3 books for future trolls not yet born

[salti]

There was a thread closed but a number of people were asking some questions that would probably very well covered by the following 3 books

Ivans War by Catherine Merridale is an superb read....and very detailed , without being dry at all.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ivans-War-A...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1306167353&sr=1-1

Guy sajer's The forgotten Soldier is also a first hand account of war on the Eastern Front....he survived the whole lot , not too many books like this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Forgotten-S...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1306167480&sr=8-1

Not everybodys cuppa but i thought this book by Anthony Beevor , well paced and a fair well researched book.....his book in the German invasion of Crete topping it as a read , but all you want too know about the battle in the West
http://www.amazon.co.uk/D-Day-Battl...8131/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306167527&sr=8-1

Crete book
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crete-Battle-Resistance-Antony-Beevor/dp/0719568315/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_5

Well i hope some of these are of interest , be interested in any suggestion's from you guy's

 

[-[SiN]-bswearer]

Ivan's War was a pretty good read

 

[fiftyone]

I'm interested by what happened in Crete.
Alikianos in particular.

Did you ever take the time to play MN ?
Best olive trees ever!

Thanks...

I recommend this...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cretan-Runner-Story-German-Occupation/dp/0140273220

 

[salti]

thanks for the tipp , have a soft spot for Crete been there two time's now , once with my family , the other time walking in the mountain's.

I read the book about the German invasion of Crete when i was there....a very respectfull and interesting book , going back there hopefully in September....if i do i'll take your book with me , thx for the tipp.

 

[LemoN]

I've read "The forgotten Soldier" a couple of years ago and wasn't impressed. Loads of historical inaccuracies and the whole book is tainted by his ideology.

 

[salti]

Did'nt notice the historical inaccuracies , not saying there wer'nt any , but i thought the way put the small man's view in the big frame was quite good , and quite terrifying , kept hoping his best m8 would'nt be killed , wont say here incase someone want too read it.

 

[Private Who?]

Very cool.

Here's a few from my shelf:

'The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad' by Harrison E Salisbury
gut wrenching to read what that city went through, and what the people who LED that city through it had to endure in the aftermath.

'Soldat: Reflections of a German Soldier, 1936-1949' by Siegfried Knappe.
this guy rose through the ranks of horse drawn artillery, was one of the last graduates of General Staff school, and was among the last to see Hitler in the Fuehrer Bunker. It continues through his time as a POW in the SOviet Union. A classic and a must read.

Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Colonel Hans Von Luck. Similarly good to Soldat, also continuing through his time as a POW.

America, Russia, and the Cold War, 1949-1992 by Walter LaFeber. A good primer on that subject.

American Diplomacy by George F Kennan. An absolute must read, including Kennan's 'Long Telegram' printed in Foreign Affairs under the pseudonym 'X' entitled 'The Sources of Soviet Conduct.'

 

[salti]

Sweet keep em coming

 

[A-tree]

Oh god, why did I look in this thread. Just spent far to much on amazon.

 

[salti]

Ah dont worry about it....yus brain 'll get bigger , girls will like you more , your whole life will change....... , a few pennys too amazon is a small price