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['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

This one may interest you as well Geevee, it sounds very interesting to me and I'm tempted to get a copy: "The Anatomy Of Courage" by Lord Moran.

by Lord Moran
Description:
First published in 1945, this early, groundbreaking account of the psychological effects of war, recounted by means of vivid first-hand observation and anecdote, came at a time when shell-shock was equated with lack of moral fibre. In 1940, Moran became Churchill's doctor and his position as a one of history's most important war physicians was secured. His humane, considered observations, scientific analysis and proposed solutions constitute one of the great First World War sources. However, they are perhaps just as relevant to our own conflict-ridden times. "'I set out to find how courage is born and how it is sustained in a modern army of a free people. The soldier is alone in his war with terror and we have to recognise the first signs of the dafeat, that we may come in time to his rescue.' Lord Moran.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Damn you Geevee, I went and ordered a copy! :)"

Ha Ha - and thanks for making my TBR even bigger too through your recommendation which looks interesting too.

by Charles McMoran Wilson Moran

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

I saw a copy of this book in a shop today and it looked quite interesting:


by Allan Levine
Description:
As the Second World War and the Nazi assault on Europe ended, some 25,000 Jews, entire families in some instances, walked out of the forests of Eastern Europe. The forest not only protected them, it also became their base for sabotage and resistance efforts against the Germans and their allies. Based on numerous interviews with the survivors themselves, "Fugitives of the Forest" tells the harrowing and heroic story of those who resisted amid such perilous conditions. Among them: the remarkable story of Tuvia Bielski and his rescue of more than 1,200 Jews from a certain death (from the movie "Defiance"); the tragic resistance struggle of Dr. Yeheskel Atlas; the bravery and resourcefulness of Misha Gildenman; and, the tale of the Vilna Ghetto. Many of us will ask the troubling question: Why did not more Jews resist? But the question should be: How, under the circumstances, was any resistance possible at all?

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

I purchased these two volumes yesterday, I love reading about the German Fallschirmjager's of WW2:


& by Ben Christensen

[Nicole]

These all look interesting. I think my TBR pile is going to get out of control...in a good way.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Just spotted this which covers the immediate post-war situation in Europe and looks interesting.

by Keith Lowe

[Michael, Assisting Moderator Axis Forces]

Geevee wrote: "Just spotted this which covers the immediate post-war situation in Europe and looks interesting.

by [author:Keith L..."

I have this one on my TBR and am really looking forward to it.

[Singleton]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "I purchased these two volumes yesterday, I love reading about the German Fallschirmjager's of WW2:


& [bookcover:The 1st..."

Very, very interesting books there Rick. But the price.......

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

This is not new but one I've ordered, and so wanted to share in case others had an interest

by Fred McGlade

Publisher's description:
At the beginning of the Second World War the Nazi hierarchy had, at an early stage, fully recognised the importance of controlling the depiction of military conflict in order to ensure the continued morale of their combat troops by providing a bridge between the soldiers and their families. Promoting the use of photographic record also allowed the Nazis to exercise control over negative depictions of the war.

In contrast, the British military and political decision makers were reluctante to embrace any potential propaganda benefits of film and photographic material in the build up to and the early months of the Second World War. Military commanders in the field were conscious that their tactical blunders could be recorded on film and still photographs and made available to the British public. Visions such as the First World War use of troops as fodder for machine guns and the ensuing mud-coated corpses of British troops were not the sort of record of the conflict that British generals in the field were willing to contemplate. British politicians and their generals feared that a realistic presentation of the horror of war could have an adverse effect on recruiting.

However, pressure was to come from across the Atlantic where the refusal to allow reporting of the war was harming Britain's cause in the United States and British diplomats overseas reported that the Germans were winning the propaganda war throughout the unoccupied countries of Europe. This belated acceptance of the need for open reporting of the conflict meant that when it was finally accepted as useful the P.R.2 Section (Public Relations) at the War Office and the British Military found itself in a 'catch up' situation.

