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I can proudly anounce the following books were aded to my library:

Pappy Gunn by Nathaniel Gunn
The Grim Reapers at work in the Pacific Theater (3rd Attack Group 5th USAAF) by John P. Henebry
Wreaking Havoc: A year in an A-20 by Joseph W. Rutter


(I must say I ordered them myself, but I was not expecting them to arrive on time...)

Barb, I would like to hear how you like them. They sound interesting and I may order them myself.

I am deep in the Pappy Gunn right now, it is very interesting, human, humorous, with many tales around, good reading, but sometimes things are bit mixed up chronologicaly (i.e.: in one chapter he is flying his modified plane and in the next chapter he is just going to modify it or something like that).

I really like the book. I wasnt able to put myself to sleep until three in the morning with that book around. [:D]

I will post some recensions on the other two once I get through them.

Sod That For A Game of Soldiers  Mark Eyles-Thomas (Falklands War)
Hurricanes versus Zeros: Air Battles over Singapore, Sumatra & Java  Terence Kelly
Quartered Safe Out Here  George MacDonald Fraser

ORIGINAL: Dixie

Sod That For A Game of Soldiers  Mark Eyles-Thomas (Falklands War)
Hurricanes versus Zeros: Air Battles over Singapore, Sumatra & Java  Terence Kelly
Quartered Safe Out Here  George MacDonald Fraser

Of the three , I've only Quartered Safe out here, but It's one of the most memorable books I've ever read. Of course the fact I've everything GMF has ever done (Especially the Mcauslen set and Flashman) kind of gives me away as a huge fan of his. [8|]

I got to sleep till 7AM for starters . . .

Got a little to read, for my tour in Afghanistan:

Black Edelweiss
Stormtrooper on the Eastern Front
The Battle for Iwo Jima 1945

Soon to arrive:
The Enemy at the Gate, Habsburgs, Ottomans and the Battle for Europe, Andrew Wheatcroft
Constantinople, Roger Crowley
Byzantium, John Julius Norwich
Byzantium (II): The Apogee, John Julius Norwich
Byzantium (I): The Early Centuries, John Julius Norwich

ORIGINAL: tlkiilerich

Got a little to read, for my tour in Afghanistan:

Black Edelweiss
Stormtrooper on the Eastern Front
The Battle for Iwo Jima 1945

Soon to arrive:
The Enemy at the Gate, Habsburgs, Ottomans and the Battle for Europe, Andrew Wheatcroft
Constantinople, Roger Crowley
Byzantium, John Julius Norwich
Byzantium (II): The Apogee, John Julius Norwich
Byzantium (I): The Early Centuries, John Julius Norwich

I see you are interested in Byzantium. Did you read Alexiad by Anna Comnena?

You guys need to get serious and do some credible World War II education over the holiday period.  At my house we've spent part of the day with our brand-spanking new "Season One: Hogan's Heroes" DVD.  (How lucky am I that my three kids love shows like this?  Heck, my 11-year-old son's favorite movie is Casablanca.)
 
On a more genuine note:  Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you good gamers out there.  I sure enjoy the talent, sportsmanship, humor, and cameraderie of the WitP forums.

I got a wooden star puzzel that's driving me nutts.  I even pulled up the youtube video, where the kid solves the thing, and I still can't get the damn thing back together.
 
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The BBC World at War DVD set here[8D]

A nasty AE bug.

How long is that going to delay it? [8|]

PC: Patrol Craft of World War II by Veigele.
Sinbad of the Coast Guard by Foley.
The Barrier and the Javelin by Willmott.
Plus my wife and I received a new Dutch Oven, perfect for making stews or Coq au Vin. (yum)

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen


A nasty AE bug.

Man, that is a serious lump of coal.

Do you guys really read that much or are you just all showing off? [:'(]

Do you guys really read that much or are you just all showing off?

I just look at the pretty pictures[:D]

ORIGINAL: thegreatwent

Do you guys really read that much or are you just all showing off?

I just look at the pretty pictures[:D]

I have a lot of wobbly tables. [:)]

Last year at Christmas I told my wife that all I wanted was a new game coming out, called AE. Last year I didn't get a damn thing. This year I told my wife that all I wanted was the game I didn't get last year. This year I didn't get a damn thing. You guys owe me.

ORIGINAL: Richrd

Last year at Christmas I told my wife that all I wanted was a new game coming out, called AE. Last year I didn't get a damn thing. This year I told my wife that all I wanted was the game I didn't get last year. This year I didn't get a damn thing. You guys owe me.

Not us, you need to speak to your wife about it.