Books About War

silent squiz · Post by **silent squiz** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:05 pm

what are your favourite War related books fiction/non whatever..
Here are two of mine. I need some recommendations.

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:26 pm

Not really in the same vein as those, but:

War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges

The Remnants of War by John Mueller

Does Peace Lead to War by Hughes and Seligmann

We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families: Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevich

On The Origins of War by Donald Kagan is in my opinon on of the best book ever written on the subject of war.

silent squiz · Post by **silent squiz** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:31 pm

thanks i'll look into those the last one sounds v interesting

MaskedTerror # 2 · Post by **MaskedTerror # 2** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:30 pm

blastmaster wrote: We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families: Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevich

Unbelievable book. Amazing.

There is probably a great book for every war. At least one.

-All Quiet on the Western Front is good shit.

-The Shortimers is what Full Metal Jacket is based on and it is the shit.

-The Things They Carried is required reading.

-Black Hawk down is good shit.

-The Killer Angels civil war joint. Great.

-Bloods about the black experience in Vietnam both there and coming home.

T-Wrex · Post by **T-Wrex** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:33 pm

Keep the titles coming.
I already like football and porno; this was next on my list.

MaskedTerror # 2 · Post by **MaskedTerror # 2** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:50 pm

Couple more off the top of my head:

-Ron Kovic's Born on the Fourth of July. Yes, the Tom Cruise movie, but it is good.

-Tobias Wolff wrote a couple that are real good. Barrack's Theif is the one I remember right now.

Tim O'Brien who wrote the Things They Carried is pretty good. Going After Cacciato is kind of a trip, but it has some good shit. Lake in the Woods is great, but it is more a mystery/life at home kind of thing.

cascarrabias · Post by **cascarrabias** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:09 pm

MaskedTerror # 2 wrote:All Quiet on the Western Front is good shit.

One of the best books I've ever read.

uh zip zoom · Post by **uh zip zoom** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:59 am

MaskedTerror # 2 wrote:Tobias Wolff wrote a couple that are real good. Barrack's Theif is the one I remember right now..

this one is great:

wolff has also written some of the best short stories i've ever read... i would recommend the night in question over anything else if only because of "bullet in the brain."

Y@k Bollocks · Post by **Y@k Bollocks** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:08 am

silent squiz wrote:

Half of you probably have absolutely no idea what it was like out there.

tpp · Post by **tpp** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:57 am

Y@k Bollocks wrote:
silent squiz wrote:

Half of you probably have absolutely no idea what it was like out there.

hahahahaha was going to do the same thing.

"Brown toast for first course, white for pudding"

Deadguy · Post by **Deadguy** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:20 am

The best war book is:
The Good Soldier Svejk and His Fortunes in the World War

http://www.svejkcentral.com/

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