Some Books for essential reading

[iTunes]

Hey Guys 
Xmas time is approaching and Mrs iTunes is looking for some hints from me, She knows I like to read so I'm looking for any good recommendations from WW2, Preferably German 109 or failing that, Just something considered a good read overall.
Thanks in advance fellas and a big <S> to you all.
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[MiloMorai]

Helmet Lipfert's Diary. He flew 109s on the Eastern Front.

'Bodenplatte' by Manrho and Putz

The best book written so far. Not as dry as it might sound.

[hammer]

I generally prefer personal accounts -

Gunther Rall - A Memoire is a good read.

The Blonde Knight of Germany (biography of Erich Hartmann) is another.

Messerschmitts Over Sicily, based on Johannes Steinhoff's (Geschwaderkommodore JG77) War Diary is so so but worth reading.

Regards,

Hammer

[iTunes]

Thanks for that fellas  I printed  this thread off and passed it over to Mrs iTunes.

[FLOTSOM]

Tunes if you look real hard in barns and nobles or the like I'm sure someone must have published "see heir Spottz fly", or "ME109's for dummies" or maybe "my Messerschmidt and me", a touching coming of age story.

  

<SALUTE>

FLOTSOM

[633DH98]

Are those from the same publisher as "Run, Stang, Run!" ?

[iTunes]

Tunes if you look real hard in barns and nobles or the like I'm sure someone must have published "see heir Spottz fly", or "ME109's for dummies" or maybe "my Messerschmidt and me", a touching coming of age story.

  

<SALUTE>

FLOTSOM

LOL! You Boys....

[Ex-jazz]

Wife bought the Gunther Rall - A Memoire book for me...

I liked it

[Soulyss]

I don't have much on the shelf concerning the LW, but I did get and enjoy "The First And The Last" by Adolf Galland. 

[Delirium]

I would start looking for Luftwaffe Unit Histories as well, having source material is always desireable in a scenario environment.

[Simaril]

Even though not a luft kinda guy, I thoroughly enjouyed reading one called simply "JG 26" by Caldwell. A great read - a book written much like a unit history, but with additional historical research (and, well, with better writing than most unit historians muster).

[1pLUs44]

Fly Boys, Flags of our Fathers, Citizen Soldiers, Retreat? Hell, we're just attacking in another direction....


Those are good books to start you off.

[Masherbrum]

I've posted on this topic many times and even started a few.    Do a search because my posts (actually had Forum worth, were pretty much ignored) were descriptive.   

[Jester]

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GERMAN TANKS OF WORLD WAR TWO

Peter Chamberlain and Hilary Doyle - Tech Editor Thomas L. Jentz

Arms & Armour Press, London 2001

ISBN: 1-85409-518-8-PBK

An absolute must have for any "TREAD-HEAD" out there. List all armored vehicles used by the German Army including captured vehicles.

 

[Angus]

Itunes, do you read German?