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Greybriar

I just started reading The Red Knight by Miles Cameron.
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I started reading The Red Knight a couple of years ago...I got about 1/3 of the way through, it was a long read for me.


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The Red Knight was really good.
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bob48

Can anyone recommend a book covering the general history of the war in the Pacific, please. I've read odd bits, but not a good chronological history.
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bob48

Thank you, Pete. I'll check those out. O0
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Haven't begun to read, but Pacific Thunder looks very good for those interested in the Fast Carriers.

https://www.amazon.com/Pacific-Thunder-Central-Campaign-1943-October/dp/147282184X
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Quote from: bob48 on October 19, 2017, 06:16:23 AM
Can anyone recommend a book covering the general history of the war in the Pacific, please. I've read odd bits, but not a good chronological history.

You might want to check out volumes 3 - 8 and 12 - 14 of History of United States Naval Operations in World War II.
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Quote from: Crossroads on October 15, 2017, 11:42:59 AM
Having read the first half, that is the year 1941, of the "Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front 1941-1942", and which I've enjoyed immensively because of the  :nerd: that I am , I got sidetracked and started on Amiran Ezov's recently translated (from Hebrew) "Crossing", which details the crossing of the Suez in '73.



As it was advertised to me, it is supposedly a really good read into the events and the OOB of the crossing to "Africa".

First few chapters done, this is certainly written on a more personal level (yet at the operational level), than what I've read about this so far.

Finished reading Ezov's "The Crossing" today. What a fascinating read, and a great book if you ever want to see how friction and fog-of-war can wreac havoc on a modern battlefield.

The 1973 Suez Crossing is mostly remembered for the battle for the Chinese Farm, yet that was supposed be just a routine highway clearance to rid the area of a few  Sagger-armed Egyptian "tank-hunter teams".  Yet, this securing of the northern flank of the crossing corridor proved out to be one of the most costly battle in the history of IDF.

But that's just one of the stories that keeps you glued to the book. The other is the engineering feat of how to cross the Suez Canal in the first place. Several solutions were tested, yet to even get them to the crossing site turned out to be a major endeavour.

All this is easily forgotten when reading about the decisives action after IDF secured the west bank of the canal and surrounded a full Egyptian Army to the east side. Recommended reading if interested in this particular topic. The Crossing, that is, as that's where it starts, and that's where it stops.

Very academic as well, but perfect for those Order-of-battle studies.  :nerd:
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Standing the Final Watch: The Last Brigade, Book 1.

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Quote from: bob48 on October 19, 2017, 06:16:23 AM
Can anyone recommend a book covering the general history of the war in the Pacific, please. I've read odd bits, but not a good chronological history.

Costello's Pacific War is widely considered the best single volume treatment of the war.  It is very good.

Toland's The Rising Sun is an cel lent single volume account told from the Japanese perspective.

I highly recommend both.
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bob48

Thank you - on my list now.
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Finished, "Killing England" by Bill O'Reilly last night. Good book as are all the 'killing' series and I learned a few things I didn't know before but this one lacks the emotional grab of the other books and felt a little flat. Next up is, "The Splintered Empires" by Pritt Buttar, the 4th and final book of WWI on the Eastern Front 1917-1922. So you probably won't see me until sometime after X-Mas.
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Quote from: Toonces on October 22, 2017, 08:40:49 AM
Quote from: bob48 on October 19, 2017, 06:16:23 AM
Can anyone recommend a book covering the general history of the war in the Pacific, please. I've read odd bits, but not a good chronological history.

Costello's Pacific War is widely considered the best single volume treatment of the war.  It is very good.

Toland's The Rising Sun is an cel lent single volume account told from the Japanese perspective.

I highly recommend both.

The Rising Sun was really good. I just ordered Costello's Pacific War, thanks!  O0
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