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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/20/2016 12:29:18 AM   
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An admirable, courageous and poignant book about the horrors and futility of war (in this case WW1) as seen by the soldiers that have to endure it - and live and die in fear.

The short introduction by John Berger is one of the most admirable and scathing anti-war texts I've read so far.

Not for everyone, but I am glad to have read it.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/20/2016 12:38:09 AM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/20/2016 2:37:06 AM   
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You led me astray with your last book recommendation. The Cat in the Hat, while entertaining, was neither erudite nor sophisticated in its treatment of the 1920s European bourgeois. Based upon that total miss, I shall have to pass on your recommendations for Red Fish, Blue Fish and Hop on Pop. Honestly, man. You must expand your circle a bit.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/20/2016 2:38:18 AM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/20/2016 6:55:30 AM   
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"The Ascent of Money" by Niall Furguson. What an enjoyable author! I'm disappointed that I hadn't seen or heard much of him until recently.
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Another very, very good book. I know that he's not everyone's cup of tea, and I don't agree with everything he writes, but having read four of his books - Virtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals, Colossus and Empire, War of the World and The Ascent of Money - I do find Ferguson to be never less than an enjoyable read.

I still have The Pity of War too on my shelf but that is near the back of a long queue.....


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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/20/2016 2:38:16 PM   
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"The Ascent of Money" by Niall Furguson. What an enjoyable author! I'm disappointed that I hadn't seen or heard much of him until recently.
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Another very, very good book. I know that he's not everyone's cup of tea, and I don't agree with everything he writes, but having read four of his books - Virtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals, Colossus and Empire, War of the World and The Ascent of Money - I do find Ferguson to be never less than an enjoyable read.

I still have The Pity of War too on my shelf but that is near the back of a long queue.....



Of those books you mentioned, which do you recommend most?

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/20/2016 5:24:49 PM   
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"The Ascent of Money" by Niall Furguson. What an enjoyable author! I'm disappointed that I hadn't seen or heard much of him until recently.
warspite1

Another very, very good book. I know that he's not everyone's cup of tea, and I don't agree with everything he writes, but having read four of his books - Virtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals, Colossus and Empire, War of the World and The Ascent of Money - I do find Ferguson to be never less than an enjoyable read.

I still have The Pity of War too on my shelf but that is near the back of a long queue.....



Of those books you mentioned, which do you recommend most?
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Apologies it was not War of the World I read - I saw a TV series based on that book. It was Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World

I would chose Empire: How Britain made the Modern World and The Ascent of Money. As you are reading the latter I would go with Empire next followed by Colossus and Empire


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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/20/2016 6:20:16 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/20/2016 10:13:46 PM   
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Ugh. Do I really have to read a book written by a Scotsman extolling the virtues of Pax Brittania?
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Well its up to you. You could always try The Gruffalo if Ferguson no longer floats your boat. The Gruffalo isn't as big a book in size, but in depth and breadth of subject matter its at least on a par. A searing indictment of the social conditions of those born with a big purple wart on the end of their nose, as well as a much needed delve into the realpolitik of the Deep Dark Wood.


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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/21/2016 6:13:38 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/21/2016 9:15:32 PM   
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Ugh. Do I really have to read a book written by a Scotsman extolling the virtues of Pax Brittania?
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Well its up to you. You could always try The Gruffalo if Ferguson no longer floats your boat. The Gruffalo isn't as big a book in size, but in depth and breadth of subject matter its at least on a par. A searing indictment of the social conditions of those born with a big purple wart on the end of their nose, as well as a much needed delve into the realpolitik of the Deep Dark Wood.

warspite1

As an aside, did anyone else find themselves reading The Gruffalo in rap stylee to their little ones. A few people I've spoken to with children around the same age admitted they did - it just seemed like the obvious thing to do.... but there you go..

...back to our scheduled programming...


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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/21/2016 9:36:48 PM   
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As an aside, did anyone else find themselves reading The Gruffalo in rap stylee to their little ones. A few people I've spoken to with children around the same age admitted they did - it just seemed like the obvious thing to do.... but there you go..



"it just seemed the obvious thing to do", too thug like for me, proper English (or the language you speak) reading cadence would be the obvious for me.


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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/22/2016 11:44:52 PM   
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An excellent read, well written and researched about a fascinating period in history.

The portion of the book discussing the rivalry and relationship between Abd al-Rahman and Charlemagne's empires is worth the read alone.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/25/2016 8:22:32 PM   
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I still won't be picking up Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution (Lambert) however. As a result of reading about the BPF I was keen to read something similar on the US Navy in the Pacific (1943-45).

