"The Leader" by Guy Walters
"It Never Snows in September" by Robert Kershaw
"Adventures of an Innocent In the Spanish Civil War" by Antonio Candela
After Winds of War, naturally now War and Remembrance.
"Confrontation the war with Indonesia 1962-1966" Nick Van der Bijl
John H. Gill, 1809: Thunder on the Danube, Vol. I - Abensberg.
(Vol. II - 'Aspern' is my Christmas holiday reading.)
Just finishing Harris' "Bermuda Forts 1612-1957" - lots of detail, plus plans and pictures to inspire a whole load of fortification building!
Then I think it's on to Stevenson's "Popular Disturbances in England 1700 - 1832" and then "Riots and Community Politics" by Bohstedt.
Hopefully will have these finished by Xmas in time for present reading!! :)
OK, MikP, be prepared for a visit from the Met Police Anti-Opposition Unit.
OK, MikP, be prepared for a visit from the Met Police Anti-Opposition Unit.
There's quite a large literature on the study of 18 and 19th century riots and uprisings - quite a bit of which I've managed to get hold of - and hopefully getting some more soon!!
Tricornes and lace collars may be in fashion as suitable apparel for serious reading at
Chateau Stavka this coming holiday. Just got word that this one is in the post.
The Fontenoy front cover reminds me of those beautiful Suren 18th century French figures.
John
El ejercito Espanol en Ultramar y Africa 1850-1925
Excellent reference of uniforms and equipment for Spanish colonial units in the Philipines, Cuba and Morocco :clap:
Second attempt at reading the two volumes of Memoirs of the American Revolution by W. Moultrie. This is an original 1802 version, this was one of 2 sets originally in the Library of Congress, they are stamped accordingly. The set I purchased was the surplus copy!
The problem with reading these old books is the fear of damaging or spilling your cup of coffee over the 200 year pages!
John
This month Peewee has mostly been reading...
The Quicksand War, by Lucien Bodard - Covers the first half of the French Indochina War up until 1950. The best account of the battle for the frontier outposts that I've seen so far. Very good.
Volcano Under Snow, by John Colvin - A 'biography' of Vo Nguyen Giap. I put biography in commas because there doesn't seem to be many hard facts about the man himself. Nevertheless, a very lucid analysis of the information available, even if dealing with generalities rather than specifics.
The Siege, by Russell Braddon - About the siege of Kut in 1915. A new subject for me, and totally absorbing. He has some very harsh things to say about the British commander at Kut, quite justifiably so in most cases.
The French Navy in Indochina, by Charles Koburger - A (dissapointingly) brief overview of the French Navy in Vietnam from blue water to brown water. Interesting but short. A nice bibliogrphy to follow up on though.
Hamburger Hill, by Samuel Zaffiri - About the battle for Hamburger Hill in 1969. A good detailed account of the battle from the grunts eye view.
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, by Kate Summerscale - Absolutely nothing to do with military history, but I needed a true-life tale of foul murder and dark happenings in Victorian Wiltshire to get me through the holiday period. A good read.
'Eagles and Bulldogs in Normandy', 'Last Post' and 'The Dangerous Book for Boys'.
Evan Mawdsley 'The Russian Civil War'
Various 'The Nineteenth of April 1775, A collection of First Hand Accounts'.