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ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: rustysi

Shattered Sword, but recent eye surgery has pretty much put the ca-bash on too much reading.

warspite1

Sorry to hear that [:(]

Re the book, anyone who doesn't know about this - but likes the naval side of war, should buy it asap.

I cannot recommend this book too much - it is written the way all war books should be written. It is quite simply, the dogs dangly bits. [&o]
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ORIGINAL: mikkey

Harold Coyle - Team Yankee

ORIGINAL: warspite1


Next up its Franco and Hitler Payne.

Gotta say, this looks like its going to be a superb read [:)]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: warspite1


Next up its Franco and Hitler Payne.

Gotta say, this looks like its going to be a superb read [:)]

Keep me updated, please. [:)]

ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

ORIGINAL: Perturabo

Finished reading Stark's War trilogy by Jack Campbell. Very interesting near future sci-fi story.

I liked Jack Campbell's Lost Fleet series for incorporating a bit of physics into space combat.

I wish the Lost Fleet series was a Kindle Unlimited read on Amazon... I stalled out on the series after the fleet made it "home" and didn't pick up the newer books because of the cost. Maybe someday. I agree that Campbell had the best space combat physics of anything I've read.

ORIGINAL: freeboy

I am returning to early Clancy, just finished Cardinal of the K and now am reading Sum of all Fears... Early Clancy makes me wonder about later books, seems much more descriptive and involved characters in these first five books or so. Now I am not saying he is a good writer as his Charactors are very 2 d, but he tells a good page turner story, ala Crieghton etc. cheers to ll those out there Clancy lovers [:D]

ORIGINAL: H Gilmer

ORIGINAL: freeboy

I am returning to early Clancy, just finished Cardinal of the K and now am reading Sum of all Fears... Early Clancy makes me wonder about later books, seems much more descriptive and involved characters in these first five books or so. Now I am not saying he is a good writer as his Charactors are very 2 d, but he tells a good page turner story, ala Crieghton etc. cheers to ll those out there Clancy lovers [:D]

I need to do the same. I have re-read Red Storm Rising just recently and I remembered how much I liked his early books.

ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

Did something different. I read Jeff Shaara's novel of the battle of Shiloh, "Blaze of Glory" while simultaneously reading all the accounts in my recently acquired "Battles and leaders of the Civil War" about that battle. Further addition of various Internet resources including this excellent animated summary from The Civil War Trust:

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/sh ... oogle.com/

http://www.amazon.com/Blaze-Glory-1861- ... 8&qid=&sr=

While playing the Historical Battle Scenario in John Tiller's HPS Campaign Shiloh game!

http://www.hpssims.com/pages/products/r ... hiloh.html

Quite frankly, this "in depth" study of the battle was an amazing experience. It all came together to give me an extremely accurate appreciation and understanding of Shiloh. Even the game is far more relevant to me now as I traced individuals and units covered in the novel, relating the descriptions of the fighting to the mapboard and really understanding the historical flow of the battle. Reading the 1884 commentary in Battles and Leaders revealed the personality clashes of the various commanders that still existed 20 years later in their memoirs and commentary.

Has anyone else done this kind of intensive study of a battle or campaign?

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

Did something different. I read Jeff Shaara's novel of the battle of Shiloh, "Blaze of Glory" while simultaneously reading all the accounts in my recently acquired "Battles and leaders of the Civil War" about that battle. Further addition of various Internet resources including this excellent animated summary from The Civil War Trust:

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/sh ... oogle.com/

http://www.amazon.com/Blaze-Glory-1861- ... 8&qid=&sr=

While playing the Historical Battle Scenario in John Tiller's HPS Campaign Shiloh game!

http://www.hpssims.com/pages/products/r ... hiloh.html

Quite frankly, this "in depth" study of the battle was an amazing experience. It all came together to give me an extremely accurate appreciation and understanding of Shiloh. Even the game is far more relevant to me now as I traced individuals and units covered in the novel, relating the descriptions of the fighting to the mapboard and really understanding the historical flow of the battle. Reading the 1884 commentary in Battles and Leaders revealed the personality clashes of the various commanders that still existed 20 years later in their memoirs and commentary.

Has anyone else done this kind of intensive study of a battle or campaign?

Very interesting multimedia approach, Rhonda! [&o]

ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

Did something different. I read Jeff Shaara's novel of the battle of Shiloh, "Blaze of Glory" while simultaneously reading all the accounts in my recently acquired "Battles and leaders of the Civil War" about that battle. Further addition of various Internet resources including this excellent animated summary from The Civil War Trust:

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/sh ... oogle.com/

http://www.amazon.com/Blaze-Glory-1861- ... 8&qid=&sr=

While playing the Historical Battle Scenario in John Tiller's HPS Campaign Shiloh game!

http://www.hpssims.com/pages/products/r ... hiloh.html

Quite frankly, this "in depth" study of the battle was an amazing experience. It all came together to give me an extremely accurate appreciation and understanding of Shiloh. Even the game is far more relevant to me now as I traced individuals and units covered in the novel, relating the descriptions of the fighting to the mapboard and really understanding the historical flow of the battle. Reading the 1884 commentary in Battles and Leaders revealed the personality clashes of the various commanders that still existed 20 years later in their memoirs and commentary.

Has anyone else done this kind of intensive study of a battle or campaign?

ORIGINAL: CarnageINC

ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

Did something different. I read Jeff Shaara's novel of the battle of Shiloh, "Blaze of Glory" while simultaneously reading all the accounts in my recently acquired "Battles and leaders of the Civil War" about that battle. Further addition of various Internet resources including this excellent animated summary from The Civil War Trust:

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/sh ... oogle.com/

http://www.amazon.com/Blaze-Glory-1861- ... 8&qid=&sr=

While playing the Historical Battle Scenario in John Tiller's HPS Campaign Shiloh game!

http://www.hpssims.com/pages/products/r ... hiloh.html

Quite frankly, this "in depth" study of the battle was an amazing experience. It all came together to give me an extremely accurate appreciation and understanding of Shiloh. Even the game is far more relevant to me now as I traced individuals and units covered in the novel, relating the descriptions of the fighting to the mapboard and really understanding the historical flow of the battle. Reading the 1884 commentary in Battles and Leaders revealed the personality clashes of the various commanders that still existed 20 years later in their memoirs and commentary.

Has anyone else done this kind of intensive study of a battle or campaign?

I love to do this! I love to get some books on the topic I'm currently playing and geek out on it. I usually do larger scale conflicts but I've done classic campaigns. I'm currently on a WWI kick. I'm playing TEAW and RTW and reading The First World War by Marin Gilbert and A Naval History of World War 1 by Paul G. Halpern.

I think it helps you get more immersive in the games and to help you understand the position or thoughts of commanders on the field.

Cheers rhondabrwn