Dimron Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 I love reading military history and realistic fiction. Bomber by Len Deighton for starters. For the non bookish types the BBC did a radio adaptation which you can get as a podcast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowack Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) Catch 22. Cannot think I have read any others. Yes I have, Slaughterhouse 5 which is probably better. Edited March 2, 2022 by Nowack Talking to myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted March 2, 2022 Moderators Share Posted March 2, 2022 For whom the bell tolls and farewell to arms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted March 2, 2022 Author Share Posted March 2, 2022 9 minutes ago, Nowack said: Catch 22. Cannot think I have read any others. Yes I have, Slaughterhouse 5 which is probably better. Catch 22... you can dip into that one and just read a couple of chapters, it's on my list of all time greats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
embankment Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 19 minutes ago, Dimron said: I love reading military history and realistic fiction. Bomber by Len Deighton for starters. For the non bookish types the BBC did a radio adaptation which you can get as a podcast Waterloo fascinates me . Plus the frogs got battered . Mind you we had a bit of back up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErnestTurnip Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Would have said Catch 22 and Slaughterhouse 5 so will add Maus to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted March 2, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted March 2, 2022 I have read a few on Vietnam and Korea when at school, they were really quite depressing. Other than that it would be Bravo Two Zero which I enjoyed as it was a real life account but it's a bit all over the shop as read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rudy Posted March 2, 2022 Members Share Posted March 2, 2022 Got a few on Vietnam. I’m a JFK/Cuban war enthusiast so a lot of books are around that that era Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 I've said this before but I found Catch 22 utter shite. I started reading it as it was meant to be a classic and everyone raves about it. Got so far in and knew it wasn't for me but had come too far to stop reading it. Catch 22 Had to plough on. Not a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobyBrno Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) Where do I start? All works of fiction but based on true events. The whole series of the Phillip Kerr novels and his character Bernie Gunther. Well recommended. After that David Downing’s Station series. Currently on my eighth book by Alex Gerlis. 2 sets of 4 in the series. All based before, during and after the war. Mainly in Berlin. I’ve read others but I tend to stick with one author for a while if I enjoy the first one. Munich by Robert Harris is good too. Again, Fiction based on fact. Edited March 2, 2022 by BobyBrno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 My old man reads Wilbur Smith stuff. Some of em are thicker than a Warbies green loaf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deane koontz Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Only read Slaughter House 5 that could fall into that category. Billy the protagonist also gets abducted and bummed by aliens. So it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeep Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Casino said: For whom the bell tolls and farewell to arms A Farewell to Arms is quality 👍 Got a few of EH's on the bookshelves waiting to be read...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 All Quiet on the Western Front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 13 hours ago, embankment said: Waterloo fascinates me . Plus the frogs got battered . Mind you we had a bit of back up i have a framed print of Wellington and Blucher meeting after the Battle of Waterloo on my office wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Bravo two zero, which gets better with every read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter FrancisFogarty Posted March 3, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted March 3, 2022 The First Casualty by Ben Elton. Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks Winter in Madrid about the Spanish Civil War by C J Sansom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter superjohnmcginlay Posted March 3, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted March 3, 2022 (edited) Journeys End. ok I know not technically a novel. Edited March 3, 2022 by superjohnmcginlay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted March 3, 2022 Moderators Share Posted March 3, 2022 War Of The Worlds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offshore Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 The tunnel rats. Vietnam book about the tunnels of cu chi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Another vote for Catch 22 here. It's as close to genius as I've ever read. Homage to Catalonia is superb. And Stalingrad. And Bravo Two Zero obvs 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batton carrier Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 One hundred Days: Memoirs of the falklands battle group commander by Sandy Woodward. Read that years ago great book . For anyone interested in the Falklands war it is a must read . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimron Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 2 hours ago, batton carrier said: One hundred Days: Memoirs of the falklands battle group commander by Sandy Woodward. Read that years ago great book . For anyone interested in the Falklands war it is a must read . Have you read Sharkey Ward's Sea Harrier over the Failklands? Another good read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batton carrier Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 ive not . il add it to my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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