I read a memoir entitled "The Cage: An Englishman in Vietnam" by Tom Abraham and loved it. Any other good ones?
2007-01-29 13:25:49 · 6 answers · asked by xander 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
ziakhan: yes, I've seen "The great raid" and it's a fantastic ww2 movie.
2007-01-29 13:36:57 · update #1
Another good memoir, apart from 'Band of Brothers', is author Robert Leckie's 'Helmet for my Pillow'. It is a best-selling account of the Marines in the Pacific, and will help take you away from the European theatre of war. At just over 300 pages, it's a good read!
p.s. I have a few more, so let me know if you want more.
2007-01-29 16:01:00 · answer #1 · answered by WMD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of Stephen Ambrose's other books, including D-Day. Also Alex Kershaw has 3 books on WW2, The Bedford Boys, The Longest Winter, and The Few.
2007-01-29 22:38:00 · answer #2 · answered by jess3842 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"See Here, Private Hargrove," by Marion Hargrove. It's actually not so much of a war story as the story of a soldier leading up to and right after the declaration of war. It was very popular during WW2, as being the story of a "dogface soldier" rather than about generals and strategies.
2007-01-29 23:51:26 · answer #3 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is My Co-Pilot by Robert L. Scott
Baa Baa Black Sheep by Gregory Boyington
Into the Teeth of the Tiger by Donald Lopez
2007-01-29 22:27:16 · answer #4 · answered by jhartmann21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my favorite books is called All But My Life by Gerda Weismann Klein. It is a Holocaust memoir.
2007-01-29 21:30:52 · answer #5 · answered by ubiquitous_mr_lovegrove 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would love to recommend you to see the film "The great Raid", for me its one of the most unforgettable memoirs WW2 has ever leave behind
2007-01-29 21:34:56 · answer #6 · answered by ziakhan 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