What Are You Reading?

Been a while for me too... Its definitely a page turner!

 

I am reading 'Avenue of Spies'. My boss got it for my birthday last month - the guy at the bookstore told him it was a 'must read' by Alex Kershaw. I have read some other Kershaw books, but, well, this one I could do without.

He backtracks on things quite a bit...I feel like I've read about the same instances three different times reading this book. He kind of jumps around a bit within the timeline as well. And about the most exciting thing about the family the book follows is that they were simply overlooked for some reason by the SS, despite living a few doors down. I am sure for the family thing were pretty dramatic and all, using their house as a drop point for the Resistance with Nazis next door, but for it to be the subject of a book...its not nearly as good or thrilling as I thought it would be.

 

I'm about halfway through War in Italy: With the South Africans from Taranto to the Alps.

 

I am presently reading "The Last Stand Of The Tin Can Sailors " by James D. Hornfischer. Copyright 2004, the Battle off the Philippine island of Samar, one of the most celebrated engagements in United States Naval lore, October 25, 1944 against the Japanese. I am only on page 71 but I am enjoying it very much. The destroyers, Hoel, Johnston, and Heermann. The destroyer escorts, Samuel B. Roberts, Dennis, Raymond and John C. Butler. Escort carriers, Fanshaw Bay, St. Lo, White Plains, Kalinin Bay, Gambier Bay and Kitkun Bay, Escort carrier task unit of the Seventh Fleet operating off the island of Samar. As far as other books that I have just finished, I just read "The Longest Day" yes, for the first time I am embarrassed to say. I had read "D Day" by Stephen Ambrose a long time ago so therefore I suppose I thought there was no reason to read "The Longest Day." I was wrong, as it says, it is a masterpiece, I couldn't put it down.

 

Pulled out The Last Battle by Cornelius Ryan from my bookshelf and started reading it again. Sometimes I forget just how good of an author he was.

 

I should probably buy that one sometime also.

 

Just read
Ramgarh "Now It Can Be Told": A Pictorial Story of the Chinese-American…

 

Hi all. I've never posted before but thought I'd say hi and post a picture of around half of my current collection of books on world war 2

 

Very impressive collection, welcome to the forum.

 

Thanks I've only been into it for around 3 years but literally eat sleep and breathe ww2. My goal is to eventually become a battlefield tour guide in Europe

 

I have read another book by Atkinson but I just ordered "The Guns At Last Light." This interview was from 2013 and I found it interesting:
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I finally received “The Guns At Last Light” by Rick Atkinson. I am only on the prologue at the present time, but his explanation of the build-up to the Normandy invasion and the planning with all the supplies, is absolutely wonderful. I am looking forward to the first chapter.