1,762 Sir_Davos_Seaworth Members 4,272 posts 5,302 battles Report post #1 Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) As in books... Go! Edited May 4, 2016 by Sir_Davos_Seaworth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
39,481 [HINON] Lert Alpha Tester 27,858 posts 27,301 battles Report post #2 Posted May 4, 2016 Das Boot. Gormenghast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
692 zFireWyvern Modder 1,364 posts Report post #3 Posted May 4, 2016 Anything Pratchett Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5,661 Macabe Alpha Tester, Members, In AlfaTesters, Beta Testers 12,413 posts Report post #4 Posted May 4, 2016 Books by Anne Rice are pretty good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,157 [WOLF5] Khafni [WOLF5] Members 6,559 posts 30,316 battles Report post #5 Posted May 4, 2016 The Conquest of Gaul by ol' Jules his self. Ender's Game - The enemy's gate is down... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
646 [KIA-T] OseanTanker Beta Testers 1,857 posts 6,486 battles Report post #6 Posted May 4, 2016 Red Storm Rising Hunt for Red October Patriots Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
516 Camping4XP Members 2,054 posts 2,359 battles Report post #7 Posted May 4, 2016 Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer (War memoir of a German-French soldier who fought on the Eastern Front) A Higher Call by Adam Makos (A book about the Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown incident) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,513 atPrick__ Members 16,315 posts 12,285 battles Report post #8 Posted May 4, 2016 Books by Anne Rice are pretty good. Movies? Hmmm. Since its WoWs Ill stay military and I'm American so my reading tastes are as such... http://www.amazon.com/Americas-War-Greater-Middle-East/dp/0553393936/ref=zg_bsnr_5011_11 https://www.amazon.com/Four-Years-Stonewall-Brigade-Casler-ebook/dp/B01EK9BYME?ie=UTF8&ref_=zg_bsnr_5011_17 http://www.amazon.com/DAY-Through-German-Eyes-Hidden/dp/B01DFG9KXI/ref=zg_bsnr_5031_17 https://www.amazon.com/Winter-Fortress-Mission-Sabotage-Hitlers-ebook/dp/B011H55QAA?ie=UTF8&ref_=zg_bsnr_5031_5 as for Ficton I would have to recommend this http://www.amazon.com/Little-Life-Novel-Hanya-Yanagihara/dp/0385539258 its really good. Just re-read The Stand for the umpteenth time and sill love it to death. Love reading, nice thread! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5,661 Macabe Alpha Tester, Members, In AlfaTesters, Beta Testers 12,413 posts Report post #9 Posted May 4, 2016 Movies? Hmmm. Since its WoWs Ill stay military and I'm American so my reading tastes are as such... http://www.amazon.com/Americas-War-Greater-Middle-East/dp/0553393936/ref=zg_bsnr_5011_11 https://www.amazon.com/Four-Years-Stonewall-Brigade-Casler-ebook/dp/B01EK9BYME?ie=UTF8&ref_=zg_bsnr_5011_17 http://www.amazon.com/DAY-Through-German-Eyes-Hidden/dp/B01DFG9KXI/ref=zg_bsnr_5031_17 https://www.amazon.com/Winter-Fortress-Mission-Sabotage-Hitlers-ebook/dp/B011H55QAA?ie=UTF8&ref_=zg_bsnr_5031_5 as for Ficton I would have to recommend this http://www.amazon.com/Little-Life-Novel-Hanya-Yanagihara/dp/0385539258 its really good. Just re-read The Stand for the umpteenth time and sill love it to death. Love reading, nice thread! We don't need to talk about the movies. Books are so much better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,513 atPrick__ Members 16,315 posts 12,285 battles Report post #10 Posted May 4, 2016 We don't need to talk about the movies. Books are so much better. I bet Ann would say this verbatim. I grew up on her writing its like the best tasting junk food in page form. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
