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Title: What book are you reading?
Post by: oakranger on November 07, 2019, 10:03:46 PM
Most the books I read are history. Currently focusing on WWII.
Case red: collapse of France. By Robert forczyk. Wow! I now have a much different view on France ability to stop Germany from attacking.
We march against England: Operation sea lion. By Robert Forczyk. Another great book Forczyk did. He has a way to put the synergy together unlike most historians do. How far Germany went on planning to invade England was beyond any country thought of. I am currently reading.
On my list.
The Third Reich is Listening: Inside German codebreaking 1939–45. ByChristian Jennings I can’t wait to read this.
Case white: the invasion of Poland. By Robert Forczyk.
Schweinfurt–Regensburg 1943: EIGHTH AIR FORCE'S COSTLY "DOUBLE STRIKE" by Marshall Michel III This is a short book but hopefully good to read. In will be published and available on January 21, 2020.
I did found one published company I think most will like. They have some excellent reading materials on any military history.
https://ospreypublishing.com/
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Post by: guncrasher on November 08, 2019, 12:11:48 AM
think the last book I read was "red army" many years ago. was a good book. now if I am interested on something, I just go to wikipedia, or search on youtube.
semp
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Post by: Vraciu on November 08, 2019, 06:21:10 AM
I am reading:
- BONNIE SUE: A Marine Helicopter Squadron in Vietnam
- The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
- Gunship Ace [Biography about a helicopter mercenary pilot in Africa]
- BOYD: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War * --- * Third time reading this one.
I have James Howard's autobiography ROAR OF THE TIGER on deck.
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Post by: zack1234 on November 08, 2019, 09:10:36 AM
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Shirer was denounced by the West German Chancellor in the 1950's as being anti German.
The authors reply was to highlight how the Germans were still playing the victim.
The Germans invasion if France was due to the French being drunk.
The British had to hold them in camps until they sobered up, it was too late by then.
France still to this day has not written an official history of said time.😀 bone idle lot
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Post by: Mister Fork on November 08, 2019, 09:55:48 AM
Back to OakTree's Case Red: - here's a summary from Chris Buckham (https://www.blogger.com/profile/11141784088738463451) which I'm now looking to obtain a copy of the book to read!
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The author commences his work with a broad study of the Allied efforts in the years leading up to the invasion (1919-1939). This is critical for the reader to better appreciate the lack of coordination and internal dissension between the Western Countries. This was especially true of Belgium whose foreign policies served to both weaken and undermine French plans for countering the Germans.
His discussions draw attention to a number of areas that have generally not been addressed in past books on the battle of France. Following the evacuation at Dunkirk, there was an operational pause on the part of the Germans as they reformed their units and undertook the planning for the second phase of the attack on France: Fall Rot. Much of the planning and preparation has been glossed over in the major histories of this conflict. Hitler had given the OKW (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht – German High Command) only ten days between the end of Fall Gelb and the beginning of Fall Rot (25 May to 5 June). During that time in addition to planning the next stages of the advance, they also had to coordinate and deliver over 50,000 tons of supplies from Germany to their forward units (200 miles over destroyed and damaged transportation infrastructure). Support on this scale had never been attempted before; Forczyk discusses in detail the logistical efforts of this period and the challenges overcome.
Additionally, it is important to note that the French remained a potent adversary even after their initial setbacks; one that the Germans viewed very seriously. The author looks at the methodology that the Germans undertook in order to retain their advantage after the element of surprise had been lost through superior planning and execution as well as joint operations between air and ground forces.
Forcyzk is balanced in his appraisals of the adversary’s capabilities but he is particularly scathing in this analysis of the French and British High Commands. He specifically focusses upon their divergence from both political oversight and control as well as the abrogation of their responsibility towards the soldiers under their command. This appears particularly true in the case of Weygand, the French Commander as he repeatedly dismissed direction from the French Government.
Included in this work are a number of minor incidents that have been lost or overlooked. For example, the French air force undertook 11 air raids on German cities during the Battle of France including the first air raid on Berlin when a single Farman bomber flew a round trip mission of over 3000 km, dropping 3 tonnes of bombs before returning back to base. The inclusion of these types of stories adds both depth and breadth to Forcyzk’s narrative.
