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Rogue Heroes by Ben Macintyre - the authorized formation and wartime history of the British SAS. Information taken from the wartime records of the SAS from inception by Sterling and Lewes to the end of WWII. A great overview with some personal anecdotes from the records along with information about many of the raids they performed. A very interesting read.
Retired and living the dream!
Can I make an addition using documentaries? I stumbled on an excellent documentary on Amazon Prime this past week that fits into a Korean War theme. It is "Task Force Faith: The Story Of The 31st Regimental Combat Team". It is an excellent tale of the USA and ROK troops being left to swing in the wind and face utter destruction which enabled the Marines to "attack in a different direction" to reach Hungnam. It provides more details than the PBS American Experience "Chosin" film does.
WIP: Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 73rd BS B-26, 40-1408, torpedo bomber attempt on Ryujo
Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 22nd BG B-26, 7-Mile Drome, New Guinea
Minicraft 1/72 B-24D as LB-30, AL-613, "Tough Boy", 28th Composite Group
Recently finished "The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War" by David Halberstam. I knew very little about the Korean War, and this is an incredibly well written book that incorporates the experience on the ground with the politics driving the war.
Halberstam's contempt for MacArthur is well evident, but seems based on thorough research.
I have read several series, including Hornblower and Jack Aubrey (Master and Commander), but the one I think I enjoyed the most based on my inability to stop reading even when exhausted was the Sharpe's Rifles series. Just couldn't put those books down. A very close second is the Saxon tales series. Couldn't put those down either.
Dwayne or Dman or just D. All comments are welcome on my builds.
Just finished the whole Horatio Hornblower series by C. S. Forester. Have been reading it my whole life every few years and have never tired of it and still keeps me glued to the pages.
Starting now on "The Sea Hawk" by Rapheal Sabatini (author of Scaramouche and Captain Blood). Lets see wher eit takes us.
Peter
On the bench;
Converting a 74 gun Heller kit into HMS Sutherland; 1/200
Converting Bomb Ketch into HMS Harvey; 1/200
Cleaning up an Aifix lot of 54mm figures, for converting.
Just finished reading "Panzer Leader" by Heinz Guderian. It was very interesting to learn his side of the fights he had with Hitler, OKW and OKH on how to conduct the fighting in Russia.
Just started reading "Ceasar". I didn't know this until now but Ceasar was not Rome's first dictator, nor it second.
I Just finished the book " Swimsuit " By James Patterson . This guy truly has a strange mind . Also finished another Jake Grafton Novel . This time about the Chinese planting a nuke in Norfolk and engineering a group of Hi Vis assasinations here .
Lately I have gone back to Coonts and others . If I am just relaxing I still like a good action novel such as " Flight of the Old Dog " and others . I still follow Patrick O'brian when I can find one and of course any of the newer " Destroyermen "I can find
Just finished reading Conversations with Major *** Winters: Life Lessons from the Commander of the Band of Brothers. A must-read for Band of Brothers fans.
Galipolli by Peter Hart. It was excellent. Here's my review on Kindle.
This book has a great balance of the tactical plans, battles fought, units involved and commanders mindsets of this terribly destructive campaign that came to nothing. The real brilliance of this book lies with the many first hand accounts, about 1/3 of the read, that are interwoven into the descriptions of the everyday life, tactics, battles and meetings. It really brings it to life and gives the reader an introspective look into the campaign. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys military history especially WW1 and the Dardanelles campaign.
Griffin
Fight to the Finish. Part Two of Tim Cook's history of Canada's contributions in World War II.
All, I have discovered a wonderfully fun piece of reading, the Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne. The main character is Atticus O'Sullivan, a 2100 year old Druid who lives with his Irish wolfhound, Oberon and runs a new age book store in Phoenix, AZ. Among the other characters are his lawyers, a werewolf and a vampire(how appropriate, right? ), and of course all of the Irish pantheon. The style is fast paced, fairly light, and irreverant enough to make you laugh. Without giving anything away, in one of the books, Atticus is explaining that the essence of being a Druid is to be able to take contradictory inputs and create contradictory outputs. To this, Oberon responds that that does not make one a Druid, it makes one a politician. I about fell out of my chair for that one. Anyway, I hope if you are interested you enjoy them as much as I have.
John
Just finished Grant,by Ron Chernow. Consider: April 1860, he ( Grant ) "... had been a failure, battered by life at every turn. Everything indicated he would someday die a forgotten and thoroughly forgettable American, leaving no trace in historical annals."
"le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile"
No Place To Run byTim Cook about the Canadian Corps and gas warfare in World War I.
