OT: Military buffs - book suggestions

[Uncle Ruckus]

Best book on Patton?
I will also accept suggestions for WWII, MacArthur. I'm not expert on the subject, but really enjoy reading about Patton and WWII for that matter.

 

[PineGroveBully]

You don’t hafta be a fan of Bill OReilly to enjoy Killing Patton and Killing the Rising Sun. Two of the more enjoyable history books I have ever read. My grandfather served on the pacific for 4 years and likely would have been part of the forces to invade mainland Japan had the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagosaki not ended the war so Killing the Rising Sun was of special interest to me.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

My grandfather served on the pacific for 4 years and likely would have been part of the forces to invade mainland Japan had the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagosaki not ended the war so Killing the Rising Sun was of special interest to me.

You should definitely check out Dan Carlin's latest podcast, Supernova in the East. He just released Part III.

 

[PineGroveBully]

Heard about that, will check it out.

Also wanted to add to the OP that in Killing Patton only about 1/4 of the book is concerning his demise, the remaining part covers his rise and roll in WWII.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

A Soldier's Story by Omar Bradley. It's his memoir so World War II & Patton play major roles.

 

[travis.sixpack]

Not a military buff, but a WWII buff here. Here are few of my favorite reads, although not specific to Patton or MacArthur -

Inferno: The World at War by Max Hasting - great narrative history of the WWII

The Nazi Hunters by Damien Lewis - focuses on British SAS operations in occupied France in the fall of 1944

France 1940 by Phillip Nord - explains what led to France's military collapse during the Blitzkrieg

Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder - chronicles the bloodbath that occurred in Eastern Europe after the Nazis and Soviets invaded Poland. Brutal but well worth it as a general history.

 

[L4Dawg]

I'm on the road. When I get back home later today I'll give you a WWII list. I have many feet of shelf space dedicated to WWII. How long of one do you want? LOL!