rump Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Found this gem, by Sir Liddel Hart, 'The way to win wars', paperback, 1942 1st printing, wartime edition. For 6 pounds 50.I LOVE Amazon.-Rump 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[panzer] Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Well after many years of reccomendations I picked up the paper back that has been sitting on my shelf for just as many yrs and well what can I say.... It really doesnt get much better than this.http://www.amazon.com/BRIDGE-TOO-FAR-RYAN-CORNELIUS/dp/B000J4URRI It really is amazing how a full scale rout got turned around and the reader must ask themselfs what would have happend if everything that could have gone wrong didnt for the Allies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koen Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Totally agree, s p l e n d i d book.Will go now to the cellar where I keep older books, & find back this one & start reading it again.Rgds, K 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I only have the movie. Just as well, as I'm more visual. :sonic: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h777 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Here is TOP RARE and Interesting manual for HEAVY RUSSIAN TANK. WW2 Timeplease take a look to the ebay auction opened today.EBay Auction number is: 140386013638Here is the link to it:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140386013638&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Here is TOP RARE and Interesting manual for HEAVY RUSSIAN TANK. WW2 Timeplease take a look to the ebay auction opened today.EBay Auction number is: 140386013638Here is the link to it:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140386013638&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123Page 1:Congratulations on purchasing the model IS 2 Josef Stalin Heavy Tank.We are sure you will be pleased with its rugged off road handling....... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rump Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 wow! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 If anyone is interested there's a copy of Kenneth Macksey'sFirst clash on ebay,http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350333454854&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Thunder Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 "First Clash" is actually easy to find. Macksey's "Counterstroke" (the follow on book) is the Holy Grail. Amazon affiliates currently have at least 25 copies of FC ranging from US$0.01 to US$38. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemolitionMan Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 CS is the total Holy Grail(second is "Chieftains" by Bob Forrest-Webb), even the guys at the Canadian military manual archive don´t know shit about it....gnaaah. However that copy of FC looks like a picker, got the same and like the looks of it alot more than the one with the flame on the cover. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furia Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Just finished reading Warrior's Rage: The Great Tank Battle of 73 Easting And I fully agree with the comments posted here. This book is a MUST for anyone interested on actual cavalry operations and Armour. It is a fascinating book I finished in 2 days. It is really worth IMHO 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemolitionMan Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 A new "Duel" series title is due to be released in September: Looks interesting... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonWhite2 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 For anyone who loves M1 tanks, "Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad" by David Zucchino is a must. It's like Blackhawk Down, but way better.... and with tanks. I read it because my Batallion XO was the lead tank company CO on the 2 thunder runs in 3rd ID, and people were passing the book around the unit. Well worth the read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted October 20, 2010 Members Share Posted October 20, 2010 It's good for any tank enthusiast, not just M1 lovers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FletchRDG Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 I thought Id post this book. It might be a load of crap but for amateurs its a good start.The Vital Guide to Modern Tanks and AFVs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koen Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Can anyone recommend books/websites about the current war in Afghanistan,with focus on engagements on the company level (or slightly above),so with focus on tactics.THX !K 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GH_Lieste Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 I have nothing specific to this conflict, but there are two (translated from the Russian?) works on the Soviet involvement that are interesting, and both have been published to the public domain by the US military as training docs.The Bear Went Over The MountainThe Other Side Of The Mountain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogwa Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Try reading Not a Good Day to Die. Its a fantastic account of Op Anacondahttp://www.amazon.com/Not-Good-Day-Die-Operation/dp/0425196097Mog 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 (edited) I have an "UNCLAS" Canadian "Lessons Learned" type document that I'll post when I get home.Its a PDF so I need to zip it first (and can't do that here). Edited November 29, 2010 by Gibsonm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonm Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 (edited) Here you are. This is more of an AAR than a "entertainment" but still good reading from a "professional development" point of view. Canadian_Armour_in_Afghanistan_Apr_08.pdf.zip Edited November 29, 2010 by Gibsonm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted November 29, 2010 Members Share Posted November 29, 2010 Not A Good Day To Die is a good book, but a bit thin on the actual tactics. Actually, most of the books are, maybe for operational security issues, maybe because it can actually be quite difficult to reconstruct an action through interviews with the soldiers while they are still in theater (and even worse if they are already back, since the time span will blur the details even more).Other books that I found helpful about Afghanistan:An Ordinary Soldier (exemplary for the description of OMLT operations) by Doug BeattieDanger Close by Stuart TootalOn Afghanistan by Ross KempHelmand Assault by Ewen Southby-TailyourChris Hunter's very commendable book "Eight Lives Down" is from Iraq, but the situation in Afghanistan is probably comparable (it focuses on ordnance disposal (IED defuzing) and the counter-IED intelligence work, so as such the book is of limited use for the creation of SB Pro scenarios; still worth reading though).Dan Mills' book "Sniper One" is another account from Iraq, and focuses on the siege situation of their local camp with more or less daily insurgent attacks. That one is written from the "grunt level" but still insightful. It is probably somewhat transferable to other siege situations, e.g. undermanned military outposts, or the defense of Afghani National Police stations. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemolitionMan Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 @Koen: I read alot of praise for the following books:3 Para by Patrick BishopGround Truth, sequel by same authorRoberts Ridge by Malcom MacPherson (about Op Anaconda)Haven´t read them though. The one I got is "Special Forces: War on Terrorism in Afghanistan" and is more of a photo book...however when it came out it contained quite a nice collection of photos from the early time in Afghanistan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koen Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 THX all !Koen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemolitionMan Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 New recommendations: Coming in August: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKM Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 On Higgen's book, isn't that an IS-3? The "dome" wasn't fielded on IS-2, to the best of my knowledge, but late war Soviet heavies aren't my speciality by any means. Haven't read through all sixteen pages, so I apologize if I replicate someone else's suggestion. Ran across this getting lunch in a corner store waiting for a medical: Tin Soldiers, M. Farmer. Here it is on Amazon. Fairly good because it's written by a guy with experience on tanks, not a Clancy-esque novel-that-bores-you-stupid of obvious American supremacy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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