The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway14 reviews John B. Lundstrom Naval Institute Press, 1984 First Team Scores! + The First Team + Excellent overall, but a superb reference on the Battle of Midway + Excellent Detail of Fighter Operations             Blitzkrieg: From the Rise of Hitler to the Fall of Dunkirk16 reviews Len Deighton Pimlico, 2007 Really good + The Book Moves as Fast as the Battles it Covers + Clear-eyed precis of the rise of Hitler This is a well-written, well-researched, "quick read," chock full of interesting details, many of which I was unaware of, despite 40 years of reading World War II history. Deighton, author of many engrossing spy novels, uses his considerable story-telling technique to carry the reader along in a ...             Samurai!27 reviews Saburo Sakai, Martin Caiden I Books, 2001 the old school + A fascinating account from a Japanese war hero + A warrior from the other side becomes a friend + Focussed, exciting, and fascinating + Like a Cherry Blossom             At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor43 reviews Gordon W. Prange Penguin Books, 1982 The definitive history of all that went wrong on December 7, 1941 and how things have not changed much since then + Thorough The scenario is as follows. The United States is the victim of an attack that kills a large number of people. Shortly after, the nation rallies and launches a war that lasts for years where many more people are killed. After the dust has settled, official hearings are convened so that the nation ...             Miracle at Midway32 reviews Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, ... Penguin (Non-Classics), 1983 A Good Sequel + Pretty thorough study of the famous battle + Ninety Seconds + A Naval Miracle in the Pacific + The best book on the Battle of Midway             Scorched Earth: The Russian-German War 1943-194424 reviews Paul Carell Schiffer Publishing, 1994 Not too biased + Scorched Earth + Loved it + WWII Eastern Front             A Bridge Too Far: The Classic History of the Greatest Battle of World War II71 reviews Cornelius Ryan Simon & Schuster, 1995 Excellent Introduction in this Important part of WW2 History + A Bridge Too Far is very well documented + Why Is This Out of Print? + Should be in the library of every military history buff + classic literature             Lost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant General43 reviews Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, Anthony G. Powell, ... Zenith Press, 2004 Must Read for Serious Student of World War II + A Memoir on Operational War... + A "must read" WW2 strategy book + By Far The Best Memoir From German General In WWII             Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin33 reviews Cornelius Ryan Simon & Schuster, 1995 History review + Great book! + Great overview of the Battle for Berlin but nothing new on the topic + Best Account On the Taking of Berlin + Mesmerizing             Foxes of the Desert6 reviews Paul Carell Schiffer Publishing, 1996 One of the best books on the DAK + Desert Reigns + An Excellent North African Campaign Description + A qualified 5 stars             Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway111 reviews Jonathan Parshall, Anthony Tully Potomac Books Inc., 2005 A History Book That Delivers What The Movie Couldn't + The Most Thoroughly Researched History I've Ever Read! + Thorough review of the actual battle of Midway + Shattered Sword + Overall, A Great Book             Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain13 reviews Len Deighton Book Sales, 2000 good history + The Decisive Battle of Britain + More facts with less bias, this book has more meat & potatos + Technology + A Must-Have Book for Aerial History Buffs             Invasion! They're Coming!: The German Account of the D-Day Landings and the 80 Days' Battle for France ...6 reviews Paul Carell Schiffer Publishing, 1995 And now, for something completely different... + Beginning of the End: The Vanquished Perspective + Superlative work! + Outstanding work on the German side of D-Day & the breakout.             The Glories of War: Small Battle and Early Heroes of 18613 reviews Charles P. Poland Jr. AuthorHouse, 2004 The First Year of War in Virginia + The Invisible Civil War + Close look at Virginia/West VA battles in 1861 Never before have I found a text that so thoroughly explains the first year of the Civil War in Virginia. Dr. Poland takes great pains to explain the minor actions that influenced not only the armies, but the two nations as well. The battles are descibed in detail and set the stage for the ...             The Civil War: A Narrative (3 Vol. Set)137 reviews Shelby Foote Vintage, 1986 The Civil War: A Narrative (3 Vol) + Wonderful Narrative + A wonderful odyssey through a terrible time. + American Civil War             The Longest Day: The Classic Epic of D-Day75 reviews Cornelius Ryan Simon & Schuster, 1994 It Started Two Genres + A Great Read + The best book on D-Day + This book will always remain one of the best descriptions of D-Day             The Campaigns Of General Nathan Bedford Forrest And Of Forrest's Cavalry4 reviews General Thomas Jordan, J.p. Pryor Da Capo Press, 1996 An excellent resource of the distinguished cavalry general. + Good read but a little long + A FANTASTIC read! + detailed account             The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 19429 reviews John B. Lundstrom Naval Institute Press, 1993 WWII Aviation Wonks - Lundstrom is your man + A Riveting Story of Brave Men + One of the best books on a campaign in the Pacific War + First Team Scores Again! + Another excellent job by Lundstrom!             The Campaigns Of General Nathan Bedford Forrest And Of Forrest's Cavalry4 reviews General Thomas Jordan, J.p. Pryor Da Capo Press, 1996 An excellent resource of the distinguished cavalry general. + Good read but a little long + A FANTASTIC read! + detailed account             Miracle at Midway32 reviews Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, ... Penguin (Non-Classics), 1983 A Good Sequel + Pretty thorough study of the famous battle + Ninety Seconds + A Naval Miracle in the Pacific + The best book on the Battle of Midway