I have have been often asked of "good books to read".
Excellent reads:
Given Up For Dead - Bill Sloan (this one tops Flags)
Flags of our Fathers - James Bradley
Flyboys - James Bradley (I used to be in very close contact with him circa Flags and we got to know each other vicariously through my grandpa's and his father's lives. A class act.)
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors - James D. Hornfischer
A Question of Honor - Lynne Olson and Stanley Cloud
The Longest Winter - Alex Kershaw
Eighth Army - Robin Neillands
Ghost Soldiers - Hampton Sides
Left to Die - The Tragedy of the USS Juneau - Dan Kurzman
Armageddon - Clive Ponting
An Army at Dawn - Rick Atkinson (2003)
The Battle for Italy - Rick Atkinson (now) These two are part of the "Liberation Trilogy". These books are very in depth and give a great "objective" look into the WWII ETO.
The Coldest Winter - David Halberstam (I haven't read this yet, but I have been told this is getting RAVE REVIEWS) It is about the The Korean War.
I am usually poking my head into convo's regarding books. Even though I'm 34, I have been reading since 4. I love reading and it pisses my wife when I can crack a book and become lost. She didn't have a teacher for a parent like I did.
My brother works for a Book Distributor and I have MANY of the above in the Advanced Reader/Uncorrected Proof format. These will sometimes have typo's and no pics/maps. I like em though.
I hope some find this thread helpful.
Karaya
