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What are you reading?
I was at Borders a few nights ago and I picked up 'Warhammer 40,000: The Killing Ground', 'The Art of Clint Langley: Dark Visions from the grim Worlds of Warhammer', 'The Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road: 1567-1659' by Geoffrey Parker, 'Forgotten Wars: The End of Britain's Asian Empire' by Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper and 'The grand Strategy of Philip II' by Geoffrey Parker.
I finished 'The Lover' by Marguerite Duras a few days back. I have just started on 'Battles of the Thirty Years War: From White Mountain to Nordlingen 1618-1635'. I am also in the midst of a few other books including 'God is not great: How religion poisons the world' by Christopher Hitchens.
What you are guys reading?
I finished 'The Lover' by Marguerite Duras a few days back. I have just started on 'Battles of the Thirty Years War: From White Mountain to Nordlingen 1618-1635'. I am also in the midst of a few other books including 'God is not great: How religion poisons the world' by Christopher Hitchens.
What you are guys reading?
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Permalink Reply by Tony on -
Thanks Wayne. It is a great book, almost action movie worthy.
Good to see I'm not the only one that enjoyed it, haven't seen it mentioned before.
Would have been nice if it continued further into the war but there is more than enough to get a feel for what they went through.
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Permalink Reply by Eric Walters on -
Holger H. Herwig's latest, THE MARNE, 1914. We finally get the German view in English. Stunning. Henstch gets a bit of a reprieve (although not much of one) and von Bulow doesn't come off looking too good. There's a number of cherished historical myths that Herwig takes on pretty well...and you'll find them quite, quite interesting. An absolute must for the WW I gamers.
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Permalink Reply by Bill Lawson on -
I just ordered The Marne 1914 a couple days ago.
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One of the best things about business trips is that you can whip through a number of books. Currently I've got Peter Paret's latest, THE COGNITIVE CHALLENGE OF WAR: PRUSSIA 1806 in my hands. It's not a thick book (it's rather thin) but already has me drawn in. Looking forward to finishing it on the flight!
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Permalink Reply by Jim Werbaneth on -
Right now I'm reading Tip of the Spear: US Army Small-Unit Action in Iraq, 2004-2007, edited by Jon T. Hoffman.
It's a very good, interesting book on tactics in Iraq, from the Army's Center of Military History - Thanks Smitty! Interested readers can also download Tip of the Spear in pdf form at http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/iraq/TotS/index.html.
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Permalink Reply by Lee Massey on -
Looks pretty cool! I've downloaded it and I can't wait to read it. Thanks, Jim and Smitty!
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Permalink Reply by Joseph on -
Read: "EndKampf: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Death of the Third Reich" by Stephen G. Fritz. A good read, but dry at times, on the American GI's in Franconia, a staunch Nazi area of Germany. GI's, German civilians and soldiers fighting each other over the corpse of Nazi Germany in the last months of the war.
"When Christ and His Saints Slept" by Sharon Kay Penman. A historical novel on King Stephen's reign in England(called the Anarchy) and the coming of the Plantagenet Dynasty. Another excellent story by Ms. Penman. Recommended.
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Permalink Reply by Kai Jensen on -
I'm reading "The Rising Tide" by ?? Shaara (first name is lost in the recesses of my brain somewhere) and just starting "Envisioning Information" by Edward R. Tufte. I haven't decided if I like Shaara's book yet, but I'll keep pressing on and see if I can get used to his writing style. The topic, at least, has my interest.
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Permalink Reply by Lee Massey on
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His first name is Jeff. I have his book Gone for Soldiers. You might like it.
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Permalink Reply by Kai Jensen on
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Lee, what's the topic/time period for "Gone for Soldiers"? (Yes, I could check Amazon for details, but then I miss all the human interaction...)
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Permalink Reply by Lee Massey on
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The topic is the Mexican-American War from 1846-1848. I wouldn't want you to miss the human interaction! :-)
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