killagee 0 Posted March 24, 2003 "my War Gone By, I miss it so" Anthony Loyd. Brutal, graphic, honest, inspiring, depressing. True experiences from Chechyna and the Balkans. When a junkie goes to war for the ultimate fix... This book made me cry maybe 6 times... "True War Stories" Dozens of different accounts and diaries from many different conflicts eg: Waterloo, the boar war, WW 1 & 2, Vietnam, Ancient Rome, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Central america, GW 1 etc... Excellent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winters 1 Posted March 24, 2003 "The Second World War" by John Keegan an excellent read. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jinef 2 Posted March 24, 2003 'ChickenHawk' By Robert Mason It's very good and really get's the atmosphere over well. I love how he describes how they are taking fire and they can't do anything just sit there waiting for the infantry to get in so they are sitting there chatting about inane topics while 7.62 rounds are smashing into the cabin. I read almost half of it while i was in America in a barnes and nobles - one of the best parts of America in my opinion! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cam0flage 0 Posted March 24, 2003 How about some poetry? From the WWI era I would suggest checking out Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen. As you will find out, this anti-war sentiment isn't a completely new thing The Wilfred Owen Association Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milkman 1 Posted March 25, 2003 There was a big topic just like this one long ago. But anyways, "Red Storm Rising" By Tom Clancy Excellent WW3 scenario book. Great characters, great plot, my favorite book of all times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tex -USMC- 0 Posted March 25, 2003 A quick shout-out for Civil War literature: The Killer Angels Gods And Generals The Last Full Measure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tovarish 0 Posted March 25, 2003 Catch-22 by Joseph Heller - Great satirical novel of WWII Swastika in the Gunsight : Memoirs of a Russian Fighter Pilot 1941-45 by Igor Kaberov - Self Explanatory AK by Peter Dickinson - About a child soldier in a fictional African country Fulcrum: A Top Gun Pilot's Escape from the Soviet Empire by Alexander Zuyev - True story, as good as any fictional cold war thriller. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brgnorway 0 Posted March 25, 2003 "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut (well, not strictly war litterature) . "BattleCry" and "Exodus" by Leon Uris. I've read a few other books about war but they don't excite me that much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FSPilot 0 Posted March 25, 2003 Flight of the Intruder by Stephen Coonts. Not exactly classic literature, but it was the first thick book I read, and it kept me entertained. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beno_83au 1369 Posted March 25, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (FSPilot @ Mar. 25 2003,03:37)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Flight of the Intruder by Stephen Coonts. Â Not exactly classic literature, but it was the first thick book I read, and it kept me entertained.<span id='postcolor'> That's one of the best air-combat type novels I have read. What about: Special Forces - Tom Clancy Inside Delta Force - Eric L. Haney (one of the first few members) D-Day - Stephen E. Ambrose Stalingrad - Antony Beevor SAS Phantoms Of War - David Horner The Encyclopedia Of Modern Warplanes - "Blitz Editions" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brgnorway 0 Posted March 25, 2003 Jesus - how could I forget about "Biggles" ! Read all the Biggles books as a boy (they belonged to my father in the 50's ) Oh yes, Biggles rules! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warin 0 Posted March 25, 2003 Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin by Anthony Beevor Pegasus Bridge by Stephen Ambrose A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan Chickenhawk by Robert Mason Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellfish6 7 Posted March 25, 2003 Arc Light By Eric L. Harry (difficult to find, but VERY worth it) Jarhead by Anthony Swofford - new, very good book. Might be on sale in US bookstores Red Storm Rising and Hunt for Red October are the only two Clancy books I can stomach, and they are also very good. Most of his other stuff is crap, IMHO - too much talk, not enough action. Vortex, Red Phoenix, and Cauldron by Larry Bond, Clancy's old partner who was the real brains behind HfRO and RSR I'm sure there's other great stuff out there, but I've been up for almost 24 hours now and I'm tired. Sorry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
der bastler 0 Posted March 25, 2003 *digsintobookshelves* "The Red Badge of Courage" by Stephen Crane (american civil war) "Draußen vor der Tür" by Wolfgang Borchert (post-WW2 story) (hmm, there was a similar thread some time ago, right?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DracoPaladore 0 Posted March 25, 2003 True Canadian War Stories: WWI,II,and Korean Black Hawk Down Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jinef 2 Posted March 25, 2003 The prob i found with Black Hawk Down is that it's quite badly written, to visualise the scenarios i had to re read it like 6 times! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brgnorway 0 Posted March 25, 2003 Seriously, didn't any of you read Biggles during boyhood? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winters 1 Posted March 25, 2003 "Charlie Mike" - by Lt. Col. Leonard Scott. Its about the 101st ABD in Vietnam. BTW: Charlie Mike = Continue Mission Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milkman 1 Posted March 26, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (brgnorway @ Mar. 25 2003,11:51)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Seriously, didn't any of you read Biggles during boyhood?<span id='postcolor'> No, but I think I saw the movie... Is that the guy who hops around time coming from present day to WW1?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brgnorway 0 Posted March 26, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Sgt. Milkman @ Mar. 26 2003,03:10)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (brgnorway @ Mar. 25 2003,11:51)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Seriously, didn't any of you read Biggles during boyhood?<span id='postcolor'> No, but I think I saw the movie... Is that the guy who hops around time coming from present day to WW1??<span id='postcolor'> You could be right you know! I'm not sure - but I think a movie was made about Biggles. I also seem to remember that one of the books had a kind of "science fiction-theme" to it. However, most of the books were about Battle of Britain and various adventours of kicking german ass Strongly recomended! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
killagee 0 Posted March 26, 2003 I must be getting old... Me and my Dad grew up on Biggles. "Time Traveller..." Bah! he was the best damn pilot in them there skies!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crewcutkid 0 Posted March 26, 2003 A Few of my favorites- Big Red One By Carsten Stroud Guns Up! By Johnnie Clark No Better Way To Die By Johnnie Clark -Crew Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crewcutkid 0 Posted March 26, 2003 WINTERS! Ive read Charlie Mike! Great Book, the love story blew though. -Crew Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blaegis 0 Posted March 26, 2003 In addition to the other good books mentioned here: "Eye of the Storm" by Peter Ratcliffe - the best account of the SAS operations in the first Gulf war "Jihad" by Tom Carew - very instructive read on the Western operations in Afghanistan during the Soviet involvement there. Every time I hear of the current battles of the Americans against the forces of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the irony is almost too much. Memoirs of Zhukov, Guderian and von Mellenthin. "Icebreaker" and "M-Day" by Viktor Suvorov. It's a very hard read for a Russian, but Suvorov makes a compelling case against the official version of what happened in the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArchangelSKT 0 Posted March 26, 2003 Mine would be : Anthony B. " Stalingrad " William Craig " Enemy at the gates " , I found it quite similar to " Stalingrad " and liked it better actually , Anthony B. also used EATG as a source though . David L. Robbins " War of the rats " , the title that the movie " Enemy at the gats " SHOULD have had , since it is MUCH more similar to this NOVEL then the actually non-fiction book which caries the name of the movie...., in regards to the title the movie EATG is a SHAME towards the book imo . " Purple hearts " - I don`t remember the author , but he was ( is ) Norwegian and he fought in Vietnam . AND OF COURSE : Norman Mailer " The naked and the dead "...Excellent characthers . Loe Tolstoj " War and peace "....my all time favorite next to none Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
