War Novels

SomeGuy · 03-29-2005, 10:46 PM

Are there any war novels out there and follow the first hand experiances of soldiers, instead of talking about victims of war, high officials, documentaries, etc. I'd like to read a book about a soldier and his time spent in Vietnam or in WWII, but I've never been able to find any. Is there any out there that anyone can suggest?

Link · 03-30-2005, 08:53 AM

I think Google is your friend.

Lucern · 03-31-2005, 10:50 PM

It's WW1, but it's probably considered a classic: All Quiet on the Western Front.

Also, I can't vouch for it (only read parts), but The Things They Carried has to do with Vietnam.

I read parts of one, might have been called the Iron Cross, that I only put down because I was supposed to be reading something else. Very detailed scenes of WW2 combat, and very thick. Real helpful, right? Doing a search for Iron Cross probabbly won't get you anywhere lol.

[ 03-31-2005, 10:51 PM: Message edited by: Lucern ]

SomeGuy · 03-31-2005, 10:56 PM

Google isn't my friend anymore. When Google found me cheating with Yahoo everything fell to pieces.

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I did a little check Lucern, and I think the book may have been called Cross of Iron. I'll have to look into the books you mentioned, thanks for the suggestions. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Seraph · 04-01-2005, 10:46 AM

I can think of a few you might like:
We Were Soldiers Once and Young: Ia Drang--The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

Parachute Infantry : An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich

philip · 04-01-2005, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lucern:
It's WW1, but it's probably considered a classic: All Quiet on the Western Front.

Yep I would recommend this one too. It's a great novel but is it written by an eye witness?

pritchke · 04-01-2005, 12:03 PM

<font face="Verdana" size="3" color="#00FF00">"And no Birds Sang" (Farley Mowat) - Pretty good WWII novel and the authors own account and memoirs. If I remember the ending was depressing but I think it is pretty much how most soldiers would have experianced the war to some extent no matter were they came from.

Here is a book review, while it contains spoilers it will let you know if you want to read it.</font>

http://forums.army.ca/forums/index.p...ic,4544.0.html

[ 04-01-2005, 12:10 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

03-29-2005, 10:46 PM	#1
SomeGuy Unicorn Join Date: May 14, 2002 Location: Oklahoma, USA Age: 33 Posts: 4,238	Are there any war novels out there and follow the first hand experiances of soldiers, instead of talking about victims of war, high officials, documentaries, etc. I'd like to read a book about a soldier and his time spent in Vietnam or in WWII, but I've never been able to find any. Is there any out there that anyone can suggest? __________________ \"I firmly believe that any man\'s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.\"<br />-Vince Lombardi

03-30-2005, 08:53 AM	#2
Link Jack Burton Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: The Netherlands Age: 39 Posts: 5,888	I think Google is your friend. __________________ Rowing is not a sport, it's a way of life Goal: Beijing 2008

03-31-2005, 10:56 PM	#4
SomeGuy Unicorn Join Date: May 14, 2002 Location: Oklahoma, USA Age: 33 Posts: 4,238	Google isn't my friend anymore. When Google found me cheating with Yahoo everything fell to pieces. [img]tongue.gif[/img] I did a little check Lucern, and I think the book may have been called Cross of Iron. I'll have to look into the books you mentioned, thanks for the suggestions. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ \"I firmly believe that any man\'s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.\"<br />-Vince Lombardi

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03-31-2005, 10:50 PM	#3
Lucern Quintesson Join Date: August 28, 2004 Location: the middle of Michigan Age: 42 Posts: 1,011	It's WW1, but it's probably considered a classic: All Quiet on the Western Front. Also, I can't vouch for it (only read parts), but The Things They Carried has to do with Vietnam. I read parts of one, might have been called the Iron Cross, that I only put down because I was supposed to be reading something else. Very detailed scenes of WW2 combat, and very thick. Real helpful, right? Doing a search for Iron Cross probabbly won't get you anywhere lol. [ 03-31-2005, 10:51 PM: Message edited by: Lucern ]

04-01-2005, 10:46 AM	#5
Seraph Quintesson Join Date: September 12, 2001 Location: Ewing, NJ Age: 42 Posts: 1,079	I can think of a few you might like: We Were Soldiers Once and Young: Ia Drang--The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest Parachute Infantry : An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich

04-01-2005, 12:03 PM	#7
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 49 Posts: 3,491	<font face="Verdana" size="3" color="#00FF00">"And no Birds Sang" (Farley Mowat) - Pretty good WWII novel and the authors own account and memoirs. If I remember the ending was depressing but I think it is pretty much how most soldiers would have experianced the war to some extent no matter were they came from. Here is a book review, while it contains spoilers it will let you know if you want to read it.</font> http://forums.army.ca/forums/index.p...ic,4544.0.html [ 04-01-2005, 12:10 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

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