198 [W-G] USMarine Beta Testers 626 posts 7,519 battles Report post #11 Posted May 4, 2016 The Last Full Measure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4 Alabama_BB60 Members 34 posts 1,898 battles Report post #12 Posted May 4, 2016 Over the Edge of the World, The War for all the Worlds Oceans, The Struggle for Seapower, Castles of Steel, Pacific Crucible, The Conquering tide, Shatterd Sword, Neptunes Inferno, Red November, Blind Mans Bluff and of course, anything by Patrick Obrien and C. S. Lewis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,080 1Sherman Alpha Tester 6,683 posts 3,338 battles Report post #13 Posted May 4, 2016 As in books... Go! The Hornblower series by C.S. Forrester Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose Three Day Road by Jospeh Boyden Armoured Thunderbolt by Steven Zaloga Any Star Wars book that Timothy Zahn has written Any Bernard Cornwell book Fifth Business by Robertson Davies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,513 atPrick__ Members 16,315 posts 12,285 battles Report post #14 Posted May 4, 2016 The Hornblower series by C.S. Forrester Band of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose Three Day Road by Jospeh Boyden Armoured Thunderbolt by Steven Zaloga Any Star Wars book that Timothy Zahn has written Any Bernard Cornwell book Fifth Business by Robertson Davies BoB was required reading by a squad leader of mine, great book and great HBO series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
45 [U_N_F] Geek_Girl Beta Testers 214 posts 11,096 battles Report post #15 Posted May 4, 2016 These are excellent reads and will keep you in the WoW mood. They average about a buck used online. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
261 [EGI] Swine_007 [EGI] Beta Testers 1,243 posts 33,291 battles Report post #16 Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) Some fiction, some good historical accounts... Thunder at Dawn - Alan Evans Hunter Killer - William T. Y'Blood Battle of the River Plate - Dudley Pope Track of the Gray Wolf - Gary Gentile The Sea Hunters - Clive Cussler Cauldron - Larry Bond and because it is a very interesting read ( though not nautical ) ... Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig Edited May 4, 2016 by Swine_007 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
72 [SEAKT] USSCurtis Members 257 posts 14,944 battles Report post #17 Posted May 4, 2016 For matters pertaining to WOWS, Neptune's Inferno, starring Aoba, Furutaka, Atlanta, Fletcher, Lexington, New Orleans, and, to a much lesser extent, North Carolina and Cleveland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
120 NK_33 Beta Testers 577 posts 20,095 battles Report post #18 Posted May 4, 2016 Destroyermen series China Melville Robert Heinlein Terry Pratchett If you don't mind vampires - Harry Dresden David Brin - Uplift series Anything Cthulhu/Lovecraft Mythos (the Chaosium omnibus editions are best) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,513 atPrick__ Members 16,315 posts 12,285 battles Report post #19 Posted May 5, 2016 These are excellent reads and will keep you in the WoW mood. They average about a buck used online. The Last Stand.... is great, enjoyed it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
14 Lt_Maryk Members 96 posts 22,147 battles Report post #20 Posted May 5, 2016 In the Naval vein: Books - Day of Infamy by Walter Lord, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. Hornfischer, The Battle of Midway by Craig Symonds, At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor by Gordon W. Prange, Shattered Sword; The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway by Parshall and Tully, The Hunt For Red October by Tom Clancy, and The Influence of Sea Power on History by Alfred Thayer Mahan; and as for Movies - In Which We Serve, They Were Expendable (John Wayne), Mister Roberts, Billy Bud, Das Boot, Crimson Tide, Run Silent Run Deep, The Bedford Incident, and The Hunt For Red October to name a few! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,762 Sir_Davos_Seaworth Members 4,272 posts 5,302 battles Report post #21 Posted May 5, 2016 Wow.... T O N S of good one so far, thanks gang! I read a few of these already. I just re-read Last stand of the tin can sailors...awesome book! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,080 1Sherman Alpha Tester 6,683 posts 3,338 battles Report post #22 Posted May 5, 2016 I'm surprised nobody has recommended the Master and Commander books yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
