Hi, I see there are a number of books about 10th Mountain - is anyone able to point to the pick of the bunch? Thanks John
'Pacific Time on Target' by Christopher Donner Donner married into a military family and although due to his age he probably would have avoided...
I hope this is in the right area. I'm keen to know the total casualties suffered by Guards Armd in its campaigns from Normandy through to VE-day....
I've just finished reading Braithwaite's 'To Sir with Love' about his time as a negro teacher in early 1950s London. One of his themes is racism,...
I still can't believe I'd never heard a thing about it for so long. It makes me wonder what else might still be out there? Seroster mentioned...
The 8.15 to War by Peter Roach This is a remarkable book published in 1982. (Yet despite numerous searches over a decade for accounts on this...
Soldier On by S. W. Knowles The author joins B squadron of the 16th/5th Lancers in Tunisia at the end of the battles there. He goes to battle...
The current German army only has two divisions and they have different compositions. The armoured brigades seem to have one tank battalion to two...
Years ago I read Guderian's 'Panzer Leader'. One of his frustrations was the declining number of tanks per division, that threw out of balance the...
I think that is the size of modern US heavy divisions, 5 or 6 tank battalions and 6 or 5 mech infantry battalions - depending on the designation...
Interesting posts. With so many different theatres (built up, steppe/desert, forest) and situations (attack/defense), the American system of...
We Were Going to Win Or Die by Roy Elrod Elrod grew up in Texas, in fairly difficult circumstances. He learned to look after himself and his...
Millville’s Mac' by John J. McNamara Mac is born and raised in Millville. It is rural and there are lots of adventures (and misadventures) to be...
Terrible Terry: Just a Marine by Howard Terry The author has an extraordinary story to tell. Incredibly, he was the son of a Confederate Army...
'Tojo & Me' by George MacClanahan MacClanahan saw war coming and joined the marines at sixteen, gaining his parent’s permission after the fact....
Armoured Horseman: With the Bays and the 8th Army In Africa and Italy by Peter Willett Willett entered the army with the intention of gaining a...
Give me Fifty Marines not Afraid to Die Wells was a Texas country boy who learned how to look after himself and to back his own judgement. He...
Bloody Ridge and Beyond by Marlin Groft The author was one of a select band of men who joined the 1st Marine Raider Battalion and served with it...
Too Young to Vote by Robert L. George George joined the Marines just before he turned 17 and just before Pearl Harbor. He had had a tough...
Tank Action by Render Render joined the army at eighteen, noting that the bastardisation he experienced at his private school was good...