Despite the disadvantages of such a slow start, the British combat cameramen grew in strength throughout the conflict, producing films such as Desert Victory, Tunisian Victory, Burma Victory, The True Glory and a huge stock of both cine and still material lodged as 'Crown Property' in the Imperial War Museum, London. The British Army Film and Photographic Unit's material represents some of the most frequently used records of historical events and key figures of the period. It is utilised by film producers and television programme makers without the cameramen who shot the footage being listed in programme credits.

This book does not seek to denigrate the work of others such as Accredited War Correspondents but it does seek to accord to the combat cameramen of the A.F.P.U. the recognition they are entitled to, but have never received, for their enormous and unique contribution to the historical record of the Second World War. Based on memoirs, personal letters and interviews with the AFPU cameramen, this book reveals the development of the unit and tells the human story of men who used cameras as weapons of war.

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[Nicole]

I found a used Military History Book shop by my house which may not be the best thing to shrink the to be read pile of books on my floor. Bought a few books to add to the pile.

by Max Hastings

and by Antony Beevor

by Rick Atkinson

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Nicole, sounds like heaven! You have picked up a great bunch of books there, all excellent reading!

[Michael, Assisting Moderator Axis Forces]

I love the Beevor his new book looks good . Also Nicole If you are interested in Berlin during the war I would suggest by Roger Moorhouse an excellent read.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Michael,

I have an un-read copy of "Berlin at War" which I think I ordered after you mentioned how good it was. I have already ordered a copy of Antony Beevor's new book on the Second World War which is due out in June I think.

by Roger Moorhouse

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Michael wrote: 2" you are interested in Berlin during the war I would suggest by[a..."

Michael that's a useful recommendation for me too as I have this at home and plan to read soon. I also like Antony Beevor and am looking forward to his new book.

[Nicole]

It was heaven Aussie Rick! I'll have to go back when I have more time. Actually had my Goodreads Android App out going through my TBR list looking for some of the books I've added from this group. That's where I got the Atkinson book from.

Thanks Michael. I've added that to the TBR list. I'll mention that one to my son as well as he interested in Germany during WWII.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

You will need a few hours to take your time and browse by the sounds of it Nicole!

As a result of reading; "Brothers, Rivals, Victors" I've decided to order a copy of this book to cover a subject I have not read about:

by Jim DeFelice

by Jonathan W. Jordan

[Nicole]

Has anyone read by Judith M. Heimann?

I watched a bit of a documentary on it last night and was wondering if the book was any good.

[carl]

Nicole wrote: "Has anyone read by Judith M. Heimann?
..."

hey nicole,

Received this as a bday present a couple yrs ago and i thought the title sounded hokey, but it is a good read.

The story of a B-24 crew shot down over Borneo while it was occupied by the Japanese and how they hid out in the jungle for several months with the help of the natives who were indeed headhunters.

For various reasons, and at great risk, the natives decided to help the flyers. When you read a tale like this you can't help but think about being in their place, what would you do, how would you handle the jungle? For example, their shoes and clothes
rot away with the mold pretty quickly.

The descriptions of when the headhunters are in action against the japanese could easily be used in a Stephan King horror story.

[Nicole]

Cool. Thanks Carl.

[Michael, Assisting Moderator Axis Forces]

Came home to find this at my door step by Albert Speer

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Nice surprise eh!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Not new books but ones that I have just ordered copies of from the United States:


by Edward B. Westermann

by Craig W. Luther

[Nicole]

Visited the used bookstore last week and added the following to my library:

by Iris Chang - I've already read this but wanted a copy for my bookshelf.

by Alex Kershaw

by Ian Kershaw

byMichael Jones (no photo)

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Some good books there Nicole, I've read the first one and the last one, both very good accounts.

[Nicole]

Leningrad I had on my TBR list from a review on here, possibly yours. I will let you know how the others are once I get to reading them. I currently have 60 books in the TBR pile on my floor (I don't shelve them until I have read them).

[Singleton]

So far I have not read a good book on the Siege of Leningrad. How's this one?

