Hello, this is my first posting to the forum. An old friend has asked me if I could find out more about his father who was killed in action in...
I started my trip by going to my parents' so we could fly together. I brought with me a copy of Armoured Guardsmen by Boscawen. The next day I...
Thanks to the work of member Stuart Avery, who scanned the two rare divisional histories of 1st British Infantry Division, I am willing to share...
Ill Met By Moonlight (William Stanley Moss) is I suppose the most famous. My question is, what's the best one to read? There's also apparently...
Hello. During our last trip to Normandy I went by a few memorials to individual Typhoon pilots. I would like to get a bigger picture of all the...
I was thinking I'd like to read a really good, detailed account of the seige of Tobruk. There seem to be quite a few that have been published....
These seem to be few and far between but I'd heard of a few and started searching around this afternoon and this is what I've found so far through...
Afternoon everybody. I hope you are all well. I have yet to start exploring the world of WW2 Spies and SOE etc and would love some advice on...
Recently I posted a request for book suggestions for the experiences of ordinary soldiers in the Italian campaign (Link: Looking for good books...
I'm looking for some good, well-written, non-fiction accounts of battles or actions or unit histories during the WW2 Italian campaign anytime from...
Chatting to a mate on FF, and became aware that I'm a tad sketchy on Burma etc., other than perhaps a reasonable grasp of the PoW stuff. Knowing...
Are there any definitive books that cover soft skin and armour for recognition purposes? Ideally one on armour and the other one on soft skin...
Captain Keith Douglas (SRY) [IMG] A name I have often heard mentioned and whose poetry I have often heard, was on "Something Understood" this...
I have recently been trying to create a better reference site for HMSO publications in general that are related to WW2 from the catalogues in the...
I am looking for a book covering the occupation of the Netherlands in the English language. Many books only cover the Resistance and Arnhem.
I had mentioned Road to Stalingrad to Stolpi in another thread as a book that is good to study in order to understand The opening phases of...
General Ludwig Crüwell, General der Panzertruppe [Commander of the Africa Korps] was captured on the 29 May 1942. There are two versions of how...
I would appreciate any recommendation on books related to Italian Army, Navy or Air Force histories in the war. It seems not many books are available
Hi everyone, does anyone think that Hitler did have charisma, i dont think he was bad looking so is that part of his charisma. Was he the way he...
Can anyone point me in the direction of a good book for each of the mentioned divisions? They are both infantry
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