First Hand Accounts Of Ww2

Gnomey · 31-12-2004, 08:11 PM

I just bought a new book called "The Voice of War: The Second World War told by those who Fought it" edited by James Owen and Guy Walters. It contains personal accounts from combatants and non-combatants from Albert Speer and Winston Churchill to Hans Von Luck and Douglas MacArthur. It looks a good book and it claims to be one of the 'finest collections ever assembled of first-hand accounts of the Second World War. As I am not going to be reading it for a while I was just wondering if anyone else had it and what they thought about it. It is published in Viking books priced £20, I got it from WHSmith)

salientpoints · 06-01-2005, 09:07 AM

You could also try;

Witness to War 0385606788
Wartime Britain 1939-1945 0755310268
Countdown to Victory 0340822023
Forgotten Voices of the Second World War 0091897343
Voices from the Home Front 0715317083
Voices from D-Day 0715317903

(some reading while you are on your gap year!)

All along the same lines, I have all of these and need to get them read! (only read the d-day one so far)

Cheers

Ryan

Ali Hollington · 06-01-2005, 01:54 PM

This makes me feel better, I'm not the only person with a "too read" pile.
Mine seems to be getting out of control, according to my wife anyway!
Ali

Kiwiwriter · 06-01-2005, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ali Hollington@Jan 6 2005, 08:54 AM
This makes me feel better, I'm not the only person with a "too read" pile.
Mine seems to be getting out of control, according to my wife anyway!
Ali

Quoted post

I don't have a "to read" pile...I have a "to read" bookshelf!

salientpoints · 07-01-2005, 08:59 AM

Not enough hours in the day! plus it really doesn't help working in the book trade... my purchases outweigh my reads each month... and now we need a bigger house!

Oh well here's to early retirement

Stich · 03-04-2005, 04:43 AM

Anyone here ever read "100 Best True Stories of World WarII"? It was published in 1945 at the very end of the war and contains first-hand-account stories gathered from various magazines of the day. I thought it might be a little too overblown and patriotic given the context in which it was written...But i've been pleasantly surprised, there's not alot of flag waving going on, it's a very good read so far, and it's almost 900pages so i'll be reading for a while

If interested there's actually a copy on Ebay right now for around $15 U.S. Well worth the money fellas!

~Stich~

Stich · 03-04-2005, 04:46 AM

Quote:

I don't have a "to read" pile...I have a "to read" bookshelf!

Ah, spoken like a true WW II fiend. I'm not alone

31-12-2004, 08:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gnomey Per Ardua Ad Astra Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 2,972	I just bought a new book called "The Voice of War: The Second World War told by those who Fought it" edited by James Owen and Guy Walters. It contains personal accounts from combatants and non-combatants from Albert Speer and Winston Churchill to Hans Von Luck and Douglas MacArthur. It looks a good book and it claims to be one of the 'finest collections ever assembled of first-hand accounts of the Second World War. As I am not going to be reading it for a while I was just wondering if anyone else had it and what they thought about it. It is published in Viking books priced £20, I got it from WHSmith) __________________ "Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few" Sir Winston Chuchill, Summer 1940 "To him the people of Britain and the free world owe largely the way of life they enjoy today" Ensciption on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-1940) Statue in London Aircraft of World War 2 Forum - A Warbird Forum

06-01-2005, 09:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
salientpoints Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sussex Posts: 463	You could also try; Witness to War 0385606788 Wartime Britain 1939-1945 0755310268 Countdown to Victory 0340822023 Forgotten Voices of the Second World War 0091897343 Voices from the Home Front 0715317083 Voices from D-Day 0715317903 (some reading while you are on your gap year!) All along the same lines, I have all of these and need to get them read! (only read the d-day one so far) Cheers Ryan __________________ Website: www.salientpoints.com - join the Whizzbangs & Woodbines WebRing In memory of Sgt. Frank Gearing 1254762 RAF & Pvt. Roland Bird 10582509 RAOC.

06-01-2005, 01:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ali Hollington Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 154	This makes me feel better, I'm not the only person with a "too read" pile. Mine seems to be getting out of control, according to my wife anyway! Ali __________________ http://alihollington.typepad.com/historic_battlefields/

07-01-2005, 08:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
salientpoints Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sussex Posts: 463	Not enough hours in the day! plus it really doesn't help working in the book trade... my purchases outweigh my reads each month... and now we need a bigger house! Oh well here's to early retirement __________________ Website: www.salientpoints.com - join the Whizzbangs & Woodbines WebRing In memory of Sgt. Frank Gearing 1254762 RAF & Pvt. Roland Bird 10582509 RAOC.

03-04-2005, 04:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
Stich Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 37	Anyone here ever read "100 Best True Stories of World WarII"? It was published in 1945 at the very end of the war and contains first-hand-account stories gathered from various magazines of the day. I thought it might be a little too overblown and patriotic given the context in which it was written...But i've been pleasantly surprised, there's not alot of flag waving going on, it's a very good read so far, and it's almost 900pages so i'll be reading for a while If interested there's actually a copy on Ebay right now for around $15 U.S. Well worth the money fellas! ~Stich~ __________________ [quote] It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died.X Rather we should thank God such men lived. -General George S. Patton Jr.-

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