OT: Good book recommendations for newcomers

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

I own pretty much all the books that have been mentioned here , and I agree that they are all great. But before you go specialized , a good general history is called for , to put each of them in their respective places. I love Wilmott , but would recommend for your very 1st book , The Eagle and the Sun by Spector. A truly great , easy to read general overall history. [:)]

Coming from you, Steve, that's a powerful recommendation. I [sheepishly] confess that I haven't read that book, but will be putting it on my Amazon list for Christmas. [8D]

Tell you what , if you can hold off till mid February I'll bring down a spare copy that I have. (I just found a leather bound edition that's one of my new pride and joy's). [:D]

[Edorf]

Just bought the game myself and wanted a good single volume history of the Pacific war. Many good recommendations in this thread but I went on my own an searched for
a balanced account presenting a view from both sides of the conflict. What I found was a book called “War in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay” by Harry Gailey
https://www.amazon.com/War-Pacific-Pear ... 0891416161

It looked interesting so I went ahead and ordered it.

[Rob322]

I recommend "Hell to Pay" by D.M. Giangreco. This is all about Downfall, the Invasion of Japan that wasn't. Really fascinating stuff.

[philabos]

For the Burma campaign, Defeat into Victory, by William Slim who commanded the British 14th Army.
On many senior officer reading lists, including General Mattis.
An admirable style of leadership as well as description of the campaign.

[John 3rd]

Am officially recommending Scratch One Flattop. Finished it last night and the book is a very good re-telling of the Coral Sea Campaign. It is well done, has some pictures I have never seen, and pulls together all the recent scholarship.