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

Yea, and I also like the fact that he got to interview german officers. Kinda makes me believe what he writes more than some kid born in the 80s [;)]

Just finished Ender's Game.
Just started On the Beach.

Just started On the Beach.

Just listened to BBC Radio Four poll for the best post apocalyptic book and On the Beach came 2nd. Great book, haunting, some of the scenes stay with you for a long time. Try playing Defcon to put you in the mood.

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Just started On the Beach.

Just listened to BBC Radio Four poll for the best post apocalyptic book and On the Beach came 2nd. Great book, haunting, some of the scenes stay with you for a long time. Try playing Defcon to put you in the mood.

Yeah, I read this maybe 20 years ago and felt like a re-read. As for Defcon, I find it a little detached/sterile to get that creeped out.... maybe that sould bother me more....[&:]

Favourite book on the subject of nuclear war is Fail Safe.

Just finished "The 47th Samurai" by Stephen Hunter, my first fiction work in a couple of years. Before that was Midway Inquest by Dallas Isom and Australian Commandos by A. B. Feuer. Next will be The Night Stalkers by Michael J. Durant.

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Favourite book on the subject of nuclear war is Fail Safe.

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Great book.

Now reading "Shattered Sword"

Titans of the Sea (excellent overview of carriers in the Pacific in WWII):  Finished this a month ago
Do-or-Die Men (very good history of 1st Marine Raider Battalion):  Finished two weeks ago
This Terrible Sound (by Peter Cozzens; exceptional history of the Battle of Chickamauga:  reading now

Best work of history I've ever read:  We were Soldiers Once...And Young (and I'm not even a fan of Vietnam War history)

Best works of historical ficiton I've ever read:  Killer Angels (about Gettysburg) and Arundel (by Kenneth Roberts, about Benedict Arnold's seige of Quebec)

Here it goes....
 
"Parties and Elections in America The Electoral Process 5th Edition"
 
Hey, gals find me attractive! Though the one that married me wondered, when Amazon turned up with this one the other week [:D]

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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!

I've been an incorridgible bookworm since my mother taught me to read at the age of 5 (yes I grew up in a time when mothers actually taught their own choldren to read BEFORE pawning them off on school teachers).

My house is literally overflowing with stacks of books in every room. Twice a day I take daily "constitutional" walks to get out of the office environment and allow my "head" to go somewhere else. I invariably spend these walks with my face buried in a book. The people who live in the neighborhood around my office regularly make comments about my multitasking skills with regard to walking and reading and I am well known as "that guy who reads while taking his walks".

On average I read about 4-6 books a month.

Currently reading:  Rebels and Redcoats by Ranking and Scheer.

http://www.amazon.com/Rebels-Redcoats-A ... 0306803070

Excellent read so far...

I read comics. I get every translation of Commando serie that comes out, every month, every year + some old ones that hit my eye on shops.

Other serie I read right now, is Yoko Tsuno made by Roger Leloup. At first I was amused about belgian comic, where main character is japanese woman. But serie is one of the best I've read! First english translations are coming out right now, over 30 years after the first release in Belgium. For those who know other European languages, I recommend make visit to library's comic bookcase [;)]

I just got En Garde (written by Michael Stackpole). Gonna start reading it this evening.

The Battle of the Atlantic by Andrew Williams
U-boat Killer by Capt Donald MacIntyre in my spare time at work

check our S.M. Stirling's "Dies the Fire" series...awesome reads

Gender's Game is one of the best in Sci-Fi

Just going to start 'Sword Song' by Bernard Cornwell.  This is a great series!

There are some good books listed in this thread!! I especially like the Terry Pratchet ones [:D]

I'm currently reading Midnight's Lair by Richard Laymon. A no brainer, formulaic horror. Next on my very long list is Das Boot by Lothar-Gunther Buchheim. The mini-series was exceptional, so I'm hoping the book will be better.

Yes, I bought the Das Boot DVD after watching the mini series...truly an atmospheric and excellent programme.

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Next on my very long list is Das Boot by Lothar-Gunther Buchheim. The mini-series was exceptional, so I'm hoping the book will be better.

The book is better than the film or the series, because it describes in a better way the eyeryday routine on board & how the crew get "trigger-happy" after waiting a long while to meet & engage an allied convoy etc.

at Judge enjoy the dvd, but i highly recommend to read the book. [:)]

Currently reading "Head On", Ian Botham's autobiography. Just finished Alexander Kent's "Passage to Mutiny".