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Eagle Against the Sun -- It's a History of the war in the Pacific by Ronald Specter.  (For the third time.)  Can't remember how it turns out.

Reading now: Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in the West's War on Militant Islam by Mark Bowden.
Reads like a thriller but also very informative.

Favorite: A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin.

Now: To the Victor the Spoils: D-Day to VE-Day, The Reality Behind the Heroism by Sean Longden

Here's the blurb from Amazon - This is a controversial study of the Second World War, covering the period between D-Day and VE Day and focus-ing on the day-to-day experiences of the British and Canadian troops involved in the campaign to liberate Europe. It is not an orthodox history of strategy, pivotal battles and the grand sweep of troop movements; instead the author looks at everyday life, seeing soldiers as individuals and illustrating their behaviour and experiences in a way that is both honest and shocking. It is the first time many issues -such as soldiers' sex lives -have been fully examined from a British perspective.

This is history written from an alternative, challenging perspective. The author has not been afraid to confront controversial issues. Coverage includes chapters dealing with:* The crime wave unleashed on Europe by British and Canadian soldiers.* The prevalence of indiscipline including the murder of unpopular officers.* Revenge and the widespread killing of German prisoners by Commonwealth troops.* The VD epidemic, the use of brothels and fraternization with German women.* The looting of property from both the enemy and liberated civilians together with widespread vandalism.

Just finished: Touched with Fire: The Land War in the South Pacific by Eric M. Bergerud

Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross.
It's fun but I wonder if anyone not into coding/computers appreciates the humour .
Every other line consists of some reference to some geek stuff.

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

Reading now: The Lttle Giants...U.S. Escort Carriers against Japan by William T. Y'Blood

Favorite last few years: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy of course...I have read it at least once a year for the past 35 years.....

Wow Hans,

That is what I call staunch.

Regards,

Grell

ORIGINAL: Grell

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

Reading now: The Lttle Giants...U.S. Escort Carriers against Japan by William T. Y'Blood

Favorite last few years: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy of course...I have read it at least once a year for the past 35 years.....

Wow Hans,

That is what I call staunch.

Regards,

Grell

I know...I probably get 1 maybe two books read a year!!! Too many other things going on in my life!

Simon Scarrow eagle in the Sand.. probably the weakest in the series so far.
Dunkirk. Ok but nothing new [ except that the french were pretty much defeated by the 5th day. Everyone else collapsed after that. It was lousy conscripts and poor officers, and appaling senior commanders that decided that battle.{ there were no reserves.. ? bit of a basic error?]
Flat Earth news. next up
Bomber Len Deighton simply the best Ww2 nightfighter/ bomber crew novel ever. if you haven't read it you really should.

Right now I am reading The Lost Regiment series by William R. Forstchen. Not as good as The General series by S.M. Stirling, but still quite good.

My favorite would have to be Lord of the Rings by Tolkien, or the series by David Weber and Steven White, including Crusade, Insurrection, On Death Ground, and The Shiva Option. I've read both more times than I can remember, and cannot choose.



Goblin

Crisis in the Snows by James Arnold and Ralph Reinertsen, an excellent account of the Eylau campaign of 1806/7 with good maps. Then onto Thunder on the Danube, J H Gill's first volume on the 1809 conflict between France and Austria.

Good news is that further books are planned - one on the Friedland campaign 1807 and two more from Gill on the 1809 war.

Duplicate post - sorry.


Goblin

US Navy Against the Axis: Surface Combat 1941-1945 by O'Hara

First description I've ever read about the naval action at Casablanca

John Grisham's "The Chamber"

I've always loved his books.

Bloody Shambles Volume 2 by Shores, Cull and Izawa.

Additionally I just picked up Japanese Destroyer Captain by Tameichi Hara.

Sir Basil Lidell Hart's "history of the second world war".

Hi All,

Barry Lyndon by W.M. Thackery

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk

Regards John

Terje439, that is/was a great book.  I love the way Hart explains things.

Just finished The One Percent Doctrine by Ron Suskind. Next up...The Blueprint by Christopher Price.

The Black Company goes South-Glen Cook
The Vegetable Gardner's Bible-various
2008 edition Journeyman's electrician...
Slate and flag stones for structure, aesthetics and preventing foundation run off...
The Daily Comics...the news papers best thermometer on current events...[;)]

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

[8D]must read...
may I suggest also Benjiman Hoff: The Dao of Pooh and follow with the Tae of Piglet...
great reads both...