What Book to Read

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

You ever get into one of those moods where you can't decide which book to read next? Well don't worry, now you can post details of the books that have you stumped and ask for assistance from members on which book you should read first!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Group member Bou asked for a thread/page where members who have a number of books sitting on their desk and don't know which one to read first can ask for advice/assistance from other group members - enjoy :)

[Dj]

All of them. Read them all at the same time. Then you don't have to decide. Just make sure they aren't all on the same topic, that can be confusing.
LOL

[Boudewijn]

Thanks Aussie Rick for creating this topic!

[Sweetwilliam]

Dj wrote: "All of them. Read them all at the same time. Then you don't have to decide. Just make sure they aren't all on the same topic, that can be confusing.
LOL"

I am trying this right now and it is driving me crazy.

[Paul]

I like DJ's suggestion, but I find that (with library books, anyway) I have a lot of unfinished ones to get back to later. Perhaps I just need to limit the shotgun approach to those books I own.

[Dj]

Paul wrote: "I like DJ's suggestion, but I find that (with library books, anyway) I have a lot of unfinished ones to get back to later. Perhaps I just need to limit the shotgun approach to those books I own."

I have been using Kindle Unlimited so it makes the time factor less of a crunch. Books are certainly more random though.

[Boudewijn]

Time to read up on Barbarossa. Which one to start?
1. Operation Barbarossa (David M Glantz)
2. Enduring the Whirlwind (Gregory Liedke)

[Brent]

Bou wrote: "Time to read up on Barbarossa. Which one to start?
1. Operation Barbarossa (David M Glantz)
2. Enduring the Whirlwind (Gregory Liedke)"

Glantz's book is a great account of Operation Barbarossa and one of his easier reads. The only real downside is that maps are few and far between.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

I'd go for Glantz to get the full and detailed account of Barbarossa, from there every other book will just add to the story but I would expect a hard and slow read with issues with maps but in the end it will be worth it. When I read a Glantz book I tend to break it up with another book; so read a chapter of Glantz and then something else, it helps me get through his books :)

[Marc]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "I'd go for Glantz to get the full and detailed account of Barbarossa, from there every other book will just add to the story but I would expect a hard and slow read with issues with maps but in the..."

I'm currently using that same strategy for this one:

Panzer Aces II: Battle Stories of German Tank Commanders in World War II

Each chapter is about a different individual, but the author's writing style can be a bit of a slog and seems to vary with each chapter. This one has definitely needed a better proofreader as well!

[Linda]

Hi! I am new to this group. I am hoping you can point me to a few great map resources with battle details. I never enjoyed history until recently when I branched out and started reading historical fiction. Now I can not believe how little I actually know... and how throughly I love it.

Any book recommendations would be welcome as well.

Thank you!

Linda

[Dimitri]

Linda wrote: "Hi! I am new to this group. I am hoping you can point me to a few great map resources with battle details."

Atlas of the European Campaign: 1944–45 perhaps?

[Marc]

Linda wrote: "Hi! I am new to this group. I am hoping you can point me to a few great map resources with battle details. I never enjoyed history until recently when I branched out and started reading historical ..."

The West Point Atlas of War: World War II: European Theater

Wpaw World War II Pacific

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Linda wrote: "Hi! I am new to this group. I am hoping you can point me to a few great map resources with battle details. I never enjoyed history until recently when I branched out and started reading historical ..."

Linda,

Welcome to the group. Here is one I picked up last year and is a treasure trove of battle maps with accompanying details:

The Oxford Companion to Second World War

[Kimya]

Hi everyone!
Has anyone read The Labyrinth: Memoirs Of Walter Schellenberg? How is that?

[Liz V.]

The Labyrinth: Memoirs Of Walter Schellenberg, Hitler's Chief Of Counterintelligence by Walter Schellenberg

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Emmy wrote: "Hi everyone!
Has anyone read The Labyrinth: Memoirs Of Walter Schellenberg? How is that?"

Not one that I've read I'm afraid. Anyone else?

[Kimya]

Thank you

[Jonny]

Well, I'm planning on marking the anniversary of World War One's great naval battle with a tad on the subject; any advice on whether to go with Gordon's
The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command
or Jellicoe's
Jutland: The Unfinished Battle

[Dimitri]

Jonny, neither is a straightforward battle narrative. Jellicoe jr. has the whole controversy & historiography lined up, Gordon has 3 acts and the middle is sort of a history of the royal navy.