I was recommended The Fast Carriers (Reynolds). This arrived yesterday so have delved straight in. I just hope its as good as the reviews and does cover not only the combat operations of the fleet, but also the development of the support services.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/25/2016 10:14:37 PM   
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Treated myself to all 4 of Stahel's books on the opening stages of the German invasion of the USSR (Barbarossa, Kiev, Typhoon and Moscow). Must say I am deeply impressed - he can write so well that you don't lose the central narrative in all the details.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/30/2016 6:07:45 PM   
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.....I was recommended The Fast Carriers (Reynolds)..... I just hope its as good as the reviews and does cover not only the combat operations of the fleet, but also the development of the support services.
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So far so very, VERY good....


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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/30/2016 6:56:59 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 9/30/2016 9:07:49 PM   
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 10/11/2016 7:13:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		Finished The Fast Carriers. Thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in the Pacific War or naval history generally.

I would love to stay in the Pacific for a while - I've got Hell to Pay sitting there waiting to be read . But....

....time to head back to the ETO for a while. Invasion of England 1940 (Schenk) is first up.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 10/11/2016 8:43:35 AM   
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....time to head back to the ETO for a while. Invasion of England 1940 (Schenk) is first up.

So you have begun reading fantasy novels now.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 10/11/2016 8:44:13 AM   
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The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III (223-187 BC) by John Grainger.

So what is the verdict?

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 10/12/2016 1:13:03 PM   
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PM me if interested. First come first serve so to speak.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 10/12/2016 5:10:02 PM   
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The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III (223-187 BC) by John Grainger.

So what is the verdict?

It's good. Grainger makes a point of debunking the Roman explanation of how the war that led to his downfall started.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 10/12/2016 8:14:14 PM   
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The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III (223-187 BC) by John Grainger.

So what is the verdict?

It's good. Grainger makes a point of debunking the Roman explanation of how the war that led to his downfall started.

Thank you.

I'll put it on my Christmas wish list.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 10/12/2016 9:12:09 PM   
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Since I finally got paid for some work I did in 2015 I decided to indulge in some book buying.

Treated myself to all 4 of Stahel's books on the opening stages of the German invasion of the USSR (Barbarossa, Kiev, Typhoon and Moscow). Must say I am deeply impressed - he can write so well that you don't lose the central narrative in all the details.


I agree. Just haven't bought the 4th yet.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 10/12/2016 9:48:10 PM   
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The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III (223-187 BC) by John Grainger.

So what is the verdict?

It's good. Grainger makes a point of debunking the Roman explanation of how the war that led to his downfall started.

Thank you.

I'll put it on my Christmas wish list.

It is the 2nd of his 3 books on the Seleukids. I'm reading the 3rd book now.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 10/12/2016 10:27:46 PM   
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Poilu by L Barthas (you'll enjoy )

Under Fire by H Barbusse is another great WW1 book from a Pilou perspective.

War the Infantry Knew by Cpt Dunn is a must read. (Great companion books are Old Soldiers never Die by F Richards, Nothing of Importance by B Adams, Goodbye to all the by R Graves (famous but didn't think to much of it)and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer by S Sassoon as they are all enlisted in the Royal Welch Regiment)


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Just finished "Fear" by Gabriel Chevalier.

An admirable, courageous and poignant book about the horrors and futility of war (in this case WW1) as seen by the soldiers that have to endure it - and live and die in fear.

The short introduction by John Berger is one of the most admirable and scathing anti-war texts I've read so far.

Not for everyone, but I am glad to have read it.



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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 10/13/2016 10:11:33 AM   
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Since I finally got paid for some work I did in 2015 I decided to indulge in some book buying.

Treated myself to all 4 of Stahel's books on the opening stages of the German invasion of the USSR (Barbarossa, Kiev, Typhoon and Moscow). Must say I am deeply impressed - he can write so well that you don't lose the central narrative in all the details.


I agree. Just haven't bought the 4th yet.


I've been reading them in an odd order - Typhoon-Kiev-Barbarossa. Just about to start with Moscow. Oddly, I think that Barbarossa is the weakest, its very good and informative but it does read very much as a PhD thesis converted to a book (which is what it is). Think he is too keen in that way to hammer everything onto his central argument and that weakens the analysis as a result.

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 10/13/2016 7:19:59 PM   
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What the Hell are reverse banditry and innuendo?

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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment? - 10/14/2016 1:07:49 PM   
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