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My favourite book 'the sharp end'
World War II: The Sharp EndWorld War II: The Sharp End by John Ellis
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An understanding of what war is like
Barbarossa: The Russian German Conflict: The Russian German Conflict, 1941-45 (Cassell Military Paperbacks)Barbarossa: The Russian German Conflict: The Russian German Conflict, 1941-45 (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by Alan Clark
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To a very good writer.
Cassino: The Hollow Victory - The Battle for Rome, January-June, 1944Cassino: The Hollow Victory - The Battle for Rome, January-June, 1944 by John Ellis
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Another John Ellis book, Fine classic.
Stumbling Bear: Soviet Military Performance in AfghanistanStumbling Bear: Soviet Military Performance in Afghanistan by Scott McMichael
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Thgis book is about how badly an army can become.
Unheralded Victory: Who Won the Vietnam War?Unheralded Victory: Who Won the Vietnam War? by Mark W. Woodruff
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Very good in understanding the Vietnam war.
Vietnam the Necessary War: A Reinterpretation of America's Most Disastrous Military ConflictVietnam the Necessary War: A Reinterpretation of America's Most Disastrous Military Conflict by Michael Lind
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A very good interpretation of the Vietnam war, a must!
Fighting in Hell: German Ordeal on the Eastern FrontFighting in Hell: German Ordeal on the Eastern Front by Erhard Rauss
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A very good book, used this in my dissertation.
The Anvil of War: German Generalship in Defense on the Eastern FrontThe Anvil of War: German Generalship in Defense on the Eastern Front by Erhard Rauss
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Also used this in my dissertation, good book.
The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the SommeThe Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme by John Keegan
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One of the best, he leads the way in the 'new' history of finding new archives of history
Achilles in VietnamAchilles in Vietnam by Jonathan M.D. Shay
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A very good book in understanding the stresses of war.
Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America and International TerrorismUnholy Wars: Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism by John K. Cooley
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A very good book in understanding the modern terrorist problem
The Other Side of the Hill (Pan Grand Strategy Series)The Other Side of the Hill (Pan Grand Strategy Series) by B.H.Liddell Hart
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A very good writing who inspired both sides of the war.
Dilemmas of the Desert War: The Libyan Campaign of 1940-1942Dilemmas of the Desert War: The Libyan Campaign of 1940-1942 by Michael Carver
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A very good writing who has produced some of the best war studies books I have read.
Eagle Against The Sun: The American War with JapanEagle Against The Sun: The American War with Japan by Ronald Spector
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A good overview of the pacific war.
The Taliban Phenomenon: Afghanistan (1994-1997) (Oxford Pakistan paperbacks)The Taliban Phenomenon: Afghanistan (1994-1997) (Oxford Pakistan paperbacks) by Kamal Matinuddin
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A good understanding of the Taliban, interesting.
The Day That Shook the WorldThe Day That Shook the World by BBC News Team
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A interesting book that debates why sept 11th happened.
Killer Germs: Deadly Diseases of the Twenty-first CenturyKiller Germs: Deadly Diseases of the Twenty-first Century by Pete Moore
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A interesting look at what possibly faces us.
StalingradStalingrad by Antony Beevor
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Has to be regarded as one of those books that just has to be read.
Why the Allies Won: Explaining Victory in World War II (Pimlico)Why the Allies Won: Explaining Victory in World War II (Pimlico) by R.J. Overy
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Has to be one book if you are doing GCSE history or degree that explains why!
Fighting the Invasion: The German Army at D-DayFighting the Invasion: The German Army at D-Day by Guenther Blumentritt
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A very good analytical discussion into how and why the Normany invasion was as successful as it was.
Das Boot (Cassell Military Paperbacks)Das Boot (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by Lothar Gunther Buchheim
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A very private world that few people ever see or read about.
The Hunt for Zero PointThe Hunt for Zero Point by Nick Cook
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A book that makes you think why? why and how we came by the technology of today.
Poor Bloody Infantry: 1939-45Poor Bloody Infantry: 1939-45 by Charles Whiting
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A fine book that everybody should read
Battle of Hurtgen Forest (West Wall)Battle of Hurtgen Forest (West Wall) by Charles Whiting
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Another fine Whiting book