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Post by: oakranger on November 08, 2019, 12:49:07 PM
think the last book I read was "red army" many years ago. was a good book. now if I am interested on something, I just go to wikipedia, or search on youtube.
semp
Suggest to get Case Red by Forczky. It’s the only book out there that’s on the whole operation and covers what most countries were doing pre battle of France.
Title: Re: What book are you reading?
Post by: oakranger on November 08, 2019, 12:53:09 PM
Back to OakTree's Case Red: - here's a summary from Chris Buckham (https://www.blogger.com/profile/11141784088738463451) which I'm now looking to obtain a copy of the book to read!
Ferdinand Foch was right what he said in 1919 and try to do everything to get France ready for it.
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Post by: Puma44 on November 08, 2019, 01:21:56 PM
Just finished “BOYD”. Excellent read. Great behind the scenes story of modern tactical fighter aviation.
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Post by: TheBug on November 08, 2019, 02:55:46 PM
Currently reading the first book in Rick Atkinson's The Liberation Trilogy. It's called "An Army At Dawn:The War in North Africa 1942-1943". It covers Operation Torch and then the battle for Tunisia. So far I'm liking it. :aok
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Post by: Ramesis on November 08, 2019, 03:09:22 PM
I'm re-reading Catch 22 by Joe Heller... its not quite serious... its hilarious :rofl
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Post by: TheBug on November 08, 2019, 03:32:41 PM
Currently reading the first book in Rick Atkinson's The Liberation Trilogy. It's called "An Army At Dawn:The War in North Africa 1942-1943". It covers Operation Torch and then the battle for Tunisia. So far I'm liking it.
That trilogy should be must-read for any WWII student. He won the Pulitzer Prize for that one, and each of the two following volumes is better than the last.
He then decided to take on the American Revolution. His first volume is out, and I'm reading it now. He hasn't lost his touch.
- oldman
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Post by: Vraciu on November 08, 2019, 04:03:31 PM
I'm re-reading Catch 22 by Joe Heller... its not quite serious... its hilarious :rofl
If you like that try PETTIBONE’S LAW. It’s like Catch-22 but with Marine pilots in Vietnam. One of my instructors was there at the same time as the author and says it’s actually non-fiction. Really funny.
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Post by: donna43 on November 08, 2019, 06:11:36 PM
Ordered it but, I hadn't started reading it yet. Spearhead By Adam Makos
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Post by: perdue3 on November 08, 2019, 09:37:27 PM
Good thread!
I am picking through various books currently on Philip II of Macedon's use of combined arms. The most interesting I have ran into on this particular journey has been Fred Eugene Ray's Greek and Macedonian Land Battles of the 4th Century BC. It is interesting because Ray goes against the grain. He takes information about facts that have long been accepted by scholars (and topographers) and challenges them. His thoughts that particularly have troubled me are those that displace Alexander from commanding cavalry at the Battle of Chaeronea, 338 BCE. A lot goes into this reconstruction and the fact that Ray all but dismisses previous findings is incredible to think of. The Sacred Band's annihilation was not brought on by an eighteen year old Alexander leading Thessalian cavalry with a few screening foot companions, but a contingent exclusively made up of Macedonian phalangites. His theory is reasonable, but he seemed to fail to realize that it would not have taken an army to destroy the Sacred Band, which only numbered 300. A small screen force of companions and his cavalry would have easily done the trick considering the Sacred Band's isolation.
Other books that are on top of the table at the moment include Cawkell's Philip II of Macedon, Hammond's Philip II of Macedon, Gabael's Cavalry Operations in Ancient Greece, and Gabriel's Great Captains of Antiquity with particular interest in the chapter of Philip II of Macedon.
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Post by: hazmatt on November 08, 2019, 09:56:24 PM
Just got done reading "A higher call" and passed it off to a friend.
Currently reading "The first and the last" again as it's been a loooong time since I read it.
