I don't usually post something like this...

[rojocorsa]

But I am posting this here for logical reasons...

Do the history buffs among us mind helping me out at this other thread?

Im afraid that it might be too late before my original thread gets lost in between all the usual OT shenanigans.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=552009

Thank you for your time.

Rojo

[Pofoo]

No specifics here. Go to your local library and brouse. I'm sure they have a WWII section.

[TheExpertish]

Posted some onfo. One of my favorite subjects. VF-214, the Black Sheep still fly Harriers last time I checked.

[rojocorsa]

Awesome! Thanks for the contributions so far.


I've actually read "Baa Baa Black Sheep" twice, becuase I found it so entertaining.

The Vought-Chance F4Us are some sick planes as well.

[1-M-42]

Rojo, This topic is one that I've studied and read about for over 30 years, I've got close to a thousand books on WWII in my personal library. Here's a list of some of my favorites

Pegasus Bridge- Stephen Ambrose (Brit Airborne Glider Assault on D-Day)
Band of Brothers- Stephen Ambrose (mini series is awesome, book is better)
Falaise, The Flawed Victory- Anthony Tucker-Jones (battle of the Falaise Gap, ugly, ugly battle)
Citizen Soldier- Stephen Ambrose (Ambrose is arguably the best historian about WWII, I have all of his books)
The Nazis and the Occult- Paul Roland (Those Nazis were an odd group...this book is kinda out there, explains a lot about those nuts)
Utah Beach- Joseph Balkoski (yeah, it's about D-Day, but focused on Utah Beach. Utah had the lowest casualty rates of Operation Overlord, General Teddy Roosevelt Jr. is one of the reasons why. Great book)
There's also a really unique series of books called "The Forgotten War" Deals with the war in Alaska and Northwest Canada. Hard to find, been out of print for years. My dad was there the last 8 months of the war.

PM me any time if you need additional advice or recommendations. Most of my stuff is focused on Europe and North Africa, that's where most of my family, except my dad, served.

[1-M-42]

If you ever find yourself in Portland, Oregon, make sure you go to Powells Books, downtown. The military section alone is bigger then most high school libraries. The entire building takes up a full city block and has three or four stories. Most of the stuff is pretty cheap as well. (they are on-line as well)

[w55]

Just read "Armagedon" by Max hastings...and the pacific byJohn Costello...both good basic books... the Ambrose books good also.

really hit the local library and most books are good on WW2

[paul0660]

Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War, William Manchester

On my list to take to a desert island.

Not especially relevant to a study of the big pic, however.

[Bukowski]

Go to the library or a used bookstore. Right after the war a lot of guys came back and wrote about their experiences. Most of them only published a few copies and they are long out of print. Start off with a few general histories of the different theaters of operations, and you'll quickly find out what interests you the most. For some it's aviation, for others armor etc. You could easily spend the rest of your life reading books about WW II.

[Dr.Mauser]

Nothing to do with the Pacific Theatre, but by far my favorite and the most fascinating book from WWII that I've read is 'Grenadiers' by Kurt Meyer. Its his personal experiences as a Waffen SS soldier from the Invasion of Poland to his capture during the Normandy Campaign, and his time as a POW. Its an amazing inside look into the German Soldier's side of the war.