Good books about British Infantry battles, WW2 to Present?

HABO3 · 06-12-2007, 09:59 PM

I've read about two dozen books about American infantry already but I can never find any good ones about the British. Sometimes I find ones that read like college military history books but I like books that read at the squad/platoon/company level, ones that describe action from the boots on the ground. We don't seem to carry these types of books in the U.S. or are there just not any being published? Any of y'all know some books?

Blackhawk 5 · 06-12-2007, 10:18 PM

I know of none, but i prefer watching documentaries, plenty of people if you subscribe to them on youtube.

Fullforce · 06-12-2007, 10:33 PM

Bravo Two Zero, great read indeed.

[R-CON]MrD · 06-12-2007, 10:50 PM

I went to Tesco's earlier today and saw a new hardbook book based on the experiences of the soldiers fighting in the Falklands war. Tesco has a couple of books on the Falklands right now, unsurprisingly.

http://www.tesco.com/books/product.a...nds+Frontlines

http://www.tesco.com/books/product.a...Who+Were+There

HABO3 · 06-13-2007, 12:55 AM

holy crap that's a great website, lots of books I never seen on the shelves over here. there's even one about the canadians. thanks.

Agent0range · 06-13-2007, 04:15 PM

Dusty Warriors - Richard Holmes
Eye Of The Storm - Peter Ratcliffe

The first two are fantastic, and really are essential reads if you're after gritty realistic writing of combat in the British Army after the Second World War. I highly recommend both of those books. I definitely preferred Eye of The Storm to the much publicized Bravo Two Zero.

MadTommy · 06-13-2007, 07:17 PM

..gets off sofa..

Pegasus Bridge - June 6th, 1944. Stephen Ambrose. ISBN 0-671-67156-1

Short book... but a great read... very accurate... those crazy bastards.

a story about the planning and execution of a typically crazy airborne head on attack on an important bridge on the night before D-day.

06-12-2007, 09:59 PM	#1
HABO3 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Somewhere, USA Posts: 155	Good books about British Infantry battles, WW2 to Present? I've read about two dozen books about American infantry already but I can never find any good ones about the British. Sometimes I find ones that read like college military history books but I like books that read at the squad/platoon/company level, ones that describe action from the boots on the ground. We don't seem to carry these types of books in the U.S. or are there just not any being published? Any of y'all know some books?

06-12-2007, 10:18 PM	#2
Blackhawk 5 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,670	I know of none, but i prefer watching documentaries, plenty of people if you subscribe to them on youtube.
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Fullforce Retired PR Developer Join Date: Oct 2005 United Kingdom Location: Bournemouth, UK Posts: 3,716	Bravo Two Zero, great read indeed.
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[R-CON]MrD PR Contributor Join Date: May 2006 Location: York Posts: 3,226	I went to Tesco's earlier today and saw a new hardbook book based on the experiences of the soldiers fighting in the Falklands war. Tesco has a couple of books on the Falklands right now, unsurprisingly. http://www.tesco.com/books/product.a...nds+Frontlines http://www.tesco.com/books/product.a...Who+Were+There
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06-13-2007, 12:55 AM	#5
HABO3 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Somewhere, USA Posts: 155	holy crap that's a great website, lots of books I never seen on the shelves over here. there's even one about the canadians. thanks.

06-13-2007, 04:15 PM	#6
Agent0range Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Redditch, UK Posts: 70	Dusty Warriors - Richard Holmes Eye Of The Storm - Peter Ratcliffe The first two are fantastic, and really are essential reads if you're after gritty realistic writing of combat in the British Army after the Second World War. I highly recommend both of those books. I definitely preferred Eye of The Storm to the much publicized Bravo Two Zero.

06-13-2007, 07:17 PM	#7
MadTommy Join Date: May 2006 United Kingdom Location: Brissol Posts: 1,436	..gets off sofa.. Pegasus Bridge - June 6th, 1944. Stephen Ambrose. ISBN 0-671-67156-1 Short book... but a great read... very accurate... those crazy bastards. a story about the planning and execution of a typically crazy airborne head on attack on an important bridge on the night before D-day.

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