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levied troop- 10-01-2008
That was on my 'wants' list (number 4,867 I think). Is it good?
von_Scharnhorst- 10-02-2008
"Panzer Meyer. Grenadiere" By Panzer Meyer.
Then "Mein Leben", in two volumes, Groß Admiral Raeder.
WDP- 10-02-2008
Hitler's U Boat War by Clay Blair.
I'm about 1/3 into the second book.
Greystreak- 10-02-2008
That was on my 'wants' list (number 4,867 I think). Is it good?
Sorry LT, only Chapter 6 . . . So far, Leggiere seems to like to describe the geography of France and the Rhine frontier in almost Nafziger-like detail ( :grr: ) in the early going. When he gets into analysis, though, it's fairly well reasoned, if somewhat American style in terms of 'delivery'. Otherwise, I'm hoping it picks up a bit as I go further.
levied troop- 10-03-2008
Thanks - be interested to see what you think when you've finished it, I'm getting torn between a 1814 set-up (all wintery and blaek) or a Ligny set-up (all sun-kissed wheatfields) and a few good books always tip the balance.
Giles- 10-03-2008
Like Big Dave I've just bought the Bernard Cornwell's "Azincourt". Cornwell is one of the handful of novelists whose latest books I always read as soon as they are out , the others being Alan Mallinson, Jack Higgins (yes his latest books are all crap but I can't help myself), Julian Stockwin and Michael Frayn.
Peewee- 10-03-2008
Don't forget Jilly Cooper...
I've just finished Con Thien by James Coan. It's about the USMC operations in and around the Con Thien outpost and the DMZ in Vietnam. It's rather good, mainly down to the fact that Coan is a veteran and saw a lot of this with his own eyeballs.
Just started reading A Sergeant-Major's War by Ernest Shephard. Basically a WW1 Western Front diary. Very sobering.
Big Dave- 10-03-2008
I've barely read two chapters, I usually read at work but due to actally having todo some work yesterday I only got 3 lines read!!! :grr:
Giles- 10-03-2008
Mine's coming on the slow boat from Amazon so I won't be able to start until next week. But Cornwell's pretty fast to read I find.
Norman D. Landings- 10-03-2008
Lions, Donkeys, & Dinosaurs, by Lewis Page.
Absolutley jaw-dropping critique of defence spending and procurement scandals in the MOD. Can't recommend this highly enough; seriously, you have to read it. You'll be quoting it & arguing over it for weeks. It's entertainingly irreverent, too... be laugh-out-loud funny if it wasn't true.
Richard B.- 10-06-2008
Hitler's U Boat War by Clay Blair.
I'm about 1/3 into the second book.
Whats this like? I read his book on Mathew Ridgeway and to be honest I was convinced by the end that Blair must have been Ridgeway`s long lost son - what a kiss arse :yuck:
I`m currently reading Pedro Riog`s - Spanish Soldiers in Russia, once again kicks the Osprey into touch (they really should be ashamed at the quality of some of thier books).
Next, well either -
Gorden Rottman`s - Infantry Tactics of WW2
or
Zetterling & Frankson`s - The Korsun Pocket
Both sitting here awaiting review :eh:
von_Scharnhorst- 10-06-2008
Mine's coming on the slow boat from Amazon
Serious? :eh:
Amazon.de are bloody GREAT. I order a book before midday Monday (say), and it is delivered midday Tuesday.
Maybe it is the U.K post at fault?
And Gungnir, old chap, why am I not getting notifications of post on this topic?
If you could be ever so kind and give the system a good kick in the bollocks I would be eternaly grateful.
Gungnir- 10-06-2008
Huh?
And that's the beginning and end of my systems knowledge.
von_Scharnhorst- 10-06-2008
Hmm. SEEMS to be working now.
"What big boots you have!" :-)
Big Dave- 10-09-2008
Finished it today, good stuff. Its on ebay if anyone wants it.
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