Book recommendations please

[RussUK]

Since i was 9 or 10 years old i have been fascinated with miltary history (first grown up book i read was 1st edition of Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers). I've studied, researched and read about WW1 and WW2 tech, tactics and personal accounts for years and decided to move to a different era (not that there isnt more to learn cos' there is....lots)

So i'm starting to read up on the Vietnam war, again about the tech, tactics and personal accounts. I have "Rolling thunder in a gentle land" which is a good broad account but a little heavy on the political side, and "Chickenhawk" which is incredible story of a Huey pilot.

Any of you guys have any recommedations?

[Ernest Jones]

Have you read Ken Follett's The Century Trilogy?  

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/AO8/the-century-trilogy

It goes from the First World War to present day, tracing all the politics and drama that made each conflict inevitable. Great read, not at all dry. 

Edited October 18, 2017 by Ernest Jones

[Foot Wedge]

Interesting taste in books, I may have a suggestion.  I prefer to read non-fiction and am a sucker for cold war era history, so I really enjoyed Red November by W. Craig Reed, a book about the covert submarine operations during the cold war.  It had a great mix of historical context, technical information regarding naval espionage technology, and recounts of some of the harrowing experiences some of the sailors endured during those operations.

[Papa Steve 55]

For the cold war I liked Blind Mans Bluff, 

For something completely different O'Brian's Master and Commander series was great reading. Be warned, the author died before finishing the story, so its limited to only 22 books.....

 

[Chanceman]

"War on the Shore" was good. I also liked "Battle of Brookline".

[MarvChamp]

"We Were Soldiers Once, And Young"  -Marv