Re: [WW] WWII autobiographies

["Michael Nolan" <mikeno@gofree.indigo.ie>]

I found Spike Milligan's war memoirs a great read. They tell of his experiences
in North Africa & Italy. The memoirs are told in a humorous tone so they might
not have much combat info but they've got plenty of information on the
atmosphere and life of the ordinary infantry grunt in the North African &
Italian theatre:

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Rommel? Gunner Who?
Monty: His Part in My Victory
Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall
Where Have All The Bullets Gone?
Goodbye, Soldier

Mike Nolan.

"Of the events of the war, I have not ventured to speak from any chance
information, nor according to any notion of my own. I have described nothing but
what I saw myself, or learned from others of whom I have made the most careful
and particular inquiry".
   Thucydides, Peloponnesian War.

"I've just jazzed mine up a little".
   Spike Milligan, WWII.



>      Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer is a really good account from the German
> side of things.  As far as useful game stuff, it great for Eastern front
> atmosphere and the confusing terror of war etc.  Reading this one made me
> rethink the way in which to run Wermacht NPCs.  Also the name escapes me but
> the autobiography by Otto Skorzeny, the famous SS commando who rescued
> Mussolini in a great-for-rpg style operation.  Its an interesting read, but
> beware this guy has at best a selective memory.  Its useful for the mindset
> and training of SS troops.  There's a couple from Jerry's side hope that
> helped out
>                                                 -Ben
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