What are you currently reading ?

[Leman]

He most certainly does in the introduction and furthermore states that Henderson's book was still on the Sandhurst reading list in the 1970s.

[holdfast]

My point on Henderson is, briefly put, that he wrote 2 books on the FPW and 2 on the ACW. Of these, the 2 on the FPW are really detailed and offer plenty of detail, but are a bit dry. The two on the ACW are a volume on Fredericksburg which is short but solid and the two volume Stonewall Jackson, which is based on a lot of correspondence during the 1880s with those who worked for Jackson. It is extremely forgiving of Jackson, not a bit dry, and became the set text for the British Staff College in the 1890s.
Whenever something goes wrong for the Confederacy it is the fault of the staff officers according to Henderson. Whenever something goes right it is because of Jackson's brilliance, which it is sometimes, but it is also sometimes because of mistakes that the other side makes, unbeknown to Jackson, or the meddling of the Union War Department (read Lincoln) in Washington.
The book was seized on by the British Army as portraying the ability of barely trained enthusiastic Southern gentry (read Brits) to defeat more numerous but duller and plodding Yankees (read French or German or Austrian), and it influenced the debate about whether conscription might be needed for the Brits in the early 1900s.
As we know the effect of not having conscription was to have an army that was too small for Continental warfare in 1914, with unfortunate consequences.
I was astonished to find the Campaign was one of about 6 that were needed to be studied for the captain to major promotion exam up until 1974 (the other 5 were more recent).
Enough of this, Cameronian, you are perfectly able to afford your own copy. Tell your PA to rush out and buy yourself a copy with some of the vast wealth that you have amassed from performing open heart surgery on goldfish.

[cameronian]

'Vast wealth' LOL, you are a card, and thank you for the short, informative disquisition.

[holdfast]

A pleasure, though I have not the foggiest idea what a disquisition might be, even though I may have produced one.

[Techno]

First person that mentions 'the Spanish disquisition' gets their coat hurled at them.
Cheers - Phil

[Fenton]

First person that mentions 'the Spanish disquisition' gets their coat hurled at them.
Cheers - Phil

Not a pillow or comfy chair then?

[OldenBUA]

First person that mentions 'the Spanish disquisition' gets their coat hurled at them.
Cheers - Phil

That would be you then, wouldn't it? Shall I do the honours?

[Techno]

Not a pillow or comfy chair then?

Not unless the chair's small enough to hurl as well. 

That would be you then, wouldn't it? Shall I do the honours?

Dammit !......Foiled again.   
Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

No body EXPECTS the Inquisition........


IanS

[Hertsblue]

And we're off!

[fsn]

Ha! I would add ... hang on there's someone at the door.

[fsn]

I'm reading a "Spell it Out: The Singular History of English Spelling".

[Hertsblue]

So, who do we blame? 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Reading 'Blood Runs in The Family' Book 5 of The Order Of The Stick.
Hilarious

[Hertsblue]

Just begun Mosquito; Menacing the Reich by Martin W. Bowman. The exploits of the "Wooden Wonder" in WW2, a bomber that could outrun most of the fighters sent up to intercept it.

[marie]

Empires of The Dragon.....more tea vicar....

[fsn]

So, who do we blame? 

So far, the Catholic Church trying to put  Anglo-Saxon from runes to Latin.

[Bodvoc]

I've just reverted back 40 years and started reading the John Carter of Mars series by E R Burroughs inspired by watching the film on TV over Christmas. I got the first 5 books for 79p for my Kindle. This is the first bit of sci-fi I have read in years but now have some 18mm figures of little green and red martians hopefully on their way!

[Hertsblue]

As you read the books you realise all the animals on Barsoom are carnivorous. Makes you wonder what the smaller ones ate.... 

[fsn]

I've just reverted back 40 years and started reading the John Carter of Mars series by E R Burroughs inspired by watching the film on TV over Christmas. I got the first 5 books for 79p for my Kindle. This is the first bit of sci-fi I have read in years but now have some 18mm figures of little green and red martians hopefully on their way!

You mean the film didn't put you off?