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I'm a happy chappy tonight.
Just got home to open a 1942 original hardback of 'Last train from Berlin' by Howard Smith.
He was an American journalist who documented the changing attitudes of the German population in the build up to WWII and the first year of the war itself.
Just got home to open a 1942 original hardback of 'Last train from Berlin' by Howard Smith.
He was an American journalist who documented the changing attitudes of the German population in the build up to WWII and the first year of the war itself.
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Sounds good, just ordered a copy for myself.overseasTOON wrote:I'm a happy chappy tonight.
Just got home to open a 1942 original hardback of 'Last train from Berlin' by Howard Smith.
He was an American journalist who documented the changing attitudes of the German population in the build up to WWII and the first year of the war itself.
Would recommend you try "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" and "Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent" by William L. Shirer as well. Another US journalist who was there throughout the period of the Nazi rise and the early years of the war (right up until just before the USA joined the war I think) and had access to many of the leading Nazis. Thinking you may also find them interesting and I can personally recommend Rise and Fall. Probably my favourite book on the subject and I have read many.
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I'll have a look out for those next month when I get paid.Donkey Toon wrote:Sounds good, just ordered a copy for myself.overseasTOON wrote:I'm a happy chappy tonight.
Just got home to open a 1942 original hardback of 'Last train from Berlin' by Howard Smith.
He was an American journalist who documented the changing attitudes of the German population in the build up to WWII and the first year of the war itself.
Would recommend you try "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" and "Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent" by William L. Shirer as well. Another US journalist who was there throughout the period of the Nazi rise and the early years of the war (right up until just before the USA joined the war I think) and had access to many of the leading Nazis. Thinking you may also find them interesting and I can personally recommend Rise and Fall. Probably my favourite book on the subject and I have read many.
Enjoy the book. I read it at college as the library had a copy and its always stuck with me as a great insight into how the German population were led into the war.
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CheersoverseasTOON wrote:I'll have a look out for those next month when I get paid.Donkey Toon wrote:
Sounds good, just ordered a copy for myself.
Would recommend you try "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" and "Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent" by William L. Shirer as well. Another US journalist who was there throughout the period of the Nazi rise and the early years of the war (right up until just before the USA joined the war I think) and had access to many of the leading Nazis. Thinking you may also find them interesting and I can personally recommend Rise and Fall. Probably my favourite book on the subject and I have read many.
Enjoy the book. I read it at college as the library had a copy and its always stuck with me as a great insight into how the German population were led into the war.
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I may have to have a splurge on some books in the near future!! Feel very mainstream now with what I'm reading Berlin: The Downfall 1945 by Anthony Beevor. It is excellent mind, very graphic and brilliant at laying out the battles up to and including Berlin as well as the diplomatic tension between East and West, very interesting. Road of Bones by Fergal Keane has got to be my favourite WW2 book though, it's on the sieges of Imphal and Kohima. Confusing at the start as it flits between a lot of different personalities and regiments but once I got into it I couldn't put it down. It was horrifying and uplifting all at once.Donkey Toon wrote:Sounds good, just ordered a copy for myself.overseasTOON wrote:I'm a happy chappy tonight.
Just got home to open a 1942 original hardback of 'Last train from Berlin' by Howard Smith.
He was an American journalist who documented the changing attitudes of the German population in the build up to WWII and the first year of the war itself.
Would recommend you try "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" and "Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent" by William L. Shirer as well. Another US journalist who was there throughout the period of the Nazi rise and the early years of the war (right up until just before the USA joined the war I think) and had access to many of the leading Nazis. Thinking you may also find them interesting and I can personally recommend Rise and Fall. Probably my favourite book on the subject and I have read many.
On a none WW2 related not if anyone enjoyed 'The Martian' on film I'd get the book. The film was amazing but the book is 10/10, I read it in the 2-3 days before the film came out.
