12-03-2004, 04:59 PM
To kick off the military history threads, I wondered what MH you are currently reading or have recently read?
I am currently really enjoying Max Hastings' Overloard (ISBN 0-330-39012-0). It is a very balanced assessment of the D-Day landings and subsequent Battle of Normandy. What I like most is Hastings' pulls no punches in his assessment of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the Allied Armies and Commanders. Hastings also explodes some of the myths surrounding Montgomery's larger-than-life claims and the relative success of factors such as the Mulberry Harbours, PLUTO and the Battle of Cherbourg.
Good read as a Pan Grand Strategy series book at just £7.99
I am currently really enjoying Max Hastings' Overloard (ISBN 0-330-39012-0). It is a very balanced assessment of the D-Day landings and subsequent Battle of Normandy. What I like most is Hastings' pulls no punches in his assessment of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the Allied Armies and Commanders. Hastings also explodes some of the myths surrounding Montgomery's larger-than-life claims and the relative success of factors such as the Mulberry Harbours, PLUTO and the Battle of Cherbourg.
Good read as a Pan Grand Strategy series book at just £7.99