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Eisenhower by John Wukovits is a book in the Great Generals Series edited by General Wesley K. Clark. Dwight D. Eisenhower was a very interesting man. He was the perfect leader for the Allied forces in World War II. His ability to control large personalities (Patton, Montgomery, and Bradley) was a key component of the [...]
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The Greatest War: D-Day and the Assault on Europe Volume II by Gerald Astor is a nonfiction book written from the perspective of the men who fought. It is composed from oral histories of the war. From the title, it seems to start at D-Day; however, D-Day is not until the midpoint of the book. [...]
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Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley is the basis of Clint Eastwood’s movie by the same name . James Bradley was one of the flag raisers on Iwo Jima in World War II. This book tells the story of the men who fought in the battle and who came together for one of the [...]
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With the Old Breed by E. B. Sledge is a World War II account of a private, E.B. Sledge, and his experience on Peleliu and Okinawa. Sledge started out in college to be an officer, but decided to enlist as a private in the United States Marines . His first battle was Peleliu which was [...]
Tarawa 1943: The Turning of the Tide by Derrick Wright, Illustrated by Howard Gerrard is the history of the Battle at the Tarawa Atoll during World War II . Tarawa was the first attempt using Admiral Nimitz’s island hopping strategy. When looking at a map of the South Pacific, Tarawa is in the far southeastern [...]
A Game for Heroes by Jack Higgins takes place during World War II. Towards the end of the war, the British Channel Islands are still occupied by the Nazis and they must be removed. An English agent and a band of Americans join together to defeat the enemy who will battle on even after Germany [...]
Luciano’s Luck by Jack Higgins is set in Sicily during World War II . After I read this book, I saw a show on the History Channel about Lucky Luciano and whether or not he was let out of prison in the United States during World War II in order to solicit the help of [...]
The Longest Day is an excellent World War II book. The Longest Day refers to D-Day , June 6, 1944. If you are looking for a good World War II battle book, this is it. In addition, if you are looking for a book on D-Day , read this one. I thoroughly enjoyed Cornelius Ryan’s [...]
Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose is the book which gave rise to the HBO series. It is about E Company of the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne . The book starts in basic training Camp Toccoa and goes through occupation duty in Austria . I had picked this book up many years [...]
Seven Roads to Hell is a memoir of a paratrooper from the 101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles ). This book is an account of the Battle of the Bulge and specifically the entrapment at Bastogne . Every time I read one of these World War II memoirs I wonder if the United States could do [...]
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