What are you currently reading?

[Paul Burns]

Now reading the 1775/6 sections of Ezra Styles, Literary Diary, Vol. I. Highly enjoyable. Its a facsimile copy. If only the print weren't so small.

[Captain General]

Grant Moves South By Bruce Catton.

[IronMan15]

American Spartans: A combat History of the U.S. Marine Corps
and i am re-reading Once an Eagle and The Art of War, I've read both a few times for the USMC professional reading list.

[Dogsbody67]

Lancaster, by Leo Mckinstry. A good read, would recommend it. Does anybody know of a similar book on the B-17 they would recommend?

[dongar1]

The Five Rings...

[Paul Burns]

David Syrett, The Royal Navy in American Waters, 1775-1783.

[GhostSoldier]

'River God' - Wilbur Smith. Fiction set in Ancient Egypt. So far, so good. A good writer. The story is interesting.

I first read one of his books a few months back. 'Cry Wolf'. An "adventure" set in Ethiopia around the Italian invasion, pre-WW2. The story read so well, with extremely likable characters, fast paced plot and excellent writing, I had to check out some of his other work.

'River God' seemed like the next best choice as I did not care to read some of his other works about a South African family's dynasty.

[Mackie]

William R. Trotter's The Winter War: The Russo-Finnish War of 1939-40.

A great book on one of the most fascinating wars of the 20th Century. If anyone wants to know about the conflict I would recommend it with this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Winter-War-S...9012827&sr=8-3

A close second.

[R. Evans]

William R. Trotter's The Winter War: The Russo-Finnish War of 1939-40.

A great book on one of the most fascinating wars of the 20th Century. If anyone wants to know about the conflict I would recommend it with this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Winter-War-S...9012827&sr=8-3

A close second.

I have Trotter's book and have read at least 3 times. Always find something I missed before. It is an excellent book.

[Bass_Man86]

Lancaster, by Leo Mckinstry. A good read, would recommend it. Does anybody know of a similar book on the B-17 they would recommend?

Flying Forts: The B-17 in World War II (1968) by Martin Caidin; great book.

[Dogsbody67]

Flying Forts: The B-17 in World War II (1968) by Martin Caidin; great book.

Cheers!

[Duncan]

Well, it's kind of got a military theme. There's some kind of insurection going on - inbetween the sex.
I like Heinlein. He, Asimov, and Card are the reason the genre should be called speculative fiction - rather than science fiction. They focus on social, cultural, and political speculation. Gadgets are just a good backdrop.

[Mackie]

I have Trotter's book and have read at least 3 times. Always find something I missed before. It is an excellent book.

It's definitely a book I am going to read over and over. I just finished the chapter on the Kollaa defence, it's simply incredible how the Finnish managed to hold off against such odds.

I bet there's quite a lot of great books on the Winter War in Finland, if only they could be translated into English. The one I linked to earlier was written in the 1970s so didn't have access to some information that was later released; but it does have a lot of great stories from the Finnish side. I have only read snippets of it so far.

[Paul Burns]

Now dipping into Ferling's Almost a Miracle - the section on Bunker Hill.

[Paul Burns]

Have also just started reading A Charge of Mutiny. The Court-Martial of Lieutenant Colonel George Johnston for deposing Governor William Bligh in the Rebellion of 26 January 1808, later known as 'The Rum Rebellion.
Johnston was on Bunker Hill apparently, aged 10, where his father was wounded. He joined the Royal Marines in March 1776 and served in New York and Halifax in 1777 and 1778. He came out to NSW in the First Fleet. Eventually he played a major part in suppressing the convict rebellion at Vinegar Hill in 1804 and led the rebellion against Governor Bligh in 1808.