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World War Books

  • 19-11-2014 5:58pm
    #1
    Nolic
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    I'm looking to buy a World War book for Christmas for a friend of mine. He's fanatical about the World Wars. I'd like one that has a mixture of pictures, maps and text (if possible). Could you recommend any?


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    Aenaes
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    The Faces of World War 1 by Max Arthur.

    The D-Day Experience by Richard Holmes. Describes events from the invasion to the liberation of Paris. Some great documents made to look from the time period enclosed within the book.

    Montgomery's "First Impressions of Operation 'Overlord'" made on 1 January 1944, A U.S. poster advertising War Bonds, from maps, diaries to an edition of the 7th June "Stars and Stripes", propaganda posters, a copy of Kurt "Panzer" Meyer's Nazi Party membership book, a 50 Franc note printed in the U.S. and issued to troops for use in France, a leaflet promising "Safe Conduct" to any German soldier who carries it.

    A fantastic pop-up book, really.

    Richard Holmes also has a book called The Second World War In Photographs. Just full of pictures with brief descriptions.

    Max Hastings is another good historian to look out for.



    I've received Great Battles: Decisive Conflicts That Have Shaped History by Christer Jorgensen as a Christmas present and really enjoyed it. It begins at 490 BC so it's not a World War book but still very good with tactical maps of each battle.


  • #3
    Nolic
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭Nolic


    Thank you very much. That is extremely helpful.


  • #4
    Aenaes
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    Band Of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose

    Panzer Leader by Heinz Guderian

    Tigers In The Mud by Otto Carius

    Len Deighton has some good WW2 books.


  • #5
    Nolic
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭Nolic


    I'm reading great reviews about the Great Battles: Decisive Conflicts That Have Shaped History book. Thanks again for your help. Have you a rough idea how much it costs? I'm finding two types on Amazon. One is $5 and the other is almost $400. I understand one is paperback and the other a hardcover but $395 dollars in the difference couldn't be right!!!


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    Harry Angstrom
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    The Regeneration Trilogy by Pat Barker.

    It cuts through the bullsh!t of the First World War.


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  • #7
    Nolic
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭Nolic


    I went for the Great Battles: Decisive Conflicts That Have Shaped History by Christer Jorgensen and he loves it....thanks a million for your help.


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