kawasaky wrote (View Post): |
Simon Sebag Montefiore, Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar
Excellent book that contains some recently declassified data, as well as an original perspective of already known stuff. In my opinion Montefiore's two books about Stalin and Deutscher's Stalin political biography make an awesome combination. |
papa_whisky wrote (View Post): |
Reading Matterhorn, a novel about a young second Lt in the marines on his first tour in Vietnam. A compelling read written by a Vet that places you the reader very uncomfortably right in the middle of a place that nobody in their right mind would wish to be. |
papa_whisky wrote (View Post): |
I just can't at least yet shell out the money for what is in reality a fictional book. Although the author was in the war etc. so much is based on reality. |
dj wrote (View Post): |
Wow...it looks like I have plenty of books to read for a while thanks to the Borders blow-out. Got the last few remaining Osprey's for only $2 each. One book not shown in photo is Beacons in the Night...with recent declassified story of OSS (pre-CIA) operations in Yugoslavia to assist partisan uprisings against the German. |
Dima wrote (View Post): |
The book of the Russian historian (he is the main expert on Kursk nowadays in Russia) about battle of Kursk. Have read three volumes in Russian, highly detailed and alot of archive material for both sides:
http://www.amazon.fr/Demolishing-Myth-Prokhorovka-Operational-Narrative/dp/1906033897/ref=sr_1_19?s=english-books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317038916&sr=1-19 Highly recommended for everyone! |
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So, it's worth spending some money I guess(?). |
Dima wrote (View Post): |
The book of the Russian historian (he is the main expert on Kursk nowadays in Russia) about battle of Kursk. Have read three volumes in Russian, highly detailed and alot of archive material for both sides:
http://www.amazon.fr/Demolishing-Myth-Prokhorovka-Operational-Narrative/dp/1906033897/ref=sr_1_19?s=english-books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317038916&sr=1-19 Highly recommended for everyone! |
Panzermayer wrote (View Post): | ||
Nice collection you have there. I was wondering if 'For Europe' is a good read? |
dj wrote (View Post): | ||
I am curious about Kursk...seems like a good revisit. Both sides account of the facts seem lost in history due to the aggressive political pressure of Boss Stalin and Josef Goebels whom scrubbed the facts to make it seem like the Germans won every battle. It's good there are some fresh new sources without hidden agendas. |
MajorFrank wrote (View Post): |
Right now reading An Army at Dawn - The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 by Rick Atkinson. If it's any good I might get his other book The Day of Battle - The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944. It's supposed to be a trilogy with the final not yet published part covering the Normandy stuff and war in Europe. |
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