What are we reading?

WallysWorld · February 10, 2015, 05:39:19 PM

Reading Patrick O'Brian's "Master and Commander". Might try to read the whole series.

Wouldn't mind trying Cornwell's Sharpe series as well.

bob48 · February 11, 2015, 08:51:31 AM

Quote from: WallysWorld on February 10, 2015, 05:39:19 PM
Reading Patrick O'Brian's "Master and Commander". Might try to read the whole series.

Wouldn't mind trying Cornwell's Sharpe series as well.

The O'Brian books are superb. I have all 20 books and have read them multiple times.

Airborne Rifles · February 11, 2015, 09:13:21 AM

Quote from: WallysWorld on February 10, 2015, 05:39:19 PM
Reading Patrick O'Brian's "Master and Commander". Might try to read the whole series.

Wouldn't mind trying Cornwell's Sharpe series as well.

Enjoy the journey. Reading those books is like catching up with old friends for me.

No joke, when I see some interesting bird flying around sometimes I think "hey, I wish Maturin was here, he'd love that," before remembering that he's not real.

WallysWorld · February 12, 2015, 10:44:13 AM

Just past the part in the book where a midshipman is explaining the ship's rigging to the newly arrived Maturin. The detail that O'Brian went into was incredible.

BanzaiCat · February 12, 2015, 10:59:14 AM

Panzer Leader by Guderian is only five bucks on Amazon, for a Kindle download. Anyone read this yet? I don't think I have. 800+ pages for that price is awesome, so I'm just curious if you guys have checked it out.

Shelldrake · February 12, 2015, 12:58:21 PM

Quote from: Banzai_Cat on February 12, 2015, 10:59:14 AM
Panzer Leader by Guderian is only five bucks on Amazon, for a Kindle download. Anyone read this yet? I don't think I have. 800+ pages for that price is awesome, so I'm just curious if you guys have checked it out.

A classic description of WW2 armored warfare and blitzkrieg. I have read the paperback version a couple of times. Well worth your time IMO.

bob48 · February 12, 2015, 03:52:07 PM

Quote from: Banzai_Cat on February 12, 2015, 10:59:14 AM
Panzer Leader by Guderian is only five bucks on Amazon, for a Kindle download. Anyone read this yet? I don't think I have. 800+ pages for that price is awesome, so I'm just curious if you guys have checked it out.

Yes, its well worth it. I've read my copy at least 3 times.

Gusington · February 13, 2015, 11:18:11 AM

^Were you reading it as a 'Know Your Enemy' tome while serving with Monty?

bob48 · February 13, 2015, 12:52:41 PM

Yeah, Monty said to me, 'You stay here and watch that bloke with the tank, me and the lads are off to the beach for while'.

BanzaiCat · February 13, 2015, 01:09:41 PM

Quote from: bob48 on February 13, 2015, 12:52:41 PM
Yeah, Monty said to me, 'You stay here and watch that bloke with the tank, me and the lads are off to the beach for while'.

Makes sense. What a poser that guy was.

bob48 · February 13, 2015, 01:23:56 PM

Aye, not like Patton at all. ;)

vyshka · February 13, 2015, 04:06:16 PM

Quote from: Shelldrake on February 12, 2015, 12:58:21 PM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on February 12, 2015, 10:59:14 AM
Panzer Leader by Guderian is only five bucks on Amazon, for a Kindle download. Anyone read this yet? I don't think I have. 800+ pages for that price is awesome, so I'm just curious if you guys have checked it out.

A classic description of WW2 armored warfare and blitzkrieg. I have read the paperback version a couple of times. Well worth your time IMO.

Is this the pickle partners publishing edition? I'm curious how the quality is of their kindle books. They have Oman's Peninsula War series as well, and I'm tempted but not sure if they are crap transfers or not.

BanzaiCat · February 13, 2015, 04:24:19 PM

Yep, it's Pickle Partners Publishing.

http://www.amazon.com/Panzer-Leader-Illustrated-Generaloberst-Guderian-ebook/dp/B00JKX6DOU/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1423862587&sr=1-1&keywords=panzer+leader+kindle

I haven't read any issues in the reviews. Check them out for the Peninsula War book and see if anyone's complained about that.

Edit: I went ahead and just now bought it. Format looks fine to me so far.

Gusington · February 14, 2015, 11:14:35 PM

Put aside my WWII Eastern Front reading for now and started The Makers of Scotland: Picts, Romans, Gaels and Vikings by Tim Clarkson. Read 50+ pages today, excellent so far.

besilarius · February 15, 2015, 04:10:33 PM

Now, Gus, don't be too hard. Monty's heart was in the right place (left side of the chest.)
And he did try so hard to put a certain jeune s'a quais to Eighth Army.
During the Sicily fighting, the heat was tremendous and the troops were suffering. Stuck in a traffic jam, he noticed that the truck drivers were all down to their scivvy shorts, except for one sartorial genius. He was wearing a top hat - and nothing else.
With great aplomb he tipped his hat and drove on.
Monty just about split a gut laughing over that and recognizing that there could be issues when London heard of this put out a directive. The desk bound bureacrats could be sticklers for propriety.
No member of Eight Army should wear top hats in the future.