What are you reading right now? - Page 91

Subnuts · 10-02-13, 08:41 PM

Haven't started reading them yet, but I just bought Michael Gannon's Black May and Operation Drumbeat for my Kindle for $0.99 each. I hear Operation Drumbeat's Kindle conversion wasn't very well done, but for the price of a Salvation Army paperback.

I just recently finished Thomas Anderson's new book on the Tiger tank, which finally convinced me to buy a Kindle Fire HD today. The small screen, average screen resolution, and frequently poor photo/map reproduction of the Kindle 3 was starting to grate on my nerves. Tiger contained a number of organizational charts that the Kindle 3 just choked on, and the photos looked like garbage compared to the ones in the hardcover copy i saw at Barnes and Noble.

Actually, I've been getting interested in tanks lately and rediscovering my love of aviation of space. Not that I've given up on naval and maritime - I just need a bit of variety from time to time!

Jimbuna · 10-03-13, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Subnuts

Haven't started reading them yet, but I just bought Michael Gannon's Black May and Operation Drumbeat for my Kindle for $0.99 each. I hear Operation Drumbeat's Kindle conversion wasn't very well done, but for the price of a Salvation Army paperback.

I just recently finished Thomas Anderson's new book on the Tiger tank, which finally convinced me to buy a Kindle Fire HD today. The small screen, average screen resolution, and frequently poor photo/map reproduction of the Kindle 3 was starting to grate on my nerves. Tiger contained a number of organizational charts that the Kindle 3 just choked on, and the photos looked like garbage compared to the ones in the hardcover copy i saw at Barnes and Noble.

Actually, I've been getting interested in tanks lately and rediscovering my love of aviation of space. Not that I've given up on naval and maritime - I just need a bit of variety from time to time!

Most of what I post on this thread are from my Ebook library which affords me the luxury of viewing them on my 22" monitor but I must admit I was considering purchasing a Kindle for the 'mobility' it allows.

Your post now has me reconsidering what I should do

STEED · 10-05-13, 08:24 AM

Next few days I shall be starting my next book..

Operation Barbarossa
The German Invasion of Soviet Russia
By Robert Kirchubel

Another Barbarossa book to my Barbarossa collection.

Herr-Berbunch · 10-05-13, 02:31 PM

STEED - have you read Barbarossa by Alan Clark? It's sitting on my bookshelf in the 'still to read' section, I expect to start it by November, maybe I'll finish it by xmas*.

*2014

STEED · 10-06-13, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

STEED - have you read Barbarossa by Alan Clark? It's sitting on my bookshelf in the 'still to read' section, I expect to start it by November, maybe I'll finish it by xmas*.

*2014

Good book for its time and yes I do have it, Alan Clark made no changes to his book and once said it will stand or fall on its own merits. His book as you probably seen in the index is the whole war conflict but the largest chapter was on Barbarossa. Took me a couple of weeks to read it as I recall, not too heavy and easy to read.

Jimbuna · 10-06-13, 06:21 AM

Next up will be this:

Subnuts · 10-07-13, 06:45 PM

Now I can add Gene Kranz to my signature collection!

(It was only $2.99 at the local thrift store.)

fred8615 · 10-08-13, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Subnuts

I hear Operation Drumbeat's Kindle conversion wasn't very well done, but for the price of a Salvation Army paperback.

There are some scanning issues, but nothing too major I thought.

Sepp von Ch. · 10-10-13, 03:50 PM

NOTES OF A RUSSIAN SNIPER by Vasilij G. Zajcev

Very interesting book!

Subnuts · 10-10-13, 04:45 PM

I'm about halfway through Black May right now. It's enjoyable, but not anywhere near as much as Operation Drumbeat. That book really took the reader inside the world of codebreaking, naval intelligence, submarine warfare, planning, sort of like a WWII techno-thriller. Black May is more of a detailed naval history.

If anything, it's hammering home the idea, that I'm starting to hold myself, that the U-boats were incredibly over-rated as weapons of war, and the Germans lost the Battle of the Atlantic by being perpetually two steps behind the technical and tactical curve after mid-1941. The account of the battle of OSN-5 includes so many accounts of U-boats being surprised in the fog at spitball range by radar and HF/DF-equipped escorts, and either getting run over, hedge-hogged, or depth charged, I seriously came close to slapping my forehead.

C'mon guys, the Allies have been fighting you for four years, have broken into your codes, are vigorously training their escort commanders, building more ships than you can sink, and equipping their destroyers and frigates with the latest sub-hunting and killing toys. Why are you swamping the ocean with obsolete submarines manned by inexperienced crews on their first patrol?

Yeesh. I'm starting to think that Karl Donitz should have a statue alongside Nelson in Trafalgar Square. He saved the British a lot of trouble sending so many of his men to stupid deaths.

Lionclaw · 10-11-13, 08:32 AM

It has been a couple of years since I read Tom Clancy's books.

So I started reading Red Storm Rising.