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Hi Singleton,

If your looking for a good book on Leningrad then the classic account has always been considered; "The 900 Days" by Harrison Salisbury. Michael Jones' account is pretty good as well although "900 Days" is more detailed.

by Harrison E. Salisbury

by Michael Jones

You could also look at these books as well which I have but am yet to read:

by David M. Glantz

by Anna Reid

[Michael, Assisting Moderator Axis Forces]

As a side note when I visited St Petersbug aka Leningrad I was amazed on how many locals tell you that their city is the only major european city never to be taken.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

And Moscow and London of course :)

[Michael, Assisting Moderator Axis Forces]

Napoleon spent some time in Moscow made it all the way to the Kremlin, and they don't count London as a European city. Something about it being on a Island or something :)

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Here is a new book due out next month that may interest some readers; "Stalin's General: The Life of Georgy Zhukov" by Geoffrey Roberts.

by Geoffrey Roberts
Description:
Widely regarded as the most accomplished general of World War II, the Soviet military legend Marshal Georgy Zhukov at last gets the full-scale biographical treatment he has long deserved.

A man of indomitable will and fierce determination, Georgy Zhukov was the Soviet Union’s indispensable commander through every one of the critical turning points of World War II. It was Zhukov who saved Leningrad from capture by the Wehrmacht in September 1941, Zhukov who led the defense of Moscow in October 1941, Zhukov who spearheaded the Red Army’s march on Berlin and formally accepted Germany’s unconditional surrender in the spring of 1945. Drawing on the latest research from recently opened Soviet archives, including the uncensored versions of Zhukov’s own memoirs, Roberts offers a vivid portrait of a man whose tactical brilliance was matched only by the cold-blooded ruthlessness with which he pursued his battlefield objectives.

After the war, Zhukov was a key player on the geopolitical scene. As Khrushchev’s defense minister, he was one of the architects of Soviet military strategy during the Cold War. While lauded in the West as a folk hero—he was the only Soviet general ever to appear on the cover of Time magazine—Zhukov repeatedly ran afoul of the Communist political authorities. Wrongfully accused of disloyalty, he was twice banished and erased from his country’s official history—left out of books and paintings depicting Soviet World War II victories. Piercing the hyperbole of the Zhukov personality cult, Roberts debunks many of the myths that have sprung up around Zhukov’s life and career to deliver fresh insights into the marshal’s relationships with Stalin, Khrushchev, and Eisenhower.

A remarkably intimate portrait of a man whose life was lived behind an Iron Curtain of official secrecy, Stalin’s General is an authoritative biography that restores Zhukov to his rightful place in the twentieth-century military pantheon.

Review:
“At long last we have a full biography of Marshal Zhukov. Geoffrey Roberts has written a well-informed, judiciously balanced, and lively account, covering not only Zhukov’s role in 1941–1945 as a frontline commander and Stalin’s closest military advisor but also his formative experiences in the prewar Red Army, his complex family relationships, his place in Cold War military planning, and his lapses into political disfavor under both Stalin and Khrushchev. There is a wealth of new material here, including firsthand insights from Zhukov’s relatives. A three-dimensional picture emerges of the peasant boy who became the greatest general of World War II. This is a splendid book, comprehensively detailed, readily understood, and it is essential reading for anyone interested in the Russian-German conflict or the Soviet experience.” — Evan Mawdsley, (author of December 1941 and Thunder in the East)

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Stumbled across this book which offers an interesting account of a famous battle and an incident I've not heard about before:

by James Campbell
Description:
From the acclaimed World War II writer and author of The Ghost Mountain Boys, an incisive retelling of the key month, July 1944, that won the war in the pacific and ignited a whole new struggle on the home front.

In the pantheon of great World War II conflicts, the battle for Saipan is often forgotten. Yet historian Donald Miller calls it "as important to victory over Japan as the Normandy invasion was to victory over Germany." For the Americans, defeating the Japanese came at a high price. In the words of a Time magazine correspondent, Saipan was "war at its grimmest."

