Recommended Reading

marco murphy

Just following on from the ''Sniper One'' thread.

What books can you recommend? I'm speaking about books from a Soldiers point of view. Name the title and a description.

Off hand, just finished Legionnaire by Simon Murray, its about his time in the Legion and a diary on his experiences.

Dinter

Poblachtach wrote: »

Just following on from the ''Sniper One'' thread.

What books can you recommend? I'm speaking about books from a Soldiers point of view. Name the title and a description.

Off hand, just finished Legionnaire by Simon Murray, its about his time in the Legion and a diary on his experiences.

Loved that book. So well written and down to earth about his experiences.

Any of the Cornelius Ryan books are good as they're told mostly through soldiers experience with the author sketching in the strategic situations at the time.

Would recommend The Longest Day.

Conor108

I'm reading The Lebanon Diaries by Martin Malone about his time in the Leb with UNIFIL. Very good so far I think

riflehunter77

Deliever us from Evil by william shawcross. Not a bad read it covers warlords and peacekeepers in a world of endless conflict.

murph226

Eight lives down by Chris Hunter, Great read.

Its about his time serving as an EOD operator in Iraq.

Conor108

Reading Hidden Soldier by Padraig O'Keefe now. Excellent Book, hard to put down. He joins the Frech Foreign Legion and serves in Cambodia, Bosnia eventually leaving and becoming a private security contractor in Iraq. Recommend it:)

toomevara

"One Soldiers War in Chechnya" by Arkady Babchenko....fascinanting insight into the war in Chechnya from a Russian conscripts viewpoint.

"My War Gone By I Miss it So" By Antony lloyd...brilliant book about a feckless layabout's transformation (by the balkan conflict)into one of the best war reporters of his generation...

bitemybanger

Have read so far

The Green Marine, Very good, easy to read, irish lad too.

Sniper one, Hard to put this one down, lots of action and killing insurgants and good insight to the things the newsreaders dont tell you

Hidden Soldier: V good, From the FFL training camp to private security contractor in Iraq, one hell of a firefight towards the end that will have you playing out the scene in your head as you read it.

Just started 3 para, its about a para regiment in Afghanistan in 2006, seems good so far but havnt had any action yet.
I also bought the Lebanon Diaries and cant wait to get stuck into that one, will post a report on both when i finish each.

riflehunter77

Picked up two new books in easons today 2 for 25 euro deal

(1) Apache The man. The machine. The Mission. by Ed Macy
From the cockpit of the worlds deadliest helicopter comes the true story of a rescue mission so dangerous they said it couldnt be done - and the man who dared to make it happen.

(2) Seven Troop by Andy Mcnab another bestseller from Mcnab covering his account of the time he served in the company of a remarkable band of brothers from the day, freshly badged, he joined them in the Malaysian jungle, to the day, ten years later, when he handed in his sand coloured beret and started a new life.

Will let ye know how I get on with both

helimachoptor

Ghost soliders: by Hampton sides a throughly harrowing account of being a japanese POW.

gaff85

Just finished reading "killer Elite"

"Reveals the 25-year history of a top-secret US Army special operations unit. 'The Activity.' The story follows this unit on operations from the rescue of General James Dozier from the Italian Red Brigades to the capture of Saddam Hussein, and the assassination of key members of al Qa'eda."

Brillant read, could not leave it down for the two weeks on the beach in Hawaii.

Dyr

Some scottish fella posted here an boards some parts (or all ) of an unpublished book he wrote about his time in the FFL including the balkan conflict , anyone manage to keep a link?

tricky D

yup

Life in the Legion, Caporal Chef Lochrie

http://www.troon-promotions.com/ntd.htm

riflehunter77

tricky D wrote: »

yup

Life in the Legion, Caporal Chef Lochrie

http://www.troon-promotions.com/ntd.htm

Good man tricky D that looks like a good read, thanks for the link

Dyr

good man, couldnt find the link. Just noticed that I have a book called "the forgotten soldier" by gus sajer beside me, well worth reading. couChickenhawk is another obvious one.

helimachoptor

Bambi wrote: »

good man, couldnt find the link. Just noticed that I have a book called "the forgotten soldier" by gus sajer beside me, well worth reading. couChickenhawk is another obvious one.

Its Guy Sajer, and yes its a really good read!