What are you reading right now?

[Jimbuna]

[Lionclaw]

Started reading the fourth book in the Conqueror series: Empire of Silver by Conn Iggulden.

Finished the third book, "Bones of the Hills" a couple of days ago.

[Sepp von Ch.]

I received today the new book: U 526 - Die Geschichte eines Bootes (author- U. Stachelhaus, his father was one of the U-526 crew). Outstanding reading

[Crécy]

Originally Posted by Lionclaw

Started reading the fourth book in the Conqueror series: Empire of Silver by Conn Iggulden.

Finished the third book, "Bones of the Hills" a couple of days ago.

Have you read Iggulden's Caesar series? It's quite good.

[Cybermat47]

I'm getting an English translation of Manfred von Richthofen's autobiography soon

[Aktungbby]

'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' by T.E Lawrence-ie "Lawrence of Arabia". Just finished off Churchill's multi-volume history of WWII :The Gathering Storm et al-nothing like the view from the top from the winner circle of the Big Three: the other two, Uncle Joe and FDR never completed their memoirs.... Both Churchill and FDR were secretaries of the Navy ( First Sealord or assistant secretary) enroute to the top of their careers. No wonder the Atlantic iss an English speaking lake...Damn those lend lease four stack destroyers!

[Sepp von Ch.]

My new arrivals:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' by T.E Lawrence-ie "Lawrence of Arabia".

That is one of the few books I've read multiple times, I also have a 1955 print of The Mint by 352087 A/C Ross - also Lawrence, about his joining the RAF in 1922.

[Jimbuna]

[Aktungbby]

Odd that the Austrian corporal who circumvented the Maginot Line should have relied on a similar defence within five years-the false premise of a static line defense, or as with Frederick der Grosse:" He who defends everything defends nothing!" One of the difficulties of historic non- repetition of mistakes is picking which mistake not to repeat... the great wall of China didn't work either.

[Jimbuna]

Well it certainly worked as far as The Channel Islands were concerned.

[Aktungbby]

SHHH! my offshore account is there. Where is your thread on the sinking of the Arizona, cannot relocate it.

[Jimbuna]

Arizona?

[Aktungbby]

Found it :you responded 8/11/13 midgit sub attack on Pearl Harbor. Just posted a few facts there of some interest...perhaps.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

That is one of the few books I've read multiple times, I also have a 1955 print of The Mint by 352087 A/C Ross - also Lawrence, about his joining the RAF in 1922.

Using his mother's maiden name; I briefly attended the same college and my only off-spring is prohibited from motorcycles. We have horseback riding, SCUBA and Cessnas. Her aunt conveniently shattered a leg on her Harley to drive home the point; ie. daddy is'nt always wrong!. Incidentley, reading Von Clausewitz ON WAR is mandatory in the Ubootwaffe with a fine reisling or gevutztraminer to aid in digestion. However since the gent died in 1839 of a cholera epidemic he only finished book one. His widow, needing the income (much like Libbie Custer with M.Twain's help), gathered his notes and published the entire 8 books. Right up there with Mahan on sea power and Douhet on air power, Germany threw in a von Schiefflin Plan and proceeded to warp the course of history which of course Arminius had already started in 9AD. Just book one is necessary. Since the Kaiser was only playing catch up to cousin George and Nicky( Tushima Strait), and der Fuhrer was an admitted "coward at sea" it gives pause why we are here shivering behind our periscope lenses.