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  1. JTF-2

    JTF-2 Member

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    Thought this would be interesting!
     
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  2. Mussolini

    Mussolini Gaming Guru WW2|ORG Editor

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    Well...Stephen Ambrose should be on the list.
     
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  3. Otto

    Otto GröFaZ Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    I think you are going to catch some flak over Ambrose around here Mussolini. He has a bit of a reputation of a borrower, but the fact that he is responsible for the creation of the Band of Brothers TV series makes him OK in my books.
     
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  4. Martin Bull

    Martin Bull Acting Wg. Cdr

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    OK, I'll go with ( in no particular order ) :-

    Martin Middlebrook

    Roger A Freeman

    Charles B MacDonald

    John Sweetman

    'Paul Carell' ( controversial, I know ; but one of my favourites nonetheless... )
     
    Martin Bull, Apr 3, 2007
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  5. Panzerknacker

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    Stephen Ambrose
    Kenneth Mackey MC
    Raymond Lamont-Brown

    3 is good enough
     
    Panzerknacker, Apr 3, 2007
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  6. Martin Bull

    Martin Bull Acting Wg. Cdr

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    Second thoughts on my list : -

    Delete John Sweetman ( relegated to top 10... )

    Insert Richard Overy......
     
    Martin Bull, Apr 4, 2007
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  7. JTF-2

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    MAN...I thought I would get more replies than this?? Hmmm..

    I thought there there were some hardcore readers here?
     
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  8. Martin Bull

    Martin Bull Acting Wg. Cdr

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    Maybe it's true - 'the book is dead' - and the internet rules...? :(
     
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  9. Za Rodinu

    Za Rodinu Aquila non capit muscas

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    Well, I buy most of my books on the Internet, but before that I made intense use of mail order.

    The most obvious for me are at random:

    - David Glantz
    - Ian Kershaw
    - John Erickson
    - John Keegan
    - David Fletcher
    - Albert Seaton
    - Richard Pipes on the USSR in general
    - etc
     
    Za Rodinu, Apr 4, 2007
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  10. skunk works

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    Edward Jablonski
    Winston Churchill
    Janusz Piekalkiewicz
    Wolfgang Schneider
    Jack Coggins
    von Senger und Etterlin
    Belton Cooper
    Gavan Daws
    Anthony Preston
    Stephen Ambrose as well
     
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  11. I-16 Rata

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    Hello gentlemen,

    In random order:
    - Christer Bergstrom
    - Martin Middlebrook
    - Charles B MacDonald
    - Jesus Salas Larrazabal ( on SCW air war )
    - Peter Hart
     
    I-16 Rata, Apr 5, 2007
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  12. T. A. Gardner

    T. A. Gardner Genuine Chief

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    Edward Ellsburg
    Williamson Murray
    Trevor Dupuy
    Charles MacDonald
    Brian Perrett
     
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  13. Amrit

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    My 3 favourite authors on aerial warfare are:

    Christopher Shores
    Brian Cull
    Norman Franks

    And for general history:
    Antony Beevor
    Norman Davies

    and I have to include Gordon Corrigan just because I like the way he stirs things up (even though his WW1 books are better).
     
    Amrit, Apr 9, 2007
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  14. von Poop

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    Perfidious Albion
    Max Hastings.
    John Keegan.
    David Fletcher.
    George Forty.
    Walter Spielberger.
    JP Pallud.
    Terry Gander.
    Jentz/Doyle/Chamberlain/Ellis.. kind of blur into one for me.

    Whoops, that's more than 5, best stop there, not easy though is it.

    Cheers,
    Adam.
     
    von Poop, Apr 9, 2007
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  15. C.Evans

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    Mine:

    George Robert Elford.
    Anthony Beevor.
    Mitcham.
    Walther-Peer Fellgiebel.
    Franz Kurowski.

    List is always subject to change from time-to-time.
     
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  16. Skipper

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    Steve Darlow (St leu, V1 sites etc..)
    J. B. Frappé (Luftwaffe in France)
    E. Mombeek (Luftwaffe expert)
    W.R Chorley (Bomber Command losses)
    Paul Carell (D-Day from German point of view)
     
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  17. Merlin66

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    so, what is the opinion around here of Donald Miller (Masters of the Air, The Story of WW2, D-Days in the Pacific)?
     
    Merlin66, Jul 20, 2007
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  18. sgtsaunders

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    Most of my reading comes in the form of someone, reading the book to me in the form of "audiobooks". :)

    I chose my books by topic, content, and reader reviews and ratings.
     
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  19. 156Squadron

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    Martin

    You surprise me. Missing from your list are:

    Chorley : RAF Bomber Command Losses
    Tavender : DFM Register for WWII

    but I guess these are more reference material? and they are not counted?

    Robin www.156Squadron
     
    156Squadron, Oct 1, 2007
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  20. Martin Bull

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    Ahhh...but this thread's for 'Authors' so books of reference are excluded. I think that with an author, one is also inevitably getting an insight into that person's character/opinions.....
     
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