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Dear
Captain, et al. : The Agonies and the Ecstasies of War and Memory, a
Memoir from World War II
by Allan Wilford Howerton
Published September 2000
Dear
Captain, et al. interposes a hardboiled war memoir and a tender love
story. A faithful re-creation of World War II infantry combat from
original source records; as powerful as a raging storm and as sensitive
as a heartache. Beautifully and passionately written with a touch of
irony. Scores of interesting characters. Transports readers to the war
and its era with verve, yearning, humor, and strength. Amazon
Description.
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Dear Captain
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The
War Journal of Major Damon 'Rocky' Gause by
Damon Major 'Rocky' Gause, Damon L. Gause (Introduction), Stephen E.
Ambrose
Published November 1999.
The
War Journal of Damon "Rocky" Gause is a roller coaster ride of
adventure, heroism, sacrifice and survival... Read
More about the War Journal of Major Damon Rocky Gause
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The
War Journal of Major Damon 'Rocky' Gause
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Beyond
Valor: WWII Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of
Combat by
Patrick K. O'Donnell
Buy
Beyond Valor
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No
End Save Victory: Perspectives on World War II by Robert Cowley
(Editor) (March 2001)
Buy
No
End Save Victory
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A
War to be Won: Fighting the Second World War, 1937-1945 by
Williamson Murray & Allan Millett
Buy
A War to be Won |
The
Bitter Woods : The Dramatic Story, Told at All Echelons- From Supreme
Command to Squad Leader- Of the Crisis That Shook the Western Coalition by
John S. D. Eisenhower, Stephen E. Ambrose (Introduction)
Buy
The Bitter Woods |
Flags of
our Fathers by
James Bradley Ron
Powers (Contributor)
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Flags of our Fathers |
The Second
World War by
John Keegan
Buy The Second World War |
The
Greatest Generation by
Tom Brokaw
Buy
The Greatest Generation |
D-Day June
6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II by
Stephen Ambrose
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D-Day |
Fire in
the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific by
Eric Bergerud
Buy
Fire in the Sky |
Tanks
For The Memories: An Oral History of the 712th Tank Battalion from World
War 2
by Aaron Elson
Armor
Magazine
It is
a must read for any tanker, and should be purchased by all libraries
near an armored unit. ... Tanks for the Memories is mainly a story about
how a unit really functions in wartime.
Buy
Tanks For The Memories |
They
Were All Young Kids by
Aaron Elson
From
the Author
The story of Jim Flowers, a brash young lieutenant from Dallas whose
courage and sacrifice helped turn the tide in one of the bloodiest
battles of the Normandy campaign, is taught to French schoolchildren.
Yet it is virtually unknown in the United States. I have been privileged
to interview at length the surviving members of Flowers' ill-fated
platoon, and have been deeply moved by their account.
Buy
They Were All Young Kids |
A
Mile in Their Shoes: Conversations With Veterans of World War II by
Aaron Elson, Susan English
"A
Mile In Their Shoes" is full of interviews with World War II vets,
it tells the story of the "War To End All Wars, vol. 2" as
only the soldiers and sailors themselves could have seen it.
Amazon Review.
Buy
A Mile In Their Shoes |
Roll
Me Over : An Infantryman's World War II by
Raymond Gantter
Marvelous
WWII memoir by an infantryman, albeit a highly literate and sensitive
one, who recorded his impressions via letters to his wife. This is a
remarkable document, far more real than many a self-glamorizing memoir
by persons of higher rank, or historian's reconstruction.
MilitaryReadingList Reviewer.
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Roll Me Over |
Military Blunders by Michael Coffey
(1999)
Military Blunders
contains a series of short chapters dealing with military decisions from the
tactical, operational and strategic levels of war. As the title indicates,
the chapters are slanted towards mistakes by military commanders and/or their
political leadership. The book is a quick and interesting read covering a
time span from World War One to the invasion of Kuwait. Read more about Military
Blunders
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