American Boys (book)

Title: American Boys

Author: Steven Philip Smith

Year: 1975

Steven Philip Smith served in 1966 in Vietnam. This book is his debut and is based on his experience. It is a story about four friends from different part of US and different environments. They got into the army because of different reasons and being boring in West Germany they volunteered to vietnam war where they were told to kill or die. This book is really realistic and shocking.

The Naked and the Dead (book)

Title: The Naked and the Dead

Author: Norman Mailer

Year: 1948

Norman Mailer: 31 of february 1923

American writer. The Naked and the Dead is based on his experienced from Warld War II. Action is set in South Pacific. Combats of a single platoon. This is his first book and this antymilitary book made him famouse when he was 25 years old.

HMS Ulysses (book)

Title: HMS Ulysses

Author: Alistair MacLean

Year: 1955

Alistair MacLean: 1922, April 28 - 1987, February 2 in Munich

He was a Scotish novelist. He wrote thrillers and adventure books. HMS Ulysses is his first book. Alistair MacLean served in Royal Navy and this book is based on his experienses. It is about a ship that is guarding convoy on the way to Murmansk.

Bomber (book)

Title: Bomber

Author: Len Deighton

Year: 1970

Leonard Cyril Deighton: Febuary 19 1929 in London

He is british historian and author of spy fiction and historical novels. "Bomber" is historical novel about RAF bomber command raid over Germany. It is often consider as his masterpiece.

You will not regret. Great book.

The Thin Red Line (book)

Title: The Thin Red Line

Author: James Jones

Year: 1962

James Jones: November 6 1921 - May 9 1977.

This american author served in the US 25th Infantry Division during World War II. He fought in the Guadalcanal battle and was injured there. This book is about that battle.

I read this book when I was like 16 years old (there was a time that I was reading books ;) ).