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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Internet VFW > War Literature Thread Mark II
 
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US Berder Patrol
Jul 11, 2006

oorah
Can anyone recommend something about Simon Bolivar or about the Latin American wars for independence? I have access to a university library.

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US Berder Patrol
Jul 11, 2006

oorah

Sad King Billy posted:

I notice that the old war literature thread went into the archives. I'm after some recommendations for new books to read so selfishly, this new thread has been created.

I've can recommend the following books. You've probably read most of them.

Quartered Safe Out Here by George MacDonald Fraser
A recounting of his experiences in Burma during WW2. I got a real sense of the characters who served with him and it is telling that he held onto his hate for the Japanese long after the war ended.
Fraser wrote the Flashman series and his ability as a storyteller shines through here.

This one was absolutely great. Thanks for the recommendation.

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US Berder Patrol
Jul 11, 2006

oorah
I can't remember where Achilles in Vietnam by Jon Shay was recommended. I think it was in Zeris' old moral injury thread back in the upper Cretaceous. In any case, wow, what a great read. Powerful and insightful. Shay is a psychiatrist who worked extensively with nam vets suffering from PTSD and moral injury. The book draws on the descriptions of the war experience of those vets and draws comparisons against classical narratives (especially the Iliad) of going to war to examine causes, effects, and suggestions for healing for the psychological trauma of combat. Highest recommendation for any of my fellow brokebrains here

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