The Military History Group discussion

I assume that many people who enjoy reading military history may enjoy reading war novels, too. Of course, there is a wide range of these, from paperback adventure series to the most literary type of novels. My lean is towards the latter, although “middlebrow” war novels also command my respect, and there were MANY of those that emanated from World War II in particular.

Two World War II novels that I think are exceptional are Harry Brown’s A Walk in the Sun, which was adapted into a well-known film, and Peter Bowman’s Beach Red, which is written in verse form, quite original in technique.

I read a very engaging memoir/travel log that, among other things, talks about the civilian side of the Kosovo conflict and Afghanistan. The author was a foreign financial and technical advisor in the 2000s. The memoir is Where Are You This Time?: Making a Difference in Places from Kabul to Kiev, Kosovo to Kazakhstan and Kismayo to Qatar by Mary Venner. I can't publish a review until Aug.31 (I got an ARC), but the book got 5 stars from me. It has very different, from a military, viewpoint on the peace process