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['Aussie Rick']

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


[bookcover:Lions of Kandahar: The Story of a Fight Agains..."

Hi Robert, it was a pretty good story of a small US Special Forces team and their Afghan Army mates locked in a fairly large fire-fight during a Coalition offensive in 2006. It was a fast paced read, enjoyable and interesting.

['Aussie Rick']

I'm now reading about Drusus the Elder in "Eager for Glory" by Philip Lindsay Powell.


by Philip Lindsay Powell

[Jill H.]

I am currently reading:
by David von Drehle (no photo)
It is the fascinating story of the infamous Triangle Shirt Factory fire of 1911 that killed 146 people, most of them women. Fire broke out on the upper three stories of the building where the fire fighters' ladders would not reach and many of the workers jumped to their deaths. The book relates how the alliance between idealistic labor reformers and the politicians of Tammany Hall brought about the rise of urban liberalism and transformed politics. I have almost completed it and would recommend it highly. Very well researched and written.

[Michael]

Just started reading bySimon Chambers so far so good.....

[Alisa]

Jill wrote: "I am currently reading:
by David von Drehle (no photo)
It is the fascinating story of the infamous Triangle Shirt Factory f..."

Glad to hear your review. This has been on my reading list for some time. Can see I will want to get to it sooner rather than later. Thanks!

[Tom]

Just starting..


by Bill Yenne

and

by John Masters

['Aussie Rick']

I've just started reading; "The First Clash" by Jim Lacey.


by Jim Lacey

[Jill H.]

Alisa wrote: "Jill wrote: "I am currently reading:
by David von Drehle (no photo)
It is the fascinating story of the infamous Triangle ..."

I finished it and was enthralled and horrified......it is a must read. You might want to get to it sooner.....but it may also give you nightmares.

['Aussie Rick']

I have just picked up and started; "Sea Wolves" by Tim Clayton. So far so good :)


by Tim Clayton

[Patricrk]

Just finished by Lee Sandlin A fascinating account of what life was like in the Mississippi River Valley in the early years of this country. It wasn't anything like Twain described.

['Aussie Rick']

I've moved this post for David:


Just finished this history of how Muslims, Jews and Christians collaborated to create an amazing culture of tolerance, cultural development and academic collaboration on the Iberian peninsula from the mid 700's until the expulsion of both Muslims and Jews in 1492. Not an easy read but fascinating.

by Maria Rosa Menocal

[Tom]

just started by Bernard B. Fall . Its been on my tbr list for a while now.

[David]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "I've moved this post for David:


Just finished this history of how Muslims, Jews and Christians collaborated to create an amazing culture of tolerance, cultural development and academic collabo..."

Thanks Rick, I'm new to the site and still trying to figure out how to get comments posted to the place I want them.

[Patricrk]

Just finished by Brian M. Fagan A rather dry account of what is known about the cultures that developed in what became the USA up until contact with Europeans. Not technical as was written for the general reader but only readable if your interested in this kind of history.

[Michael]

Tom wrote: "just started by Bernard B. Fall . Its been on my tbr list for a while now."

Hi Tom would be really interested in your thoughts on this book as it is high on my TBR as well.

[Tina Michelle]

Re=reading Royal BastardsRoyal Bastards: Illegitimate Children of the British Royal Family. I keep getting bogged down in the multiple titles of multiple marriages, but I love the history of the monarchy, and they were a part of it.

[Alisa]

Tina, thanks for the note. Excuse me if I don't recall seeing your intro on our welcome thread, but if you have not please do when you have a moment. One of the things you will receive is a welcome (several, actually) as well as links to the clubs guidelines. As you may have noticed, we ask our members to always post book covers, author photo (when available) and author link when mentioning a book using the add book/author feature. In this case the author photo was not available so it would just be two elements. Your post would look like this:
Roger Powell

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['Aussie Rick']

I've started reading; "Cornwallis and the War of Independence" by Franklin & Mary Wickwire. Pretty good so far.

by Franklin B. Wickwire

[Jill H.]

by Trevor Royle (no photo)

I mentioned this book on the "Recently Acquired" thread and have now started reading it. It is an in-depth look at the Crimean War from the British viewpoint and does not spare the details. It does, however, avoid being pedantic and provides some interesting insight into the minds of the military leadership which was, in the main, rather inept. I am about half-way through the 500+ pages and have found it to be extremely well written.

[Marjorie]

I'm reading GROWING UP BIN LADEN; OSAMA'S WIFE AND SON TAKE US INSIDE THEIR SECRET WORLD by Jean Sasson. Very interesting. So far in the book Osama has had 14 children by four wives. What a strange man he was. Kept his home bare of any "luxuries" like electricity. (Mahammed lived without it, he said). He denied his children toys; he took his sons on long hikes in the desert without water to toughen them up. But he loved to drive fast and bought himself the latest Mercedes-Benz cars for his own pleasure.
Marge

Growing Up bin LadenGrowing Up bin Laden

[Alisa]

Marjorie, please post your book and author mentions in accordance with the club's guidelines. Using the same add book/author function that you used to post the link, only select the book cover, author photo (when available) and author link (always.) Your post would look like this:
Jean P. Sasson

We require this so that other members who are interested can see which book and author you are referring to and allows the goodreads software to direct people to where there are discussions about books of interest.
Thanks.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Tina and Marjorie,

If you have not already done so, please visit the introduction thread and tell us something about yourself. It does not have to be personal or revealing in any way; but just something so that we can offer you the encouragement and the roadmap to becoming a successful group member. Alisa, one of our assisting moderators, is correct in giving you some very helpful hints about our rules and guidelines. We really hope that you enjoy yourself here and find a lot of good book recommendations and tips.

