[Misc] What Book are you Currently Reading?

[Dave the OAP]

"Silent Village - Life and Death in occupied France" by Robert Pike, it's both a fascinating and horrifying account of the massacre the Nazis committed in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane, very readable despite the darkness of the subject matter.

Is that a historical novel or non fiction account?

 

[wunt be druv]

Is that a historical novel or non fiction account?

It is historical and contains eye witness testimony from some of the few survivors, absolutely traumatic what they went through.

 

[Dave the OAP]

It is historical and contains eye witness testimony from some of the few survivors, absolutely traumatic what they went through.

Thanks. I have been there before ( we walked around it )they did let people in the church but it was too traumatic to go in

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

It is historical and contains eye witness testimony from some of the few survivors, absolutely traumatic what they went through.

Read that a few years back, the Germans were ruthless, to understate things!

 

[Trust Me I’m A Stomach]

The opening of The World at War features Oradour-sur-Glane, with narration by Laurence Olivier. It’s incredible television.

 

[Trust Me I’m A Stomach]

Dance Dance Dance - Haruki Murakami

 

[amexer]

Masters of The Air Donald Millar Very good account of USA contribution in WW2

 

[wunt be druv]

Thanks. I have been there before ( we walked around it )they did let people in the church but it was too traumatic to go in

I don't blame you for not going in....having read the book I don't think I would either, just too awful for words.

 

[Beach Hut]

Mañana Mañana - Peter Kerr

 

[Beach Hut]

A Bike Ride - Anne Mustoe

 

[Beach Hut]

Mad About the Mekong - John Keay

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Restless Dead by Dave Gatward. Number 5 in the DCI Harry Grimm series. Very unchallenging.