What are you currently reading?

[Captain General]

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry.

[lcm1]

The Winter War by Bill Trotter.

Marines??

[Freya]

Piercing the Reich. Wow! Lot going on and many people to keep track of. What an effort by the allied forces!

[HiredGoon]

Just finished Champlain's Dream by David H. Fischer.


Currently reading Beverwijck: A Dutch Village on the American Frontier, 1652-1664 by Janny Venema.

[R. Evans]

Marines??

No, it's about the Russo-Finnish War of 1939-1940. Very good.

[R. Evans]

Great Book So Far!

[Colonel Sennef]

I have stood two times with this book in my hands, but because of limited time I decided against buying it. Should I?

[Alexander]

Finished Mellenthin's Panzer Battles.

And started and finished the excellent Osprey book "Italian Aces of World War II."

Now I've got three other Osprey books to read: Italian Army in Africa, 1940-1943; Italian Army in Europe, 1940-1943; and the Austro-Hungarian Army in World War I, 1917-1918, if I remember right....

Also reading "Signs of the Times," a book by a priest on the Catholic Church, Vatican II, and what went wrong in the Church after Vatican II.

Anyway, happy reading to you all!

Regards,
Alex
CC

[Alexander]

I have stood two times with this book in my hands, but because of limited time I decided against buying it. Should I?

Overall, I would say yes. From the reviews I have read, it does contain a plethora of archival facts and statistics pertaining to the Eastern Front. However, just to warn you, there are some places where the writing is awkward or badly done, and sometimes the author goes into a bit too much depth than is necessary. I though about buying it too; it is probably worth about $20-25 or so.

I'd read some of the reviews on Amazon.com first, though.

As a short and funny aside, I originally asked to review this book for ACG when I was sent a list of stuff that needed to be reviewed about two months ago....however, someone else beat me to it, so I had to choose to review another book, "Alamo in the Ardennes," which unfortunately still hasn't arrived.....

Regards,
Alex
CC

[R. Evans]

I have stood two times with this book in my hands, but because of limited time I decided against buying it. Should I?

I agree with CC's assessment of the book, but it does contain some interesting details. The author does a decent job of disproving the long held belief that Stalin 'disappeared' during the early days of Barbarossa and also refuting the recent charges that he was planning a 'pre-emptive' invasion of German held Poland in 1941. But CC is definitely right in that the author goes into too much detail on some things. I'm about 250 pages in and the battle for Moscow is just beginning. I'm wondering how he's going to cover 3 1/2 years of war in the remaining 400 or so pages.

I don't regret buying it though. I'd recommend it.

[boomer400]

Development of Piston Aero Engines by Bill Gunston

The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam

Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy by Ian W. Toll

In the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969by Francis French, Colin Burgess, and Walter Cunningham

[Dibble201Bty]

Philip Haigh: Military Campaigns of the Wars of the Roses.

The book concentrates on the main battles of the conflict, each with two or more maps. Easy to read & good as a quick reference guide.

Paul

[Mountain Man]

The Shell Game by Anton.

If you want to wake up sweating in the middle of the night, read this one. Based on a great deal of research, it puts everything from 9/11 and the Patriot Act to the consistent lies of Big Oil under the microscope, and leaves you understanding just how easy it is for our nation to betray us all "for the good of the people".

[Dibble201Bty]

The Shell Game by Anton.

If you want to wake up sweating in the middle of the night, read this one. Based on a great deal of research, it puts everything from 9/11 and the Patriot Act to the consistent lies of Big Oil under the microscope, and leaves you understanding just how easy it is for our nation to betray us all "for the good of the people".

It will make a change from doing the same whenever I have a nightmare dreaming about my EX

Paul

[Mountain Man]

It will make a change from doing the same whenever I have a nightmare dreaming about my EX

Paul

I get those all the time!