01-06-2012, 17:05
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The King Never Smiles
by Paul M Handley
It is about King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. Lot's of historical information about the king. Also, there is a lot of the political intrigue of the last 60 years in Thailand. Probably a little dry unless you have been in Thailand...
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01-06-2012, 19:40
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The Civil War, by Shelby Foote.
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01-06-2012, 20:05
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Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer. This thing is 5 inches thick and has a huge swastika on it so I pretty much have to only read it at home or I get looks. I suppose I could tape over the cover, but it seems like too much work.
Brilliant read though on the inner workings of the Regime and the events leading to its sucess and destruction.
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01-07-2012, 03:01
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I just read 'The Kremlin Device' by Chris Ryan. It's the first military-based fictional book that I have read and it was great! It will keep you hooked, line by line. Recommended!
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01-09-2012, 15:49
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"Armies of Heaven: The First Crusade and the Quest for Apocalypse" by Professor Jay Rubenstein - up next is " And so it goes - Kurt Vonnegut: A Life" by Charles Shields.
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01-09-2012, 18:30
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For a paper I'm writing;
1) The founding of Russia's Navy, Peter the Great and the Azov Fleet 1688-1714. Philips
2) Peter the Great and the West. Hughes
3) Soldiers of the Tsar. Keep
Leisure;
Conqeuror - warrior, scholar, brother. Iggulden
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01-10-2012, 04:29
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Currently Reading:
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" My suggestion, unless you are from Sweden, go see the movie. Character development is very slow, The central theme is ambiguous, and it goes into too much detail about the country of Sweden, so unless you are very familar with that part of the world and it's cultural"ultra liberal" IMO, see the movie...TK
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01-10-2012, 11:46
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SAS Secret War
SAS Secret War (Operation STORM in the Middle East)
By MG Tony Jeapers
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History teaches that when you become indifferent and lose the will to fight someone who has the will to fight will take over."
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01-10-2012, 14:09
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War Story, The Classic True Story of the First Generation of GB's in VN. By Jim Morris.
American Torture. By Jim Otterman. Not sure what to think about this information. I'm reading it for research purposes.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - concur with QP Kelly's assessment, although there was enough plot to keep me reading Stieg Larsson's rather artlessly written (or translated) book. I will see the movie.
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01-15-2012, 12:08
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The Civil War
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Originally Posted by The Reaper
The Civil War, by Shelby Foote.
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TR,
What are your thoughts on the book? I have been looking for a good book about the Civil War. Read The Killer Angels and really liked it. Now looking for something next. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
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Under the bludgeonings of chance, My head is bloody, but unbowed." William Ernest Henley
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01-15-2012, 12:51
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TR,
What are your thoughts on the book? I have been looking for a good book about the Civil War. Read The Killer Angels and really liked it. Now looking for something next. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
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Not book. Books.
Not hard reading, but not fluff either.
I am a big Shelby Foote fan. He was a Civil War expert. You probably saw him on Ken Burns Civil War special on PBS.
TR
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01-15-2012, 13:16
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"Steel My Soldiers' Hearts" by COL David Hackworth
"5 Years To Freedom" by COL Nick Rowe
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01-17-2012, 06:25
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Reaper
Not book. Books.
Not hard reading, but not fluff either.
I am a big Shelby Foote fan. He was a Civil War expert. You probably saw him on Ken Burns Civil War special on PBS.
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I googled him, I do recognize him. The name sounded familiar too but I could not place from where.
Thank you for your response Sir. Barnes and Noble has a 3 book set I am going to check today.
V/R,
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Under the bludgeonings of chance, My head is bloody, but unbowed." William Ernest Henley
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01-17-2012, 07:38
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Green Berets in the Vanguard; Inside Special Forces, 1953-1963 by Chalmers Archer, Jr. Interesting read, but with several errors so far - which I attribute to old age-failing memory. (Unless someone from that day tells me otherwise!)
For example; calling them "mass technical jumps" instead of "mass tactical jumps" and stating that in the late 50's EM jump pay went to $110 per month. (If true, I missed out...)
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This part is not right,we still got $55 as far as the late 60's........ 
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01-17-2012, 07:44
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Killer Elite by Ranulph Fiennes..formely known as The Feathermen.. Pretty good read so far..
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