WW II Recommended Reading
I've read several of the books mentioned in the previous postings and agree that a good book is still the best entertainment.
My number one choice is "Diary of an Unknown Aviator" by Eliot White Springs. I had heard about it ffrom several sources as being the most accurate account of American fliers during WW I. It's written in the form of a day-to-day diary by a pilot who was ultimately killed in combat.
The story captures the youthful exuberance of the the pilots starting out, their excitement and pride in the early days of combat, and eventually their dispair over lost friends and the expectation of their own deaths.
Mr. Springs provided the final chapters and then edited it all for publication. It has been out of print for years and it took me a long time to finally get a copy but that was years ago - before you could find anything on the internet.
(Before anyone asks, my copy is NOT available for sail or loan)