What Book Are You Reading at the moment?

[warspite1]

The Hollow Legions - Mussolini's blunder in Greece 1940-41 (Cervi)

[Zorch]

2 new books to keep an eye out for:

'The Battleship Warspite: Detailed in the Original Builder's Plans' December 1, 2017

"The technical details of early 20th century British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the “as fitted” general arrangements, these drawings documented the exact appearance and fitting of the ship as it entered service. Today these plans form part of the incomparable collection of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, which is using the latest scanning technology to make digital copies of the highest quality. This book is the first of a series based entirely on these drafts which will depict famous warships in an unprecedented degree of detail―complete sets in full color, with many close-ups and enlargements that make every aspect clear and comprehensible. The celebrated battleship Warspite is an ideal introduction to this new series―an apparently familiar subject, but the result is an anatomy that will fascinate every warship enthusiast and modeler."


'The Battleship Holiday: The Naval Treaties and Capital Ship Design' December 1, 2017

"Even as World War I was ending, the victorious great powers were already embarked on a potentially ruinous new naval arms race, competing to incorporate the wartime lessons and technology into ever-larger and costlier capital ships. This competition was curtailed by the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, which effectively banned the construction of such ships for years to come, and mandated the scrapping of those under construction. This “holiday” was to have profound effects on design when battleship building was renewed in the 1930s, as later international agreements continued to restrict size and firepower.
This book investigates the implications of these treaties on technical developments. An analysis of how well these modern ships stood the test of war concludes this intriguing and original contribution to the literature. "

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

2 new books to keep an eye out for:

'The Battleship Warspite: Detailed in the Original Builder's Plans' December 1, 2017

"The technical details of early 20th century British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the “as fitted” general arrangements, these drawings documented the exact appearance and fitting of the ship as it entered service. Today these plans form part of the incomparable collection of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, which is using the latest scanning technology to make digital copies of the highest quality. This book is the first of a series based entirely on these drafts which will depict famous warships in an unprecedented degree of detail―complete sets in full color, with many close-ups and enlargements that make every aspect clear and comprehensible. The celebrated battleship Warspite is an ideal introduction to this new series―an apparently familiar subject, but the result is an anatomy that will fascinate every warship enthusiast and modeler."


'The Battleship Holiday: The Naval Treaties and Capital Ship Design' December 1, 2017

"Even as World War I was ending, the victorious great powers were already embarked on a potentially ruinous new naval arms race, competing to incorporate the wartime lessons and technology into ever-larger and costlier capital ships. This competition was curtailed by the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, which effectively banned the construction of such ships for years to come, and mandated the scrapping of those under construction. This “holiday” was to have profound effects on design when battleship building was renewed in the 1930s, as later international agreements continued to restrict size and firepower.
This book investigates the implications of these treaties on technical developments. An analysis of how well these modern ships stood the test of war concludes this intriguing and original contribution to the literature. "

warspite1

Strange. I've heard of the battleship Warspite, but not the battleship Holiday. HMS Holiday? USS Holiday? Nothing on Wikipedia either.....

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Zorch

2 new books to keep an eye out for:

'The Battleship Warspite: Detailed in the Original Builder's Plans' December 1, 2017

"The technical details of early 20th century British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the “as fitted” general arrangements, these drawings documented the exact appearance and fitting of the ship as it entered service. Today these plans form part of the incomparable collection of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, which is using the latest scanning technology to make digital copies of the highest quality. This book is the first of a series based entirely on these drafts which will depict famous warships in an unprecedented degree of detail―complete sets in full color, with many close-ups and enlargements that make every aspect clear and comprehensible. The celebrated battleship Warspite is an ideal introduction to this new series―an apparently familiar subject, but the result is an anatomy that will fascinate every warship enthusiast and modeler."


'The Battleship Holiday: The Naval Treaties and Capital Ship Design' December 1, 2017

"Even as World War I was ending, the victorious great powers were already embarked on a potentially ruinous new naval arms race, competing to incorporate the wartime lessons and technology into ever-larger and costlier capital ships. This competition was curtailed by the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, which effectively banned the construction of such ships for years to come, and mandated the scrapping of those under construction. This “holiday” was to have profound effects on design when battleship building was renewed in the 1930s, as later international agreements continued to restrict size and firepower.
This book investigates the implications of these treaties on technical developments. An analysis of how well these modern ships stood the test of war concludes this intriguing and original contribution to the literature. "

warspite1

Strange. I've heard of the battleship Warspite, but not the battleship Holiday. HMS Holiday? USS Holiday? Nothing on Wikipedia either.....

[&o]

[Greybriar]

I am currently reading The Big Switch, book 3 in The War That Came Early series by Harry Turtledove.

