which WW2 books are you reading?

wicked · #1 October 15th, 2012, 04:05 AM

just wondering which ww2 books is everybody reading at the moment?(if any)
iam reading a bridge too far and just picked up battles with panzers for £4,99 from the works. great buy

mkr8683 · #2 October 15th, 2012, 04:43 PM

I was revisiting the old Time-Life WW2 series that my mother bought for me many years ago, for maybe a dime apiece at a yard sale. Was reading the volumes on the Battle of the Atlantic, CBI, North Africa, and Italy. I've gotten on a kick to learn Darwinian evolution, so I've put my WW2 and American Civil War reading on hold for a while.

Dion · #3 October 16th, 2012, 06:38 PM

Mostly been reading magazines. Don't read books very much anymore, the magazines are so good nowadays.Though, there is one book I'm interested in, "The Perfect Wreck". It's about the USS Constitution. I believe it's the onle sailing ship still commissioned by the US Navy.

Dion · #4 October 16th, 2012, 07:46 PM

WW2 books, magazines, and even movies make me want to play this game pretty much more than any other game. Can't finish a WWII VHS or DVD movie that I've seen already without having a tremendous desire to play this game. WinSPWW2 and WinSPMBT does this best. You can pretty much use any country that you can think of, old stuff (since 1930) and modern stuff too (if you have WinSPMBT). You can get right into it! Simple to play. Video games based on WWII just doesn't do it. Long live the hex!

wicked · #5 October 17th, 2012, 04:29 AM

VHS? Haha. Showing your age now. I had to replace all mine for dvds and keeping away from blueray else ill have to do it all again ;( iam just getting saints and soldiers 2 from lovefilm. Hopefully be as good as the first.
Which books do have you read? Looking at getting my next buy.

wicked · #6 October 19th, 2012, 04:57 AM

For the record. Saints and soldiers 2 is awfull.

mkr8683 · #7 October 19th, 2012, 02:43 PM

So was the first one. Any movie whose title sounds like a video game (Airborne Creed, WTH?) is bound to suck.

Oche · #8 October 19th, 2012, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mkr8683

So was the first one. Any movie whose title sounds like a video game (Airborne Creed, WTH?) is bound to suck.

So true

wicked · #9 October 22nd, 2012, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mkr8683

So was the first one. Any movie whose title sounds like a video game (Airborne Creed, WTH?) is bound to suck.

your right but i did have hope it would be good. iam sure the first one was good?? i have not seen it in a few years though and may have it confused with another film.

mkr8683 · #10 October 23rd, 2012, 11:40 AM

The first one sucked, too. There was a pretty good opening scene showing the Malmedy Massacre, I don't know how accurate it was, though.