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Naval AA Gunnery sounds interesting, warspite1

I am awaiting delivery of this here;

Hostages to Fortune

And am thinking about this here;

British Pacific Fleet

Is this the first Norman Friedman book you ordered? He's published one about Gearing destroyers, which would interest me, but am not sure. Do his books have drawings or the like?

ORIGINAL: Hotschi

Naval AA Gunnery sounds interesting, warspite1

I am awaiting delivery of this here;

]Hostages to Fortune

And am thinking about this here;

British Pacific Fleet

Is this the first Norman Friedman book you ordered? He's published one about Gearing destroyers, which would interest me, but am not sure. Do his books have drawings or the like?

warspite1

I have British Carrier Aviation, US Battleships, British Cruisers and two volumes of British destroyers. Yes, lots of pictures and drawings - very comprehensive books.

I have The British Pacific Fleet (Hobbs) but have yet to read it. The only reason its been relegated in reading order is that I have twice read Winton's excellent The Forgotten Fleet in the past. I am looking forward to getting around to it.

Too many books...so little time....[:(]

Half way through THE TUNNELS of CU CHI. - Tom Mangold & John Penycate.
Then on to Fields of Fire. - James Webb.

Jay Asher - Thirteen Reasons Why, next will be "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy by Ian W. Toll.

Churchill - Marlborough - His Life and Times

"He commanded the armies of Europe against France for ten campaigns. He fought four great battles and many important actions. It is a common boast of his champions that he never fought a battle that he did not win, nor beseiged a fortress that he did not take. Amid all the chances and baffling accidents of war he produced victory with almost mechanical certainty."

Are there any games that cover this period?

Sadly my 3 books on the go have taken a back seat. I will be reading the rule books for Matrix World In Flames for some time to come....

My copy of 30 Years War by Peter Wilson finally came in. Wow. That's a mighty beefy book. My next 326 trips to the bathroom are taken care of.

Anthony Beevor's Berlin: The Downfall 1945, to be informed when I reach the end of the game with MWiF, within 5 or 6 years ...

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Sadly my 3 books on the go have taken a back seat. I will be reading the rule books for Matrix World In Flames for some time to come....

Do let us know how that goes, Warspite1. We're all counting on you.

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Hotschi

Naval AA Gunnery sounds interesting, warspite1

I am awaiting delivery of this here;

]Hostages to Fortune

And am thinking about this here;

British Pacific Fleet

Is this the first Norman Friedman book you ordered? He's published one about Gearing destroyers, which would interest me, but am not sure. Do his books have drawings or the like?

warspite1

I have British Carrier Aviation, US Battleships, British Cruisers and two volumes of British destroyers. Yes, lots of pictures and drawings - very comprehensive books.

I have The British Pacific Fleet (Hobbs) but have yet to read it. The only reason its been relegated in reading order is that I have twice read Winton's excellent The Forgotten Fleet in the past. I am looking forward to getting around to it.

Too many books...so little time....[:(]

Having been travelling a lot recently, I've had a chance to dig into "Castles of Steel" some more. For a campaign and war that I'm less familiar with, it's a well written piece.

ORIGINAL: Boomer78

My copy of 30 Years War by Peter Wilson finally came in. Wow. That's a mighty beefy book. My next 326 trips to the bathroom are taken care of.

Enjoy [:D]

ORIGINAL: lecrop

Anthony Beevor's Berlin: The Downfall 1945, to be informed when I reach the end of the game with MWiF, within 5 or 6 years ...

Really good read for the most part. One criticism I have is that the book switches back and forth between personal stories of Berliners during the war, and then other side being the political and military details. It's almost like Beevor was trying to write 2 books in one... certainly is the length of two books. Other than the up and down of the narrative, it was a really good book otherwise.

I certainly had no idea that the Germans were that outnumbered during their 'Hitlergrad.' I thought it was more of a battle than it actually was. The book mentions something like about 60,000 troops, mostly Volkssturm and weakened army units fighting half a million really pissed off Russians.

ORIGINAL: Boomer78

My copy of 30 Years War by Peter Wilson finally came in. Wow. That's a mighty beefy book. My next 326 trips to the bathroom are taken care of.

warspite1

Too much information per chance?

ORIGINAL: lecrop

Anthony Beevor's Berlin: The Downfall 1945, to be informed when I reach the end of the game with MWiF, within 5 or 6 years ...

warspite1

Nice Beevor...sorry had to say it [:)]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Sadly my 3 books on the go have taken a back seat. I will be reading the rule books for Matrix World In Flames for some time to come....

Do let us know how that goes, Warspite1. We're all counting on you.

warspite1

Why not check out Bob Flemin's MWIF AARse in the World In Flames forum old chap?

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Hotschi

Naval AA Gunnery sounds interesting, warspite1

I am awaiting delivery of this here;

]Hostages to Fortune

And am thinking about this here;

British Pacific Fleet

Is this the first Norman Friedman book you ordered? He's published one about Gearing destroyers, which would interest me, but am not sure. Do his books have drawings or the like?

warspite1

I have British Carrier Aviation, US Battleships, British Cruisers and two volumes of British destroyers. Yes, lots of pictures and drawings - very comprehensive books.

I have The British Pacific Fleet (Hobbs) but have yet to read it. The only reason its been relegated in reading order is that I have twice read Winton's excellent The Forgotten Fleet in the past. I am looking forward to getting around to it.

Too many books...so little time....[:(]

Having been travelling a lot recently, I've had a chance to dig into "Castles of Steel" some more. For a campaign and war that I'm less familiar with, it's a well written piece.

warspite1

Until CTGW came out this time last year and I got into that, I knew bugger all about WWI. Bought a load of books to get up the curve including Castles of Steel which I read over the last year. What a stonker of a book - absolutely brilliant [&o]

I am saving Castles of Steel for Christmas. Glad it is good.

Now reading The 10,000 by the guy who wrote Team Yankee. It is not very good. But wow, whoever recommended The Sixth Battle was right. Awesome book. Thanks.

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: warspite1


warspite1

I have British Carrier Aviation, US Battleships, British Cruisers and two volumes of British destroyers. Yes, lots of pictures and drawings - very comprehensive books.

I have The British Pacific Fleet (Hobbs) but have yet to read it. The only reason its been relegated in reading order is that I have twice read Winton's excellent The Forgotten Fleet in the past. I am looking forward to getting around to it.

Too many books...so little time....[:(]

Having been travelling a lot recently, I've had a chance to dig into "Castles of Steel" some more. For a campaign and war that I'm less familiar with, it's a well written piece.

warspite1

Until CTGW came out this time last year and I got into that, I knew bugger all about WWI. Bought a load of books to get up the curve including Castles of Steel which I read over the last year. What a stonker of a book - absolutely brilliant [&o]

Warspite1,

Is there a single volume that you'd recommend on a grand overview of WWI? I know less about that war than most others and it was so formative to European history. Good titles appreciated.

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy




Having been travelling a lot recently, I've had a chance to dig into "Castles of Steel" some more. For a campaign and war that I'm less familiar with, it's a well written piece.

warspite1

Until CTGW came out this time last year and I got into that, I knew bugger all about WWI. Bought a load of books to get up the curve including Castles of Steel which I read over the last year. What a stonker of a book - absolutely brilliant [&o]

Warspite1,

Is there a single volume that you'd recommend on a grand overview of WWI? I know less about that war than most others and it was so formative to European history. Good titles appreciated.

warspite1

I don't want to steer you wrong CB and would suggest wodin's your man for WWI - I know he has an extensive collection on that war. However I used:

The First World War. A Complete History by Martin Gilbert. A very readable tome.