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Your favorite WWII history topics?
I once knew a guy who shared my passion for WWII history, particularly the European theater, but once he confessed to me that his interest waned considerably after Stalingrad and El Alamein when everything sarted to go to hell for the Germans (my friend's name was Wagner). I'm the opposite. I love the conquest of Germany. True tales of armageddon are facinating to me. I've also always really loved Stalingrad; what a story. Of course the Normandy invasion is awesome.
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I love it all. So hard to choose.
If you enjoy the "conquest of Germany" angle, I recommend you check out the following two books: Iron Coffins: http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Coffins-C...1881366&sr=8-1 Panzer Commander: http://www.amazon.com/Panzer-Command...1881433&sr=1-1 Iron Coffins is outstanding. One of my favorite WWII books. Werner is one of a tiny handful of U-boat commanders to survive the war. He also happens to be an excellent writer. His accounts of the early days of the war where they could do no wrong, contrasted with the annihilation at the end are striking and mesmerizing. Panzer Commander is not quite as much of a page-turner, but fascinating as well. He gives quite a bit of detail about the upper level discussions and strategy towards the end of the war. Also gives an interesting account of his time in a Russian prison camp after the war and what it was like to eventually return to Germany.
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http://www.amazon.com/Armageddon-Ger...1882271&sr=1-2 I love the whole thing too. The German conquest of France, the routing of the maginot line, and Hitler personally attending the blowing up of that monument to WW I's fallen allies at Versailles is so horrifyingly spellbinding.
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I heard about those books. Maybe I'll check them out.
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I would imagine that most WWII buffs will have read this book, but for others, it's a fascinating and very detailed account (approx. 1,000 pages), but not difficult to get through at all. Shirer doesn't get into deep analysis for the most part, but as a report of what happened, by whom, and where, it is excellent. |
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