What Books Have You Read Recently

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I know a lot of members are readers, so a thread about books we are reading, have read recently, or an all-time favorite might be of interest.

Right now I've about 100 pages left in Rick Atkinson's "An Army At Dawn", about America's World War II action in North Africa.

This afternoon, I finished "Perchance to Dream", Robert B. Parker sequel to Raymond Chandler's "The Big Sleep", wherein Philip Marlow gets re-involved with the Sternwood women.

 

[Rick H]

I Just finished "The Death of Expertise" ~ Tom Nichols
Currently reading "Black Rednecks and White Liberals ~ Thomas Sowell

 

[smokeywolf]

I'm an admirer of Dr. Sowell. Self-made man and one of our more learned economists.

 

[Missionary]

A Dawn Like Thunder The life and death of Torpedo 8. Their history from the time Torpedo 8 was formed to their last morning being the first carrier borne group to go in at Midway.

 

[richhodg66]

Brave bunch of guys. Periodically I watch the 1070s movie, Midway, and that sequence is always very difficult for me to watch.

 

[richhodg66]

I'm just finishing up, Goodbye to a River by John Graves. Great book.

 

[dannyd]

I know a lot of members are readers, so a thread about books we are reading, have read recently, or an all-time favorite might be of interest.

Right now I've about 100 pages left in Rick Atkinson's "An Army At Dawn", about America's World War II action in North Africa.

This afternoon, I finished "Perchance to Dream", Robert B. Parker sequel to Raymond Chandler's "The Big Sleep", wherein Philip Marlow gets re-involved with the Sternwood women.

Rick Atkinson's two books that come after "An Army at Dawn" are very good too.

 

[RicinYakima]

Just finished "Stranger in a strange land" by Heinlein that I first read in the early 1960's in Jr High School.

Before that, "A waterloo Hero" by Friedrich Lindau a private in the German Legion in Spain and France. Only first person account I have ever seen by a private in the Napoleonic Wars. Most excellent on day to day of a common soldier.

 

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Rick Atkinson's two books that come after "An Army at Dawn" are very good too.

They are on my reading list. I read his book on our part of the Gulf War. He and Max Hastings are excellent historians. In addition to Hasting's book of the Korean War, I read his book about the Viet Nam War.

I'm an admirer of Dr. Sowell. Self-made man and one of our more learned economists.

I've been reading the on-line articles of Walter E. Williams. He died not long ago, and was an economist, too, and friend of Thomas Sowell. In fact, they both were from the same inner-city neighborhood, but didn't know each other at the time. Interesting men with common sense narratives on modern America.

 

[dannyd]

They are on my reading list. I read his book on our part of the Gulf War. He and Max Hastings are excellent historians. In addition to Hasting's book of the Korean War, I read his book about the Viet Nam War.

I have the Max Hastings books in audio books, Vietnam was a good book, so was the Korea War, another good book of his is the "The Secret War".

Atkinson and Hastings book's are not for the faint at heart, because they both put forth some ugly truths.

An uplifting book to read about Vietnam is"Things I will never forget" by James Dixon.

I don't watch T.V. , so I do books on tape I have 90 books in my Audible library.

 

[Wiresguy]

I’m starting The Line Riders, by Samuel K. Dolan, about the Border Patrol and Prohibition on the Rio Grande.

Just finished Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement, by Henry C. Clausen.

I've read all of James Hornfischer's books. He left us way too soon.

Atkinson's WWII Trilogy was excellent, as was Victor Davis Hanson's The Second World Wars.

 

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I don't watch T.V. , so I do books on tape I have 90 books in my Audible library.

No television for me, as well. I can't get into audio books.

as was Victor Davis Hanson's The Second World Wars.

Yep.

 

[glassparman]

Uuuuuuh, reloading books.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

I'm working on "The Siege of Khe Sahn" by Robert Pisor.

The one before that was "Barbarossa, The Russian-German Conflict 1941-1945" by Alan Clark

And while not a book, I watch the weekly installment of "World War II" written and hosted by Indy Niedell and posted on YouTube. If you have any interest in WWII history, this is a must watch.

 

[Farmerjim]

Just finished book "Collapse" part of the peoples republic series by Kurt Schlichter about 3 hours ago. U*S is split into 2 countries, Blue and Red.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

Just finished book "Collapse" part of the peoples republic series by Kurt Schlichter about 3 hours ago. U*S is split into 2 countries, Blue and Red.

That may not remain fiction.

 

[Bret4207]

Read all 20 of the Jack Aubrey "Master and Commander" series, just finished "The Book of God" and am working my through the year 1932 American Riflemans.

 

[JWinAZ]

Just finished Paul Doiron's "Dead Mans Wake", the latest installment in the Mike Bowditch, Maine Game Warden, series. Entertaining quick read. The game warden genre seems to be very poplar now: C.J. Box's Joe Picket, Joseph Heywood's Grady Service, and Dwight Holing's Nick Drake. I look forward to their next books, who knew that game wardens could get into so much trouble?

Others that I follow are Jeff Shaara, Rick Atkinson, and Peter Deutermann. All excellent authors. Recently finished Shaara's "The Old Lion" a fictionalized account of Theodore Roosevelts life, very good book.

My wife is rationing herself through the Jack Aubrey and Horatio Hornblower series. Patrick O'Brien's sense of humor is wonderful, such as the name of a Spanish ship: "Caca Fuego".

Just started the new Mike McGarrity book: "The Long Ago". Seems promising, a Montanan just back from Vietnam (1963) looking for his disappeared sister.

 

[JWinAZ]

A few recommendations for non-fiction:

"Odyssey of a Philippine Scout: Fighting, Escaping and Evading the Japanese, 1941-1944" by Arthur Kendal Whitehead. Available from Amazon. An incredible tale of escape from the Philippines after it fell to the Japanese.

"Move out, verify: the combat story of the 743rd Tank Battalion" by Wayne Robinson. Available for download from the Bangor Public Library: https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/66/. WWII European operations. This was the basis for the author's later novel "Hell Has No Heroes".

One that many have probably read: "With The Old Breed" by Eugene Sledge. His experiences in the pacific campaign. An incredible book. The Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas has a display with some of his letters from Peleliu. Very touching to see them. He also wrote a book about his experiences in China after the war ended: China Marine.

 

[JWinAZ]

I'm an enthusiastic reader of reloading related books. I'm very fond of "Pet Loads" by Ken Waters and Sharpe's "Complete Guide to Handloading". Not so much for the load information as for the insight into the way things were and interesting writing. Harvey Donaldson's book "Yours Truly" compilation of letters is quite entertaining. First place I'd seen the practice of weighing primers and orienting the anvils the same way for seating.