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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 Byron Collins on -
Currently reading "The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944" by Rick Atkinson. Excellent read- hard to put down.
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Permalink Reply by Kai Jensen on -
Cool, I just started this one, too. It is hard to put down. It is also hard to pick up or curl up with comfortably - that's a large tome!
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I'm making some progress through this book and I'm starting to think I may have to read it twice to fully appreciate it. I thought I knew a little about Operation HUSKY - I was wrong. I knew virtually nothing. If the whole book is full of all-new-to-me material, I think a second pass will be in order to fully absorb the details. Fortunately, it is so well-written that I have no problem facing the prospect of another read through it.
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Permalink Reply by Chuang Shyue Chou on -
I am in the midst of 'Naval Warfare, 1815-1914' by Lawrence Sondhaus.
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I am also reading 'Gaudi: The Complete Buildings' by Rainer Zerbst.
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Permalink Reply by Matt Severns on -
"Cross Channel Attack" By Gordon Harrison
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Permalink Reply by Bill Lawson on -
A Terrible Glory-Custer and the Little Bighorn by James Donovan. Pretty good book so far.
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I am still working my way through "The Day of Battle" and now I have "The Fall of Berlin" by Antony Beevor taunting me from the stack at my bedside. (If that title is slightly off, it's because I'm going from memory. I'm too lazy to walk upstairs to check the title right now.)
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Permalink Reply by Stephen G on -
I have to admit I'm reading a fairly cheesy series by Julian May ( Conqueror's moon etc). I really loved the saga of the exiles and the Galactic Mileau series. I was given the first volume as a present a couple of yearseback and haven't really gotten into it. On a sick day I picked it up and despite myself got suckered in. It moves along at a fair pace and May knows how to end on a cliffhanger...literally.
Historically I've picked up the set of Penguin Atlas' by Colin McEvedy. His commentary is actually pretty pithy and the maps make it easy to follow. Sobering thought...the first 40,000 yrs of human history takes one volume. Modern history takes 2...
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I picked up 'War of the World' by Niall Ferguson at Borders last night. I also picked up some Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 books, 'Blood for the Blood God', 'Cain's last Stand' and one other Warhammer 40,000 volume.
I am still contemplating on the new Neal Stephenson volume, 'Anathem'. Has anyone read this one yet?
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Permalink Reply by Smitty on -
Read World War Z - it's a fascinating read from someone who does oral history interviews as part of his living and profession.
Otherwise reading "Raiding the Reich".
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Permalink Reply by Mark H. Walker on -
I thought "Z" was initially interesting, but eventually petered out. I like Zombie novels with a bit more grit. Armageddon Day is a good one. On 40K stuff... Abnett is just fantastic. Currently reading two: The Heart of Valor -Tanya Huff and The Strongest Tribe by the Marine who wrote The March Up and No True Glory (can't remember his name right now). Really, I guess it is three things... I'm rereading my new novel as I try to complete it during NaNoWriMo.
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