On the night of July 17, 1944, as Admirals Ernest King and Chester Nimitz were celebrating the battle's end, the Port Chicago Naval Ammunition Depot, just thirty-five miles northeast of San Francisco, exploded with a force nearly that of an atomic bomb. The men who died in the blast were predominantly black sailors. They toiled in obscurity loading munitions ships with ordnance essential to the US victory in Saipan. Yet instead of honoring the sacrifice these men made for their country, the Navy blamed them for the accident, and when the men refused to handle ammunition again, launched the largest mutiny trial in US naval history.

The Color of War is the story of two battles: the one overseas and the one on America's home turf. By weaving together these two narratives for the first time, Campbell paints a more accurate picture of the cataclysmic events that occurred in July 1944--the month that won the war and changed America

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Michael wrote: "Napoleon spent some time in Moscow made it all the way to the Kremlin, and they don't count London as a European city. Something about it being on a Island or something :)"

Assumed you meant in WWII re: Moscow.
As for being an island and not a European city that's just tosh (we pay enough into the EU for starters). Best to remind them that the Arctic convoys that sent supplies to the USSR was sanctioned and directed by that non-European island's capital city :)

[Michael, Assisting Moderator Axis Forces]

Don't think I'll be going back anytime soon to pass on your message Geevee :)

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

On a more serious note Michael was the siege well commemorated in museums? And with statuary/monuments - thinking about these particularly in the immediate Stalin post-war period in celebrating the Great Patriotic war?

[Michael, Assisting Moderator Axis Forces]

The Moscow war Mueseum had the best tribute to the siegen funnily enough.

[Jim]

I've been doing some spring cleaning around the house. It seems like every time I open a box I find some books I haven't read yet. Here are the three latest: , , and . I'm particularly looking forward to the Hong Kong book as the Winnipeg Grenadiers were involved in that.

[Michael, Assisting Moderator Axis Forces]

I have on my TBR look forward to see what you think of it.

[Jim]

Rick gave it 4 stars, so I have no doubt it will be a good one.

[Jim]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Stumbled across this book which offers an interesting account of a famous battle and an incident I've not heard about before:

[bookcover:The Color of War: How One Battle Broke Japan and Another Ch..."

Gee, that sounds like another good find, Rick!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Would you believe I am yet to read one good book on fighting for Hong Kong! I do have a book on order that was recommended here by another reader so maybe that might be the one. I'll be keen to hear your views on your book Jim and also what you guys think of "Blood Red Snow".

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Gents it's not a "full" book on Hong Kong but I have read the chapters on the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots' defence of HK, which is good indeed, in its regimental history of WWII: The First of Foot; the history of the Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) by A Muir published 1961 [no book or author listing].

I have also meant to read this but have yet to get a copy but it is said to be good
by Tony Banham

[Jim]

Pierre Berton's also has an account of the HK fiasco. Apparently the Canadian Troops were untrained and most of their equipment was shipped separately and had not arrived yet. The first time many of them fired a rifle it was at a Japanese soldier.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Jim thanks I'll add this to my TBR definately.

[Jim]

Geevee wrote: "Jim thanks I'll add this to my TBR definately."

You might not think I've done you any favours when you start reading it. He starts off a little slow, but there's a lot of stuff I didn't know in there. I've since forgotten most of it so I don't know it all over again. Incidentally, I checked out that First of Foot. Apparently I can buy one on Amazon for only $95.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Even better if you buy me one at that price mate :)

[Jim]

Geevee wrote: "Even better if you buy me one at that price mate :)"

I think I'll be watching for an unwary vendor on e-bay for this one.

[Singleton]

Geevee wrote: "And Moscow and London of course :)"

London was taken by the Dutch in the "Glorious revolution". Little bit earlier in history but the city was taken. ;)

Thanks for the tips on books on the Leningrad Siege Rick. I've read the first few dozen pages of Glantz's work but he and I are no friends. Can't get through any of this books.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Singleton wrote: "Geevee wrote: "And Moscow and London of course :)"

London was taken by the Dutch in the "Glorious revolution". Little bit earlier in history but the city was taken. ;)

Thanks for the tips on book..."

Yeah and you stayed as we liked you all so much and made the family our monarchs too...LOL

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Yes, Glantz can be a struggle. I have most of his books for reference and have really only finished reading his account on Kursk.

by David M. Glantz