What is your favourite war/historical or auto/bio book

Feydakin · 08-19-2006, 15:11 PM

This is my first thread on this site at the moment i am reading "Panzer commander" by Hans Von Luck this book is a excellant read if you love exploits of Rommel and Afrika armee and takes you though the start of the Polish campaign all the way through to April 1945 its pacted full of action its well writen very easy to read and shows a little piece of history from personal point of view if you haven't read it i would recomend you find it i don't have the link but type in Hans Von Luck you would get . I was suprised about my perception towards ww2 and that people had lives back then in amongst the chaos . If anyone has read it i would like to know your views about it good or bad

Also whats your favourite book current or past

**TopHatter** · 08-19-2006, 15:20 PM

RADM Eugene B Fluckey's Thunder Below has always been a favorite of mine.

Rifleman · 08-19-2006, 15:56 PM

I don't have a single favorite, but it's hard to beat "Band of Brothers." It's an easy read and inspiring too.

leib10 · 08-19-2006, 16:13 PM

Panzer Commander was excellent.

Let's see...

The Forgotten Soldier
Marine Sniper
Blood Red Snow
Sniper on the Eastern Front
The Blonde Knight of Germany
SS Panzergrenadier
Dead Center
Soldat

Just to name a few...

Kansas Bear · 08-19-2006, 16:52 PM

Unit Pride -- read back in the '80s

sappersgt · 08-19-2006, 18:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leibstandarte10

Panzer Commander was excellent.

Let's see...

The Forgotten Soldier
Marine Sniper
Blood Red Snow
Sniper on the Eastern Front
The Blonde Knight of Germany
SS Panzergrenadier
Dead Center
Soldat

Just to name a few...

Five out of eight...not bad.

How was "Sniper on the Eastern Front"?

leib10 · 08-19-2006, 19:12 PM

One of my favorites. It pulls no punches, isn't terribly long, and it describes in very gritty detail the horrors of the Eastern Front. In some ways it puts even The Forgotten Soldier to shame. I especially liked it. I'd recommend it to anybody.

ArmchairGeneral · 08-20-2006, 21:16 PM

One of my favorites is A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan. Great history, great story, great writing.

08-19-2006, 15:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Feydakin New Member Join Date: 08-19-06 Location: Australia Posts: 20	What is your favourite war/historical or auto/bio book This is my first thread on this site at the moment i am reading "Panzer commander" by Hans Von Luck this book is a excellant read if you love exploits of Rommel and Afrika armee and takes you though the start of the Polish campaign all the way through to April 1945 its pacted full of action its well writen very easy to read and shows a little piece of history from personal point of view if you haven't read it i would recomend you find it i don't have the link but type in Hans Von Luck you would get . I was suprised about my perception towards ww2 and that people had lives back then in amongst the chaos . If anyone has read it i would like to know your views about it good or bad Also whats your favourite book current or past

08-19-2006, 15:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rifleman *Military Professional* Join Date: 06-29-06 Location: The edge of the gene pool with a jug of Clorox Posts: 215	I don't have a single favorite, but it's hard to beat "Band of Brothers." It's an easy read and inspiring too. __________________ "Aim small, miss small." - Benjamin Martin in The Patriot

08-19-2006, 16:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
leib10 HKHolic *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 02-17-05 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 3,250 Country:	Panzer Commander was excellent. Let's see... The Forgotten Soldier Marine Sniper Blood Red Snow Sniper on the Eastern Front The Blonde Knight of Germany SS Panzergrenadier Dead Center Soldat Just to name a few... __________________ "The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world. So wake up, Mr. Freeman. Wake up and smell the ashes." G-Man

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ArmchairGeneral Devil's Advocate *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 05-03-06 Location: The boonies of NC, USA. Posts: 2,874 Country:	One of my favorites is A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan. Great history, great story, great writing. __________________ "Apocalyptic thought is curiously pleasurable." -Theodore Dalrymple

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08-19-2006, 15:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
TopHatter Administrator Join Date: 09-03-03 Location: Fort Myers FL Posts: 9,822 Country:	RADM Eugene B Fluckey's Thunder Below has always been a favorite of mine.

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Kansas Bear WAB Resident Historian *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 07-01-06 Location: Tornado Alley Posts: 1,567 Country:	Unit Pride -- read back in the '80s

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leib10 HKHolic *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 02-17-05 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 3,250 Country:	One of my favorites. It pulls no punches, isn't terribly long, and it describes in very gritty detail the horrors of the Eastern Front. In some ways it puts even The Forgotten Soldier to shame. I especially liked it. I'd recommend it to anybody.

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