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Post by CPL. Mills 2nd Rangers on Mar 7, 2005 2:09:33 GMT -5
I recommend:
"D-Day" by, Stephen E. Ambrose
"Citizen Soldiers" by, Stephen E. Ambrose
"Army at Dawn" by, Rick Atkinson
"The Longest Winter" by, Alex Kershaw
"Rangers in World War II" by, Robert W. Black
"Monte Cassino" by, David Hapgood and David Richardson
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Post by CPL. Mills 2nd Rangers on Jun 3, 2005 10:35:14 GMT -5
In the book, "Rangers in World War II" by, Robert W. Black on page 87, it mentions Sgt. Randall Harris, He was wounded while on the beachs of Sicily, He held his guts in with his cartidge belt and completed his mission befor getting medical attention!
this guy has some major balls of steel!
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Post by Capt. Zak on Jun 3, 2005 11:27:04 GMT -5
Ouch.....that has to ruin your weekend.
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Post by Russian on Jun 28, 2005 22:08:35 GMT -5
Well, it definitly ruined my lunch...
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Post by kcwccc on Sept 21, 2005 10:03:53 GMT -5
Hi,
New to this forum. Saw this thread and thought I'd ad my two cents.
I happen to be big on Sci-fi, too. If you're interested in any fictional military novels with a sci-fi twist, check out any book written by Dan Abnett for the Warhammer 40k Series. They are published by the Black Library. I've greatly enjoyed the Gaunt's Ghost series.
Anyways, hi to all and glad to be here.
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Post by gunfreak on Oct 1, 2005 12:47:43 GMT -5
Pegasus bridge i think its from Stephen E. Ambrose
and for non ww2 books, you got
we were soldiers once, and young and Black Hawk Down.. first book I read in years...
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Post by 2ndBat on Oct 9, 2005 23:36:45 GMT -5
I sat beside a delightful old man at the Dallas airport last month and he noticed my tiny airborne pin on my lapel. He had one as well and I wondered if he might be a WW2 veteran. (I got out in 1977) He said he was in the 82nd airborne. I was in the 101st but knew that the 82nd in spite of Band of Brothers, Saving Private Ryan and a great PR department following Bastogne has seen far more action. I asked him if he jumped at Normandy as I had just jumped as part of of the 60th anniversary just last year.
He said no and I think he noticed my level of disappointment. He proceeded to share that he jumped in North Africa, Scicily, Salerno and Anzio and that his wounds at Anzio kept him from the Normandy jump. He rejoined his company where he was a platoon leader (H Company 504th) for the jump in Holland. If you've seen the movie A Bridge Too far you saw the scene where two companies had to cross the Waal river to capture a bridge using tiny folding British Dingys under direct fire and in broad daylight. His was one of those two companies! After hearing all this I stated that he should write a book where upon he modestly announced that he had. His name is James Megellas and he goes by Maggie. The book is called ALL THE WAY TO BERLIN and it is excellent if you like first hand accounts that cover the day to day minute by minute details of Infantry life from the time. Maggie as it turns out was the highest decorated soldier of the 82nd Airborne with a Distinguished Service Cross, Two Silver Stars and several Bronze stars as well as a Purple heart and European awards. He autographed his book for me and that along with the memory of meeting this great american hero made my trip to Dallas exceptional.
I researched him further and discovered that he is being considered seriously for an upgrade to the Medal of Honor as his actions clearly warrant it and the reqyuesite witnesses have stepped forward with additional details about his exploits. He was a stud then and still looks like he could make a jump. he was heading to Europe for a book signing.
It's a Ballantine Book in most good sized book stores and Amazon
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Post by Gordak on Jan 26, 2006 11:11:59 GMT -5
WOW! I have that book!
Ill have to read it now! -Gordak
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Post by 101st all the way! on Feb 25, 2006 20:34:34 GMT -5
An army at dawn is good. But it is so freakin long and a bit confusing. I got it two years ago and have read it of and on. I still haven't finished it. I think i'm at the part were they finally worked out a treaty with the french.
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Post by spitfire740 on Feb 26, 2006 12:50:18 GMT -5
yeah zepplin is right, good book, but there is like 650 pages or somthing.
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Post by wade on Aug 30, 2006 10:55:58 GMT -5
I agree, Army at Dawn could squash a raccoon, if it didn't bore it to death first.I've read like the fifty pages and I couln't understand a dang thing that was said.
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Post by CPL. Mills 2nd Rangers on Sept 12, 2006 3:43:24 GMT -5
I liked "Army at Dawn" I didnt have a hard time following it at all. But I guess younger(15 and younger) people would have a hard time with the book.
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Post by chadwick on Sept 12, 2006 12:51:44 GMT -5
Ok, here are some excelent books
Fly boys and flags of my fathers by james bradley Parachute infantry foot soldier Ghost soldiers (actualy my freshman h.s. teachers father was one of the raiders) Some survived by Manny lawton (an absolutly amazing book) My War by andy rooney there are litealy hudreds of good wwii books out there, these are some of my top picks(all of ambrose's books are good also)
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Post by Nimlas on Sept 12, 2006 17:48:42 GMT -5
Combat Jump Visions from a Fox hole Loyalty is my Honor Tiger Ace Anything written by Ernie Pile.
