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[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

David A wrote: "Hi all. Started watching “Das Boot” and I’m gripped. Submarine wwrfare in WWII is not something I’m well versed in. I’d appreciate any recommendations on this. Looking at Lawrence Paterson’s “The U..."

If you read ebooks, this one has good reviews and often shows up on sale:

Steel Boat, Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505 by Hans Goebeler

[David A]

Thanks for the recommendations. Will check them out.

[Dj]

Jonny wrote: "David A wrote: "Hi all. Started watching “Das Boot” and I’m gripped. Submarine wwrfare in WWII is not something I’m well versed in. I’d appreciate any recommendations on this. Looking at Lawrence P..."

Clay Blair wrote a two book set on the U-boat actions in the Atlantic and one of the US actions in the Pacific. These are weighty books, both figuratively in the amount of information they provide and in reality in how thick they are. There is also Operation Drumbeat which is about the U-boats attacking the US shores.

[Conner]

Hello I am looking for books on the siege of malta and italian fighter aces.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Conner wrote: "Hello I am looking for books on the siege of malta and italian fighter aces."

A good book on the siege of Malta is; "Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege, 1940 - 43" by James Holland.

Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege, 1940 - 43 by James Holland

For Italian aces I'd check some of the Osprey titles.

[Conner]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Conner wrote: "Hello I am looking for books on the siege of malta and italian fighter aces."

A good book on the siege of Malta is; "Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege, 1940 - 43" by James Holla..."

Thank you!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Conner wrote: "Hello I am looking for books on the siege of malta and italian fighter aces."

Italian Aces of World War 2 by Giorgio Apostolo

[Jbussen]

Jonny wrote: Richard Woodman has two eccentric titles on the Merchant war: The Real Cruel Sea: The Merchant Navy in the Battle of the .....
my Library has neither. It does have

A cold corner of hell; the story of the Murmansk convoys, 1941-45.
Battle in the arctic seas : the story of convoy PQ 17
Or
The ghost ships of Archangel : the Arctic voyage that defied the Nazis
Read any of those?

[Jbussen]

Marc wrote: "David A wrote: "Hi all. Started watching “Das Boot” and I’m gripped. Submarine wwrfare in WWII is not something I’m well versed in. I’d appreciate any recommendations on this. Looking at Lawrence P..."
I loved the book Iron Coffins

[Ari]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Conner wrote: "Hello I am looking for books on the siege of malta and italian fighter aces."

A good book on the siege of Malta is; "Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege, 1940 - 43" by James Holla..."

James Holland's book is very good!

[Conner]

Mike wrote: "David A wrote: "Hi all. Started watching “Das Boot” and I’m gripped. Submarine wwrfare in WWII is not something I’m well versed in. I’d appreciate any recommendations on this. Looking at Lawrence P..."

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouther...

This is a great free paper on the german uboats. It explains how they dealt with faulty torpedo for the first couple years of the war. It makes you wander how the outcome of the naval war would have been different if the germans had working torpedos. They missed some big opportunities to sink royal navy capital ships.

[Joao]

Im "flying" through Richard Evans Trilogy and looking for similar well researched and historically accurate book or series. already have Frank Mc Donough series ordered and also William Shirer/ Ian Kershaw books... any other author/s i should def add to my collection?

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Check out Peter Caddick-Adams' set of books on the European theatre:

Sand & Steel: The D-Day Invasions and the Liberation of France

Snow & Steel: The Battle of the Bulge, 1944-45

Fire and Steel: The End of World War Two in the West by Peter Caddick-Adams

[Martin]

The British Admiralty set up an onshore psychiatric facility to "recycle" Royal Navy men who had broken down, back into naval service.
The book, based on real events, is Sailor's Heart.
HMS Standard (Kielder Camp) in NE England, was where 842 men who had broken down at sea were received and "processed" between 1941-1944. Some men were never returned to duty.
The remains of HMS Standard now lie at the bottom of Kielder Dam, after the valley was flooded.

[Marc]

Conner wrote: "Hello I am looking for books on the siege of malta and italian fighter aces."

Hi Conner. AR's recommendation of James Holland's book on Malta is spot on--fantastic book.

