tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post8799175419824248211..comments2024-03-29T00:12:01.793-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Books about World War II. pattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-27357835362718517622015-01-22T11:23:39.519-05:002015-01-22T11:23:39.519-05:00I think it qualifies as WWII novel -- The Caine Mu...I think it qualifies as WWII novel -- The Caine Mutiny (Note: the novel is even better than the movie).<br /><br />And I agree with Margot. The Wouk novels are great entertainments.<br /><br />However, I confess that I have not read either Mailer's or Jones's highly regarded WWII masterpieces. I need to get started!R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84389245525685567022015-01-22T09:36:35.896-05:002015-01-22T09:36:35.896-05:00The most recent fiction I've probably read hav...The most recent fiction I've probably read have been James R. Benn's BILLY BOYLE series. Benn will pick lesser known events and stick Boyle in the center of them. <br /><br />Max Hastings' books are excellent. I listened to the one covering the Pacific campaign. I've read plenty before about the island fighting but Hastings pointed out how the submarine campaign was vital in isolating the Japanese islands.Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-1057139971146014182015-01-22T07:36:45.545-05:002015-01-22T07:36:45.545-05:00The Winds of War and War and Remembrance are class...<i>The Winds of War</i> and <i>War and Remembrance</i> are classics! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-87010565480389107522015-01-21T22:42:31.842-05:002015-01-21T22:42:31.842-05:00Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy is excellen...Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy is excellent, but I was thinking of fiction.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-7400391127650588022015-01-21T20:41:59.157-05:002015-01-21T20:41:59.157-05:00Among nonfiction books, I have read the first two ...Among nonfiction books, I have read the first two volumes of Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy, An Army At Dawn and The Day of Battle, and they are outstanding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-62783947461034546332015-01-21T17:14:28.338-05:002015-01-21T17:14:28.338-05:00My family had a two-book set called The Illustrate...My family had a two-book set called The Illustrated History of World War II that I perused all the time when I was a kid. It's gone now.<br /><br />Lately I've been reading about the US Navy in the South Pacific. The books are good, but nothing I'd rate a favorite.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-40020313817673158092015-01-21T16:58:23.126-05:002015-01-21T16:58:23.126-05:00All of Cornelius Ryan's books are excellent, a...All of Cornelius Ryan's books are excellent, as is Ambrose's BAND OF BROTHERS. (I haven't read CITIZEN SOlDIERS, but I'd have to expect it's pretty good, too.) The best overview of the war I've ever read, bar none, is Max Hastings' INFERNO. Wonderful and heartbreaking book, written in an understated way that makes the suffering more real than trying to milk emotion from people.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-341145002392454452015-01-21T13:45:59.832-05:002015-01-21T13:45:59.832-05:00Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Dea...Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath<br /><br />by Michael Norman and Elizabeth M. NormanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-22388865005715953152015-01-21T13:20:23.919-05:002015-01-21T13:20:23.919-05:00There are a bunch. There are a bunch. Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-52968471324330987572015-01-21T11:31:53.332-05:002015-01-21T11:31:53.332-05:00Lots of new titles to me on here. Lots of new titles to me on here. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-54054157217036762602015-01-21T11:18:54.838-05:002015-01-21T11:18:54.838-05:00The Cruel Sea, Away All Boats, The Barren Beaches ...The Cruel Sea, Away All Boats, The Barren Beaches of Hell, HMS UlyssesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-19319273842870350142015-01-21T11:11:25.052-05:002015-01-21T11:11:25.052-05:00The Tin Drum, Guns of Navarone, The Moon Is DownThe Tin Drum, Guns of Navarone, The Moon Is DownRick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-7480880317417429912015-01-21T10:42:00.571-05:002015-01-21T10:42:00.571-05:00My favorite is CATCH-22, but I also like SLAUGHTER...My favorite is CATCH-22, but I also like SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com