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World War II book suggestion?
Posted on 12/12/19 at 6:42 pm
Posted on 12/12/19 at 6:42 pm
I want to get my dad a WWII book for Christmas. He is an avid reader and massive history buff. Can anyone recommend a book about WWII? Something niche and specific? He has in depth knowledge about WWII, so I would like a suggestion about something that maybe you wouldn’t learn about in a history course. Maybe something about OSS ops in occupied France or something specific like that?
This post was edited on 12/12/19 at 6:43 pm
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Posted on 12/12/19 at 6:58 pm to DeafJam73
Posted on 12/12/19 at 7:12 pm to OldTigahFot
Posted on 12/12/19 at 10:20 pm to OldTigahFot
Double Cross looks awesome. Thanks.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 3:40 pm to DeafJam73
Unexplained Mysteries of WW2
100+ short stories about....well....weird shite that happened.
100+ short stories about....well....weird shite that happened.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 6:30 pm to DeafJam73
Has he read the first hand accounts of Helmet For My Pillow and With The Old Breed? Both of those are great.
Posted on 12/14/19 at 10:11 am to DeafJam73
SOE / OSS books that I've thoroughly enjoyed:
-The Winter Fortress; group of Norwegians ruin Hitler's attempt at an Atomic bomb. My personal favorite.
- Scholars of Mayhem ; Follows a group that leads a guerilla (French?) resistance.
- We Die Alone ; Craziest survival story I've ever read. Once again located in Norway.
-The Winter Fortress; group of Norwegians ruin Hitler's attempt at an Atomic bomb. My personal favorite.
- Scholars of Mayhem ; Follows a group that leads a guerilla (French?) resistance.
- We Die Alone ; Craziest survival story I've ever read. Once again located in Norway.
This post was edited on 12/14/19 at 10:29 am
Posted on 12/14/19 at 10:14 am to DeafJam73
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Double Cross looks awesome. Thanks.
Ben MacIntyre is a fantastic author.
Really enjoyed his books on Kim Philby and Oleg Gordievsky. More Cold War than WWII though.
This post was edited on 12/14/19 at 10:16 am
Posted on 12/14/19 at 6:20 pm to DeafJam73
The Winds of War and War and Remembrance.
Posted on 12/15/19 at 5:40 pm to DeafJam73
The Battle of Arnhem by Antony Beevor. It’s about Operation Market Garden in Holland, mid-September 1944. It is a pretty well known saga of WW2 and has been the subject of other books and a movie (A Bridge Too Far.) However, Beevor’s book is very well written and uses some new or forgotten sources. Good read for a person interested in a specific WW2 action.
Posted on 12/15/19 at 10:03 pm to DeafJam73
Look for Rick Atkinson series, three books I think. I have not read it but I did read his two on the Gulf war. Excellent military historical writer and easy to follow.
Posted on 12/16/19 at 8:26 pm to DeafJam73
Riveting stuff, seat of your pants shite
This post was edited on 12/16/19 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 12/17/19 at 8:32 am to DeafJam73
Band of Brothers
Posted on 12/17/19 at 9:40 pm to ecb
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Band of Brothers
Seconded, reading right now and it's very good.
Posted on 12/18/19 at 8:55 am to DeafJam73
Not sure how niche it may be, but I really enjoyed Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides. It's about the Bataan Death March, and the mission to free the American POW's there.
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