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Constant Hamprince
Oct 24, 2010

by exmarx
College Slice

Gunktacular posted:

Here you go:
http://www.amazon.com/Khrushchev-Remembers-Edward-Crankshaw/dp/B000HZVK0W/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_1

A view from the inside of Stalin's inner circle. Its an amazing read if a bit slow at parts since its a memoir.

In that vein, Archie Brown's Rise and Fall of Communism gives a history of the whole movement. It's a long, book, and skims over some pretty big patches of history, but covers everything from the First International to the present day in China.

'Afghan Guerrilla Warfare' Gives accounts of Mujaheddin tactics during the Soviet adventure in Afghanistan, including firsthand interviews from the Muj themselves.

anne frank fanfic posted:

Dude, Where's my War? A gently caress-up and his dumbass friends join the army unwittingly after stumbling into a recruiting office after a prom night filled with hijinks and attempt to figure out which war they've been fighting for 10 years straight. Plenty of hand-raising, question-asking, and hair-raising accounts of some guy licking dirt both on purpose and accidentally, but mostly accidentally, but he also licks some buttholes and pees on a few guys, both on purpose and accidentally. Written through the point of view of several characters who, both on purpose and accidentally, stumble their way up higher and higher through the ranks like an old man falling down an upwards-moving escalator until they're in charge of several divisions through groundhog day style longevity. Do they find out which war they're fighting? Read to find out. Good writing style, good accuracy. Don't be afraid to skip through some of the enlisted-exaggerated details of their work days while in garrison and skip to right when they're still trying to figure out who's shooting at them and from wherem.

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Constant Hamprince
Oct 24, 2010

by exmarx
College Slice

Booblord Zagats posted:

The last one made me laugh

If he's going to recomend manga, he should at least recommend

Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths by Shigeru Mizuki, a based-on-real-life account of a Japanese infantry unit stuck on an island during WWII. The art style isn't really that anime if that's a problem.

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