Simviation Forum - Good book to reccomend?

Reply #15 - Aug 7^th, 2008 at 6:22am

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Anything by Robert Ludlum! I love his books, reading one at current!

If you can find any of the covert one novels, the hades factor or the altman code especially.

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Reply #16 - Aug 7^th, 2008 at 6:49am

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Mass wrote on Aug 7^th, 2008 at 6:22am:

Anything by Robert Ludlum! I love his books, reading one at current!

If you can find any of the covert one novels, the hades factor or the altman code especially.

Danny
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Also the Hannibal lecter books by Thomas Harris and also Black Sunday... from the Lecter series... you'll find that though Silence of the Lambs is the better movie.... Red Dragon as a book reigns supreme!

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Reply #17 - Sep 2^nd, 2008 at 11:43am

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Just a heads up, but this book is released this week:

Joint Force Harrier - Cdr Ade Orchard

It's about JFH ops in Afghanistan. It appears (although I haven't seen it confirmed) that some of the proceeds will go to charity, and namely the RNHF at Yeovilton (lets hope it sells as well as Dave Morgan's book!) - as some of you may know, Cdr Orchard is possibly better known for his displays in the RNHF Sea Fury and Swordfish(es?)...

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Reply #18 - Sep 2^nd, 2008 at 11:52am

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Sniper One by Dan Mills and Fighter Boys by Patrick Bishop ( still reading)

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Reply #19 - Sep 2^nd, 2008 at 12:02pm

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ANYTHING by Tom Clancy-excellent military/political thrillers
And "Flight of the Old Dog" by Dale Brown I think it was- the best book about a B-52 that you will EVER read! Wink

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Reply #20 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 4:01pm

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Any of Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt adventures Wink

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Reply #21 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 5:06pm

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Marine Sniper - A true story about Carlos Hathcock, a veitnam sniper who is incredible with any gun or rifle.

Flyboys - True story of WWII Pacific Theater pilots, I learned a lot about the war reading this, stuff they don't teach you in school, I've read it three times now, very addicting.

The Cobra Event - Fictional (but fairly realistic) about Bio-Terrorism... a terrorist creates a brain virus that reproduces in your brain and slowly, well, liquifies the brain. Then unleashes it in NYC and officials have to stop the spread and find this guy. Rather intense and quite scary! I read that one twice, love it!

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Reply #22 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 5:17pm

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Vulcan 607 by Rowland White.

Cracking read.

Also got all the Clarkson books. Wink

If there is a second hand bookshop near you then it might be worth a look for aviation books. I recently picked up a few Crowood books from around £10 each.

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Reply #23 - Sep 4^th, 2008 at 6:23pm

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Shōgun by James Clavell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogun_(novel)

One of many different covers.

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Reply #24 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 4:45pm

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I know this thread is a bit old, but seeing as it's been revived again, here's my suggestion:

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, a really, REALLY good and captivating read. Tells the story of one day in a Soviet Forced Labour Camp, based off Solzhenitsyn's own experiences. I'd reccommend it to anyone, this isn't your average story!

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Reply #25 - Sep 5^th, 2008 at 5:21pm

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BigTruck wrote on Sep 4^th, 2008 at 5:06pm:

Marine Sniper - A true story about Carlos Hathcock, a veitnam sniper who is incredible with any gun or rifle.

Flyboys - True story of WWII Pacific Theater pilots, I learned a lot about the war reading this, stuff they don't teach you in school, I've read it three times now, very addicting.

The Cobra Event - Fictional (but fairly realistic) about Bio-Terrorism... a terrorist creates a brain virus that reproduces in your brain and slowly, well, liquifies the brain. Then unleashes it in NYC and officials have to stop the spread and find this guy. Rather intense and quite scary! I read that one twice, love it!

Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad by William Craig

This book is about the Russian WWII sniper Captain Vassiliy Grigoryevich Zaitsev (Russian: Васи́лий Григо́рьевич За́йцев) (March 23, 1915 – December 15, 1991) was a Soviet sniper during World War II who between November 10 and December 17, 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad killed 114 soldiers and officers of the Wehrmacht and other Axis armies, including 11 enemy snipers. His military rank at the time was Junior Lieutenant. By the end of the war, Zaitsev had made 242 verified kills.

"I have a place where dreams are born, And time is never planned. It’s not on any chart, You must find it with your heart."

Albert Einstein - "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."

Martin Luther King Jr. - “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - “There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.”

Mark Twain - “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”

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Reply #26 - Sep 6^th, 2008 at 11:25am

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Heres a good book, "Panzer Commander" The memoirs of Colonel Hans Von Luck. Great book, nice to hear the story from the other side, cool to hear about when they were in the deserts of North Africa, they started trading supplies and having a unofficial cease-fire with a British unit.

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Reply #27 - Sep 9^th, 2008 at 6:19pm

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Well I will definately keep an eye out. An old but not so much dead thread.

Been tied up with coursework, exams and the such.

I'm not sure how into war type books I am, but I can give it a shot.

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Reply #28 - Sep 15^th, 2008 at 4:35pm

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Marine Sniper is definitely brilliant! Just finished it today

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