any good war books?

Question

ok, well ive had a new interest in war books and movies but i cant seem to find any good ones. i just finished FALLEN ANGELS by walter dean myers and i loved it. i also just watched the movie SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and i kno it would be hard a movie to match tht one but does any one kno any movies like SAVING PRIVATE RYAN or any really good books like FALLEN ANGELS (anything from WWII and up)

Answer 1

A good book from the civilian side of a recent war is The River Runs Salt, Runs Sweet by Jasmina Dervisevic-Cesic. It's a harrowing account of what war can be like for the people who aren't actually fighting it. There's a really good Amazon review by L. Thomas Deaver (no, that's not me) that will give you a very good sense of the scope and flavor of the book. I like Jasmina's book because, in spite of everything that happens to her and her family (shudder) she comes through it all as an optimist and without bitterness against ordinary enemy soldiers (though she does want to see war criminals punished). It's ultimately an uplifting book.

For historical narratives, you can't beat the books by Cornelius Ryan, who interviewed the participants in some of the most important operations in the European theater of World War II, from all sides. Two of these books were made into movies, but the books are much more thorough and interesting. The Longest Day. A Bridge Too Far. The Last Battle. And, again, this is non-fiction, but it's the true stories of people who lived the events, not dry history at all.

Answer 2

Here are a couple of oldies: The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk is a coming of age novel about a young rich mama's boy who enters the US Navy during WWII. The maturation process is painful, but largely successful. Several humorous episodes, some action, some suspense. A very good book.

For comic relief, read Don't Go Near the Water. It's about a young officer in public relations who endures the brainless ideas of his superior. Again, in WWII.

If you are really ambitious, Winds of War and War and Remembrance, (read in that order, please) two 800 page plus novels, again by Herman Wouk. Details a naval family's trials and tribulations from 1938 to end of the war. Most of the major theaters of the war are included. Graphic picture of the holocaust.

Answer 3

Go to Amazon.com and search:
"Lost from Atlantis Book 1" - book 2: INVASION comes out in a month or two and that's almost all battle.
"Death by Murder David Lindsay" - you have to search that way or the title doesn't come up. There's a lot of sex and violence in that one but it's not gratuitous.
and "Super Spaghetti."
They're all by David A. Lindsay.

They're free if you have Kindle Unlimited, and you can get a free trial of that - Google how.
If you don't have a Kindle you can get a free smartphone app from Google Play, or read it online - all free.

Answer 4

Try Killer Angels by Shaara, again it is not WWII but interesting tales of the strategies of Gettysburg both Union and Confederate. I believe the movie Gettysburg was taken mainly from this book.

Answer 5

Watch the movie Black Hawk Down or Behind Enemy Lines

Answer 6

It isn't a WWII book, but Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" is wonderful. You might also try Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried."

Answer 7

Book: "The Caine Mutiny"
Movie: "The Big Red One".

Answer 8

ok, this is not wwII, but I hate reruns and I can watch this over and over.

"Gettysburg". With Jeff Daniels.

It is amazing, and they really stick to the recorded history (facts)

It is so good I can't describe it. (And the theme song will haunt you...in a good way!) :)

Answer 9

"Hagakure" (lunknown author/samurai thought)
"Art of War" (Sun Tsu)

Answer 10

No such thing as a "good war"