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Nov 15, 2023 02:34PM

2059 I think you may be right there Carl! :)
Nov 15, 2023 11:33AM

2059 Jonny wrote: "There's a volume 4??"

I don't think so.
Nov 14, 2023 10:17PM

2059 Mike wrote: "It does look good AR."

I have my fingers crossed Mike!
Nov 14, 2023 03:51PM

2059 It looks pretty good MR9. I may even start reading it next :)
Nov 14, 2023 03:04PM

2059 My copy of Douglas E. Nash's new book; "The Defeat of the Damned: The Destruction of the Dirlewanger Brigade at the Battle of Ipolysag, December 1944" arrived today.

The Defeat of the Damned The Destruction of the Dirlewanger Brigade at the Battle of Ipolysag, December 1944 by Douglas E. Nash The Defeat of the Damned: The Destruction of the Dirlewanger Brigade at the Battle of Ipolysag, December 1944 by Douglas E. Nash
Nov 13, 2023 11:43AM

2059 Two pretty interesting books to keep an eye out for, thanks for the heads up Jerome!
Nov 12, 2023 11:55AM

2059 Nice purchase Darya, should be a pretty interesting story!
Nov 12, 2023 11:53AM

2059 Darya Silman wrote: "I'm on 6 books, two on which are about WW2: When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, 1940-1944 by Ronald C. Rosbottom and [book:Berlin: The D..."

Good way of listening to a book Darya!
Nov 10, 2023 12:13PM

2059 Jonny wrote: "Well, I wasn't going to argue with passing over 20p for a nice hardback copy of For Your Freedom and Ours : The Kosciuszko Squadron - Forgotten Heroes of World War II. Not with all t..."

Nice purchase Jonny!
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Nov 10, 2023 12:09PM

2059 Jonny wrote: "'A Sturdy Race of Men' - attempting to supplement the rations in the Ypres hinterland, Spring 1916:While the battalion was in reserve at the Railway Dug-outs, one of the tough 'old' bombers of ‘A' ..."

Great story Jonny, thanks for sharing.
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Nov 09, 2023 08:22PM

2059 Mike wrote: "AR, you are just going to have to go full James Bond. A secret storage shelter with room for the Tiger, an Aston-Martin, maybe a motorcycle, an easy chair, lamp, wine rack and many, many bookshelve..."

Mike, I'll talk to the architect and pass on your ideas and see what he can arrange!
Nov 09, 2023 08:15PM

2059 Mike wrote: "Looking forward to this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RWoh..."

Same here Mike! It should be good. I am thinking of reading the book again before the show airs.
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Nov 09, 2023 11:49AM

2059 I've even considered buying a kindle and when I told my wife she just laughed!
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Nov 08, 2023 04:05PM

2059 I know, it hurts Dimitri!
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Nov 08, 2023 11:50AM

2059 It is going to hurt but that's life eh!
2059 Thanks for the notifications, Mike. Some good books there!
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Nov 07, 2023 11:42AM

2059 Nope, we may be moving into an apartment so at least 3/4 of my books have to go and no new ones till I've settled in and seen what floor space I have for bookcases.
Nov 06, 2023 06:46PM

2059 James wrote: "Now starting WHO CAN HOLD THE SEA: the U.S. Navy in the Cold War, 1945 - 1960 by James Hornfischer.

Starts off with the downsizing of the Navy after WWII and how the U.S. found itself challenged a..."


I have a copy of that book that I am yet to read. I have enjoyed all his previous books so I am sure I will like this one.
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Nov 06, 2023 11:50AM

2059 Joseph wrote: "Has anyone read "The Last Charge Of The Australian Light Horse" by Peter FitzSimons? Was it good?"

Nope, I've seen out out on the shelves in the book shops but I'm trying not to buy any more books at the moment :(
Nov 05, 2023 11:47AM

2059 Thanks for that link, Mike!