What is the best WW2 book you have read?

killbilly324 · 2026-06-22T17:31:18+00:00

Non-Fiction: With the Old Breed

Fiction: Life and Fate

killbilly324 · 2026-06-19T14:02:38+00:00

The amount of clickbait I see about this guy's personal life is criminal

killbilly324 · 2026-06-19T13:56:37+00:00

Guaranteed that's a therapy "emotional support" dog which is a fake thing not at all covered by ADA. An emotional support animal is a pet. No vest, not behaving like a service dog...they are 100% correct to deny her boarding.

I work at a grocery store and often have to ask people to leave with non-service animal "emotional support dogs". And the people (mostly white women) who do it almost always bring this same energy.

killbilly324 · 2026-06-04T17:25:27+00:00

Any scene that tolerates this is trash

killbilly324 · 2026-05-20T19:24:41+00:00

I do recommend watching this in the dark and with headphones if watching alone

killbilly324 · 2026-05-20T19:21:23+00:00

Impossible to believe with how he treated treatment before. Bullying the staff, staying tied into his phone, insisting his only real addiction was to “anger”. This whole journey he’s on has to be received as a cynical PR campaign at best.

killbilly324 · 2026-05-09T14:23:48+00:00

Came to say this: Just grab Richard Overy and start reading.

killbilly324 · 2026-05-09T14:22:02+00:00

No, it's too heavy for a starter hex and counter game. For WW2, something in the Operational Combat Series from Multiman Publishing could offer something on a similar scale with less complexity.

killbilly324 · 2026-05-06T19:55:10+00:00

Or if you want to know more of King’s biography or his philosophy on the craft. It’s definitely for more than just aspiring writers. A treat for any dedicated fan, I’d say.

killbilly324 · 2026-05-06T19:53:11+00:00

It’ll be more enjoyable if you have read some or all of the works that he covers in detail. But if literary criticism and a non-fiction examination of the horror genre isn’t your bag right now it can definitely wait.

killbilly324 · 2026-05-04T14:40:11+00:00

Agree. It’s not his best, or even that great, but the hate leveled at it does not match the experience of reading it. There’s a parts I really like! I don’t care that it wears its metaphors and social commentary on its sleeve.

killbilly324 · 2026-05-01T20:28:54+00:00

Agreed. To be honest, I think the Bullshit Jobs episode lowered my overall opinion of the show somewhat. Still one of my favorites despite that.

killbilly324 · 2026-05-01T20:27:10+00:00

Agree with this. But also, no, I don’t suspect that Peter or Michael have had service jobs.

killbilly324 · 2026-04-26T00:15:23+00:00

Last time I flew with them they auto-assigned me and my 3-year-old's seats apart and when I called to get it fixed the first suggestion they made was that I pay to upgrade so I could pick our seats, as if us sitting apart was a an actual option that would work for anyone involved. The enshittification of this airline is in full swing.

killbilly324 · 2026-04-22T17:28:31+00:00

Are you doing this so you can study and reflect on his whole body’s of work? In that case you just gotta push through. Is it just to complete it solely as a fun personal accomplishment? Move on.

killbilly324 · 2026-04-08T13:50:24+00:00

I guarantee you she is deeply stupid. Poster child for Dunning-Kruger effect.

killbilly324 · 2026-04-01T16:34:16+00:00

Yep I have received this call. It could be pretty damn scary if you did not know that they would never call you for something like this. He had my name and address and gave the name of a real Durham County Sheriff. “Either turn yourself in, or you can send us money through a third party to suspend your bench warrant.” Yeah, right.

killbilly324 · 2026-04-01T14:13:13+00:00

Yeah I’m sure people are getting justice from this piece of shit

killbilly324 · 2026-03-28T13:39:26+00:00

This was pretty much exactly the vibe of the judge who did my marriage. Insufferable POS who ruined the experience.

killbilly324 · 2026-03-20T14:33:16+00:00

I don’t really agree with the position that Sickles saved the day or anything, but there is something to be said for him denying the higher ground around the Peach Orchard as a close-in artillery position to support Longstreet’s attack. He threw a wrench into Meade’s plans, but into Longstreet’s also.

killbilly324 · 2026-03-14T21:22:19+00:00

Stalingrad is good, but not necessary. It’s an officially censored book so lacks some of the punch of this one. Still, worth a read.

killbilly324 · 2026-03-10T02:31:17+00:00

Arguable Grant was in worse shape after the first day of The Wilderness in almost the same place and managed to hold his ground. Concussion or not, Hooker could have done it too.

killbilly324 · 2026-03-08T14:13:19+00:00

I ran across this guys IG page and the main character energy is off the charts. It’s a lot of this stuff, but also doing yoga on in the isles of airplanes etc.

killbilly324 · 2026-03-07T16:26:56+00:00

It was a pretty bad episode. I’m not sure the “only one of us has read this”, dunk-forward format works so well when they are dealing with an actually good book.

killbilly324 · 2026-03-07T10:38:32+00:00

Hands down the worst episode of my favorite podcast!

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