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[Jill H.]

Alisa wrote: "TBR list has one more title, thanks! Yes, so many books, there aren't enough hours in teh day (at least for those of us who have to work for a living.) "

Isn't it the truth???!!!!! Every time I read someone's post, I add another book to my TBR list which is already never-ending.....if I would just stop buying books and going to the library, I might catch up by the 22nd century. But I won't because of this wonderful addiction to books.

[Alisa]

Jill, it happens to a lot of us, in this club at least. Ahhh, fun though.

[Patricrk]

Just finished by Harlow Giles Unger A good story of how a dispute over taxes and the right to tax led to the American Revolution. Some background on the personalities and their interconnection.

[Michael]

I am a third away through byJason Stearns so far a real excellent read.

[Krystal]

I am now reading the second book in the immortal Nichlas Flammel series and already half way through the book problay since yesterday.
by Michael Scott

['Aussie Rick']

I've just started reading Bert Stiles book; "Serenade to the Big Bird" which is supposed to be a classic in aviation literature. My copy is a first edition and is different to the one below.

by Bert Stiles

[Jill H.]

Alisa wrote: "Jill, I will be interested to hear what you think of it. I read a book last year that I found enlightening and was my first foray into the subject. Although the central figure and topic was not a..."

I have finished

byAlan Riding (no photo available)

and frankly, I didn't like it as well as I thought I would. It has an overabundance of names, some that are only familiar to the French.....so many that it was hard to keep them sorted out. Initially I felt that there was an apologist tone to the narrative but found that not to be true. It is well-researched and does not paint a particularly flattering picture of the subjects....but somehow it just didn't engage me. You may feel differently if you decide to read it.

[Alisa]

There are lots of great group reads going on right now but have to mention I just started this one and am looking forward to the long journey through this weighty tome. Sometimes a 900+ page book is the thing to do!
by Bill Clinton

['Aussie Rick']

After watching a movie on the French fighting in Algeria I rummaged through my library till I found my old copy of; "St Michael and the Dragon: Memoirs Of A Paratrooper" by Pierre Leulliette.

by Pierre Leulliette

[Zach]

Just finished "A Fiery Peace in a Cold War" by Neil Sheehan.

I enjoyed it, the journalistic writing style of Sheehan is well crafted, interesting, and an excellent example of narrative history. The story was good. Bernard Schreiver is a figure I had never heard of before reading this book, and I had no idea the impact of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. The world was so damn close to mutual destruction. The Cold War is an incredible subject, and I look forward to teaching it to my students and continuing to read about it.

On critical issue in the work was the amount of bureaucracy involved in a story like this. If you need action, war, and explosions look elsewhere. Much of this book deals with the bureaucracy of the Air Force and the challenges that Schreiver accomplished.

This is a small part of The Cold War history, but a very critical issue.


Neil Sheehan

[Patricrk]

I started by James Carroll I managed to get about a third of the way through before I decided I didn't want any more of this. It is a discussion of how religion, violence, and mans view of God interact. Jerusalem doesn't seem all that relevant to the discussion and it isn't history (or much history) and more philosophy so I gave it up.

Started Adam Goodheart. Very interesting look at the events in 1861 and how a few people made a significant impact in the run-up to the major fighting. Also there was a statistic of the estimated worth of the Southern slaves at 2 billion dollars vs the federal government revenues of 75 million/yr which shows how hindered the government would have been in any sort of buy the slaves free program. Not a book about the fighting (that's next on my list) but a book of how we got to the fighting part.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Both books look good Patricrk.

[Krystal]

I am still on the Immortal secrets series

by Michael ScottI am about halfway through this and can't wait to get to the fifth book but this is only the third book.

['Aussie Rick']

Looks like everyting is enjoying some good books above.

I am just starting; "The Confusion of Command" by Dan Snow.

by Dan Snow

[Krystal]

Aussie Rick that book sounds very interesting. seeing that in all wars there is always confussion about tactics and how to line troops up. Let us know ur thoughs on this one and what era is this one focusing on?

[Jill H.]

A friend of mine just finished this book and praised it to the skies:

by Terry Brighton.

He has put it in the mail to me and I just wondered if anyone else has read it. It concerns the infamous charge of the Light Brigade.
I have alread finished
by Cecil Woodham-Smith (no photo) which I can also praise.

[Kurt]

I'm reading Gaellen Quinn's _The Last Aloha_. Historical fiction on the Hawaiian Revolution.

[Alisa]

Kurt, we have guidelines about how to post books and authors and ask everyone to use the add book/author feature so we can see precisely what you are talking about as well as allow the goodreads software to populate the site appropriately. This is how your post should appear:

by Gaellen Quinn

The citation should have three components - the book cover (always) author photo (when available) and author link (always), all of which can be obtained using the add book/author feature located conveniently above the comment box.

I do not recall seeing your introduction on our new member thread so please pop over there and introduce yourself to the members. A brief description would be great.

To help you get started, here are a few links with more information to help you out and orient you to how this club works.

More information:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...


Take a moment to read our guidelines:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

and the orientation to get you started:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

Thanks for telling us what you are reading, it looks interesting. And welcome in advance.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Thank you Alisa. Kurt, Alisa has given you some helpful hints. One of our requirements for membership is to do a brief non self promoting introduction.

[Tom]

just finishing : by Mark Moyar

starting : by Alistair Horne

['Aussie Rick']

Good book "A Savage War of Peace", I hope you enjoy it.


by Alistair Horne

[Jill H.]

by Margaret Gaskin(no photo)

A vivid account of London's harshest night of the Blitz. It lauds the determination of the fire brigades/volunteers as they fought to save the historic Square Mile (the City) from a fire storm. It is beautifully written and extremely moving.

