Author Topic: Question about WW2 books. (Read 213 times)

KanadianKrusty · « **on:** July 16, 2003, 08:10:36 PM »

Sometimes on this board there are war stories written by the pilots themselves, I'm assuming these are taken from various books, and I'm interested to buy a few of these, so I'd be grateful if anyone could suggest a few.

Also, if there are any WW2 books that are "must-have", I'd like to know.

Thanks.

Staga · « **Reply #1 on:** July 16, 2003, 08:36:28 PM »

Hans-Ulrich Rudel: Stuka pilot

Adolf Galland: The First and the Last

Saburo Sakai: Samurai

Pierre Glosterman: the Big Show

Inoguchi, Nakajima & Pineau: The Divine Wind

Looks like some of these are paperbacks but they are pretty good reading anyways. My copies are from '50s and they're all hardcovers

funkedup · « **Reply #2 on:** July 16, 2003, 08:47:39 PM »

More titles:
Spitfire Leader by Mackie
Wing Leader by Johnson
Gabby by Gabreski
Thunderbolt by Johnson / Caidin
Baa Baa Black Sheep by Boyington
I Flew For The Fuehrer by Knoke
On Wings Of War by Zumbach

funkedup · « **Reply #3 on:** July 16, 2003, 08:48:30 PM »

If you have trouble getting any of these on Amazon check http://www.abebooks.com

gofaster · « **Reply #4 on:** July 17, 2003, 09:20:26 AM »

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Originally posted by funkedup
More titles:
Spitfire Leader by Mackie
Wing Leader by Johnson
Gabby by Gabreski
Thunderbolt by Johnson / Caidin
Baa Baa Black Sheep by Boyington
I Flew For The Fuehrer by Knoke
On Wings Of War by Zumbach

Before you go doling out your cash to buy, you may want to take a look at some of the compilations of first-hand accounts first; such as "War In The Air" by Stephen Coonts. From there, you can make a quick stop at the public library using the compilation as a way to know which ones you want to get.

I personally recommend:

"I Flew For the Fuehrer" by Heinz Knoke
"Samurai!" by Saburo Sakai
"Baa Baa Black Sheep" by Greg Boyington
"To Fly And To Fight" by "Bud" Anderson (which has been quoted before on this board)

_Schadenfreude_ · « **Reply #5 on:** July 17, 2003, 09:27:16 AM »

For fiction try -

Goodbye Micky Mouse - Len Deighton
A Piece of Cake - Derek Robinson
A Clean Good Fight - Derek Robinson
Goshawk Sqdn - Derek Robinson
Bomber - Len Deighton

Spitfire Summer -
Under an English Heavan - Robert Radcliffe
First Flight - Geoff Wellum

Dowding · « **Reply #6 on:** July 17, 2003, 09:47:33 AM »

Schaden - there are a couple of other Robinson WW1 books - War Story and another one whose title has slipped my mind.

Have you read the Samson novels by Deighton - I'm just getting into them.