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Post by: zack1234 on November 09, 2019, 02:43:40 PM
I am picking through various books currently on Philip II of Macedon's use of combined arms. The most interesting I have ran into on this particular journey has been Fred Eugene Ray's Greek and Macedonian Land Battles of the 4th Century BC. It is interesting because Ray goes against the grain. He takes information about facts that have long been accepted by scholars (and topographers) and challenges them. His thoughts that particularly have troubled me are those that displace Alexander from commanding cavalry at the Battle of Chaeronea, 338 BCE. A lot goes into this reconstruction and the fact that Ray all but dismisses previous findings is incredible to think of. The Sacred Band's annihilation was not brought on by an eighteen year old Alexander leading Thessalian cavalry with a few screening foot companions, but a contingent exclusively made up of Macedonian phalangites. His theory is reasonable, but he seemed to fail to realize that it would not have taken an army to destroy the Sacred Band, which only numbered 300. A small screen force of companions and his cavalry would have easily done the trick considering the Sacred Band's isolation.
Other books that are on top of the table at the moment include Cawkell's Philip II of Macedon, Hammond's Philip II of Macedon, Gabael's Cavalry Operations in Ancient Greece, and Gabriel's Great Captains of Antiquity with particular interest in the chapter of Philip II of Macedon.
They were all bot fetlers!
Title: Re: What book are you reading?
Post by: oakranger on November 09, 2019, 06:56:28 PM
As I previously mentioned, I am reading "We March Aginst England". Dr Forczyk really puts great efforts in getting, sorting a putting together a well-complete book.
Some very interesting events that Dr. Forczyk brought to light like where Spain stood, how Polan broke the enigma code but never told any of its allies how the in-group of Hitler's top planners and leaders did not favor the operation. Oh, and Germany developed of U-Panzers (submersible pnzer II and III) and schwimmpanzers oe swimming tanks. I saw drawing but di not know they actually existed. The only thing he never added is Italy. Nothing about Italy AF in BoB or taking part in Sealion.
As for the British, I was taken surprised by a few things. British chemical weapons capability in 1940. Apparently, they had stockpiles of mustard, phosgene, hydrogen cyanide and chloropicrin. To be honest I really did not know if the British had any but certainly can understand why. He also points out Churchill's bad calls on development and military operations. The most epic failure, Operation Menace, when two British battleship fire over 400 rounds, in daylight, against a stationary Richelieu and made zero hits. R.N aboded the operation. He wasted 12 destroyers for a mission in West Africa hen they could be put in good use escorting convoys. And he cries to Eishinhower that the convoys need U.S. help with escorts previously because RN does not have the numbers to do it.
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Post by: perdue3 on November 09, 2019, 10:04:02 PM
I figured as much - when I was in the UK I heard at least a dozen synonyms which I'd not heard before (The UK being experts on the subject I guess was cause for many new names...rum buggery and the lash et al). I'm still trying to figure out "uphill gardener"....
Adrian Goldsworthy - Punic Wars. Bernard Cornwell - Agincourt.
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Post by: turt21 on November 10, 2019, 07:37:21 AM
Currently reading the first book in Rick Atkinson's The Liberation Trilogy. It's called "An Army At Dawn:The War in North Africa 1942-1943". It covers Operation Torch and then the battle for Tunisia. So far I'm liking it. :aok
Ive read all 3 of these and the best WW2 history/documentarys Ive ever come across.
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Post by: pembquist on November 10, 2019, 10:51:02 AM
I'm not reading any military history right now I am reading an excellent book called "The Power Broker" which is about Robert Moses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moses (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moses)
It is long, over 1000 pages, but I find it fascinating and exceptionally readable. If you grew up or have lived in New York City you must read it.
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Post by: Shuffler on November 10, 2019, 11:41:53 AM
Time Life The Seafarers Fighting Sail
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Post by: perdue3 on November 10, 2019, 01:55:52 PM
The Sacred Band were indeed 150 pairs of male lovers, but they were supposedly invincible as they had never lost. You are obviously trolling, but I will entertain the discussion. The world had a much different perception and outlook on homosexuality in the ancient era. Homosexuality in Greece and Rome was normal, laying exclusively with females was the odd habit. Claudius famously did not fancy males at all and was seen as an estranged Roman with asocial tendencies. Much of that stemmed from his infatuation with freedmen, but also with his lack of homosexual tendencies. The world was a different place. Even in Ancient times, the Oscar Wilde quote was true, "Everything is about sex except sex. Sex is about power." Having male lovers for lust was normal in Greece and Rome.
