just curious. i used to read a lot of my dad's books on WWII, and watching the history channel has rekindled my interest h: last weekend i toured the USS pampanito submarine, and im going to check out some more sites this weekend. anyone else into this kinda stuff?

 

I am also interested in WWII. Both my grandfather's were at Normandy on D Day. I love watching the shows on the History Channel. I have toured the USS Intrepid a few times as well as West Point.

 

thanks for the call focker!

 

:rofl:

i was actually waiting for you to say that

 

you know me so well h:

 

i think history's cool in general. ive always loved my history classes in HS and college. not that im a nerd, i just dont want to be ignorant.

 

I want to go to the WWII Memorial in DC. The last time I was down there was in 8th grade and it wasn't there

 

I majored in History with a European focus, which basically meant I took just about every WWII class the University of Colorado offered. I love that stuff.

I've toured a couple WWII battleships and a couple of submarines, and visited the memorial at Pearl Harbor. One of these days I'd like to trek around Europe and visit some of the battle sites.

You should read "The Forgotten Soldier" by Guy Sajer, it's an autobiography by a German soldier on the Eastern (Russian) front. Man, that's a powerful book. I've read probably a dozen WW2 memoirs, and that is by far the best.

 

my grandpa was on the USS franklin during ww2, it was kamakazed once and bombed another time. i guess there was a special on the history channel about it. i like listening to the old timers tell stories about that stuff.

 

yeah, i like listening to old times tell stories about it also. i remember speaking to veterans for a project in a history class. it's unfortunate that our "greatest generation" won't be around much longer though.

any other suggestions for good reads?