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Lottiebot
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« on: November 04, 2024, 02:06:58 PM »

Hi All

I am a WW2 history fan. I like to look at it from each sides' perspective.

Pacific War:

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/the-pacific-war-trilogy-1941-1945-ian-toll/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/the-rising-sun-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-japanese-empire-1936-1945-john-toland/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/the-quiet-warrior-a-biography-of-admiral-raymond-a-spruance-thomas-b-buell/

American War Europe/Africa:

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/the-liberation-trilogy-rick-atkinson/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/turning-the-tide-the-usaaf-in-north-africa-and-sicily-thomas-mckelvey-cleaver/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/siciliy-43-the-first-assault-on-fortress-europe-james-holland/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/the-savage-storm-the-battle-for-italy-1943-james-holland/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/cassino-44-the-brutal-battle-for-rome-james-holland/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/when-the-sea-came-alive-an-oral-history-of-d-day-garrett-m-graff/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/normandy-44-james-holland-3/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/masters-of-the-air-america%e2%80%99s-bomber-boys-who-fought-the-air-war-against-nazi-germany-donald-l-miller/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/omar-nelson-bradley-americas-gi-general-1893-1981-steven-l-ossad/

British War:

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/the-last-lion-vols-1-3-winston-spencer-churchill-1874-1965-william-manchester/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/the-battle-of-britain-james-holland/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/duel-of-eagles-the-classic-pilots-account-of-the-battle-of-britainduel-of-eagles-the-classic-pilots-account-of-the-battle-of-britain-peter-townsend/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/desert-armour-tank-warfare-in-north-africa-beda-fomm-to-operation-crusader-1940-41-robert-forczyk/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/brotherss-in-arms-one-legendary-tank-regiments-bloody-war-from-d-day-to-ve-day-james-holland/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/a-war-of-empires-japan-india-burma-and-britain-1941-45-japan-india-burma-britain-1941-45-robert-lyman/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/burma-44-the-battle-that-turned-world-war-ii-in-the-east-james-holland/

French War:

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/ther-collapse-of-the-third-republic-an-inquiry-into-the-fall-of-france-in-1940-william-l-shirer/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/the-war-memoirs-charles-de-gaulle/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/a-certain-idea-of-france-the-life-of-charles-de-gaulle-julian-jackson/

German War:

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/the-weimar-years-rise-and-fall-1918-1933-frank-mcdonough/ - great introduction to post ww1 politics to Hitler seizing power.

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/november-1918-the-german-revolution-robert-gerwarth/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/the-hitler-years-volume-1-triumph-1933-1939-frank-mcdonough-2/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/the-hitler-years-volume-2-disaster-1940-1945-frank-mcdonough-2/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/the-reise-and-fall-of-the-third-reich-a-history-of-nazi-germany-william-l-shirer-4/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/hitiler-a-biography-ian-kershaw-2/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/countpdown-to-d-day-the-german-perspective-peter-margaritis/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/the-wehrmachts-last-stand-the-german-campaigns-of-1944-1945-modern-war-studies-robert-m-citino/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/hitlers-people-the-faces-of-the-third-reich-richard-j-evans/

Italy War:

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/mussolinis-war-fascist-italy-from-triumph-to-collapse-1935-1943-john-gooch-6/

Russia War:

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/russia-at-war-1941-1945-alexander-werth/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/bjarbarossa-hitler%e2%80%99s-fatal-gamble-jonathan-dimbleby/

I have not found an audiobook that covers the eastern war well but have found this gem in epub/mobi form https://annas-archive.org/search?q=absolute+war  

Absolute War by Chris Bellamy

For those interested in the development of US / British grand strategy:

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/masters-and-commanders-andrew-roberts/

For those interested in the Pope pre-WW2 and during WW2:

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/the-pope-and-mussolini-the-secret-history-of-pius-xi-and-the-rise-of-fascism-in-europe-david-i-kertzer/

https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/the-pope-at-war-the-secret-history-of-pius-xii-mussolini-and-hitler-david-i-kertzer/

Please leave any thoughts on books I should read.
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« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2024, 07:31:20 AM »

Thank you for your uploads.

There is a lot more out there.
If you'll take an advice; don't overdo the general histories.
After you spend some time in the history echo chamber all those will start to sound the same, wrong or both.

Browse trough this:
https://www.audible.com/search?feature_six_browse-bin=18685580011&feature_twelve_browse-bin=18685552011&node=18573669011&sort=popularity-rank&ref_pageloadid=AeH0THMhxjvAjFPk&pf_rd_p=0a2f6131-b0f4-4cd5-b722-e9604a0a3102&pf_rd_r=N3PAZMSWWKY13PQRZ4P1&pageLoadId=uvFXjDyzI1slaeSH&creativeId=792c6ece-15a9-4a32-b4ea-d95a6bbc6141&ref=a_search_c1_sort_pop

With a bit of decrement you'll easily find Eastern Front Histories since there are fewer of those books.
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« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2024, 10:03:29 AM »

thank you!
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