What Are You Reading?

Gotta love my wife. One of her Xmas gifts to me, the NY Times Complete World War II articles from.'39-'45.

Think I'll keep her.

 

I'm working on this one right now. Pretty good reading material if you are into the guerilla campaign in the Philippines (1942-45). It's nothing short of amazing of what a few determined men did after McArthur bugged out for Australia.

 

I'm reading Edward Bishop's The Air Battle for the UK.

 

Wow! What an awesome gift! I'm jealous.

 

Recently completed, "[SIZE=12pt]Warriors Portraits from the Battlefield" by Max Hastings[/SIZE]; an account of the lives of sixteen warriors from the last three centuries. Selected for their bravery and extraordinary military experience.

Recently completed, " [SIZE=12pt]Pearl Harbor, FDR Leads the Nation Into War" by Steven Gillon[/SIZE]. Excellent read with detail on FDR's management of the events leading up to the attack, during and post of the attack.

Recently completed, "PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy" by William Doyle; 2015. Another good read with exceptional detail that includes excerpts/content from the commander and crew members of the destroyer that sliced into the torpedo boat.

Recently completed, "The Churchill Factor, How One Man Made History" by Boris Johnson. Interesting book on Winston's life and the impact he made on the world.

Currently reading: "Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe" by Mark Mazower. Amassed detail on the mindsets of the Nazi leadership.

 

The Forgotten 500.by Gregory Freeman

 

Allied Fighters Of World War II by Bill Gunston. Again.

 

Currently reading ' Just Americans: How Japanese Americans Won a War at Home and Abroad' by Robert Asahina.
It is ' the story of the 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War II'

 

Coming toward the end of Craig Luther's 'Barbarossa Unleashed' and it's one of those rare books which I'll be sorry to finish. A book that's big enough to do justice to the subject - the author took ten years to research it. Definitely not a 'dry' read......

 

Richard Hargreaves' 'The Germans In Normandy'

 

Just finished reading this one. Pretty neat little book. Nothing fancy, just a lot of information about torpedo boats.






Now I'm reading this one. Another book about the exploits of the guerilla movement in the Philippines in WW2. Those people suffered and accomplished a lot. And some of them were trained soldiers too.



And when I'm done with that one, this one is on deck. Yes, I am into the Philippine guerrilla effort.

 

The Happy Hooker by Xaviera Hollander
She wrote a column in Playboy for many years...Back when magazines were popular, she was the Dear Abby of sex. Some great memories reading her bits...Enjoy reading books that take you back in time, and times were so different back then. ..Enjoyed revisiting this paperback. Mine has a brown cover- not pink.
https://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Happy_Hooker.html?id=LYhzVnzUXN4C&redir_esc=y

 

I remember reading that The Netherlands was real keen on annexing parts of Germany that bordered them. Was this part of the problems you read about?

 

Does she have a sister?

Halfway through "Chasing Gold" by George M. Taber. Incredible story of how the Nazis stole Europe's bullion. Rather captivating source on world economics with a focus on you know who.

 

I was interested in OOB in the pacific war for the US MArine Corps and Japanese Army, and during this search I found a book on the Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941-1945, which describe the defenses type, tactics and OOB and the troops protecting the islands. Quite interesting because it has been less investigated topic I think.
http://remorika.com/oob-order-of-battle-in-the-pacific-war-us-marine-corps-and-japanese-army/