What are you currently reading ?

Started by goat major, 03 November 2012, 06:40:05 PM

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Rothgar68

I just finished Sharpe's Honor. Rereading through the series again.

mollinary

Chad,

I hope you enjoy the Taylor, it's a hundred years old now, and is written in the manner you might expect for that period. But if you can get over the "wallpaper" and the very pro British slant, it is still a mine of information, and rattles on at a pretty fair pace. And some great battle descriptions!

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Fenton

Just started re reading I Claudius again
If I were creating Pendraken I wouldn't mess about with Romans and  Mongols  I would have started with Centurions , eight o'clock, Day One!

Phobos

Rey Lobo "Wolf King" a story about an iberian mercenary in the Sicilian wars... too soft, only two fights in 300 pages, historical mistakes...


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Christmas edition of Radio Times. Another Yuletide of turgid dross awaits us.
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Quote from: FierceKitty on 02 December 2012, 12:35:22 AM
Try his poetry while you're at it.
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Techno

Just finished listening to 'Dodger' by that nice Mr Pratchett.
After the first half hour or so I thought "I am definitely NOT going to enjoy this !"

And had completely changed my mind by the end.
Now on to Sword Song by Bernard Cornwell.

Cheers - Phil

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That nice Mr Pratchett is completly nuts ( before current problems).

I'm currently reading - 3rd in the Destroyermen series and "All Hell Let Loose" by Max Hastings - cause I winned it.

IanS  :D
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Chad

Half way through Marlborough's Wars Vol 1 by Frank Taylor

Hertsblue

Browsing through Waterstones in Truro on Boxing Day, I came across a Haynes owner's manual (just like the one my dad had for his Morris Marina) but for a Tiger Ausf E tank. Amongst the snippets gleaned I found that, since the Tiger had a steering wheel instead of just brake levers, it could be driven one-handed. There was no indication of what the driver was doing with his other hand though. Like all the Haynes manuals it featured exploded line drawings (pre-combat, of course) of all relevant assemblies and full details of routine maintenance.

I was sorely tempted.  :D

Oh, and there's one for the Sherman Firefly too.   
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General Bt Sherman

30 December 2012, 02:29:43 AM #59 Last Edit: 30 December 2012, 02:33:06 AM by general_btsherman
I just finished listening to the Outpost by Jake Tapper. Today, I started the first book of the North and South trilogy.

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