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01-06-11, 10:25 AM | #706 |
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V.E. Tarrant can be relied on to write something worth reading, particularly when he tackles naval subjects and The Last Year of the Kriegsmarine: May 1944 - May 1945 is no exception. Make no mistake, this is a book about disaster following disaster: the sinking of Tirpitz, the loss of the Atlantic ports, the inability to get the Type XXI into combat service, the desperate secret (and essentially suicidal) mini-submarine projects all feature in the last 12-months of the war.
Of interest to SH fans are the account of the final U-Boat offensives, the Inshore Campaign, starting in August 1944 against the UK with snorkel-equipped Type VII's and the new Type XXIII Electro-Boats. Also the surface actions of the S-Boat flotiillas along the Channel coast recieve treatment, perhaps for the first time in English. The Last Year of the Kriegsmarine is worth a look by anybody interested in how a modern navy dies. |
01-06-11, 04:28 PM | #707 |
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Just got the first three books of the Aubrey–Maturin series for christmas. About half way threw the first book, and am loving it.
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Ultima ratio regum. (The final argument of kings) - Inscription on french cannons, on order of Louis XIV |
01-06-11, 07:18 PM | #708 |
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Out the window?
Sorry, couldn't resist.
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01-06-11, 07:22 PM | #709 |
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BTW Steve, in your signature from which album is this song comes?, I think I had it on vinyl, really cool..
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01-07-11, 02:57 AM | #710 |
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oops... oh well it's the public education system at work
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01-07-11, 08:14 AM | #711 | |
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Oh. After listening to clips from that album I got to "Won't Back Down" and realized you were talking about the quote.
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01-07-11, 01:23 PM | #714 |
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01-07-11, 06:48 PM | #715 |
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Why you tell me that? I are not drain-bamaged.
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01-09-11, 11:03 PM | #716 |
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Not necessarily reading at the mo, but available on the bookshelf in my toilet are, in no particular order:
Londons Lost Riverscape Tintin vol 7 - Herge Men of Dunwich - Rowland Parker Spring Snow - Yukio Mishima Classic Haiku Japanese Homes - Edward S Morse Men of Steel - Michael Reynolds Dilbert: Still Pumped from using the Mouse Mouseguard: Winter 1152 The Freak Brothers omnibus And I do thoroughly recommend a toilet bookshelf . . . . |
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01-10-11, 10:52 AM | #718 |
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First Book i am reading right now is:
"Fackeln über dem Atlantik: Lebensbericht eines U-Boot-Kommandanten" (English Release Title: The Odyssey of a U-boat Commander) by Erich Topp The next one, i will read is: "Nach Kompaß: Die Erinnerungen des Kommandanten von U-68" byKarl-Friedrich Merten Translation: By compass: The autobiography from the CO of U-68 |
01-10-11, 11:06 AM | #719 |
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If you'd care to translate this for us, it would be very much appreciated - I can't afford €80 - €100
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So i would translate it and put it for download at my Rapidshare account. Would that be ok for you? |
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