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Joseph replied to Chuang Shyue Chou's discussion What are you reading?

"Read: "The Men of Barbarossa: Commanders of the German Invasion of Russia, 1941" by Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr. This book tells the story of Operation Barbarossa by describing the expertise, skills,and decision making powers of the men who…"

May 26

Joseph replied to John Kranz's discussion What are you playing?

"Played: SPQR scenario "Battle of Ticinus" with Vassal/ Skype. A fun little battle. Will play some more of these Cavalry Battles. Fun to talk to a live opponent."

May 11

Joseph replied to Chuang Shyue Chou's discussion What are you reading?

"Read: "The Art of Renaissance Warfare: From the Fall of Constantinople to the Thirty years War" by Stephen Turnbull. Tells the story of the rise of gunpowder weapons and the demise of the knight into just a horseman, but still necessary on…"

May 11

Joseph replied to Chuang Shyue Chou's discussion What are you reading?

"Read: "Masked Prey" by John Sandford. The latest Lucas Davenport novel where pictures of Congress-men's children at play and school are found on the web. Is someone stalking these children or what? Possibilities are blackmail for…"

May 1

Joseph replied to John Kranz's discussion What are you playing?

"Played: "Invasion Pearl Harbor" in W@W 14. A "what if" if the Japs had carried out a planned landing at the same time as the Pearl Harbor attack but cancelled. Played FTF with myself. A OK game and plays fast."

Apr 24

Joseph replied to Chuang Shyue Chou's discussion What are you reading?

"Read: "Miracle At Midway" by Gordon W. Prange. A most suspenseful and moving story of this great victory by America that with the Solomons turn the tide in the Pacific. This shows both sides of the story in a most riveting manner. It was…"

Apr 24

Joseph replied to John Kranz's discussion What are you playing?

"Played: GMT's "Caesar: Conquest of Gaul mod Gergovia". FTF with myself, again. Caesar lost again. GBOH Greatest system of all. Highly Recommended."

Apr 17

Joseph replied to Chuang Shyue Chou's discussion What are you reading?

"Read: "The Death of the Universe:Hard Science Fiction" by Brandon Q. Morris. For many billions of years, humankind having conquered aging, has spread throughout the Milky Way galaxy without finding any other sentient life. Now the universe…"

Apr 12

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Your introduction to consim gaming:: Not much into forums but CSW's Monstercon is the "Cat's Meow" of wargaming. I haven't missed one yet(knock on wood). So, I'll give this a try.I have been playing wargames since I was 15. I'm 60 now. My favorite Historical Periods are Ancient and Medieval but do play all eras of History. I live in Joliet, Ill.

Your favorite game(s):: My favorite games come and go as new games come out but my favorite system is GMT'S Great Battles of History. I wish they would apply it to the Middle Ages. I always buy two copies from this system as they come out. I need backups.

In general, how much time do you spend gaming?: 20 hrs per week

How big is your game collection?: 400+

About Me: I started board gaming around age 15/16 with AH's Tactics II that my father bought me for xmas. I've been hooked ever since. My father was a lifer in the Air Force so I moved around somewhat. I grew up in three main places; Texas(home state), Florida, and Japan. Left home at 18 and joined the Army. Did a tour in 'Nam and got out in '69. Married 4 years later to spunky little woman from Thailand. I have 2 kids, a son and daughter, both grown up with college degrees. I'm the only one in my family who missed out on college(1.5 yrs). Wife has a degree too, in education. Worked at a chemical company for 39 yrs. and just retired. Now I can try to catch up on my reading and gaming.

Personal Interests (favorite activities, movies, shows, books, music, etc.): Reading, traveling( been all over Asia and Europe), Rock and Roll music and of course, wargaming. Favorite book of all time: "Pebble in the sky" by Issac Asimov; favorite movie of all time: "No Highway in the Sky" with James Stewart; & favorite song of all time: "Gimme Shelter" by the Rolling Stones.

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Muslim Mob Shows who is boss in Germany

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"1:16 AM Received from Muqata Blog Reader in Germany, Sebastian M."

"Today, 10.000 people demonstrated against Israel here in my hometown Duisburg (Germany) and to express their solidarity with Hamas. So, my girlfriend and me put two Israel flags out of the windows of our flat in the 3rd floor. During the demonstration which went through our street the police broke into our flat and removed the flag of Israel. The statement of the police was to de-escalate… Continue

Posted on January 17, 2009 at 2:30pm — 15 Comments

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At 11:35am on November 8, 2009, Steve K said…: Joe: I put a copy of our next game set-up on my blog page.

At 7:59am on November 9, 2008, Smitty said…: I have spent much of my life inside the M1, M1A1 and M1A2 with the loss of hearing to prove it!

At 9:31pm on November 8, 2008, Smitty said…: Subtle - like my wife saying I'm as subtle as a hand grenade?

At 7:00pm on November 8, 2008, Smitty said…: Cool pic!

At 6:06pm on June 10, 2008, Steve K said…: Joe: I left a report on the B-29 Group page about my first mission. It was fun. Hope you are aready to go with a mission on Sunday!

At 8:40pm on May 5, 2008, Steve K said…: CSW 2008: Joe brings - Games: RSR , SPQR (don't forget all the cohesion markers!), King David. Rules: Here I Stand, Gustav Adolf the Great (M&P), Sword of Rome, Pax Romana.
Steve brings - Games: Gustav Adolf (M&P), Caesar XL, Metz, English Civil War. Rules: Here I Stand, SPQR, Sword of Rome, RSR, Pax Romana.
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