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What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/11/2012 10:47:45 PM   
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I am reading bits that take my fancy rather than in order. I have started with the X-craft. Gives me claustrophobia just reading about the midget submarines. Brave, brave men

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/11/2012 10:57:12 PM   
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Obviously, about the British Mandate in Palestine after the Great War.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/11/2012 11:13:55 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/11/2012 11:55:06 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/12/2012 12:14:36 AM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/12/2012 2:29:57 AM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/12/2012 3:03:45 AM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/12/2012 3:49:42 AM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/12/2012 4:17:29 AM   
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The Constitutional Reader from Hillsdale College. I'm taking their Constitution course 101 for free. I think you can still sign up if interested. It's the same course their students are required to take their first semester.


+1. Good on you,sir. I still pull out my little copy of the Constitution from Hillsdale about once a month and refresh myself on it.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/12/2012 4:39:13 AM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/12/2012 10:03:10 AM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/12/2012 12:00:42 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/12/2012 12:28:32 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/12/2012 2:14:03 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/12/2012 3:32:54 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/12/2012 5:34:15 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/12/2012 6:32:38 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/12/2012 6:47:03 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/12/2012 9:48:16 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/13/2012 12:01:33 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/13/2012 12:18:07 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/13/2012 4:29:00 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/13/2012 5:53:29 PM   
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Citizen Soldiers by Stephen Ambrose.



Whats your opinion of him?

At the time I enjoyed the book, however looking back and after expanding my knowledge my opinion of him as an objective historian changed.

@reg, still a great read. C Ryans classic. I've read it about four times now.

I came across the Arnhem book today. Looks very good.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arnhem-Battle-Survival-John-Nichol/dp/0141048352/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=IMN1WTXVOLUWW&colid=2VYVCXQRXDQX1



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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/13/2012 5:53:39 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/13/2012 6:34:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		That looks good. Gotta get it for my Kindle. My third time readin ... Too Far

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/13/2012 6:55:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		I find Ambrose an easy and enjoyable read. This is his third book I have read and usually some part of it will pique my interest enough to due further research.

In the "Which tank is better" discussion, Ambrose pointed out that the US Armor warfare doctrine was inherently different than the Germans, basically use numbers and speed on the open French countryside. This led to the Sherman tank. Along the same lines, that is one reason the US bogged down in the Hedgerows, no heavy equipment.

I knew that Kurt Vonnegut was in the Army but did not know he was captured in the Bulge and shipped off to POW camp in eastern Germany. I believe he was with the 106th ID?

I like C. Ryan too. Some people can just tell a great story. He is one.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/13/2012 7:30:46 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/15/2012 11:30:22 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 3/15/2012 11:39:16 PM   
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