ARmy Rumour SErvice

**Sapper D.** · 27-07-2012, 19:36

And not one word of a lie in it?

**Vimeiro** · 29-08-2012, 13:18

Poor Bloody Infantry 1939-1945 by Charles Whiting. Deals primarily with British/Commonwealth and US infantry experiences. It is enough to make you want to join the RLC.

Andrew Salmon's two books on the Korean War are also top notch. 'To the Last Round' dealing with the stand at Imjin River and 'Scorced Earth, Black Snow' about the first British/Commonwealth troops sent there.

**Boris3098** · 04-09-2012, 12:25

Originally Posted by Auld-Yin

Boris

BLACK HEARTS is by Jim Frederick and not Edward Wilson, who wrote the review in the Guardian. Black Hearts has been reviewed on Arrse by Capt Crusty and can be found here: Arrse review

DOH!
I HATE getting old!

**KarlosB85** · 04-09-2012, 13:12

Killing Rommel by Steven Pressfield

Historical fiction based on the memoirs of an RAC officer turned Long range Desert Group, in the north African campaign.

Brings home the grittiness and realism of how a real soldier thinks.

Outstanding!!!

**DRIVER_B_III_RASC** · 04-09-2012, 14:19

The Cruel Sea. Best book about war ever written. IMHO

**Boris3098** · 05-09-2012, 09:12

Originally Posted by DRIVER_B_III_RASC

The Cruel Sea. Best book about war ever written. IMHO

And on Kindle at last!

**DieHard** · 19-10-2012, 00:25

I can't remember the authors name but I read a book called Rifleman earlier this year, the author joined pre WW2 and fought through north Africa and Italy before joining the para's and getting captured at Arnhem, he then escapes from his pow camp gets captured, sentenced to death only to escape in the Dresden bombing then joining the Russians.
It doesn't end there cos after the war when on biking holidays he does up spying for his country and has quite a roll in the fall of the iron curtains.
I have not told you all here.

**ACAB** · 19-10-2012, 00:39

Originally Posted by Boris3098

And on Kindle at last!

Only coz i nagged them. You'll find 'ChickenHawk' and 'Rumor of War' there now as well

**Boris3098** · 24-10-2012, 20:16

Seen.
If only "Fields of Fire" was.
A truly superb book!

**Sapper D.** · 26-10-2012, 09:20

Originally Posted by DieHard

I can't remember the authors name but I read a book called Rifleman earlier this year, the author joined pre WW2 and fought through north Africa and Italy before joining the para's and getting captured at Arnhem, he then escapes from his pow camp gets captured, sentenced to death only to escape in the Dresden bombing then joining the Russians.
It doesn't end there cos after the war when on biking holidays he does up spying for his country and has quite a roll in the fall of the iron curtains.
I have not told you all here.

A great read.