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  • #31
    There was an interesting book written about the troops that didn't get trapped at Dunkirk and their story as they fought on unsuccessfully in Europe, but I can't remember what it's called or who wrote it.
    Work is the curse of the drinking class.

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    • #32
      just a couple

      the rise and fall of the third reich...william shirer; Abandon Ship!the sinking of USS INDIANAPOLIS, (the skipper, I think his name was Mackay, was the only commanding officer to be court-martialed for the loss of his vessel, during ww2).

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      • #33
        Originally posted by watnee View Post
        Abandon Ship!the sinking of USS INDIANAPOLIS, (the skipper, I think his name was Mackay, was the only commanding officer to be court-martialed for the loss of his vessel, during ww2).
        I have a page on this:

        INDIANAPOLIS

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        • #34
          Originally posted by Elbmek View Post
          I have a page on this:

          INDIANAPOLIS
          An excellent link, Dimbledore.
          Semper in excretum. Solum profunda variat.

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          • #35
            Why thank you kind sir!!!

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            • #36
              Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
              Panzer leader & Achtung Panzer by Guderian
              The Second World War by John Keegan
              and more recently
              An Army at Dawn and Day of Battle by Rick Atkinson
              For Gallifrey! For Victory! For the end of time itself!!

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              • #37
                An Army at Dawn and Day of Battle by Rick Atkinson I absolutely concur
                Anything by Cornelius Ryan (A Bridge Too Far, The Longest Day)
                There's A War To Be Won adn Winged Victory by Geoffrey Perrett
                Defeat Into Victory by William Slim
                A Time For Trumpets by Charles MacDoanald The single best volume on the Battle of the Bulge

                I just got these for my son for Christmas

                Last Stand Of The Tin Can Sailors James Hornfischer
                Company Commander Charles MacDonald
                The Great Escape Paul Brickhill
                With The Old Breed Eugene Sledge
                Battling Bastards of Bastogne George Kaskamaki
                “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
                Mark Twain

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                • #38
                  Guadalcanal and Tarawa

                  Guadalcanal Diary- Richard Tregaskis

                  Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa- Joe Alexander
                  "This aggression will not stand, man!" Jeff Lebowski
                  "The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." Lester Bangs

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                  • #39
                    Also most books by Col Glantz
                    hard to get here in india and very difficult to read but lots of information packed into them
                    read his Battle of Kursk a long while ago dont remember much but it was very good
                    For Gallifrey! For Victory! For the end of time itself!!

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                    • #40
                      bolo121

                      Try this link on the Battle of Kursk by an amateur historian, Alan Wilson-Battle of Kursk

                      If interested in data, this gent's made available the KOSAVE II database from the U.S. Army that covers the southern front for both sides. A really, really good site.
                      "This aggression will not stand, man!" Jeff Lebowski
                      "The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." Lester Bangs

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                      • #41
                        Originally posted by S-2 View Post
                        Try this link on the Battle of Kursk by an amateur historian, Alan Wilson-Battle of Kursk

                        If interested in data, this gent's made available the KOSAVE II database from the U.S. Army that covers the southern front for both sides. A really, really good site.
                        Thanks am reading it now..
                        For Gallifrey! For Victory! For the end of time itself!!

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                        • #42
                          THE SECOND WORLD WAR, (6 vols)
                          by Winston Churchill

                          CRUSADE IN EUROPE
                          by Dwight D. Eisenhower

                          THE THIRD REICH, Memoirs
                          by Albert Speer

                          THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH
                          and
                          THE COLLAPSE OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC
                          by William Shirer

                          ADOLF HITLER
                          by John Toland
                          Last edited by GAU-8; 08 Jan 08,, 00:09.

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                          • #43
                            Though not exclusively on WWII, I'm surprised that E.H. Carr hasn't made the list yet, as 20yrs Crisis is a classic.

                            Amazon.com: The Twenty Years' Crisis 1919-1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations: Books: E. H. Carr,Mike Cox

                            I'd also recommend Michael Doubler's "Closing w/the Enemy," which focuses on tactics and learning in war.

                            Amazon.com: Closing With the Enemy: How Gis Fought the War in Europe, 1944-1945 (Modern War Studies): Books: Michael D. Doubler

                            ...and the Pacific is badly in need of a bump...

                            Amazon.com: Japan Prepares for Total War: The Search for Economic Security, 1919-1941 (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs): Books: Michael A. Barnhart

                            Amazon.com: EAGLE AGAINST THE SUN THE AMERICAN WAR WITH JAPAN: Books: Ronald H. Spector

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                            • #44
                              Soviet Defensive Tactics At Kursk- Glantz

                              Gonna bury it here. A great read.

                              Sorry. No Mine-Countermine Ops. Everytime I get it posted, geo-cities comes in and whacks it out.
                              Last edited by S2; 31 Jan 08,, 03:10.
                              "This aggression will not stand, man!" Jeff Lebowski
                              "The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." Lester Bangs

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                              • #45
                                David Irving's "Hitler's War" is the book for all those interested in examining the conflict.

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