As for Italian aces, there are a few Osprey titles dealing with the subject, but here's a different one you might find interesting:

Macchi C.202 Folgore - Italy's Best Fighter of the Second World War

[Marc]

Joao wrote: "Im "flying" through Richard Evans Trilogy and looking for similar well researched and historically accurate book or series. already have Frank Mc Donough series ordered and also William Shirer/ Ian..."

I'm getting ready to read the third volume in Ian Toll's Pacific War Trilogy and so far the first two have been excellent:

Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942

The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944

Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945

Another excellent trilogy is Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy dealing with the U.S. Army in Europe and the Mediterranean:

An Army at Dawn : The War in North Africa, 1942-1943

The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944

The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945

If you're looking for a Pacific counterpart to Atkinson's work, then this trilogy by John McManus is for you:

Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943

Island Infernos: The US Army's Pacific War Odyssey, 1944

To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Highly endorse Marc's recommendation of Rick Atkinson's trilogy.

[Conner]

I have read some books on German Fighter Aces and I was wandering if anybody has found some books on specific German Fighter Units like JG 26 or JG 27

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Conner wrote: "I have read some books on German Fighter Aces and I was wandering if anybody has found some books on specific German Fighter Units like JG 26 or JG 27"

Check out this book Connor:

JG 26: Top Guns of the Luftwaffe by Donald L. Caldwell

[Conner]

Perfect, thank you!!

[Marc]

Conner wrote: "I have read some books on German Fighter Aces and I was wandering if anybody has found some books on specific German Fighter Units like JG 26 or JG 27"

Once you read those and feel like some heavy lifting, Schiffer Publishing has multi-volume sets for both JG 3 and JG 53.

Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet in World War II: Stab and I.Jg3 in Action with the Messerschmitt Bf 109

Jagdgeschwader 3 “Udet” in World War II: II./JG 3 in Action with the Messerschmitt Bf 109

Jagdeschwader 53 Vol. I: A History of the “Pik As” Geschwader: March 1937 - May 1942

Jagdeschwader 53: A History of the “Pik As” Geschwader Volume 2: May 1942 - January 1944

Jagdeschwader 53: A History of the “Pik As” Geschwader Volume 3: January 1944 - May 1945

[Conner]

Awesome Marc, thank you. Will definitely check out.

[Darya Silman]

Maybe, some of you stumbled upon books on concentration/work camps in Estonia during the German occupation (1941-1944). I had a crazy idea of going deeper into the subject, searching for as much information as I can find and writing an article (though I don't have a proper education). The books can be in Russian, Estonian, English, German or Finnish

[Jerome]

Darya Silman wrote: "Maybe, some of you stumbled upon books on concentration/work camps in Estonia during the German occupation (1941-1944). I had a crazy idea of going deeper into the subject, searching for as much in..."

Couldn't find too much, but maybe these, Darya:

by Anton Weiss-Wendt
by Ellen Cassedy

[Darya Silman]

Jerome wrote: "Darya Silman wrote: "Maybe, some of you stumbled upon books on concentration/work camps in Estonia during the German occupation (1941-1944). I had a crazy idea of going deeper into the subject, sea..."

The first one seems to be the right one

[Darya Silman]

I want to add a book on July 20 plot to my TBR. It has to be available as an e-book. Most of those I found via Google are hardcovers and too darn expensive

[Dj]

Darya Silman wrote: "I want to add a book on July 20 plot to my TBR. It has to be available as an e-book. Most of those I found via Google are hardcovers and too darn expensive"

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

I haven't read any of these but they are all Kindle available.

[Darya Silman]

Dj wrote: "Darya Silman wrote: "I want to add a book on July 20 plot to my TBR. It has to be available as an e-book. Most of those I found via Google are hardcovers and too darn expensive"

https://www.goodre..."

added! Thank you!

[Dipanjan]

I am looking for an authentic book on the role of British empire to ban Atlantic slave trade. Plz suggest me some books.

[Manray9]

Dipanjan wrote: "I am looking for an authentic book on the role of British empire to ban Atlantic slave trade. Plz suggest me some books."

