OT - Book (Non Fiction) Review/Recommendations Thread

[headquarters]

The unknown soldier by Vaino Linna

All quiet on the Western front by Erich Maria Remarque

and I include the independently published An ace minus one which I rather enjoyed actually .

[Medic]

Originally Posted by headquarters

The unknown soldier by Väinö Linna

With the new translation to English, here is a chance to read about the Continuation War from 1941-44, written from the point of view of a machinegun company in the Finnish Army. While some characters are fictional and others are a combination of several real personnel, there are some actual individual soldiers (under different names), who servee during the war in the said company. It's also a good description of how many Finns viewed the war.

[swaghauler]

As some of you already know, I've been collecting technical specifications on various equipment and weapons since getting back into Twilight2000. I was dismayed at the lack of detailed information on weapons like back blast, travel/flight speed and minimum arming distance. I found a book published by Osprey about the RPG that has a great deal of information in it. Gordon L. Rottman wrote The Rocket Propelled Grenade and it is full of little gems that will help you "flesh out" the RPGs in your game. There is the occasional mistake in the book, like the editor accidentally putting the stats for the RPG-2 in the RPG-7's chart, but the book is packed with useful information. I have had experience actually firing an RPG-7 in Africa (during Restore Hope) and again when I fired a Chinese Type 69 while working with a security detail that traveled to Afghanistan. Mr. Rottman's experience with the weapon mirror my own. Check out the book at Osprey Publishing.

[.45cultist]

My last read books:

Kill or Get Killed by Rex Applegate
A Rifleman Went to War by Herbert McBride
Men Against Tanks by John Weeks
How to Make War by James Dunnigan
Hatcher's Notebook by Julian Hatcher

[Anna Elizabeth]

I need to buy a copy of "How to Make War", I've read the library copy so many times. Jim Dunnigan was "the Grand Old Man" of wargame designers, and that book is an excellent introduction to the subject.

[LT. Ox]

I just had to add one or two;
To Hell and Back- Audie Murphy the reason I went in the Army.
The Longest Day Book not the movie (not bad Movie)
The Red badge Of Courage simple short and classic the writer knew what courage was /is
Pork Chop Hill again Book Not movie. I am so glad I did not fight in the frozen wasteland.
Any WEB Griffin Book
Lee’s lieutenants

[Mahatatain]

Originally Posted by LT. Ox

The Longest Day Book not the movie (not bad Movie)

I assume that you mean the book by Cornelius Ryan? If you do then it's a fantastic read and I would thoroughly recommend his book "A Bridge Too Far" that was also turned into a film (as I'm sure you're aware) as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bridge_Too_Far_(book)

I've also read "The Last Battle" by Ryan but didn't find it as good - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Battle_(Ryan)