Garandomatic Posted January 6, 2017 Share #776 Posted January 6, 2017 Masters of the Air was so riveting in places that I stayed awake until 2 AM reading... Had to get up to teach 4 hrs later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schofield1943 Posted January 6, 2017 Share #777 Posted January 6, 2017 "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson. The story of American ambassador William Dodd's time in Berlin in 1933. I thoroughly enjoyed that book - so much so I plan on rereading it. I just finished Larson's most recent book on the sinking of the Lusitania, 'Dead Wake'. Also an excellent read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted January 12, 2017 Share #778 Posted January 12, 2017 "The Architect of Genocide" by: Richard Breitman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zsmith Posted January 12, 2017 Share #779 Posted January 12, 2017 I thoroughly enjoyed that book - so much so I plan on rereading it. I just finished Larson's most recent book on the sinking of the Lusitania, 'Dead Wake'. Also an excellent read. Devil in the White City is also really good. He knows how to tell a story in a way that keeps you turning pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb44 Posted January 12, 2017 Share #780 Posted January 12, 2017 I'm currently reading "Combat and Other Shenanigans: Tales of the Absurd from a Deployment to Iraq," by Piers Platt: https://www.amazon.com/Combat-Other-Shenanigans-Absurd-Deployment/dp/1496128672/ref=la_B00ECFY0BE_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1484244571&sr=1-7 Not a bad book and it pulls no punches as to what a LT's life is like (he reminds of me of myself when I was an LT, I also couldn't easily cope with the insanity of Army life at that level). It's awfully short, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonT Posted January 14, 2017 Share #781 Posted January 14, 2017 I thoroughly enjoyed that book - so much so I plan on rereading it. I just finished Larson's most recent book on the sinking of the Lusitania, 'Dead Wake'. Also an excellent read. So far I am about 1/3 of the way through the book and it's great. Very interesting to read about how a lot in US government turned a blind eye to militarism and treatment of Jews and other minorities in Germany prior to WWII. They were more concerned with not saying or doing anything that would disrupt the false hope of Germany's WWI payments, which were obviously never going to be paid. I`ve heard of `Dead Wake` and will put it on my list of books to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul kennedy Posted January 15, 2017 Share #782 Posted January 15, 2017 "The Day Of Battle" by Rick Atkinson, about the War in Sicily and Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaucoup VC Posted January 18, 2017 Share #783 Posted January 18, 2017 I picked up a new copy of this book for pennies.I'm a couple years late to the party, but it's refreshing to read a humble war memoir every once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge8 Posted January 23, 2017 Share #784 Posted January 23, 2017 Just finished, " Kindred Spirits, in the service of Uncle Sam" Story of 4 Nurses who served together from North Africa to 3 years on USHS Charles A. Stafford by Orpha Mae Riggles Blood. Anecdotal stories, very easy read. Not so much a history book as personal adventures of four life-long friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted January 23, 2017 Share #785 Posted January 23, 2017 Now reading "Schindler's List" - the book, a historical novel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb44 Posted January 26, 2017 Share #786 Posted January 26, 2017 I'm at the end of "American Commander" by Ryan Zinke right now. One word? Meh. Bounces all over the place, goes comically deep into his family history and he throws a wide range of personal opinions into everything that is politically-oriented. It barely scratches the surface of details about his SEAL experiences, which is why most people would buy the book. Pretty self-serving and not very well written. I wasn't impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAFnav Posted January 26, 2017 Share #787 Posted January 26, 2017 Two new acquisitions for my library, both excellent reads, both from Stephen L. Harris. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAFnav Posted January 26, 2017 Share #788 Posted January 26, 2017 Harlem's Hell Fighters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted January 27, 2017 Share #789 Posted January 27, 2017 While it is more of a pictoral-history, I am reading 'JEEP JEEP JEEP No.2' by Yasuo Ohtsuka. It is filled with photos of WWII and some Occupation Era/ Korean War jeeps in US service. RC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor996 Posted February 1, 2017 Share #790 Posted February 1, 2017 All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor's Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor- Donald Stratton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Quarter Posted February 2, 2017 Share #791 Posted February 2, 2017 I was assigned to read "All Quiet on the Western Front" for history class. Enjoying it. Jacob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb44 Posted February 3, 2017 Share #792 Posted February 3, 2017 I've been meaning to read, "We were soldiers once...and young" by Hal Moore for a very long time and am now about 3/4 through it. Amazing book and it must have taken forever to research and write it. The only problem is now I realize all the errors the film made, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandomatic Posted February 3, 2017 Share #793 Posted February 3, 2017 The sequel- We are Soldiers Still is really good as well. Explains how the book was made (especially how hard it was to visit Vietnam and interview former enemies) gives some back story, really cool, and also includes some content about the making of the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted February 13, 2017 Share #794 Posted February 13, 2017 "No Margin for Error" by: Ehud YonayA history of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) from earliest times, through its official founding to the Yom Kippur war... some passages are almost "order of battle" in nature. Very good analysis of the people, aircraft, exploits, logistics, tactics, strategy and allies involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted February 13, 2017 Share #795 Posted February 13, 2017 Now I'm working my way through the Bernard Cornwall's Sharpe's Rifles series. It's a story of an English officer serving with the 95th Rifles during the war with Napoleon. I'm trying to read them in chronological order and am currently reading Sharpe's Havoc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonT Posted February 13, 2017 Share #796 Posted February 13, 2017 "Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War" by Edwin Bearss A well written sequential telling of the most important battles told by the author as if he is giving you a tour of the actual battlefield itself. Great overall info on the strategies and commanders involved in each battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted February 21, 2017 Share #797 Posted February 21, 2017 "On Eagles' Wings" by: Ezer Weizman The personal story of the leading commander of the Israeli Air Force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M422A1 Posted February 21, 2017 Share #798 Posted February 21, 2017 I just finished reading "You'll Be Sor-Ree" by Sid Phillips and now I am reading "Guadalcanal Starvation Island" by Eric Hammel. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted February 22, 2017 Share #799 Posted February 22, 2017 "On Eagles' Wings" By: Ezra Weizman The autobiography of one true founder of what is now known as the Israeli Air Force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted February 26, 2017 Share #800 Posted February 26, 2017 Rereading this book, like for the fourth time, a superb book, anyone ever read it, if not, recommended. SALT, a history of this item from the dawn of time to the present around the world. Like if you didn't know, ancient Roman soldiers were sometimes payed with salt, thus the word salary, a lot of fascinating things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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