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Post by: Blooz on November 10, 2019, 03:24:52 PM
"Castles of Steel" by Robert K. Massie
Excellent, pleasant to read history of the naval war of WW1. I have the digital version and it's so good I'm going to get the hard bound version just to put on the shelf. It's that good!
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Post by: Brooke on November 10, 2019, 03:44:43 PM
"The Greatest Air Battle: Dieppe, 19th August 1942," by Franks.
Swareiam gave it to me as a gift! Thanks, Swareiam! :aok
It is awesome. Superbly detailed, and about an air battle that I previously did not know much about.
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Other than WWII books, have recently read (or am reading):
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, by Carryrou (Story of Theranos. Very interesting, and gives good account of how some scammy parts of Silicon Valley work.)
The Postmortal, by Magary. (SF-ish book. I don't like this one much.)
The Hike, by Magary. (Fantasy-ish book. I liked it. Not awesome, but I liked it.)
Overtime: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football, by Bacon. (I loved it! Very interesting details behind a college football program. Well, to me, anyway -- a college football fan.)
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Post by: Arlo on November 10, 2019, 04:56:44 PM
For the Common Defense - Millet, Maslowski and Feis
The Guns at Last Light - Atkinson
Weimar Germany - Weitz
Weirding the War - edited by Stephen Berry
The World the Civil War Made - edited by Gregory P. Downs and Kate Masur
The Steel Wave - Shaara
The Face of Battle - Keegan
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Post by: perdue3 on November 10, 2019, 05:17:15 PM
Keegan's analysis of Waterloo is textbook battle analysis. An absolutely invaluable writing and research lesson to be had in Keegan's analyses.
Downs and Masur created a very good collection of essays in The World the Civil War Made. I think "world" was a very poor choice of words in the title, but it does a nice job of laying the foundation for the rut America found itself in until WWI. The connection between political machines and the Civil War is completely lost as is influx of immigration after the Civil War. Why these facets are omitted is a mystery, but whatever. Hahn and Prince are some big names in that work, always an interesting read with those two.
I have not read the others you listed, but Stephen Barry scares me. I attended a seminar given by him in 2010 about Confederate militia cavalry. He is quite an intense guy and a UNC grad.
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Post by: Lusche on November 11, 2019, 07:09:46 AM
Just finished "The Flame Bearer" by Bernard Cornwell. I was rather disappointed by this 10th chapter in his Saxon Tales. By now, the content has become quite boring and repetitive.
Now reading "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov. Quite impressive so far. :old:
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Post by: zack1234 on November 11, 2019, 11:10:18 AM
The Sacred Band were indeed 150 pairs of male lovers, but they were supposedly invincible as they had never lost. You are obviously trolling, but I will entertain the discussion. The world had a much different perception and outlook on homosexuality in the ancient era. Homosexuality in Greece and Rome was normal, laying exclusively with females was the odd habit. Claudius famously did not fancy males at all and was seen as an estranged Roman with asocial tendencies. Much of that stemmed from his infatuation with freedmen, but also with his lack of homosexual tendencies. The world was a different place. Even in Ancient times, the Oscar Wilde quote was true, "Everything is about sex except sex. Sex is about power." Having male lovers for lust was normal in Greece and Rome.
As long as they dont scare the horses i suppose its fine :)
Claudius was a stuttering fool who Mrs had a competition with the local brothel who could tup the most men in a night, she won and then got her head chopped off.
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Post by: Guppy35 on November 11, 2019, 03:47:00 PM
"The Greatest Air Battle: Dieppe, 19th August 1942," by Franks.
Swareiam gave it to me as a gift! Thanks, Swareiam! :aok
It is awesome. Superbly detailed, and about an air battle that I previously did not know much about.
Way back in college I wrote a paper about the Dieppe Air Battle and it's impact on how the Allies developed air to ground operations. There was nothing like that over Dieppe and it cost the guys on the ground big time. And RAF losses were big too.