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I've read everything by Antony Beevor and always enjoy his style. A friend of mine is a history teacher who met him and got his autograpgh for me.The Angry Badger. wrote:I may have to have a splurge on some books in the near future!! Feel very mainstream now with what I'm reading Berlin: The Downfall 1945 by Anthony Beevor. It is excellent mind, very graphic and brilliant at laying out the battles up to and including Berlin as well as the diplomatic tension between East and West, very interesting. Road of Bones by Fergal Keane has got to be my favourite WW2 book though, it's on the sieges of Imphal and Kohima. Confusing at the start as it flits between a lot of different personalities and regiments but once I got into it I couldn't put it down. It was horrifying and uplifting all at once.Donkey Toon wrote:
Sounds good, just ordered a copy for myself.
Would recommend you try "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" and "Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent" by William L. Shirer as well. Another US journalist who was there throughout the period of the Nazi rise and the early years of the war (right up until just before the USA joined the war I think) and had access to many of the leading Nazis. Thinking you may also find them interesting and I can personally recommend Rise and Fall. Probably my favourite book on the subject and I have read many.
On a none WW2 related not if anyone enjoyed 'The Martian' on film I'd get the book. The film was amazing but the book is 10/10, I read it in the 2-3 days before the film came out.
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Definitely going to be buying 'Last Train From Berlin', 'Rise and Fall', and 'Berlin Diaries' when I get paid
My favourite WW2 books are definitely 'Horror In The East' and 'Their Darkest Hour'. Two collections of first hand accounts which are just brilliant. The first is mostly Japanese soldiers and Chinese/Korean citizens and the second is all sorts but they all give a really good idea of the personal horrors which people went through.
My favourite WW2 books are definitely 'Horror In The East' and 'Their Darkest Hour'. Two collections of first hand accounts which are just brilliant. The first is mostly Japanese soldiers and Chinese/Korean citizens and the second is all sorts but they all give a really good idea of the personal horrors which people went through.
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Taking a break from history for a while so started reading the first book in the PC Peter Grant series by Ben Aaronovitch called Rivers of London.
Very entertaining so I've already bought the second in the series.
Very entertaining so I've already bought the second in the series.
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The second is poor, gets really weird and rambling, whilst at the same time really precious about offending anyone. It's PC gone mad!overseasTOON wrote:Taking a break from history for a while so started reading the first book in the PC Peter Grant series by Ben Aaronovitch called Rivers of London.
Very entertaining so I've already bought the second in the series.
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That may be the worst (non) joke I've ever done here, albeit with competition. But I kinda like it.
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Cisse's Overheating Torso wrote:That may be the worst (non) joke I've ever done here, albeit with competition. But I kinda like it.
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I quite enjoyed that book as well. Like your I ordered the second and it sits in my to read pile, where it has been gathering dust for several years. Too many books to read, not enough time!overseasTOON wrote:Taking a break from history for a while so started reading the first book in the PC Peter Grant series by Ben Aaronovitch called Rivers of London.
Very entertaining so I've already bought the second in the series.
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Started reading Last Train this evening and enjoying it so far. Coincidentally got to page 37, where Howard Smith is discussing his colleagues in the American Press Corps, he mentions "Bill Shirer of CBS who wrote the best book to come out of war-time Germany"overseasTOON wrote:I'll have a look out for those next month when I get paid.Donkey Toon wrote:
Sounds good, just ordered a copy for myself.
Would recommend you try "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" and "Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent" by William L. Shirer as well. Another US journalist who was there throughout the period of the Nazi rise and the early years of the war (right up until just before the USA joined the war I think) and had access to many of the leading Nazis. Thinking you may also find them interesting and I can personally recommend Rise and Fall. Probably my favourite book on the subject and I have read many.
Enjoy the book. I read it at college as the library had a copy and its always stuck with me as a great insight into how the German population were led into the war.
Sounds like he is recommending you read it too!
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I preferred Christopher Hitchens 'God is Not Great'. I think he's a more engaging writer and focuses on culture more.Chappy wrote:Just read The God Delusion, quality read
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Richard Dawkins is the reason I hope there is a God. He's an insufferable t***.