[squidly]

Ravens by Christopher Robbins, subtitled "The Men Who Flew in America's Secret War in Laos"

Battles Lost and Won by Hanson W. Baldwin

American Caesar by William Manchester (biography of MacArthur)

Since others are sure to recommend more contemporary books, I vouch for these 3 oldies but goodies.

[RLK]

I'm currently reading the latest translation of the autobiography of Heinz Guderian, Panzer Leader. It reads better than most novels.

[SandRat]

I suggest the 2 volume set "The Patton Papers."

[maestro]

Freud and Jung and Darwin and Marx........they 'made' Aldolph Hitler to be a 'militery genious'.

/Claude Bodet

:-)

[bootless]

Flags of our Fathers - by James Bradley. About the Iwo Jima heroes.

[jnarcus]

Ghost Soldiers

Band of Brothers ( if you haven't already)

[Dedbone]

Here are a few to pique your interest http://cavalier44.my100megs.com/library.htm

[WackyKat]

Sappers in the Wire by William?Nolan-vivid account of an attack on a firebase in Vietnam.

[sissyjane]

"Bush At War", by Bob Woodward.

Just read it, and although it was a bit rough on Sec. Rumsfeld, mostly very good.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Richard Marcinko is one of the best military authors.
He writes both fiction and nonfiction.
Great reads.

[fso301]

"The Forgotten Soldier" by Guy Sajer

I can't recommend this book highly enough. After reading this, you will have a whole new insight into what fighting and conditions on the Eastern Front in WWII were like. A gripping tale told through the eyes of a sixteen year old (1942) of mixed French-German decent who was impressed/drafted into the Wehrmacht.

Something of a long read though. Don't get bored with the beginning and his description of the frigid Russian winter when he's in the transport unit (rollbahn). The book completely changes character once he and his friends volunteer for the combat infantry unit Gross Deutschland.

[TEXOKIE]

bump for later!

[buccaneer]

try marine sniper.the story of carlos hatchcock.amazing!!!!

[NormsRevenge]

Check out WEB Griffin at a used book store near you. While his books are written as fiction, they approximate many events that may have happened as he writes about them, except for name changes.

I have just read book 9 in his Corps series, can't wait for #10.

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And on a non-fiction bent

Stingray by Major Bruce Horton, USMC (Ret.)..... Stories of Forced Recon in 'Nam

The Tunnels of Cu Chi ..... by Tom Mangold & John Penycate. Stories of America's Tunnel Rats in the underground battlefields of Vietnam ( a couple of my DIs were tunnel rats)

Sergeant Major, US Marines ..... Bio of Sgt. Major Maurice J. Jacques, USMC (Ret.) by Major Bruce Horton, USMC (Ret.) & Sgt. Major Maurice J. Jacques, USMC, (Ret.)

Marine Combat Correspondent, World War II in the Pacific ..... by Samuel E. Stavisky, eyewitness accounts from a Marine who fought in some of the bloodiest battles of WW2, he was a Washington Post correspondent and Marine and member of the Combat Correspondent Corps.

[MediaMole]

A few:
Vietnam

We Were Soldiers Once... And Young - Gen. Harold Moore and Joseph Galloway

SOG -- John L. Plaster

WWII

The Battle of Leyte Gulf - Thomas Cutler

God is my copilot -- Col Robert Scott

Modern

Blackhawk Down -- Mark Bowden

[SAJ]

Strongly recommend Ladislas Farago's biography of Patton: ''Patton: Ordeal and Triumph''.

Pulls no punches and dispels thoroughly a lot of unfortunately pervasive myths about the finest cavalry commander of the 20th century. On the website half.ebay.com, the current prices are:

Patton: Ordeal and Triumph Ladislas Farago
» Hardcover, 1964 - Buy it for $22.89 (Save 30%)
» Paperback, 1970 - Buy it for $3.99

I am not affiliated with ebay or half.com in any way, merely pointing out a bargain on a GREAT military biography.

FReegards, and the best of the Christmas season to you!

[concentric circles]

The March Up : Taking Baghdad with the 1st Marine Division
by Ray L. Smith, Bing West

[Texas Eagle]

You might try William F. Buckley's "Blackford Oakes" spy/war novels.

[skyman]

Thanks for all the recommendations!

Santa is going to be good to me this year and I've got enough so I'll continue to have good reading way into 2004.

This post will be buried by time by tomorrow morning when I check this again but I'll copy each of these and any added after this post and have a great list ..but just wanted to say thanks now!

Sky

[Keith]

If you liked One shot, One Kill...get Craig's book on the JFK assn. called "Kill Zone"...and then tell me Oswald did it...