May 2011 reading?

Operation Dragoon 1944: France's other D-Day by Steven Zaloga typical Osprey.

Shots fired in Anger, see my review; Guadalcanal, Merrill's Marauders, and an examination of WWII infantry weapons used by both sides in the Pacific. Good book.

Rereading Spearhead, the most comprehensive history of Merrill's Marauders; angry all over again at the mistreatment of the unit by Stillwell and his HQ family. A hard luck outfit indeed.

Rereading The Marauders, an excellent WWII memoir...and basis for the old Jeff Chandler movie, "Merrill's Marauders."

Forgot to log; Together We Stand: America, Britain, and the Forging of an Alliance, sort of an examination of the war in North Africa, and The Battle of Britain: Five Months That Changed History ....I did not write home about either of these, not recommended.

Ammianus @ #5, who wrote the latter? Just curious. Also curious about why it isn't recommended. Thanks!

#6, James Holland. The BoB book was "OK" -but there are many titles on same subject that are much better; "Together we Stand" seemed (to me) to be rather thrown together and once again there are MANY excellent books out there on North Africa. As usual, just my opinion. Cheers, A

Merrill's Marauders (Warrior) a good little Osprey on a surprisingly not well known American infantry unit.

Seven Years in Tibet Harrer is extremely cryptic about his past, missing his country, his family, etc. I wonder why this former SS guy sat out the war?

Fortress Malta, a popular, anecdotal telling, not an operational history. Lots of personal stories.

Fateful Choices by Ian Kershaw: "Ten Decisions that Shaped the World 1940-1941."

Good to know, Ammianus! That's another one on my wish list.

Reading: Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945 by Max Hastings

I'm about half-way through it, and finding it wonderful. I really only enjoy history when it's analytical--when it asks questions, like why and especially why not--not just provides narrative. This is very much the case here.

Rereading The raider Kormoran, interesting story by the German raider's commanding officer. Now, starting Cruise of the raider HK-33 (HK Pinguin)...the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin.

Reread "The Black Raider" - the German raider KMS ORION & its adventures (no thanks to you Touchstones!)

The Cruise of the German Raider Atlantis, a relatively new study of the famous German merchant raider. Recommended.

After 18 mystery novels (5 Charlie Chan/Earl Derr Biggers, 4 Mr. Moto/John P. Marquand and 9 Navajo Tribal Police/Tony Hillerman), which I started in late April, I have finally returned to military history. I have read Blossoming Silk Against the Rising Sun, a Stackpole book by Gene Eric Salecker, and The Los Banos Prison Camp Raid, an Osprey Raid book by Gordon L. Rottman. I am now reading The Cabanatuan Prison Raid, another Osprey Raid book also by Gordon L. Rottman.

P.S.: This is my first time trying the 'Touchstones'. At 64, I hate new technology. But, I do admit it is way cool.

Re:

Tim,

The Pritzker Military Library has a podcast available on Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945 by Max Hastings.

The podcast enhanced my reading of the book.

Cheers,

Suburbguy