What is everyone reading?

Thanks Doppelkopf, sorry about that.

 

Just bought another book: Racial Theories in Fascist Italy. It definately raises some interesting questions.

DUCE

 

Just started:

Air Power in the Age of Total War by John Buckley. A good book though had most of it given in my lectures as the author is head of department!! Got to keep him fed though

Also just started Defeat into Victory by Field Marshal Viscount Slim.

 

Just started Julian Thompson's Imperial War Museum book of the war at sea. A very good read. What is everyone else reading?

 

Almost done reading the biography of Maurits of Nassau by van Deursen. 17th century warlord that lay the foundations (militarily) of the independance of what became known as The Netherlands.

 

Just yesterday I purchased Where Eagles Landed, Night in Lisbon by ReMarque and the Dirty Dozen, just for some fun reading in the near future. I haven't read any of them yet but am looking forward to it.

 

Reading nothing for the moment but, I was thinking of picking up a book on the best Cavalry charges during the Napoleanic Wars. I read a bit of it when at B&Ns last and it is a very well-done book.

I didn't write down the title or authors name since I didn't buy it.

 

Carl get the name and author plus title and ISBN # bitte !

let's see there is the futile charges carried out by the French mix of standard and elite Cavalry at Waterloo.
The huge charge by the Prussians at Hainau in 1813

also.........well go get the book !

~E

 

I started Flyboys by James Bradley today.

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Just started Antony Beevor's "The Fall of Berlin 1945". Looks to be a bit of Volkssturm info in there, so I'm a little excited.

 

Hi Erich--I will be going back to B&N tomorrow after I finish my first day of volunteer work for the CC Museum of Science and Natural History. THAT place will also give me some great material to share here--in due time.

Just today--a friend of mine gave me a hardback book called: The Killing Of SS Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich by: Callum Macdonald. I will be starting this book this afternoon.

 

well dig a little deeper and let me know what you think of it please. Good luck with the volunteer work it sounds like something you will really enjoy.

~~E

 

Carl...

Could the book that you referenced on cavalry charges be "Charge! Great Cavalry Charges of the Napoleonic Wars" by Digby Smith ISBN:1853675415?

I saw this book at the bookstore today. I can't seem to get too interested in this era of history, but the book seemed to be very informative.

BTW, I read MacDonald's book on Heydrich's assassination a couple years ago. I need to dust it off and read it again. From what I remember it is very good.

I am currently re-reading Max Hastings' "Das Reich." It is about the march of the division through France in June 1944...Tulle...Oradour...etc.

 

I agree Herr Kaleun, the Heydrich book is a great read. Carl, if you can get your hands on it, a great follow-up book which MacDonald cites extensively is Frantisek Moravec's "Master of Spies." Moravec was a Czech general who was a key planner on the UK end of Operation Anthropoid.

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Erich--there you have it-- Ivan was kind enough to post the title. I hadn't yet had time to go to B&N today but planned to do so after my tour of duty was finished for the day at the library.

Many thanks Ivan.

Thank you Crapgame for the title of that follow-up book--I will look for it.

I will be starting that Heydrich book tonight. I was going to yesterday but, I finally had recieved my package in the mail with Halls of Montezuma, All Quiet On The Westrern Front and Cross of Iron in it. I just HAD to watch Cross of Iron. :-D

Oh and on the volunteering.

Well, I was introduced to everybody today and toured the museum a bit. And boy has it changed. They now have about a dozen cannon barrels on display and some crossbows and such.

The person who had the key to the area I will be working in was not there so I could not see anything. However, tuesday I will be setting up a schedule with the person in charge and will probably go there Wednesday morning to tour that area and get started.

I was told that there were hundreds of guns and swords and such weapons. I was told that they have a fully functional MG-42 (after I made an inquiry on it and to their amazement that I knew about it) so they did tell me it was there.

I told them I can hardly wait to get my mitts on the MG-42. Apparently they need help in oiling them cleaning etc. Also, I will be identifying all kinds of militaria-- THAT I am definately looking forward to doing.

Also, they already told me that this could also lead into a paying job--so i'll give it my best shot.

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Fantastische Karl ! thought this may lead up to something with especially your knowledge........and possible payment as well. Good for U !

Now when they hand you that German MG 42, do not Drool or they may kick U out !

~E yes I did a search on the simplest site with 53 pages of Napoleonic titles and about 20 titles per page. man that took for ever but did find the book mentioned in at around $ 35.00 smackers...

 

Erich--I think the Cavalry Charges book is published by Greenhill--if im not mistaken.

Also, I already told then that if they start hearing screaming coming from the second floor--it's just me screaming at the site of all those cool guns-- ESPECIALLY if they are German in origin.

Me too--they already told me they would let me know if any jobs came open there. If so, im putting in for them.

 

Currently I'm reading "The Bourne Identity", not WWII I know, but it's a good tale.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a good WWII story after I'm done with the Bourne Identity? I'd prefer it to be ficton, but I'm not against non fiction either...

 

Welcome to the forums Monty Cassino.

I agree with you abouit The Bourne Identity. I never read the book but, I thought the movie was great.

As for a great fiction ww2 book--IF you can find one--try the series by Gordon Davis called: The Sergeant. I have NEVER read anything that could beat them.

Also--try any of the Casca series by Barry Sadler--most of those were most excellent as well.

And lastly, if you can find any by John Lansing called The Black Eagles--those are excellent as well. This series is not to do with ww2 but is to do with the Vietnam War.

 

Carl, yes the Cavalry book is published through Greenhill as the English firm has produced some great books on the Napoleonics.......

I have a few and enjoy every one. Spendy though

~E