL HO CHI MINH A LIFE by WILLIAM J. DUIKER KNIGHT’S CROSS A LIFE OF FIELD MARSHALL ERWIN ROMMEL by DAVID FRASER (my fave) MASTERS OF CHAOS THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE SPECIAL FORCES by LINDA ROBINSON PANZER LEADER by HEINZ GUDERIAN THE POL POT REGIME by BEN KIERNAN SECRET COMMANDOS BEHIND ENEMY LINES WITH THE ELITE WARRIORS OF SOG by JOHN L. PLASTER SOG THE SECRET WARS OF AMERICA’S COMMANDOS IN VIETNAM by JOHN L. PLASTER THE TUNNELS OF CU CHI by MANGOLD & PENYCATE US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND IN ACTION by PATRICK ALLEN (mostly a picture book) WE WERE SOLDIERS... ONCE AND YOUNG by MOORE & GALLOWAY WAFFEN-SS: HITLER’S BLACK GUARD AT WAR by CHRISTOPHER AILSBY that is just a FEW of my favorite books...I have some 250+ military history books in my collection at this current second..so these are the ones that stand out at me... Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfhounds Posted March 5, 2009 Share #118 Posted March 5, 2009 "About Face" is a personal memoir of the late Col. David Hackworth and the "Marines of Autumn" by James Brady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckster Posted March 6, 2009 Share #119 Posted March 6, 2009 I really enjoyed Toward the Flame: A memoir of W.W. I by Hervey Allen, also recently finished an excellent biography, Sgt. York His Life, Legend & Legacy by John Perry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted March 6, 2009 Share #120 Posted March 6, 2009 The Red Bad of Courage is always a good book to start with. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dentino Posted March 7, 2009 Share #121 Posted March 7, 2009 I would say for your boys, being as young as they are, Ambrose is a good place to start. I like "Citizen Soldiers" as well as "D-Day". Also James Bradleys are good. Bill Sloans books are also pretty good, especially "Left for Dead" (I think that is the name of his story of Wake Island)? Rick Atkinsons first 2 of his trilogy of Europe are good, but long for younsters. I encourage them to also read Bio's of some of the men they read about: Churchill, Patton, Ike, etc............ Get em hooked on these early and they will love the subject forever! That's what happened to me...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dentino Posted March 7, 2009 Share #122 Posted March 7, 2009 Almost forgot to mention "Ghost Soldiers" also a very cool and exciting read on the raid of Cabautan (spelling wrong...sorry)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEB Posted March 7, 2009 Share #123 Posted March 7, 2009 1. My Fathers Son by Farley Mowatt (Canadian author of many books about the arctic including Never Cry Wolf, he also wrote And No Birds Sang and The Regiment[./u]) Son, Birds and Regiment together chronicle his life in the Canadian Army, through the war in Italy and his reasssignment to northern Europe at the wars end to collect matterial for the Canadian War Museum. (a task he pursued with hilarious gusto and disregard for military protocol. ) "Son" is a collection of letters between Farley at war and father, a wounded WWI veteran and librarian, at home. Farley is a keen observer of details, aware of the delicate balance that exists between horror and humor, and a brilliant craftsman of fine literature. 2. the Black March (don't recall the author) Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottodog8 Posted March 15, 2009 Share #124 Posted March 15, 2009 Since I was a kid in the sixties, I have read hundreds of military history and "war" books. Everything from Caesar's Commentaries in the original Latin to Lone Survivor by Luttrell. IMHO, there is no better book about war than With The Old Breed by Sledge. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dentino Posted April 3, 2009 Share #125 Posted April 3, 2009 Since I was a kid in the sixties, I have read hundreds of military history and "war" books. Everything from Caesar's Commentaries in the original Latin to Lone Survivor by Luttrell. IMHO, there is no better book about war than With The Old Breed by Sledge. Steve I can't believe that I forgot this one from my list!!!!!! EB Sledge is a CLASSIC and deemed by many authors and historians as THE best book on WWII....especially combat in the Pacific! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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