What are we reading?

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MetalDog

Just started A History of the English Speaking Peoples Since 1900 by Andrew Roberts.
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Quote from: OJsDad on February 11, 2013, 08:31:06 PM
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Has anyone read the Age of..  books by James Lovegrove.  I don't think they are series, but individual books written along the same lines. 

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/age-of-ra-james-lovegrove/1101073863?ean=9781844167470

I read Age of Ra last year and quite liked it. Chapters alternated from the point of view of the humans involved and the Egyptian pantheon (who in this one had defeated the other gods). The various Egyptian Gods have their own nations of followers who are declaring wars and such based on the wills of their masters, but the Gods themselves are constantly squabbling with each other, too. His way of writing the dialogue of the Gods as being very profane and flawed and not as 'ethereal' as a lot of others usually do was something I really liked about it.

I've got Age of Zeus sitting on my 'to read' stack.

So, am I correct that these are all stand alone books.

You know, I'm not really sure. They would almost have to be, though.

Yeah, a quick look around online seems to indicate that they are all stand alone.

Airborne Rifles

I'm about half way through Six Frigates by Ian W. Toll before I start to tackle the Patrick O'Brien novels for the first time.  Looking forward to it.  Toll's book is very well written.

Martok

Quote from: Airborne Rifles on February 12, 2013, 09:37:46 AM
I'm about half way through Six Frigates by Ian W. Toll before I start to tackle the Patrick O'Brien novels for the first time.  Looking forward to it.  Toll's book is very well written.
Fiction or non? 

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Airborne Rifles

Quote from: Martok on February 13, 2013, 05:31:10 AM
Quote from: Airborne Rifles on February 12, 2013, 09:37:46 AM
I'm about half way through Six Frigates by Ian W. Toll before I start to tackle the Patrick O'Brien novels for the first time.  Looking forward to it.  Toll's book is very well written.
Fiction or non?

Non-fiction.

mirth

Quote from: Airborne Rifles on February 12, 2013, 09:37:46 AM
I'm about half way through Six Frigates by Ian W. Toll before I start to tackle the Patrick O'Brien novels for the first time.  Looking forward to it.  Toll's book is very well written.

Six Frigates is excellent. So is Toll's latest, Pacific Crucible.
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Airborne Rifles

Quote from: mirth on February 13, 2013, 07:16:54 AM
Quote from: Airborne Rifles on February 12, 2013, 09:37:46 AM
I'm about half way through Six Frigates by Ian W. Toll before I start to tackle the Patrick O'Brien novels for the first time.  Looking forward to it.  Toll's book is very well written.

Six Frigates is excellent. So is Toll's latest, Pacific Crucible.

I finished Pacific Crucible a few weeks ago, really enjoyed it.  That's what convinced me to pick up Six Frigates on my kindle.

Gusington

Pacific Crucible looks really good. It's got a lot of positive reviews on Amazon too.


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Ghosts in the Fog: The Untold Story of Alaska's WWII Invasion.

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Gusington

I am about to start The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895: Perceptions, Power and Primacy by SCM Paine.


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MetalDog

Quote from: Gusington on February 23, 2013, 10:43:31 PM
I am about to start The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895: Perceptions, Power and Primacy by SCM Paine.

Ten years before Port Arthur.  I think I remember reading an article in Military History magazine about that.  Japan kicked their ass in Manchuria.
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Longdan

Sealing Their Fate: The Twenty-Two Days That Decided World War II by David Downing.
November 17-December 8, 1941.  He argues the war was lost by the bad guys in these critical 3 weeks.
It is a good read.
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Gusington

Funny you mention Port Arthur, 'Phro. After this book I am going to attempt to re-read Rising Sun, Tumbling Bear. I tried to read it about 15 years ago and couldn't finish it.


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That sounds interesting Dan. I'm gonna see if I can see it on amazon.
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