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M1903A1 · 03-06-2009, 10:16 PM

If you don't mind doing some searching, I can recommend a few more:

"Make The Kaiser Dance", Henry Barry. Oral histories of World War 1 vets, done in the 1960s.

"The Doughboys", Lawrence Stallings

"Shots Fired In Anger", Lt. Col. John George. A rifleman's saga of service with the 132nd Rgt of the Illinois National Guard, the Americal Division and Merrill's Marauders in the Pacific. His comparative commentaries of US vs. Japanese (equipment, tactics etc.) are very enlightening.

"Death Traps", Belton Cooper. The dark side of service in the armored units of WW2.

"A Rifleman Went To War", H.W. McBride. An American rifleman's service with the Canadian Army in WW1.

"Japan At War: An Oral History", Haruko Taya Cook and Theodore Cook. Lots of great oral history material.

"Soldiers Of The Sun", Marion and Susan Harries. The rise and fall of the Imperial Japanese Army. Pulls no punches and hides no details.

"Bataan: Uncensored", Col. E.B. Miller. Bataan was the only real chance the prewar Regular Army had to show its stuff, and this book by the CO of one of the NG tank units sent over to aid them tells their story.

"They Fought Alone" and "Lieutenant Ramsey's War" (can't find the authors) are about survivors of Bataan who evaded the Japanese and carried on the war as guerillas until MacArthur came back. Both are great reads.

"Japanese Destroyer Captain", Tameichi Hara. The author's story begins with the first forays into China in the 1930s and ends as part of the flotilla escorting superbattleship Yamato to her doom in 1945. As another reviewer said it, "How this guy survived the war is beyond me".

"GI: The American Soldier In World War II", Lee Kennett. Great (and very informative) reading.

Some are in print, some are out of print, but all are great reading.

03-06-2009, 10:16 PM	#18
M1903A1 Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 1060 W. Addison Posts: 1,573 Trading: (4)	Re: Looking for book recommendations-war related If you don't mind doing some searching, I can recommend a few more: "Make The Kaiser Dance", Henry Barry. Oral histories of World War 1 vets, done in the 1960s. "The Doughboys", Lawrence Stallings "Shots Fired In Anger", Lt. Col. John George. A rifleman's saga of service with the 132nd Rgt of the Illinois National Guard, the Americal Division and Merrill's Marauders in the Pacific. His comparative commentaries of US vs. Japanese (equipment, tactics etc.) are very enlightening. "Death Traps", Belton Cooper. The dark side of service in the armored units of WW2. "A Rifleman Went To War", H.W. McBride. An American rifleman's service with the Canadian Army in WW1. "Japan At War: An Oral History", Haruko Taya Cook and Theodore Cook. Lots of great oral history material. "Soldiers Of The Sun", Marion and Susan Harries. The rise and fall of the Imperial Japanese Army. Pulls no punches and hides no details. "Bataan: Uncensored", Col. E.B. Miller. Bataan was the only real chance the prewar Regular Army had to show its stuff, and this book by the CO of one of the NG tank units sent over to aid them tells their story. "They Fought Alone" and "Lieutenant Ramsey's War" (can't find the authors) are about survivors of Bataan who evaded the Japanese and carried on the war as guerillas until MacArthur came back. Both are great reads. "Japanese Destroyer Captain", Tameichi Hara. The author's story begins with the first forays into China in the 1930s and ends as part of the flotilla escorting superbattleship Yamato to her doom in 1945. As another reviewer said it, "How this guy survived the war is beyond me". "GI: The American Soldier In World War II", Lee Kennett. Great (and very informative) reading. Some are in print, some are out of print, but all are great reading. __________________ "It's the cigars that bring us together, but it's the people that cause us to stay."