HF Guns of the South

Historical-Fiction
I've read it a couple of times; very entertaining and worth a read (or re-read). If you like Historical Fiction, I would recommend anything by Jeff Shaara. As well as completing the trilogy his father, Michael started with "The Killer Angels", Jeff has penned a 4-volume series on WWII and one taking place in the Korean War. I would recommend any (or all) of these.
I found Sharra’s effort on the Korean War very entertaining and enlightening. It prompted me to study more seriously about that conflict. I think good historical fiction serves a purpose when it engages those who would otherwise not be engaged. Its a start.

The book in question by Turtledove is more fantasy than historical fiction. Fun for those of us who are buffs.
 
I found Sharra’s effort on the Korean War very entertaining and enlightening. It prompted me to study more seriously about that conflict. I think good historical fiction serves a purpose when it engages those who would otherwise not be engaged. Its a start.

The book in question by Turtledove is more fantasy than historical fiction. Fun for those of us who are buffs.

Back in the 60s, there was a fellow in my National Guard company in Missouri that was an ex-Marine (if there is such a thing). He fought in Korea and was at Chosin Reservoir. He didn't talk much about it unless he got a few under his belt. I remember him saying that many a night they would be posted on a ridge there, the weather below zero, and waves of Chinese attacking them in the night; he made the statement that if you had hit one with every bullet you fired, there simply wasn't enough bullets to kill them all. Shaara got it right in his book.
 
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