Sailor Steve · 10-11-13, 11:47 AM

Aces High, by Alan Clark. Originally published in 1973. I have the 1999 Barnes & Noble reprint. It's a good overview of the first air war, but a bit one-sided. Manfred von Richtofen was a heartless, cold-blooded killer, while Mick Mannock, who shot down an instructor and five students, was a jolly good fellow. All that said, and with a few historical innacuracies in both text and pictures, it's a quick, fun read, with lots of pictures, many of which I had not seen before.
http://www.amazon.com/Aces-High-Alan.../dp/0760716765

Crécy · 10-12-13, 01:56 AM

How good are the books by Osprey Publishing in general? They seem to have a lot of books on subjects which interest me and which I have not found anywhere else.

Jimbuna · 10-12-13, 07:55 AM

Ebook library is nearing its end (naval wise).

I regularly go back to this little beauty...it reminds me of one of the contributions my father took part in during the war:

Sailor Steve · 10-12-13, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Crécy

How good are the books by Osprey Publishing in general? They seem to have a lot of books on subjects which interest me and which I have not found anywhere else.

Usually they are very good overviews on the subject of the book. Don't expect a wealth of detail, though. If you want to know about X battle or Y piece of equipment they'll let you know what happened in general. Basically a good place to start if you know nothing of the subject at all, very good for the gamers they were designed for.

10-02-13, 08:41 PM	#1351
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Haven't started reading them yet, but I just bought Michael Gannon's Black May and Operation Drumbeat for my Kindle for $0.99 each. I hear Operation Drumbeat's Kindle conversion wasn't very well done, but for the price of a Salvation Army paperback. I just recently finished Thomas Anderson's new book on the Tiger tank, which finally convinced me to buy a Kindle Fire HD today. The small screen, average screen resolution, and frequently poor photo/map reproduction of the Kindle 3 was starting to grate on my nerves. Tiger contained a number of organizational charts that the Kindle 3 just choked on, and the photos looked like garbage compared to the ones in the hardcover copy i saw at Barnes and Noble. Actually, I've been getting interested in tanks lately and rediscovering my love of aviation of space. Not that I've given up on naval and maritime - I just need a bit of variety from time to time! __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

10-05-13, 08:24 AM	#1353
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Next few days I shall be starting my next book.. Operation Barbarossa The German Invasion of Soviet Russia By Robert Kirchubel Another Barbarossa book to my Barbarossa collection. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

10-05-13, 02:31 PM	#1354
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	STEED - have you read Barbarossa by Alan Clark? It's sitting on my bookshelf in the 'still to read' section, I expect to start it by November, maybe I'll finish it by xmas. 2014 __________________

10-06-13, 06:21 AM	#1356
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,334 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Next up will be this: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-07-13, 06:45 PM	#1357
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Now I can add Gene Kranz to my signature collection! (It was only $2.99 at the local thrift store.) __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

10-10-13, 03:50 PM	#1359
Sepp von Ch. Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: In my U-552 and Tiger Posts: 1,732 Downloads: 788 Uploads: 0	NOTES OF A RUSSIAN SNIPER by Vasilij G. Zajcev Very interesting book! __________________ *U-552* *Tiger* *IDF*

10-10-13, 04:45 PM	#1360
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I'm about halfway through Black May right now. It's enjoyable, but not anywhere near as much as Operation Drumbeat. That book really took the reader inside the world of codebreaking, naval intelligence, submarine warfare, planning, sort of like a WWII techno-thriller. Black May is more of a detailed naval history. If anything, it's hammering home the idea, that I'm starting to hold myself, that the U-boats were incredibly over-rated as weapons of war, and the Germans lost the Battle of the Atlantic by being perpetually two steps behind the technical and tactical curve after mid-1941. The account of the battle of OSN-5 includes so many accounts of U-boats being surprised in the fog at spitball range by radar and HF/DF-equipped escorts, and either getting run over, hedge-hogged, or depth charged, I seriously came close to slapping my forehead. C'mon guys, the Allies have been fighting you for four years, have broken into your codes, are vigorously training their escort commanders, building more ships than you can sink, and equipping their destroyers and frigates with the latest sub-hunting and killing toys. Why are you swamping the ocean with obsolete submarines manned by inexperienced crews on their first patrol? Yeesh. I'm starting to think that Karl Donitz should have a statue alongside Nelson in Trafalgar Square. He saved the British a lot of trouble sending so many of his men to stupid deaths. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

10-11-13, 08:32 AM	#1361
Lionclaw Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,006 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It has been a couple of years since I read Tom Clancy's books. So I started reading Red Storm Rising.

10-11-13, 11:47 AM	#1362
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Aces High, by Alan Clark. Originally published in 1973. I have the 1999 Barnes & Noble reprint. It's a good overview of the first air war, but a bit one-sided. Manfred von Richtofen was a heartless, cold-blooded killer, while Mick Mannock, who shot down an instructor and five students, was a jolly good fellow. All that said, and with a few historical innacuracies in both text and pictures, it's a quick, fun read, with lots of pictures, many of which I had not seen before. http://www.amazon.com/Aces-High-Alan.../dp/0760716765 __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-12-13, 01:56 AM	#1363
Crécy Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dark forest Posts: 793 Downloads: 316 Uploads: 0	How good are the books by Osprey Publishing in general? They seem to have a lot of books on subjects which interest me and which I have not found anywhere else. __________________ “Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.” -Henry David Thoreau

10-12-13, 07:55 AM	#1364
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,334 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Ebook library is nearing its end (naval wise). I regularly go back to this little beauty...it reminds me of one of the contributions my father took part in during the war: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)