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September 10th, 2011, 09:34 PM
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#1 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cleman Barracks, Dept. of The Columbia.
Posts: 616
| Military History
Attention All… I’m very old school and collect and read historical first person books and service branch books about the “Days of Old”… F&*K Ah-Bunch-ah- “Kindles”, I love the feel of a Real BOOK!!!, the batteries never go dead!!!!
I’m Just Curious….????... What are your favorite books of U.S. and/or foreign military history.
And Why???
Your thoughts Please…
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September 10th, 2011, 10:04 PM
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#2 | | Master Gunner
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Land of the big PX
Posts: 843
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Real books only for me, as well.
Best book I read this summer was written by a ww2 Marine about his time in the pacific was Goodbye Darkness. A phenomenal book written by an exceptional writer named William Manchester. His book was well researched and written so that he could put his memories to paper. Numerous times throughout his book he referenced Samuel Morison's History of US Naval Operations in WW Two Which is a 14 volume set and widely considered to be a great set. I got the set on ebay and it is amazing.
Manchester's book is excellent because he A) puts his own whereabouts during the war in perspective to larger operations and, although he was there, he still researched the hell out of the war and wrote a truly well rounded, informative book.
B.) He was the typical, scared person when the rounds were flying and he was not afraid to write about that.
C.) He went back through the pacific 30 years later and slept on the same battlefields he feared for his life on as a young man. He retraced his campaign and visited every place he was originally deployed to.
Look for it in your public library as it is about 50 bucks on amazon. although after reading it, I do plan on buying a copy. Was published in 1981.
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September 10th, 2011, 10:12 PM
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#3 | | Lifer
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tampa
Posts: 3,276
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House to House
Lone Survivor
The Green Berets
Marine Sniper
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September 11th, 2011, 05:03 AM
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#4 | | Lifer
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Posts: 7,805
| The Bulletproof George Washington by David Barton
Ordinary Courage The Revolutionary War Adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin edited by James Kirby Martin
Decent Interval by Frank Snepp
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September 11th, 2011, 05:33 AM
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#5 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: new york
Posts: 551
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Bismarck, by tetterling, last I read.
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September 11th, 2011, 06:12 AM
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#6 | | Master Gunner
Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ozarks
Posts: 877
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I can think of many in my collection, but particular favorites are:
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, Jones, Philadelphia 1866 (2 volumes). This is a day-to-day account of the activities in the Confederate War Dept.
History of the US Navy, Cooper, 1839 (2 volumes). This contains the details, armaments and personnel lists of both the USMC and USN from their creation.
A History of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Brice, Ft. Wayne 1868. Based heavily on McAfee's History of the War in the Northwest, this work details all military actions in the region from early settlement and especially the War of 1812.
Anything on Howe's list concerning US History is a good bet for accuracy. I collect original, contemporaneous accounts of US history. When some of these were reprinted, they fell victim to the revisionists.
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September 11th, 2011, 06:17 AM
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#7 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Yuma, AZ
Posts: 557
| Ordnance Went Up Front, by Roy Dunlap
With the Old Breed, by Eugene Sledge
Marine! The Life of Chesty Puller, by Burke Davis
The Passing of the Armies, by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Company Aytch, by Sam Watkins
Just to name a few.
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September 11th, 2011, 06:41 AM
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#8 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: new york
Posts: 551
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Couple others I enjoyed, was ,Out of nowhere, by Pegler, and , Shermans horsemen, by Evans.
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September 23rd, 2011, 10:47 PM
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#9 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cleman Barracks, Dept. of The Columbia.
Posts: 616
| Pre-WWI, Pershing's Punitive Expidition
If anyone here is interested in pre-WWI U.S.Army history, I highly recommend THE GREAT PURSUIT, by Herbert Molloy Mason Jr. In addition to reading the book, watching the movie “They Came To Cordura” with Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin and Tab Hunter is an excellent adjunct to the book. The full up Cavalry Charge is outstanding!!!!... And watching the “Wild Bunch” again is a good addition to this book also. There is an excellent anecdote on rifle marksmanship in this book, back when rifle marksmanship was not only a leadership trait in battle, but a serious requirement to engaging a hostile force at 700+ yards. No fire support, no air support, Just a Cavalry Troop and their 1903 Springfields, Check it out!!!
And the opening chapter is fabulous!!!!
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September 24th, 2011, 05:38 AM
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#10 | | Squad Leader
Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ohio
Posts: 236
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The Last Stand of the Tincan Sailors
Neptunes Inferno
The History of the United States Navy by Edward L Beach
Six Frigates
Old Ironsides
Dreadnought
The rules of the game
Washington's General
The entire Timelife Seafarers collection
Many many more......
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September 24th, 2011, 05:41 AM
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#11 | | Squad Leader
Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ohio
Posts: 236
| Quote:
Originally Posted by willriskit  I can think of many in my collection, but particular favorites are:
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary, Jones, Philadelphia 1866 (2 volumes). This is a day-to-day account of the activities in the Confederate War Dept.
History of the US Navy, Cooper, 1839 (2 volumes). This contains the details, armaments and personnel lists of both the USMC and USN from their creation.
A History of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Brice, Ft. Wayne 1868. Based heavily on McAfee's History of the War in the Northwest, this work details all military actions in the region from early settlement and especially the War of 1812.
Anything on Howe's list concerning US History is a good bet for accuracy. I collect original, contemporaneous accounts of US history. When some of these were reprinted, they fell victim to the revisionists. | The war of 1812 might be my favorite to study.
Union 1812 is a MUST read, also Six Frigates
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September 24th, 2011, 06:23 AM
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#12 | | Master Gunner
Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ozarks
Posts: 877
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Buckeye,
The best contemporary work on the War of 1812 is McAfee's History of the War in the Northwest. I gave up trying to find an original copy long ago.
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September 25th, 2011, 12:37 PM
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#13 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cleman Barracks, Dept. of The Columbia.
Posts: 616
| Two books
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Originally Posted by BigBuckeye The Last Stand of the Tincan Sailors
Neptunes Inferno
...... | Thanks for your list BigBuckeye. I have read and own “The Last Stand of the Tincan Sailors”, an excellent read and an excellent story of “The Battle Off Samar”. I have two other books that should be a trilogy when added to “The Last Stand of the Tincan Sailors”. (I’ll report later with their titles).
I have thought about purchasing “Neptune’s Inferno”, but the reader’s reviews on it on Amazon have not been complimentary….
More to follow.
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September 25th, 2011, 09:21 PM
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#14 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cleman Barracks, Dept. of The Columbia.
Posts: 616
| A Trilogy of, The Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Originally Posted by BigBuckeye The Last Stand of the Tincan Sailors | Quote:
Originally Posted by IC2(SS)19Z50C5 I have two other books that should be a trilogy when added to “The Last Stand of the Tincan Sailors”. (I’ll report later with their titles). More to follow. | The second two books of what I consider a “Battle of Leyte Gulf” trilogy are and should be read in this order; “Cruisers for Breakfast” by John Mansfield, (book #1) , “Abandoned at Leyte The WWII Memories of Dr. Doy Duncan, Wildcat Pilot” (book #3), “Last Stand of the Tincan Sailors” I consider to be (book #2).
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September 25th, 2011, 09:32 PM
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#15 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: People's Republic of Kalifornia
Posts: 1,510
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"Flyboys" by James Bradley is a good read.
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