['Aussie Rick']

Good comments Jill, that means I will have to go and dig my copy out and see if I can fit it in to my reading schedule soon then :)

by Margaret Gaskin

[Jill H.]

It's worth diggin out!!!! It is heartbreaking to think of what was lost on that particular night of the Blitz.......first and foremost, the lives but also the history (Wren's churches, manuscripts dating from the Great Fire of 1666, etc.). You can almost hear Churchill's directive to the London Fire Brigade..."St. Pauls must be saved at all cost"........and indeed, it was.

Winston S. Churchill

[Jill H.]

I corrected the entry. Thanks, Bentley.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

And thanks for correcting it. Looks good (smile).

[Kurt]

Okay, thanks for the guidance. The Guidelines were very helpful.

['Aussie Rick']

I've just started reading; "Military Operations in Cabul" which covers the British operations in Afghanistan in 1842 and their disastrous retreat through the Kyber pass and the total loss of their forces.

by Lieut. Vincent Eyre Bengal Artillery

[Luckness Rabbit]

I am now starting a book that I really wanted to read for many years, the first lines of the book have just captured me.

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only."

For me, this is one of the best begginings of all.
by

P.S: Sorry if I make some grammar mistakes.

[Patricrk]

I have just finished by Daniel Rasmussen To me this was a fascinating read as I lived in this area for years and so many of the names were familiar.

[Barbara]

I just started
Charles J. Shields
So far an interesting read on the very private author.

['Aussie Rick']

I've just started reading; "The German Army on the Somme" by Jack Sheldon.


by Jack Sheldon

['Aussie Rick']

Patricrk wrote: "I have just finished by Daniel Rasmussen To me this was a fascinating read as I lived in ..."

I'd be interested to hear what you think of this book Patricrk once you have finished it.

[Patricrk]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Patricrk wrote: "I have just finished by Daniel Rasmussen To me this was a fascinating re..."

This is a history account that doesn't have a lot of original source material to work with. None of the known organizers were left alive after the uprising was suppressed and there was little details recorded even though a lot of the slaves were interviewed before being hung. The author does give a good background on slavery in the USA and the takeover of western Florida from Spain as part of the back story. But of the actual slave revolt it is pretty basic. The slave revolt started on this plantation about 500 slaves joined in, the federal troops and planter militia fought the slaves and put down the rebellion. About a 100 slaves were beheaded and their heads were put on poles along the road as a warning to other slaves. This revolt re energized the militia movement in Louisiana so when the British invaded 6 years later the militia was a capable fighting force and helped turn-back the British at the battle of New Orleans. I found it interesting and if your interested in early Louisiana history a must read. You would probably find it interesting but not as much as I did having lived in that area.

['Aussie Rick']

Thanks for that information Patricrk, much appreciated.

[Michael]

About to start by Dave Cullen

[Krystal]

Started this one close to midnight last night

by Michael Scott

[Jill H.]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "I've just started reading; "The German Army on the Somme" by Jack Sheldon.


by Jack Sheldon"

Another book that might be a good companion to the one you referenced is:



John Laffin (no photo). It's an excellent history of the German Army from Frederick the Great to Hitler.

['Aussie Rick']

Jill wrote: "'Aussie Rick' wrote: "I've just started reading; "The German Army on the Somme" by Jack Sheldon.


by Jack Sheldon"

Anoth..."

Thanks Jill, I'll keep and eye out for it :)

[Patricrk]

Douglas Starr Interesting story about a serial killer in France in the 1890's. His trial was going on at the same time as the Dreyfus affair trial.

['Aussie Rick']

I've justs started reading Michael Asher's book; "Thesiger".



by Michael Asher

[Patricrk]

Just finished by Erik Larson A different look at the early years of Hitler in power. Very readable and entertaining.

[Andrea]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "I've justs started reading Michael Asher's book; "Thesiger".



by Michael Asher"

Thesiger has always held a fascination for me. He is our best source of information on so many now vanished cultures and he had such a fascinating life. I was not aware of this biography. In all his photos that I've seen he's such an unusual looking man, and the cover of this book is certainly more evidence of that, not that looks are really important of course, but one wonders if that had any effect on his desire to live away from his own society.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Andrea, interesting point but from what I have read so far I don't think so. I am really enjoying this account by Michael Asher as he has travelled to a lot of the places that Thesiger went to and by camel as well and is an explorer in his own right. He has also tracked down and spoken to a lot of the Bedu and other people that Thesiger lived and travelled with.

Have you seen this book:

by Alexander Maitland

['Aussie Rick']

I'm reading a new book covering a battle in Afghanistan in 2006 with US Special Forces titled; "Lions of Kandahar".


by Rusty Bradley

[Mimi V]

i'm reading Thunderstruck by Erik Larson

i recently read his latest book ( ) and loved The Devil in the White City so i thought i'd check out another Erik Larson book.

i'm only a few chapters in, but so far it's as interesting and his other books.

[Alisa]

Naomi, don't forget to post the author photos as well as the title of all the books mentioned in your post.

and and all by Erik Larson

I have heard they are all quite good and different from each other.

[Doug]

Right now, I'm reading:
That Devil Forrest: Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest

by
John Allan Wyeth

I used it as the basis for a paper I wrote in college on Forrest, but I had never read it completely. It was originally written in 1899, I believe. My edition is 1989. My wife picked it up used at the Bushwhacker Museum in Nevada, Missouri a few weeks ago. I like it a lot. Wyeth served in one of Forrest's units in the war, but it's surprisingly objective...considering. Most historians still consider it the best work on Forrest to date from what I understand.

It's a good book.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Looks Good Doug. Thanks so much for the add.

[Robert]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "I'm reading a new book covering a battle in Afghanistan in 2006 with US Special Forces titled; "Lions of Kandahar".


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You like it??

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