Okinawa, Aachen, and Normandy books

[ColdWarRules]

Does anyone know of any books (mainly looking for memoirs or following a unit) that fought on Okinawa, for Aachen, and in the Normandy campaign?

 

I'd like to read more personal accounts, rather than statistical and general overview.

 

Thanks!

 

-Nick

[jkash23686]

Okinawa the Last Battle by Robert Leckie

http://www.amazon.com/Okinawa-The-Last-Battle-World/dp/0140173897

 

Its one of his most thin books and a quick reed but not horrible.

 

-j

[jkash23686]

There are also a bunch of great paratrooper books that dont specifically just cover Normandy but specific units campaigns though the war:

Parachute Infantry by David Webster - I like this because it was published before BoB so there are no "even though it said this in the series this is what happened" moments.

 

Jump Into the Valley of Shaddow- By Dwayne T Burns Story of 508th trooper.

[kjones5452]

Take a trip to a good used book store and see if they still might have some of the old Ballantine, Dell and a few other publishers paperbacks from the 50s,60s,and 70s. Stuff

that was written while it was still fresh on the mind. I've still got most of the one's I read and you'd be hardpressed to find better first person accounts.

[MarkusL]

I always liked "The filthy thirteen - From the Dustbowl to Hitler´s Eagle Nest" by Richard Killblane and Jake Mc Niece.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filthy_Thirteen

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1932033122

[ColdWarRules]

I've read the filthy 13, did a book report on that, GREAT book!