[blitzkreig]

A bit German centric I'm afraid but here goes:

Fiction: Cross of Iron by Willi Heinrich. a book about landsers on the Eastern front. Very good reading highligting the pointlessness of war for those who have to do the fighting. A film was made in the 70's I think by the same director as the "wild Bunch". nowehere as good as the book though.

Other:

Panzer Aces and Panzer Aces 2 by Franz Kurowski (Stackpole military history series).

Very good accounts of the combat carrers of the leading German Tank aces seen from the turret of a Pz. Several of the scenarios in the game sight these as refernaces for some scenarios set on the eastern front.

I'd be interested to hear about other peoples best reads or infomation books.