Any good war books?

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Any good war books?

ok, well ive had a new interest in war books and movies but i cant seem to find any good ones. i just finished FALLEN ANGELS by walter dean myers and i loved it. i also just watched the movie SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and i kno it would be hard a movie to match tht one but does any one kno any movies like SAVING PRIVATE RYAN or any really good books like FALLEN ANGELS (anything from WWII and up)

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: A good book from the civilian side of a recent war is The River Runs Salt, Runs Sweet by Jasmina Dervisevic-Cesic. It's a harrowing account of what war can be like for the people who aren't actually fighting it. There's a really good Amazon review by L. Thomas Deaver (no, that's not me) that will give you a very good sense of the scope and flavor of the book. I like Jasmina's book because, in spite of everything that happens to her and her family (shudder) she comes through it all as an optimist and without bitterness against ordinary enemy soldiers (though she does want to see war criminals punished). It's ultimately an uplifting book.

For historical narratives, you can't beat the books by Cornelius Ryan, who interviewed the participants in some of the most important operations in the European theater of World War II, from all sides. Two of these books were made into movies, but the books are much more thorough and interesting. The Longest Day. A Bridge Too Far. The Last Battle. And, again, this is non-fiction, but it's the true stories of people who lived the events, not dry history at all.