Archive for the 'Military' Category

A Stillness at Appomattix

Sheridan rises to the top in this volume.

A Stillness at Appomattix

Glory Road

Some interesting insights into the desertion problems for both North and South.

THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. GLORY ROAD.

My War Gone By, I Miss It So

Not for the squeamish - brutally honest.

My War Gone By, I Miss It So

Experience of War

Covers a lot of ground and manages to stay interesting.

Experience of War

Panzer Battles

Written in the 50’s - some interesting insights, but bogs down in places.

Panzer Battles

A Murder in Wartime: The Untold Spy Story That Changed the Course of the Vietnam War

Really well written. Seems to encapsulate the entire mess.

A Murder in Wartime: The Untold Spy Story That Changed the Course of the Vietnam War

No Quarter

Very detailed, but a bit drawn out.

No Quarter: The Battle of the Crater, 1864

Soldiers and Slaves

Nasty bit of forgotten history repeated countless times throughout the slave camps of Nazi Germany.

Soldiers and Slaves: American POWs Trapped by the Nazis’ Final Gamble

Black Edelweiss

An unusual memoir written by a machine gunner for the Waffen-SS during his captivity in an American POW camp in 1946.

Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-SS

The Day Of Battle

What a slog. Not talking about the book.

The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (Liberation Trilogy)

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