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Originally Posted by Bullitt
Flags of Our Fathers. Got it for Christmas and it is a very good read. It's different than most war books, written by the son of one of the flag raisers, the first 1/3rd details the boyhoods of all the men involved in the flag raising and the circumstances that led them all to be a part of the Marine force that invaded Iwo Jima.
It has quickly become one of my favorite WWII books, next to Band of Brothers and The Wild Blue. I really want to get around to reading Gods and Generals one day.
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If you like war books, "To the Last Man" by Jeff Shaara is a good WWI book.