[fodder]

Reeducating myself. [:'(]

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: fodder

Reeducating myself. [:'(]

Some countries have camps for that. [:D]
Not that you'd want to go there.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Zorch

2 new books to keep an eye out for:

'The Battleship Warspite: Detailed in the Original Builder's Plans' December 1, 2017

"The technical details of early 20th century British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completion of every ship. Known as the “as fitted” general arrangements, these drawings documented the exact appearance and fitting of the ship as it entered service. Today these plans form part of the incomparable collection of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, which is using the latest scanning technology to make digital copies of the highest quality. This book is the first of a series based entirely on these drafts which will depict famous warships in an unprecedented degree of detail―complete sets in full color, with many close-ups and enlargements that make every aspect clear and comprehensible. The celebrated battleship Warspite is an ideal introduction to this new series―an apparently familiar subject, but the result is an anatomy that will fascinate every warship enthusiast and modeler."


'The Battleship Holiday: The Naval Treaties and Capital Ship Design' December 1, 2017

"Even as World War I was ending, the victorious great powers were already embarked on a potentially ruinous new naval arms race, competing to incorporate the wartime lessons and technology into ever-larger and costlier capital ships. This competition was curtailed by the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, which effectively banned the construction of such ships for years to come, and mandated the scrapping of those under construction. This “holiday” was to have profound effects on design when battleship building was renewed in the 1930s, as later international agreements continued to restrict size and firepower.
This book investigates the implications of these treaties on technical developments. An analysis of how well these modern ships stood the test of war concludes this intriguing and original contribution to the literature. "

warspite1

Strange. I've heard of the battleship Warspite, but not the battleship Holiday. HMS Holiday? USS Holiday? Nothing on Wikipedia either.....

[&o]

Another book on Jutland: 'The Grand Fleet, 1914-1916: Its Creation, Development and Work' by John Rushworth Jellicoe.
A reprint of his 1919 book.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: Zorch

ORIGINAL: warspite1


warspite1

Strange. I've heard of the battleship Warspite, but not the battleship Holiday. HMS Holiday? USS Holiday? Nothing on Wikipedia either.....

[&o]

Another book on Jutland: 'The Grand Fleet, 1914-1916: Its Creation, Development and Work' by John Rushworth Jellicoe.
A reprint of his 1919 book.

warspite1

Worth a closer look - thanks.

[mikkey]

Tom Clancy - Red Rabbit from the Jack Ryan series

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: fodder

Reeducating myself. [:'(]

warspite1

Call that a manual [;)]

No. That's a manual - or three [:D]

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

The Hollow Legions - Mussolini's blunder in Greece 1940-41 (Cervi)

warspite1

Finished this wonderful book. Could have done with some pictures and - more importantly - some maps, but otherwise was superb in getting across the important points about the Greco-Italian war.

I thoroughly recommend this one.

[Greybriar]

I am now reading Coup d'État, book 4 in The War That Came Early series by Harry Turtledove.

[warspite1]

I've started reading The Naval War in the Baltic 1939-45 (Grooss)

Okay start - the author writes in a clearly understandable and easy to read way, but he's spent the first chapter giving a very potted history of countries that border the Baltic Sea. Not uninteresting in itself, but too little to be really useful and so not really sure that this was needed.

I read on.....

[Zorch]

'Shadow over the Atlantic: The Luftwaffe and the U-boats: 1943–45'.
I found this while searching for The Naval War in the Baltic 1939-45.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Zorch

'Shadow over the Atlantic: The Luftwaffe and the U-boats: 1943–45'.

warspite1

I look forward to your thoughts on this.

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Zorch

'Shadow over the Atlantic: The Luftwaffe and the U-boats: 1943–45'.

warspite1

I look forward to your thoughts on this.

I do recommend it.
I have moved onto The Vikings and Their Enemies: Warfare in Northern Europe, 750–1100 by Philip Line

[wodin]

Till The Trumpet Sounds Again Vol1. Totally outstanding, as usual Helion publishing publish another superb book, you can't go wrong with Helion. If you have any interest in WW1 then this and Vol2 are MUST reads. Also several books in in the fictional WW1 story by Stuart Minor. Really enjoying it.

WW1 fiction book

Till The Trumpet...Link

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

I've started reading The Naval War in the Baltic 1939-45 (Grooss)

Okay start - the author writes in a clearly understandable and easy to read way, but he's spent the first chapter giving a very potted history of countries that border the Baltic Sea. Not uninteresting in itself, but too little to be really useful and so not really sure that this was needed.

I read on.....

warspite1

I'm getting nowhere fast with this. Don't get me wrong, it's a really well written book - not a difficult read at all - but I am lacking motivation to get it out of my bag in the morning on the train [:(]

Given all the talk of Dunkirk and, having fired up Decisive Campaigns: Warsaw to Paris for the first time, I think I will put this on hold and head back to the Western Front 1940 stylee.

To that end I have just started Dunkirk the Patriotic Myth (Harman).

[wodin]

Can I just reiterate...Helion Publishing is a publisher of quality. I've yet to read a book published by them that has disappointed me in any way what so ever. Infact most of my favourite reads have been published by Helion. SO if you like the look of a book and it's published by Helion I say GET IT!