Praying for slack is a rare account of a tanker in Viet Nam by Robert Peavey
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Yes. I enjoyed Jack Kleiss’ book. A great read.
On the bench: Revell-USS Arizona; Airfix P-51D in 1/72
Still working on ”Log from the Sea of Cortez” by John Steinbeck. It actually is model research.
Christmas haul:
”Troublemakers” about technology in the location and era where I went to High School.
”Robert Kennedy”
“Leonardo Da Vinci”
”Cattle Kingdom” recommended by my friend Leon Panetta.
”What Happened”
Three books by Brian Kilmead
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
Just finished "Never Call Me a Hero", autobio of Dusty Kleiss who was a SBD pilot at Midway.
I was in a book store on Friday and saw a book by Mr Lit’s on Dunkirk. I now want to pick that up for my library. “Incredible Victory” is still one of my favorite books.
I finished up ” The Forgotten Soldier” several weeks ago. That was quite a powerful tale to read.
F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!
U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!
N is for NO SURVIVORS...
- Plankton
LSM
I just finished "A Night to Remember" by Walter Lord. I guess I should see the movie of that name. James Cameron certainly drew quite a few scenes from the book as well.
It was a pretty quick read, and built around verbal histories so it was pretty detailed.
One of many factoids: White Star "clocked out" the surviving crew on their pay sheets the minute that the Titanic foundered, even though most of them spent the next several hours saving the lives of the paying cutomers.
Just finished "Hell Hawks" by Dorr and Jones, about the 365 FG flying P-47s in a ground support role from D-Day through the end of WWII. Interesting and informative read about a subject I knew little about.
ridleusmc Just got in the mail today: Neptune's Inferno, The US Navy at Guadalcanal by James Hornfischer. I'm looking forward to it, but first, some work on the Zero.
Just got in the mail today:
Neptune's Inferno, The US Navy at Guadalcanal
by James Hornfischer.
I'm looking forward to it, but first, some work on the Zero.
If it is near as good as Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, it will be an awesome read.My book collection is getting to be like my models. I see one and buy it, and add it to the stack of ones I haven't read yet. The most recent additions were matched paperbacks of The Longest Day and A Bridge Too Far. I'm currently reading something a bit different, Zen Flesh, Zen Bones.
Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous.
castelnuovo Just finished "Wartime" by Milovan Djilas. He was one of the top communist leaders in ww2 in Yugoslavia. Very good perspective about war, politics, interactions between different waring parties in Yugoslavia and the locals motivation to fight for or against one of the parties and his work with Josip Broz Tito.
Just finished "Wartime" by Milovan Djilas. He was one of the top communist leaders in ww2 in Yugoslavia. Very good perspective about war, politics, interactions between different waring parties in Yugoslavia and the locals motivation to fight for or against one of the parties and his work with Josip Broz Tito.
Just finished "Wartime" by Milovan Djilas. He was one of the top communist leaders in ww2 in Yugoslavia. Very good perspective about war, politics, interactions between different waring parties in Yugoslavia and the locals motivation to fight for or against one of the parties and his work with Josip Broz Tito. The interesting thing is how he writes about mass executions of German and Italian POW with guns, knives etc all the while in schools we were thought how nobel the partisan soldiers were.
I'd like to read that one.
Just finished " The Wright Brothers " by David McCullough, never had an idea about the depth of the brothers genius.
Recently finished "Never Call Me a Hero" by Jack "Dusty" Kleiss based on comments in this thread. Great book, and a quick read.
At some point I would like to do the SBD he flew at Midway, VS-6, Scouting 7. Some preliminary research indicates home printed decals would be needed for the plane identification. I am leaning towards the Trumpeter 1/32 scale SBD 3/4/A-24A kit. Gonna have to save some $$ up for that one. My only concern is that Scouting SBD's carried 500 lb. main bombs, and I think the kit only includes a 1,000 lb main bomb carried by the bombing squadrons. It does appear to include the 100 lb incindiaries.
D
Dre !
You have to read " John Carter - Warlord of Mars " Start there and believe me , You'll read them all . Edgar Rice Burroughs was and is one of my all time favorite " Older " authors . T.B.
HI , Mississippivol !
Listen , did they mention at any point in the book , that specific behavior is now referred to as " The Birkenhead Drill " ? They probably didn't , more than likely . All " Good " Ships officers used to be taught this . It was a standard on British Flagged ships . T.B.
Make your bed by Admiral William H.McRaven
Nick.
Make your bed by Admiral William H.Mcraven.
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