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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2018 1:46 pm
by zakblood
another week away, so as normal, more than a few books read, here's this weeks new recommended reads
Karen Miller's
King maker, King breaker book one,... the Innocent Mage
King maker, King breaker book two,... the Awakened Mage
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:59 am
by zakblood
this weeks books, for another trip away,
are Simon Scarrow's The Eagle Series,...
6 books in the set,
with the Roman army as the theme, tbh there's not many who write as well or better. or so says Bernard Cornwell, someone else who writes many a good book
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 11:00 am
by Red2112
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 3:54 pm
by wodin
The Grey Bastards by J French
First book in what will be a series.
Easy the best fantasy book I've read for many years of not one of the best full stop.
The Grey Bastards are a half orcs clan. Think Sons of Anarchy and instead of bikers on choppers we have half orcs on giant hogs.
Loved it!
I actually listened to the audible version which is something's my I'm really getting into.
Either way will be a great read as well as listen!
Also a book called The name of the Wind by P Rothfuss is worth checking out aswell.
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2018 6:44 pm
by redcoat
Wellington’s Guns: The untold story of Wellington and his artillery in the Peninsula and at Waterloo. I can recommend it to anyone interested in the Peninsular War and Waterloo campaign.
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 6:35 am
by zakblood
Cornelius Ryan, A Bridge Too Far
as it's my favorite battle, i thought why not when i saw the book in the charity shop for 50p[;)]
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 6:37 am
by zakblood
ORIGINAL: redcoat
Wellington’s Guns: The untold story of Wellington and his artillery in the Peninsula and at Waterloo. I can recommend it to anyone interested in the Peninsular War and Waterloo campaign.
another good one is Peter Snow's To War with Wellington, From the Peninsula to Waterloo
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 2:38 pm
by warspite1
The Peter Snow book above looks interesting - as does the
Wellington's Guns. I'll think about those. Meanwhile I was going to go with
Nelson and Napoleon - The Long Haul to Trafalgar (Lee) but, not for the first time, I'm struggling....
So I've shelved that for the mo and am instead going to give
Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini - Totalitarianism In The Twentieth Century (Pauley) a go.
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 8:38 pm
by wodin
Snows Grandad was a general in WW1 not well thought of either.
Please someone check out and read Grey Bastards by J French
Ryan's Bridge to Far is a classic, must read Longest Day at some point
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 6:07 pm
by redcoat
ORIGINAL: warspite1
Meanwhile I was going to go with Nelson and Napoleon - The Long Haul to Trafalgar (Lee) but, not for the first time, I'm struggling....
Today of all days would be a good day to read about Nelson. Happy Trafalgar Day!
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 9:34 pm
by berto
EMBRACE AN ANGRY WIND, The Confederacy's Last Hurrah: Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville, by Wiley Sword, Harper Collins, 1992.
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 2:29 am
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: redcoat
ORIGINAL: warspite1
Meanwhile I was going to go with Nelson and Napoleon - The Long Haul to Trafalgar (Lee) but, not for the first time, I'm struggling....
Today of all days would be a good day to read about Nelson. Happy Trafalgar Day!
warspite1
Huzzah!! Although how different things might have been had Edmund Blackadder not had that crucial meeting with Lord Wellington before the battle....
(From about 0:30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clM1i88s-7Q
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 4:58 pm
by mikkey
after the
When Thunder Rolled I continue with the next Rasimus' book
Palace Cobra
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 6:07 pm
by Toby42
Just started War of the Wolf by Bernard Cornwell..
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 12:50 pm
by comodi
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. Perfect for anyone who wants to get their hustle going.
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 2:14 pm
by altipueri
Goodbye to All That. Robert Graves
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2018 4:26 pm
by warspite1
At long last I’m getting round to reading Shattered Sword again. Three chapters in and this is every bit as brilliant as I remember it.
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:39 pm
by Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: warspite1
At long last I’m getting round to reading Shattered Sword again. Three chapters in and this is every bit as brilliant as I remember it.
One of the best! Solid choice! [&o]
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2018 12:19 am
by AndySfromVA
The personal memoirs of Ulysses S Grant.
Fascinating.
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:22 am
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
ORIGINAL: warspite1
At long last I’m getting round to reading Shattered Sword again. Three chapters in and this is every bit as brilliant as I remember it.
One of the best! Solid choice! [&o]
warspite1
It's funny the things one forgets. But I had completely forgotten about the plan for Operation AL. As I'm reading it I'm thinking "is this true? Surely this is just made up?".........
Nurse!