Tuesday, March 28, 2006

VDH's Best Books on the Battles of this Century

Saturday the Wall Street Journal had an item from Victor Davis Hanson listing what he considers "the definitive books on the battles of the 20th century". Here's a list of the five books VDH picked out:

1. The Price of Glory by Alistair Horne (St. Martin's, 1963).

2. With the Old Breed by E.B. Sledge (Presidio, 1981).

3. The Face of Battle by John Keegan (Viking, 1976).

4. Stalingrad by Antony Beevor (Penguin, 1998).

5. The Fall of Fortresses by Elmer Bendiner (Putnam, 1980).

Looks like I have some books to add to my reading list.

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