New Posts For Thread: Recommend a good war book pleasehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31494081/recommend-a-good-war-book-please,,just listening to alan bennetts 2018 diary,and he comments on -Arnhem by Antony Beevor,sounds good,any other recommendations pleasei'll give that one a go, treetophttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31494081/recommend-a-good-war-book-please?post_id=556363677#556363677i'll give that one a go, treetopWed, 09 Jan 2019 13:27:40 -0600Montgomery,1994-76 is a superb book that reveals much of the ineptitude of lesser generals and politicians near end and after WW2. A superb read.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31494081/recommend-a-good-war-book-please?post_id=556363575#556363575Montgomery,1994-76 is a superb book that reveals much of the ineptitude of lesser generals and politicians near end and after WW2. A superb read.Wed, 09 Jan 2019 13:16:31 -0600I always found the books by Sven Hassel a good read but that was a good many years ago. 50 million+ copies sold says something. Whether they were fictional or autobiographical (doubtful) they were generally grounded on some facts. They're written frohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31494081/recommend-a-good-war-book-please?post_id=556363313#556363313I always found the books by Sven Hassel a good read but that was a good many years ago. 50 million+ copies sold says something. Whether they were fictional or autobiographical (doubtful) they were generally grounded on some facts. They're written froWed, 09 Jan 2019 12:33:43 -0600Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks (who also wrote Charlotte Grey), is brilliant.The audio book version, voiced by the bloke from Spooks is even better.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31494081/recommend-a-good-war-book-please?post_id=556363215#556363215Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks (who also wrote Charlotte Grey), is brilliant.The audio book version, voiced by the bloke from Spooks is even better.Wed, 09 Jan 2019 12:18:57 -0600https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31494081/recommend-a-good-war-book-please?post_id=556363135#556363135Wed, 09 Jan 2019 11:55:11 -0600NODDY AND BIG EARS LEAVE TOY TOWN TO JOIN THE ARMYBY ENID BLYTONhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31494081/recommend-a-good-war-book-please?post_id=556361019#556361019NODDY AND BIG EARS LEAVE TOY TOWN TO JOIN THE ARMYBY ENID BLYTONWed, 09 Jan 2019 06:03:47 -0600It's a big book so how long .... lol 11:20 hours. Lot of reverb on that!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31494081/recommend-a-good-war-book-please?post_id=556361005#556361005It's a big book so how long .... lol 11:20 hours. Lot of reverb on that!Wed, 09 Jan 2019 05:59:33 -0600https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2yOLloYflohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31494081/recommend-a-good-war-book-please?post_id=556360949#556360949https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2yOLloYfloWed, 09 Jan 2019 05:48:20 -0600jc,guns of august on audiobook on youtube,ill listen laterhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31494081/recommend-a-good-war-book-please?post_id=556360947#556360947jc,guns of august on audiobook on youtube,ill listen laterWed, 09 Jan 2019 05:48:12 -0600Guns of August is about the start of WW1, another I enjoyed was kind of the opposite, "Endgame 1945" by D Stafford. This is full of facts (little known) from a more anecdotal view, to give you a picture of the last months of ww2 from different perspehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31494081/recommend-a-good-war-book-please?post_id=556360931#556360931Guns of August is about the start of WW1, another I enjoyed was kind of the opposite, "Endgame 1945" by D Stafford. This is full of facts (little known) from a more anecdotal view, to give you a picture of the last months of ww2 from different perspeWed, 09 Jan 2019 05:43:15 -0600