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The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II 39 reviews
Jeff Shaara
Ballantine Books, 2008
Fantastic!
+ Great for a Moderate History Buff!
+ Great Reading
+ and the story continues...
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War and Remembrance 63 reviews
Herman Wouk
Back Bay Books, 2002
No words
+ War & Remembrance hard cover
+ The Best Book You Will Read On Any Subject
+ 1,382 pages worth of continuing monumental saga!
+ Winds of War/War & Remembrance Great Reads
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Night of Flames: A Novel of World War II25 reviews
Douglas W. Jacobson
McBooks Press, 2007
A suspenseful account of a little known aspect of WWII
+ loved it
+ just completed
Night of Flames, by Douglas W. Jacobson, is a novel about World War II, and more specifically, about the Belgian resistance movement known as the White Brigade. The story is told primarily through the eyes of Jan and Anna Kopernik, a young Polish couple who is separated thoughout much of the war ...
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Death and Honor (Honor Bound)38 reviews
W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV
Putnam Adult, 2008
Another great tale!
+ Death and Honor
+ Back on track
W.E.B. Griffin continues his great traditional of military storytelling. This is another fine example of his ability to weave a compelling story around a little know aspect of WWII. His characters and writing style always leaves me waiting for the next novel.
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Generation Kill176 reviews
Evan Wright
Berkley Trade, 2008
Hard Cover Genenration Kill
+ A masterful telling of how the U.S. does it today.
+ A great few from the frontlines.
+ War Reportage
+ Great look into the Clusterf%$k the Iraq war is.
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Night Soldiers: A Novel58 reviews
Alan Furst
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002
Integrity in a world gone mad
+ A tour de force
+ Epic in Scope with attention to detail
+ Can one man's integrity amount to more than a hill of beans?
+ Furst at his best
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Killing Rommel: A Novel45 reviews
Steven Pressfield
Doubleday, 2008
A truly extraordinary piece of military historical writing
+ Solid, very informative and enjoyable
+ Fine Novel, Faulty History
+ Different in its way but still magnificent.
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The World at Night: A Novel 34 reviews
Alan Furst
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002
The Debasement of Wartime France
+ Don't tell me, don't tell me
+ The accidental spy
One character in "The World at Night" sums it up the best: "One had a few friends, but mostly people were meant to be used, one way or another, and if you weren't born knowing that you had better learn it somewhere along the way." This sort of cynicism typifies the Paris of this novel, where ...
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The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II95 reviews
Jeff Shaara
Ballantine Books, 2008
Historical Fiction at its Best!
+ Page-turning story of the allied liberations of North Africa and Sicily
+ Worthwhile
Admittedly, I'm not familiar with Jeff Shaara's work outside of the movie "Gods & Generals," the sequel to the movie ("Gettysburg") inspired by his father's own historical fiction, "The Killer Angels." While I was not as impressed with the movie's take on history, I was led to the conclusion that ...
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Black Sea Affair25 reviews
Don Brown
Zondervan, 2008
Right Out Of The International Headlines!
+ A Floating Hydrogen Bomb Adrift Somewhere on the High Seas!
+ Wow! Talk About A Novel Predicting International News!
+ Is The Author Prophetic or Something?
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Death and Honor (Honor Bound)38 reviews
W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV
Putnam Adult, 2008
Another great tale!
+ Death and Honor
+ Back on track
W.E.B. Griffin continues his great traditional of military storytelling. This is another fine example of his ability to weave a compelling story around a little know aspect of WWII. His characters and writing style always leaves me waiting for the next novel.
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War and Remembrance63 reviews
Herman Wouk
Back Bay Books, 2002
No words
+ War & Remembrance hard cover
+ The Best Book You Will Read On Any Subject
+ 1,382 pages worth of continuing monumental saga!
+ Winds of War/War & Remembrance Great Reads
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The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II39 reviews
Jeff Shaara
Ballantine Books, 2008
Fantastic!
+ Great for a Moderate History Buff!
+ Great Reading
+ and the story continues...
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Generation Kill176 reviews
Evan Wright
Berkley Trade, 2008
Hard Cover Genenration Kill
+ A masterful telling of how the U.S. does it today.
+ A great few from the frontlines.
+ War Reportage
+ Great look into the Clusterf%$k the Iraq war is.
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Night Soldiers: A Novel58 reviews
Alan Furst
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002
Integrity in a world gone mad
+ A tour de force
+ Epic in Scope with attention to detail
+ Can one man's integrity amount to more than a hill of beans?
+ Furst at his best
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The World at Night: A Novel34 reviews
Alan Furst
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002
The Debasement of Wartime France
+ Don't tell me, don't tell me
+ The accidental spy
One character in "The World at Night" sums it up the best: "One had a few friends, but mostly people were meant to be used, one way or another, and if you weren't born knowing that you had better learn it somewhere along the way." This sort of cynicism typifies the Paris of this novel, where ...
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Black Sea Affair25 reviews
Don Brown
Zondervan, 2008
Right Out Of The International Headlines!
+ A Floating Hydrogen Bomb Adrift Somewhere on the High Seas!
+ Wow! Talk About A Novel Predicting International News!
+ Is The Author Prophetic or Something?
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The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II95 reviews
Jeff Shaara
Ballantine Books, 2008
Historical Fiction at its Best!
+ Page-turning story of the allied liberations of North Africa and Sicily
+ Worthwhile
Admittedly, I'm not familiar with Jeff Shaara's work outside of the movie "Gods & Generals," the sequel to the movie ("Gettysburg") inspired by his father's own historical fiction, "The Killer Angels." While I was not as impressed with the movie's take on history, I was led to the conclusion that ...
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Killing Rommel: A Novel45 reviews
Steven Pressfield
Doubleday, 2008
A truly extraordinary piece of military historical writing
+ Solid, very informative and enjoyable
+ Fine Novel, Faulty History
+ Different in its way but still magnificent.
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Night of Flames: A Novel of World War II25 reviews
Douglas W. Jacobson
McBooks Press, 2007
A suspenseful account of a little known aspect of WWII
+ loved it
+ just completed
Night of Flames, by Douglas W. Jacobson, is a novel about World War II, and more specifically, about the Belgian resistance movement known as the White Brigade. The story is told primarily through the eyes of Jan and Anna Kopernik, a young Polish couple who is separated thoughout much of the war ...
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