Dipanjan: Look at --

A World Transformed: Slavery in the Americas and the Origins of Global Power by James Walvin.

The Slave Ship: A Human History by Marcus Rediker.

The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870 by Hugh Thomas.

[Dipanjan]

Thank u very much

[Arcticvet]

Dipanjan, Here’s a link that may be helpful for detailed information:
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/h...

[Conner]

Anybody know some good books on the commerce raiders? Can be from world war 1 or 2. Was trying to find something on the ships like the german cruiser the Atlantis.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Conner wrote: "Anybody know some good books on the commerce raiders? Can be from world war 1 or 2. Was trying to find something on the ships like the german cruiser the Atlantis."

Here are a few:

False Flags: Disguised German Raiders of World War II by Stephen Robinson

Beware Raiders!: German Surface Raiders in the Second World War by Bernard Edwards

The Kaiser's Pirates: German Raiders of World War One by John A. Walter

[Conner]

Thanks!!!

[Derek]

Conner wrote: "Anybody know some good books on the commerce raiders? Can be from world war 1 or 2. Was trying to find something on the ships like the german cruiser the Atlantis."

You might like to try Hitler's Ghost Ships (G H Bennet) as well.

[Derek]

Dipanjan wrote: "I am looking for an authentic book on the role of British empire to ban Atlantic slave trade. Plz suggest me some books."

Picking up on this, I would really like to know more about the East Africa slave trade and the RN's role in suppressing it. Any thoughts?

[Marc]

Conner wrote: "Anybody know some good books on the commerce raiders? Can be from world war 1 or 2. Was trying to find something on the ships like the german cruiser the Atlantis."

You might try this one as well:

The German Raider Atlantis

[Conner]

Does anybody have any books recs on the air combat that took place during the phony war? Not the air campaign in Poland but something in centered around the western front like the Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939).

[Manray9]

Conner wrote: "Does anybody have any books recs on the air combat that took place during the phony war? Not the air campaign in Poland but something in centered around the western front like the Battle of the Hel..."

Conner: Check out --

Battle of Heligoland Bight 1939: The Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe's Baptism of Fire by Robin Holmes.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Nice recommendation MR9!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Another book that covers the air war but also aspects of the naval campaign during the period 3 September 1939 to 9 April 1940 is this book; "No Phoney War" by Stephen Flower.

No Phoney War by Stephen Flower

[Andrew]

Hi all, any recommendations for books (preferably about the Soviets/Barbarossa) written in or translated into Korean?

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

That's one I can't help you with Andrew, but hopefully someone may come up with a title.

[Dj]

Andrew wrote: "Hi all, any recommendations for books (preferably about the Soviets/Barbarossa) written in or translated into Korean?"

So this is an article but it has some books listed at the end. The mostly seem to be in English but it might be a place to start looking

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Ky...


Here is the only book I found in my search that was in Korean, not specifically on the Eastern Front

https://www.amazon.com/World-war-Kore...

[Andrew]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "That's one I can't help you with Andrew, but hopefully someone may come up with a title."

No worries, thanks for the response!

[Andrew]

Dj wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Hi all, any recommendations for books (preferably about the Soviets/Barbarossa) written in or translated into Korean?"

So this is an article but it has some books listed at the end...."

Thanks! I'll follow some of these links and see where the internet wormhole takes me.

[Dj]

Andrew wrote: "Dj wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Hi all, any recommendations for books (preferably about the Soviets/Barbarossa) written in or translated into Korean?"

So this is an article but it has some books listed ..."

Good luck, I hope you find what you're looking for.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Group member Scott has posted this request:

Hello. I have been searching for an English-language biography about the WWII era Soviet Marshal, Semyon Timoshenko. The only thing I've found so far is a panegyric from 1942 by Walter Mehring, an obvious propaganda piece. But there's nothing I can find along the line of Stalin's General about Georgi Zhukov.
Anyone have any suggestions?

[Jerome]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Group member Scott has posted this request:

Hello. I have been searching for an English-language biography about the WWII era Soviet Marshal, Semyon Timoshenko. The only thing I've found so far is..."

I couldn't find any other works, either, unfortunately.