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Post by: perdue3 on November 13, 2019, 07:40:27 PM
As long as they dont scare the horses i suppose its fine :)
Claudius was a stuttering fool who Mrs had a competition with the local brothel who could tup the most men in a night, she won and then got her head chopped off.
Claudius was a bit slow and came off as unintelligent. He was also quite feeble, having a slight limp. This was extremely unsightly as an emperor of Rome. This caused him a poor reputation as he was seen as weak because of his weak appearance. He was also seen as a outcast because of his lack of homosexual tendencies as I aforementioned. Truthfully, Claudius was a very good emperor. He was strong willed and his civil works are rivaled by very few Roman emperors. He built the port at Ostia (man made harbor) and of course the two great aqueducts, Aqua Claudi and Aqua Anio Novus.
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Post by: zack1234 on November 18, 2019, 01:20:49 AM
The Ostia was made from Caligulas left overs.
Homosexulets were invented in San Fransico
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Post by: Hajo on November 19, 2019, 12:12:44 PM
Just finished The Gettysburg campaign by Charles River Editors (short book but great correspondence to read from the time of the battle). It starts with Chancellorsville.
Now reading the definitive text of the battle of Gettysburg by Edwin Coddington. Two Volumes. Gettysburg, a Study in Command.
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Post by: oakranger on November 19, 2019, 12:29:04 PM
Just got done with “We march against England: Operation sea lion.” By Robert Forczyk. Wow, so much I have learn and will branch off the reference out of the book. Highly recommend this book.
I got “The Third Reich is Listening: Inside German codebreaking 1939–45.” ByChristian Jennings last week. Will start that today.
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Post by: Oldman731 on November 19, 2019, 12:50:10 PM
Just finished The Gettysburg campaign by Charles River Editors (short book but great correspondence to read from the time of the battle). It starts with Chancellorsville.
Now reading the definitive text of the battle of Gettysburg by Edwin Coddington. Two Volumes. Gettysburg, a Study in Command.
Coddington is still the best one-volume (guess they've now split it in two?) history of the campaign. But the real masterpieces are Harry W. Pfanz's trilogy.
- oldman
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Post by: Mano on November 19, 2019, 01:43:18 PM
The God Effect by Brian Clegg
Quantum entanglement will one day allow us to communicate over vast distances instantly with out any lag whatsoever.
I have a large library in my garage with books about WWI and WWII........mostly about the development of the airplane for use in combat.
:salute
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Post by: Hajo on November 19, 2019, 02:02:50 PM
Coddington is still the best one-volume (guess they've now split it in two?) history of the campaign. But the real masterpieces are Harry W. Pfanz's trilogy.
- oldman
Coddington is fantastic with the details. And now it is a two volume set. I'm looking forward to reading Shelby Footes' volumes on the Civil war. Interesting to see how he saw the Civil War. A great Author imho.
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Post by: Oldman731 on November 19, 2019, 04:07:17 PM
Coddington is fantastic with the details. And now it is a two volume set. I'm looking forward to reading Shelby Footes' volumes on the Civil war. Interesting to see how he saw the Civil War. A great Author imho.
No question that Foote was a great writer. I didn't like the way he speculated on what people did (e.g. saying, as fact, that Slocum's 12th Corps delayed its approach to Gettysburg because Slocum was afraid he'd get beaten).
- oldman
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Post by: Hajo on November 19, 2019, 05:56:56 PM
No question that Foote was a great writer. I didn't like the way he speculated on what people did (e.g. saying, as fact, that Slocum's 12th Corps delayed its approach to Gettysburg because Slocum was afraid he'd get beaten).
- oldman
I agree. Opinions are just that opinions. Although in his case it was a very educated one. I try to find fact whenever possible, not a show of hands.
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Post by: TequilaChaser on November 19, 2019, 07:08:07 PM
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I did found one published company I think most will like. They have some excellent reading materials on any military history.
https://ospreypublishing.com/
I have over 1,200 PDF copies of all those books if anyone is interested.....pm me
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Post by: save on November 25, 2019, 01:47:34 AM
Currently reading the first book in Rick Atkinson's The Liberation Trilogy. It's called "An Army At Dawn:The War in North Africa 1942-1943". It covers Operation Torch and then the battle for Tunisia. So far I'm liking it. :aok
One of the best, and detailed books i've read about the subject !