And for Vietnam Nam Sense Mekong First light
And lots of other great books who's titles I can't remember
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2006 19:03:45 GMT -5
I sat beside a delightful old man at the Dallas airport last month and he noticed my tiny airborne pin on my lapel. He had one as well and I wondered if he might be a WW2 veteran. (I got out in 1977) He said he was in the 82nd airborne. I was in the 101st but knew that the 82nd in spite of Band of Brothers, Saving Private Ryan and a great PR department following Bastogne has seen far more action. I asked him if he jumped at Normandy as I had just jumped as part of of the 60th anniversary just last year. He said no and I think he noticed my level of disappointment. He proceeded to share that he jumped in North Africa, Scicily, Salerno and Anzio and that his wounds at Anzio kept him from the Normandy jump. He rejoined his company where he was a platoon leader (H Company 504th) for the jump in Holland. If you've seen the movie A Bridge Too far you saw the scene where two companies had to cross the Waal river to capture a bridge using tiny folding British Dingys under direct fire and in broad daylight. His was one of those two companies! After hearing all this I stated that he should write a book where upon he modestly announced that he had. His name is James Megellas and he goes by Maggie. The book is called ALL THE WAY TO BERLIN and it is excellent if you like first hand accounts that cover the day to day minute by minute details of Infantry life from the time. Maggie as it turns out was the highest decorated soldier of the 82nd Airborne with a Distinguished Service Cross, Two Silver Stars and several Bronze stars as well as a Purple heart and European awards. He autographed his book for me and that along with the memory of meeting this great american hero made my trip to Dallas exceptional. I researched him further and discovered that he is being considered seriously for an upgrade to the Medal of Honor as his actions clearly warrant it and the reqyuesite witnesses have stepped forward with additional details about his exploits. He was a stud then and still looks like he could make a jump. he was heading to Europe for a book signing. It's a Ballantine Book in most good sized book stores and Amazon yea has his own DRAGON 12'' highly detailed figure from the holland jump. a real hero he is, more jumps than the 101st!
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Post by caffrey on Dec 31, 2006 6:11:35 GMT -5
"Finding Your Father's War" by Jonathan Gawne.
One of the best reasearch books I've ever bought. Highly Recommended for the true historian.
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Post by KippySmi7h on Dec 31, 2006 13:47:45 GMT -5
Wtf is up with you and necroposts. Second one I've seen from you today!
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Post by caffrey on Dec 31, 2006 14:17:16 GMT -5
Wtf is up with you and necroposts. Second one I've seen from you today! Wtf is up with you and pointless posts. Second one I've seen from you today!
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Post by Nimlas on Dec 31, 2006 14:44:27 GMT -5
Caffrey's post are relevant to the discussion, and add something usefull. According the the Internet Rules of Warfare, that's not REALLY a necro post. We appreciate the help, but us moderators will take care of the necro posters and spammers Jack~
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Post by Cpl. Hicks on Jan 2, 2007 21:02:21 GMT -5
I just wanted to add a book called "Brotherhood of Heroes" by Bill Sloan and it's about Marines in the battle of Peleliu in the PTO. It's a great great book and offers valuable insite into a mostly unknown battle in war for the pacific.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2007 1:39:59 GMT -5
i would like to add a book also, its called "Four Stars Of Valor" and its about the 505th of the 82nd! highly recommended to all the 82nd boys out there! great stories of north africa and all the other jumps! enjoy!-matt
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Post by Russian on Jan 8, 2007 20:53:39 GMT -5
I would like to reccomend Foot Soldier, by Roscoe Blunt Jr. He was in an anti-tank and anti mine squad in the Railsplitters. An excellent description of one of the highest awarded infantry men of the war.
Also, the book War Letters is an excellent collection of war correspondents from all of the major conflicts from the Revolutionary war to modern day.
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Post by airsoftblitzkrieg on Feb 9, 2007 16:00:10 GMT -5
the book Ive been reading for a while, Black Angels by Rupert Butler. It is the history of the Waffen-SS. From beginning to end(there was an end?).
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Post by airbornerocks on Aug 13, 2009 20:34:21 GMT -5
^ LOL!
Black Angels, what a name for such a group
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Post by gasilec112 on Aug 14, 2009 21:05:01 GMT -5
Another great book HMS Ulysses.
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Post by volkssturm on Nov 7, 2009 23:32:16 GMT -5
Just started "All American, All the Way: The Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II" by Phil Nordyke.
Warning: If Rick Atkinson's "An Army at Dawn" was too thick for you, don't bother with this one. It's just as thick. He goes into detail, with lots of quotes from the actual soldiers.
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Post by volkssturm on Jan 1, 2010 14:17:16 GMT -5
Currently reading "Hitler's Panzers: The Lightning Attacks that Revolutionized Warfare" by Dennis Showalter.
Very good, readable account of how German armor and combined arms tactics developed from their WWI experience and evolved through WWII.
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Post by sovietcossack101 on Jan 2, 2010 3:01:40 GMT -5
Just finished the book "As Far as my Feet will Carry Me" by Josef M Bauer. An amazing story on a German POW escaping the Siberian Gulag and returning home to Germany.
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Post by therifleman on Jan 2, 2010 15:19:59 GMT -5
Stalingrad- Anthony Beevor Achtung-Panzer!- Heinz Guderian Berlin: The Downfall 1945- Anthony Beevor
Ambroses' books are great reads but he lacks a certain historical breadth that I look for.
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Post by gman on Jul 30, 2010 7:19:40 GMT -5
Keeping this post alive ....
Any of Jeff Shaara books on WWII, "No Less Than Victory", "The Steel Wave", ect... are excellent.
"War of the Rats" (battle of Stalingrad), excellent.
I agree with posting on "Army At Dawn" ... handy when I can't sleep. Same with "Day of Battle" ....I need water....
Non WWII books I've read and highly recommend is "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell. Another is "House to House" (battle of Fallujah) by Staff SGT David Bellavia, could not put that one down.
Currently reading "Hell's Highway" ... 1/4 way thru and just ok.
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