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In Flanders Fields: Passchendaele 1917 8 reviews
Leon Wolff
Penguin Books, 2001
Take you back to a war now almost forgotton
+ First rate history, superbly written
+ The Limits of Endurance in a Cruel War
+ Superb WW1 book.
+ The classic book on Passchendaele
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The Good War: An Oral History of World War II 34 reviews
Studs Terkel
New Press, 1997
Absolute, Must-Read Oral History of World War II
+ This is the best book on WWII
+ Fascinating Look at a Bygone Era
+ Definite must read for everyone
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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme69 reviews
John Keegan
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1983
An outstanding military history by a master historian
+ Insightful
+ Excellent early work
_The Face of Battle_ closely examines three pivitol battles: Agincourt (1415), Waterloo (1815) and the Somme (1916). In his examination, Keegan outlines the overall strategic objectives and how the battlefields were chosen (typical fare for military history), but also seeks to understand the ...
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Catch-22 (Everyman's Library)828 reviews
Joseph Heller
Everyman's Library, 1995
Best Book I Ever Read
+ Most Brilliant Satire
+ Stubborn, heroic innocence in a mad world
Catch-22 is a jarring, thrilling, hysterical exposition of the oppression and dominance which pervades lives and lifestyles in the modern era. Full of classic dialogue, superb characters, wonderfully narrated, Catch-22 may be the best book ever written. A heartbreaking achievement of staggering ...
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No Man's Land90 reviews
Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac
MGM (Video & DVD), 2002
Balkans In A Nutshell
+ EXCELLENT PRODUCT
+ No Man's Land
+ Solid Four Stars
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The Great War and Modern Memory28 reviews
Paul Fussell
Oxford University Press, USA, 2000
An important book in a time of war
+ Tolkien: MIA.
+ 10 Stars, Not 5
+ Clearly one of the best books written on WWI
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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam79 reviews
Neil Sheehan
Vintage, 1989
long read
+ "We had also, to all the visitors who came over, been one of the bright shining lies."
+ Refreshing for its different point of view - compelling read
this book was a long read. The wrighting was on the wall. No one paid attention.
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Eagle Against the Sun: The American War With Japan28 reviews
Ronald Spector
Vintage, 1985
Best Single Volume Account of the American War in the Pacific
+ Only single-volume needed!
+ Thorough, well-written, objective
+ An enthralling book
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The Things They Carried701 reviews
Tim O'Brien
Broadway, 1998
Thought Provoking, Thoughtful, Emotional
+ The ThingsThey Carried
+ Come and check out this FANTASTIC EVENT for THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
+ REVIEW OF THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
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Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich261 reviews
William L. Shirer
Simon & Schuster, 1990
One of the most readable histories I've read
+ excellent
+ Sometimes preventive war is a good idea
+ On the Ground in Germany during the Birth of the Third Reich
+ Remains important, after 50 years
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The Guns of August160 reviews
Barbara W. Tuchman
Ballantine Books, 1994
Guns of August is a classic
+ Bob Dylan should read this book
+ Brilliant Easy to Read Narrative
I had lost my copy of this book in an airport on a recent trip. I wanted another to finish reading and to keep for future reference. This book is a classic, along with The Proud Tower. I was glad to get it at a reduced price and via such prompt service.
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa200 reviews
E. B. Sledge
Oxford University Press, USA, 1990
The best on WW2 overall.
+ Realistic Portrait of War
+ Bought this for my dad.
+ Good sale
+ Satisfaction Guaranteed
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Homage to Catalonia93 reviews
George Orwell
Harvest Books, 1980
A Supplement and an Obituary
+ Orwell the Objective
+ Orwell re-visited
+ Homage, Take 2: what about Aragon?
+ Might be his best work
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda215 reviews
Philip Gourevitch
Picador, 1999
One of the best books I have read in a long time
+ "The Idea is the Crime"
+ The best, most educational and most gripping account of the genocide
+ Never Again, again
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Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War670 reviews
Mark Bowden
Atlantic Monthly Press, 1999
Bowden Demonstrates Masterful Writing
+ Horrifically good book
+ Amazing, Simply Amazing
+ Not Too Late to Read This Important Work
+ Well done
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Up Front37 reviews
Bill Mauldin
W. W. Norton, 2000
In Memory of Our Fallen and Our Gold Star Mothers
+ One of Bill's BEST!!!!
+ Marvellous
+ The Face of War
+ My Favorite War 'Novel'
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War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning 113 reviews
Chris Hedges
PublicAffairs, 2002
Hawk or Dove: Read this book
+ Illuminating
+ A Powerful Book That Should Be Required Reading
+ Interesting theory
+ "An Enticing Elixir"
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The Things They Carried701 reviews
Tim O'Brien
Broadway, 1998
Thought Provoking, Thoughtful, Emotional
+ The ThingsThey Carried
+ Come and check out this FANTASTIC EVENT for THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
+ REVIEW OF THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
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No Man's Land90 reviews
Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac
MGM (Video & DVD), 2002
Balkans In A Nutshell
+ EXCELLENT PRODUCT
+ No Man's Land
+ Solid Four Stars
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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme69 reviews
John Keegan
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1983
An outstanding military history by a master historian
+ Insightful
+ Excellent early work
_The Face of Battle_ closely examines three pivitol battles: Agincourt (1415), Waterloo (1815) and the Somme (1916). In his examination, Keegan outlines the overall strategic objectives and how the battlefields were chosen (typical fare for military history), but also seeks to understand the ...
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