Just finished reading Jean Edward Smith’s Eisenhower in War and Peace and I have to say that it was a fine enough book that I couldn’t put it down. I’ve been on a World War II book reading binge these past few months and seeing that it had a good rating on Amazon I decided to pick it up. I surely wasn’t disappointed, Mr. Smith’s book is one of the most comprehensive articles written on President Eisenhower. This book is based on personal diaries, first hand interviews of those closely associated with President Eisenhower and recently unclassified documents. Just to show how timely the book is. It’s quite a long book (766 pages) so be prepared to rest your eyes a lot.
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Just finished reading for the second time; With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene B. Sledge. This book was one of the two books that was used as a source material for the Pacific series of HBO. The other being Robert Leckie’s Helmet for my pillow. After seeing the series I wanted to read the books to delve further into the experience that these men had fighting the war in the Pacific.
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Just finished reading First Across the Rhine by Col. David Pergrin (with Eric Hammel). It’s an account of the actions of the 291st Engineer Combat Battallion during their assignment in the European front of World War II. The 291st was one of the most decorated engineering groups of the army having performed well during the Battle of Bulge and the ensuing drive towards the eventual invasion of Germany.
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Just finished reading The Jolly Rogers by Tom Blackburn and Eric Hammel today and I have to say that it was a book I couldn’t put down. Initially published in 1989, it details the life of the VF-17 “The Jolly Rogers” who operated and distinguished themselves in the Pacific Theater of World War II flying the Vought F4U Corsair, as told by their Commander, Thomas Blackburn.
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