"Favorite book by Walter Lord" Topic
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| 23rdFusilier | 24 Feb 2019 11:58 p.m. PST |
One of my favorite authors. He always managed bring a excitement to a subject and inspire me want to read more about it. Many of his books inspired a life long interest in that subject. The Fremantle Diary (1954) (ed.)
A Night to Remember (1955)
Day of Infamy (1957)
The Good Years (1960)
A Time to Stand (1961)
Peary and the Pole (1963)
The Past That Would Not Die (1965)
Incredible Victory (1967)
The Dawn's Early Light (1972)
Lonely Vigil (1977)
The Miracle of Dunkirk (1982)
The Night Lives On: Thoughts, Theories and Revelations about the Titanic (1986 |
| King Monkey | 25 Feb 2019 5:22 a.m. PST |
The only two I've read are a night to remember and the miracle of Dunkirk. I enjoyed both of them. |
| Tommy20 | 25 Feb 2019 6:24 a.m. PST |
I've read about half of the list, and it has to be Day of Infamy. Still the best blow by blow account of Pearl Harbor. |
| Ragbones | 25 Feb 2019 8:57 a.m. PST |
Considering the time in which he wrote and the sources then available, Mr. Lord managed to write some great books. My favorites are Day of Infamy, A Night to Remember and A Time to Stand. I got in trouble for trying to hide Day of Infamy inside my 2nd grade primer to read during class. Teacher said I was going to grow up to be "a little Hitler." Needless to say that comment didn't go down well with my mother who went up to the school the next day and tore the teacher a new one. |
Patrick Sexton  | 25 Feb 2019 9:45 a.m. PST |
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| IronDuke596 | 25 Feb 2019 10:46 a.m. PST |
Day of Infamy (1957) and The Dawn's Early Light (1972) both very well written with impeccable research. |
| Texas Jack | 25 Feb 2019 12:56 p.m. PST |
Goodness these titles all bring back great memories! As difficult as it is to choose one, I would have to go with Infamy, like many here. A really great book that I read over and over.
The sleeper on this list is The Good Years. It really catches the feel of the first years of the 20th century, including a very nice chapter on the Boxer Rebellion. |
| goragrad | 25 Feb 2019 10:58 p.m. PST |
Have to say I only remember reading (and owning) Incredible Victory. Thoroughly enjoyed it. |
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