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dtheriault · 12-01-2004, 12:38 AM

I've already read

Band of Brothers- liked it

Phillip Caputo's "A Rumor of War"- really liked the representation of what it was like in Vietnam before the fighting got heavy.

Dispatches- great book. The stuff on Errol Flynn's son the photographer was interesting.

Tim O'Brien's The Things they Carried (Much better than "Going After Cacciato") the chapter called "How to tell a war story" is one of the most haunting chapters I've ever read on the representation of war. I read it out loud one time to a group and it looked like people had been hit in the stomach with a shovel.

Cornelius Ryan's "The Longest Day" Every time I say the pledge I picture the Army rangers climbing those ladders up the cliffs of Normandy while Germans picked them off from above. I am eternally grateful for their courage and fortitude.

Thanks again for all the recs. It's making me look forward to my 2 weeks off during xmas.

12-01-2004, 12:38 AM	#18 (permalink)
dtheriault Psycho Location: maybe utah	I've already read Band of Brothers- liked it Phillip Caputo's "A Rumor of War"- really liked the representation of what it was like in Vietnam before the fighting got heavy. Dispatches- great book. The stuff on Errol Flynn's son the photographer was interesting. Tim O'Brien's The Things they Carried (Much better than "Going After Cacciato") the chapter called "How to tell a war story" is one of the most haunting chapters I've ever read on the representation of war. I read it out loud one time to a group and it looked like people had been hit in the stomach with a shovel. Cornelius Ryan's "The Longest Day" Every time I say the pledge I picture the Army rangers climbing those ladders up the cliffs of Normandy while Germans picked them off from above. I am eternally grateful for their courage and fortitude. Thanks again for all the recs. It's making me look forward to my 2 weeks off during xmas. __________________ "Remember, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen." -Homer Unless you are the freakin Highlander, what is the point in learning how to fight with a sword?