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Title: A great book
Post by: type_char on October 25, 2004, 01:53:34 AM

Get your copy :aok

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Title: A great book
Post by: SunKing on October 25, 2004, 01:55:44 AM

my last

(http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/bimgdata/FC0785815686.JPG)

Title: A great book
Post by: type_char on October 25, 2004, 02:00:59 AM

I've been reading grunt books lately. I've put down the aircombat theme for now and changed to ground theater novels.  WWII to present.

Been doing some surfing etc... on the subject. theres a ton of info out there, not all substantiated. But a book is pretty credible.

;)

Title: A great book
Post by: type_char on October 25, 2004, 02:16:44 AM

Yeah I like the look on that lead guys face on the cover. He looks like hees gona zap somebody. I guess I got the book because it had a cool cover then read it and it was well written. Anyways Im openminded to any recommendations on a good post D-Day book.

Title: A great book
Post by: Suave on October 25, 2004, 07:23:34 AM

Best Vietnam war nonfiction I ever read was "Brennan's War", and I've read a few.

Title: A great book
Post by: GtoRA2 on October 25, 2004, 10:41:58 AM

Read a bunch over the years on Vietnam, the best I have read was...

Guns up!

By Johnnie Clark


About him being a Marine M60 gunner.

great read.

Title: A great book
Post by: Saintaw on October 25, 2004, 10:58:55 AM

"The Things They Carried" and "if I die in a combat zone" by Tim O'Brian were pretty good.

My favourite is still "Dispatches" by Michael Herr. Not a combat book per se, just the journal of the journalist, great read!

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Post by: SunTracker on October 25, 2004, 11:39:48 AM

Type_Char, I have the sequel to that book.  Awesome book.

Title: A great book
Post by: gofaster on October 25, 2004, 11:48:56 AM

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Originally posted by SunKing
my last

(http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/bimgdata/FC0785815686.JPG)

I'm working my way through that one, too, along with a few others that I keep around to read depending on what mood I'm in.  That's a great book.  I can't believe B&N had it in the bargain section.

Title: A great book
Post by: pugg666 on October 25, 2004, 11:48:56 AM

Best Vietnam era book I've read is Chickenhawk

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0140072187/002-9452287-1033657?v=glance

Title: A great book
Post by: GtoRA2 on October 25, 2004, 01:53:36 PM

I always though Chicken hawk was over rated. A good read but the auther I think has issues with blaming everyone but himself for his problems.

Title: A great book
Post by: SunKing on October 25, 2004, 02:03:36 PM

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Originally posted by gofaster
I'm working my way through that one, too, along with a few others that I keep around to read depending on what mood I'm in.  That's a great book.  I can't believe B&N had it in the bargain section.

Odd I found it on the bargin rack at the A&S Smithsonian bookstore too.