WW2 novels Options

[Shifty]

A little topic to share your favourite WW2 authors.

I've recently started reading David L Robbins novels and am really enjoying them.

War of the Rats was the book that Enemy at the Gates was based on - very good read.
Just started Last Citadel which is about the battle of Kursk.

Highly recommend checking his books out.

Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers is another must-read too. Got the DVD set of the TV series and loved it but the book is 10x better. Non-fiction but it's written so well it almost reads like fiction.

Feel free to share your faves - I'm always on the lookout for a good WW2 read

[Rush]

Here's the ones I've read:

Band of Brothers - Ambrose

D-Day - Ambrose (this one is kind of heavy reading - lots of info; theres a section in this one about the Rangers on D-Day led by James E. Rudder, Texas A&M class of '32 and later President of Texas A&M, which makes me proud!)

Pegasus Bridge - Ambrose (comparable to BoB, but not as good)

The Wild Blue - Ambrose (comparable to BoB, better than Pegasus Bridge; its about the air corps)

To Hell and Back - Audie Murphey

Another River, Another Town - Irwin (this one is about tanks)

Flags of our Fathers - Bradley

Footsoldier - Blunt (one of my favorite memoir)

With the Old Breed - EB Sledge (great memoir on the pacific war, highly recommend)

The Forgotten Soldier - Sajer (classic german war memoir, though its authenticity is debated)

A few other military history books I've enjoyed include:

1776 - David McCullough

Storm of Steel - Ernst Junger (WWI)

All Quiet on the Western Front - Remarque (fiction, but written by a WWI vet; awesome read)

A Rumor of War - Caputo (classic Vietnam book)

Shooter - Caughlin, Kuhlman (Iraq)

Jarhead - Swofford (actually i didn't enjoy this one, but i thought i'd bring it up)

This post has been edited by Rush: 03/12/07 2:31am

[LASE]

If you are a fan of BOB try "Parachute Infantry" by David Kenyon Webster a member of Easy Company who was featued in the series also "The Biggest Brother" written by Richard Winters himself also about easy company.