What are you currently reading ?

[FierceKitty]

I used to have trouble with the punctuation of "Don't! Stop!" and "Don't stop!"

[Techno]

The eyes are playing their usual early morning silly sods.
I couldn't see any difference..to start with.
Thought I just had a bit of double vision and the first 'Don't!' as it appeared to be 'Don'tt'

Strange...I know it's the correct way....Putting a ! or a ? directly after the last letter, but I find it clearer to leave a space.
What was that dodge to make the text bigger ?..... Ctrl + ?

Cheers - Phil

[getagrip]

Just zoom your page in a little.   (Or wear your optivizor  )

Started reading:

"The Battle of Gettysburg"  Bruce Catton.

Enjoying it so far, could have something to with the fact I'm just getting into ACW.

[toxicpixie]

His ACW history trilogy was very good - "The Coming Fury", "Terrible Swift Sword" and "Never Call Retreat"

Damnit, now the rest of my afternoon will be filled listening to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" on youtube

[getagrip]

 

I will give them a go when I've finished this; good read so far.

[kipt]

Finished "A History of Naval Tactics" by Rear Admiral S. S. Robinson.  Printed in 1942 but the writing was finished in 1940.  France had fallen but Greece was still an ally to Britain.

Much detail on age of sail and gets into essays on tactics regarding the ram and newly developed torpedoes.  Gets into WWI (mainly Jutland).

Long (924 pages) but interesting.

[Techno]

Just finished listening to "Not Dead Yet" by Peter James.
First modern 'crime thriller' I've listened to , for ages.

Thoroughly enjoyed that.

Cheers - Phil

[getagrip]

Just zoom your page in a little.   (Or wear your optivizor  )

Started reading:

"The Battle of Gettysburg"  Bruce Catton.

Enjoying it so far, could have something to with the fact I'm just getting into ACW.

Finished this last night ; really good!

Soooooooo looking forward to starting my ACW Now!

[hobuyuran]

A History of Warfare by John Keegan

[Ace of Spades]

'Panzer Commander' by Von Luck. Interesting perspective!

Rob

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

That's a really good read. I like the fact he's really not interested in recounting the fighting.
The bit where he gets to a Russian POW camp is fascinating!

[Hertsblue]

Just started The Glorious First of June - Fleet Battles in the Reign of Terror by Sam Willis. He examines in depth the factors that influenced the conduct of the French fleet beset by the bloodthirsty paranoia of the Jacobins. My sympathy lies with the poor sod who was arrested and guillotined just for asking for directions!

[Westmarcher]

Grabbed a copy of Main Battle Tank by Niall Edworthy from my local library to tide me over until my next Sharpe novel arrives (only 3 to read now). Of particular interest because one of the neighbour's sons (plus his uncle is one of my best pals) was in one of the Challengers that moved into Basra in 2003. He was interviewed on TV at the time. Can't recall how many times he said his tank was hit by RPG rounds - left at least one impressive gouge in the vehicle skirts I seem to recall. He said it was like the wild west. Guys on roofs firing down on them as they moved through the streets, the tank rocking as it got hit, engaging targets, bodies thrown up in the air, etc. All experienced by a wee lad I watched grow up.

[getagrip]

Just started:

The Chickamauga Campaign: A Mad Irregular Battle: From the Crossing of Tennessee River Through the First Day, August 22 - September 19, 1863 (David Powell).

Really good so far and nice to read about one of the less covered battles.

[kipt]

Finished "Gettysburg Magazine" issue 52. Always good and obviously gets into the battle in depth. This issue has an article about the railroad cut which refutes some of the "commonly known" facts. Also an article on Lee and then one on the Federal counterattack along the Emmitsburg Road on July 2nd. R