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Nomonhan, 1939 by Stuart D. Goldman

Superbly written.
Well worth a look if you are interested in the subject.

warspite1

Half way through now - a very well written, interesting book.

Just as when reading about Guadalcanal - and just about every aspect of Japanese conduct in and around WWII -I am staggered, frustrated, angry, bewildered.


The army general staff not issuing orders as such, as this was considered impolite, allowing the Kwantung Army to do as it pleased.

And as for Gekokujo..I mean what the hell was that all about?

The sheer incompetence of the Japanese military in conducting operations was quite astounding. The more I read about the Japanese in WWII the more anger I feel about the fall of Malaya and Singapore .

I generally do not read Contemporary War Novels/Accounts but now you have me interested. I will see if I can find it somewhere.

Currently just finished reading this:

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Absolutely phenomenal and picked this up now :

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But a friend of mine loaned me this Zombie Apocalypse novel or more of an Anthology and haven't been able to put it down as I love the way it is snap shots of various events told form 200 years in the past in London to present day London and the rest of the world.

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ORIGINAL: Empire101

Nomonhan, 1939 by Stuart D. Goldman

Superbly written.
Well worth a look if you are interested in the subject.

warspite1

Half way through now - a very well written, interesting book.

Just as when reading about Guadalcanal - and just about every aspect of Japanese conduct in and around WWII -I am staggered, frustrated, angry, bewildered.


The army general staff not issuing orders as such, as this was considered impolite, allowing the Kwantung Army to do as it pleased.

And as for Gekokujo..I mean what the hell was that all about?

The sheer incompetence of the Japanese military in conducting operations was quite astounding. The more I read about the Japanese in WWII the more anger I feel about the fall of Malaya and Singapore .

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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Just finished this excellent book and now straight into Churchill & Sea Power.

"Even Churchill's greatest critics will have to make some revisions of their opinions after reading this important book". so says naval historian Eric Grove.

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ORIGINAL: Empire101

Nomonhan, 1939 by Stuart D. Goldman

Superbly written.
Well worth a look if you are interested in the subject.

warspite1

Half way through now - a very well written, interesting book.

Just as when reading about Guadalcanal - and just about every aspect of Japanese conduct in and around WWII -I am staggered, frustrated, angry, bewildered.


The army general staff not issuing orders as such, as this was considered impolite, allowing the Kwantung Army to do as it pleased.

And as for Gekokujo..I mean what the hell was that all about?

The sheer incompetence of the Japanese military in conducting operations was quite astounding. The more I read about the Japanese in WWII the more anger I feel about the fall of Malaya and Singapore .

warspite1

Just finished this excellent book and now straight into Churchill & Sea Power.

"Even Churchill's greatest critics will have to make some revisions of their opinions after reading this important book". so says naval historian Eric Grove.

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The incident has been presented to us in shockingly false colors, We were told how the President was in his study on Sunday for a day of rest, confident nothing would happen after his appeal the night before to Hirohito not to precipitate war. He was chatting with Harry Hopkins and fiddling with his stamp collection, while Mrs. Roosevelt entertained in another quarter one of her innumerable groups of uplifters. Then – all of a sudden – out of a clear sky, came news of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It's a good picture, but utterly fraudulent. That is not the way things happened. The preceding night – Saturday – the government had got hold of the text of that very document which the Japanese would present the next day. It went to Mr. Roosevelt at 10 P.M. Hull. Knox and Stimson had it. They knew now what was to happen. Hull telephoned Knox and Stimson to meet him next morning for a conference at 10.

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Behind The Flying Saucers -- The Truth About The Aztec UFO Crash

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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The truth about the Aztec UFO Crash?

Wow, that must be a short book!

Chapter 1

It didn't happen.

The End....

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Just finished Churchill and Sea Power - a very good read.

Now starting on the first of four - Commander The Great War-inspired - reading materials:

The First World War - Martin Gilbert
The Pity of War - Niall Ferguson
Castles of Steel - Robert Massie
The Sleepwalkers - Christopher Clark

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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Just finished this excellent book and now straight into Churchill & Sea Power.

"Even Churchill's greatest critics will have to make some revisions of their opinions after reading this important book". so says naval historian Eric Grove.

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Just finished this excellent book and now straight into Churchill & Sea Power.

"Even Churchill's greatest critics will have to make some revisions of their opinions after reading this important book". so says naval historian Eric Grove.

Two more days to wait and then I'll get this for Christmas.....Huzzah!!

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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Well I had to buy it myself, and give it to 'she who must be obeyed'.....

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Half-way through Gilbert's The First World War. A very good read for an overview of the 1914-1918 conflict. However, I am itching to get going on Massie's Castles of Steel so have begun that too (one for the train to/from work and one for bedtime reading!).

I have to say that, having read the opening chapter, Castles of Steel is going to be gooooood

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"The Bloody Triangle"the defeat of soviet armor in the ukraine,june 1941 by Victor Kaminer.

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it is intereseting because it covers the russian side extensivly and really shows the mistakes on their side.
suggested reading

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Started "The Kindly Ones" Jonathan Littell. Not sure I'll make it through the whole 975pp, though it is ...interesting so far ~ in a horrible way.

For lighter relief (and to share stories with my 7 year old daughter) I'm getting "The Children of Hurin" (Tolkien) from the library. She'll want to chatter about it once she gets around to it (a Christmas present) ~ she's currently ploughing through The Two Towers, so I've got a bit of time yet ;)

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"The Federal Reserve Conspiracy" by Antony C. Sutton

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Lithium SLAAK, LITHIUM.