Finished "Iron Coffins", great book! :yeah:
Currently reading "Silent Victory", it's about the US submarine warfare in the Pacific and describes every major event during the 2nd WW. |
"Fatherland" by Robert Harris. Detective thriller set in an alternative Third Reich that won the war. The protagonist served on U-boats in WW2. Fancy that!
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And now, a masterpiece by John Biggins: "A Sailor of Austria: In which, without really intending to, Otto Prohaska becomes Official War Hero No. 27 of the Habsburg Empire".
Phenomenal book! Witty, engaging, richly detailed -- it sets the standard for "old-school" submarine fiction. Highly recommended! |
I'm on holiday and have got two on the go but not getting through very quick! U-Boat Bases and Bunkers 1941-45 - it seems quite informative but only a step or two up from a kid's information book. The other is McCarthy's Bar, quite humerous but I don't think it's as funny as any of Tony Hawkes' books (British comedian, not the skateboarder).
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Well, i'm reading Iron Coffins, and U-Boat Ace, the story of wolfgang luth
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Patrich Robinson Books. Bestselling Author of Nimitz Class.
Found them at Local Library. I think I have read the last one at our Local Libary. Just almost done with U.S.S SeaWolf. Rivals the best of Tom Clancy and Dale Brown. Lane:) |
One of the all-time classics: "Tales of the South Pacific" by James Michener! :yeah:
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Just started Donitz and the Wolf Packs by Bernard :o Edwards, last night.
http://bks6.books.google.co.uk/books...KI_hdEXPKAfanA And the library have just let me know that U-Boat War Patrol: The Hidden Photographic Diary of U564 by Lawrence Paterson is now availabe - can't wait for this one. U564 had a war correspondent on board - the photographs he took were 'liberated' by one man in the fall of Brest and this book is the result of them finally coming to light after many hidden years :yeah: http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...7AucJ9poIux4U= |
reading at the moment
Black Flag - Lawrence Paterson
Black May - Michael Gannon Guiné (1963-1974) - Portuguese author an in portuguese Hitler's Empire: Nazi rule in occupied Europe - Mark Mazower (a must read) A phd tesis about the peninsular war - portuguese author Nó cego - a novel about the portuguese colonial war (1961-1974) As you can imagine I dont read at the same time but at various moments of the day. |
Just finished reading old paperback edition of "Animal Farm" in English I bought for 1 USD from a street seller - this book is excellent. I didn't expect to read it from start to end in one evening, but I did. Unfortunately I rarely finish reading any books as of lately, as they all became boring. This one was an exception.
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From Fraser McKee and Robert Darlington, co-authors of The Canadian Naval Chronicle comes Three Prince's Armed. This is the story of the largest warships in the RCN for much of WW2, the armed merchant cruisers HMCS Prince Henry, HMCS Prince Robert and HMCS Prince David. Armed merchant cruisers do not feature in too many naval works except as targets or losses so Three Prince's provides some insights into how these ships operated and what it was like to serve on them.
An favorite uncle served as an 18-year old Oerlikon gunner on HMCS Prince Henry during some of her time in the Med so this book struck a chord. |
Red Army Tank Commanders: The Armored Guards
The book looks at the six longest serving Soviet commanders who rose to lead six Guards Tank Armies. |
Konvoy HX72-wolf flock baptism of fire
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Just finished Iron Coffins.. And I thought it was AWESOME!.. It was my first WW2 submarine book I have read..
That being said, I was kinda rooting for the Axis.. I know bad..But in a sick way, maybe part of us all do the same when reading things like that? I ordered Silent Victory to get my head back on straight and its not going to be here till next week.. so I ran to Barnes and Noble hoping to find ANY sub book.. I found "The bravest Man" by William Tuohy.. About to open the first page.. Hope its good! |
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