On my favorite list of recently read books :
Steel Inferno (1st SS panzer corps in Normandy). Demolishing the Myth: The Tank Battle at Prokhorovka, Kursk, July 1943: An Operational Narrative. Maverick (Helicopter gunship in Vietnam). Defense of the Reich :The Luftwaffe over Germany.
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Post by: DaddyAce on December 10, 2019, 12:54:58 PM
Just finished "Hue 1968" by Mark Bowden. Great read on the Tete Offensive there, and gets at perspective from the point of view of both sides, although mostly from the perspective of the US marines.....was a really tough battle for them. Very compelling read!
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Post by: oakranger on December 16, 2019, 06:10:19 PM
Anybody read "The Battle of the Atlantic: How the Allies Won the War" by Jonathan Dimbleby?
I am jut about done with "The Third Reich is Listening: Inside German codebreaking 1939–45" by Christian Jennings. WOW! Amazen what the germans did with codebraking and listing in on everybody.
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Post by: mbailey on December 28, 2019, 12:05:05 PM
Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan. It's about Rome when it was a Republic. He did The History of Rome Podcast
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Post by: SysError on December 29, 2019, 05:16:53 PM
Just finished God is an Atheist: A novella for those who have run out of time by N. Nosirrah
It was OK. Lots of meandering around the place; a few funny/noteworthy comments/observations here and there - but overall I was glad that it didn't go too far beyond 100 pages.
Started re-reading Fahrenheit 451
I am thankful to see this post below. I had meant to read last year - just forgot - it is back on my list - thanks for post! :cheers:
Currently reading the first book in Rick Atkinson's The Liberation Trilogy. It's called "An Army At Dawn:The War in North Africa 1942-1943". It covers Operation Torch and then the battle for Tunisia. So far I'm liking it. :aok
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Ive read all 3 and IMO the best thats out there
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Post by: turt21 on February 18, 2020, 09:08:13 AM
Im reading Underground in Berlin" a story about a young Jewish womans struggle to hide from Gestapo during the war. By Marie Simon
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Post by: Eagler on February 18, 2020, 10:01:38 AM
Reach for the Sky - the Douglas Bader story
Great book so far
<S>
Eagler
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Post by: Nwbie on February 28, 2020, 02:25:13 PM
Got off of reading War History for awhile
Been reading the Charlie Parker Series from John Connelly And The Virgil Flowers Series from John Sandford
Mostly in the bathroom .. lol
I have reached the time in my life that if I sit in the lazy boy to read a book,, I will read the same page over and over again daily :)
NwBie
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Post by: svaalbar on March 03, 2020, 06:34:28 PM
Reading and doing strat missions is a great time.
I'm reading a memoir of a shot down and Kia bomber pilot and later fighter pilot named "serenade to the big bird"
The guy wrote it in a few months/weeks after flying 35 bomber missions and during pilot training to fly ponies. He died a few months later with the memoir in a mostly or entirely unfinished state
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Post by: Eagler on March 04, 2020, 09:56:45 AM
Now reading autographed copy of Wing Commander by James "Johnnie" Johnston
Good book so far
<S>
Eagler
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Post by: SysError on April 19, 2020, 05:49:04 AM
Time for re-read:
The Decameron https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a31540805/decameron-sudden-popularity-coronavirus/
and An Enemy of the People https://www.amazon.com/Enemy-People-Penguin-Plays/dp/0140481400
BTW: while searching for a link I saw this: (I didn't know that there was a Steve McQueen movie made on it)
(How do you pronounce apropos?)
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Post by: turt21 on April 19, 2020, 06:03:03 AM
Hiroshima and Nagasaki by Paul Ham
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Post by: Oldman731 on April 19, 2020, 08:51:44 AM
"Operation Barbarossa and Germany's Defeat in the East," by David Stahel. Who knew Australians could do good research?
- oldman
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Post by: icepac on April 19, 2020, 09:13:40 AM