Bentley

['Aussie Rick']

Jill wrote: " by Trevor Royle (no photo)

I mentioned this book on the "Recently Acquired" thread and have now started reading it. It i..."

Glad to hear you are enjoying the book Jill!

[Jill H.]

I took your advice and started it sooner than later.....glad I did since I am still in my Crimean War phase and this rounds out the cycle. I have one book left before I move on to other military history. It is:

by Christopher Hibbert, one of my favorite historians of the British military experience.

['Aussie Rick']

Jill wrote: "I took your advice and started it sooner than later.....glad I did since I am still in my Crimean War phase and this rounds out the cycle. I have one book left before I move on to other military h..."

Another good selection :)

[Tom]

Michael wrote: "Hi Tom would be really interested in your thoughts on this book as it is high on my TBR as well."

by Bernard B. Fall

will do. almost 1/2 way in, and its been great so far!! I like the writing. Aside from all the unit abbreviations the reading is not difficult, not as dense as I feared picking it up.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Tom If you enjoy your current book, I'd also recommend this book as well:


by Bernard B. Fall

[Alisa]

Breaking out of my usual rule of only one at a time to take on a second book and it's quite interesting. Despite the intense subject matter I am making good progress and going through it expeditiously. I hear it was a movie? I always seem to enjoy the book more anyway.

by Matt Baglio

[Michael]

Looks good Alisa

[Patricrk]

Just starting by Edmund Morris He is described as a force of nature.

[Becka]

Right now I'm reading something a little fun in between some heavier stories.

Kathryn Stockett

Next I will be reading

Adam Hochschild

['Aussie Rick']

I'm sure you will find "King Leopold's Ghost" a very interesting read Becka.


by Adam Hochschild

['Aussie Rick']

I'm going to try and read; "Livy, Books 21-25: The Second Punic War" by Livy and see how I go.


by Livy

[Jill H.]

I agree with Rick.......

by Adam Hochschild is a fascinating look at colonial Africa and the Belgium Congo, which actually belonged to the King himself.

[Morgiana]

I am currently reading by David Wishart
this book is set in the time of Tiber, in 1st century A.D. - the main hero is Marcus Corvinus (he's favourite thing is checking out the wineshops in the Rome;) and her wife, tracking the mysterious murder of Pegasus, the racing mega-star.
I am just at the beginning, but I am really enjoying to read about the factions and fans and All-Day-Life in the ancient Rome.

[Krystal]

by Kate Quinn

['Aussie Rick']

I have just started reading my 1897 edition of "Bertrand du Guesclin" by Enoch Vine Stoddard.


by Enoch Vine Stoddard

[Jill H.]

Just finished a short little book on the Victorian/Edwardian army, one of the world's most peculiar fighting forces. It covers the idiosyncracies and eccentricities of the soldiers and is a fascinating social history. I highly recommend it.



by Byron Farwell

[Krystal]

Sounds interesting Jill

[Jill H.]

It is indeed. A good companion book by the same author is:

Byron Farwell

It describes all those skirmishes and small wars fought in the corners of Empire that are mostly forgotten today. Byron Farwell is one of the great historians of the British military experience.....his books are so readable.

[Deedee]

I've recently finished , In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin, and I'm currently reading


Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician

[Alisa]

Deedee, thanks for sharing, looks like a couple of good selections. Please remember to also add the author links along with the book cover when you cite a book in accordance with the clubs guidelines.

Erik Larson
Anthony Everitt

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Deedee, you will have to let me know what you think of "Cicero" once you finish it. I have a copy sitting in my library waiting to be read. I loved his book on Augustus.

by Anthony Everitt

by Anthony Everitt

[Zach]

Finished The Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis. Here is the review I wrote:

Gaddis has written a highly entertaining, very brief survey of the major events of The Cold War. Despite its shortcomings in going into any major detail about any single major events, the book succeeds in what Gaddis intends to accomplish: write a brief overview of The Cold War. He does delve into an analysis of certain events and introduces the reader to the major questions that many other historians have asked in much more detail.

This book will work exactly as it is intended and I plan to use it extensively with my students throughout their high school history classes

John Lewis Gaddis

[Krystal]

Awhile ago there was someone reading something on Paris and the catacombs,I can't remember who but I found a video on it on Michael Scott page who writes and the other books in the series.

http://www.dillonscott.com/the-secret...


sorry I didn't know where else to post this if someone could put this in the right section that would be great.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Krystal, a very interesting link and very fascinating about the catacombs.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Zach wrote: "Finished The Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis. Here is the review I wrote:

Gaddis has written a highly entertaining, very brief survey of the major events of The Cold War. Despite its shortcomings i..."

Zach, the book sounds like a real source of facts and details about the Cold War period. Thank you for your add.

['Aussie Rick']

I've just started reading; "Ivan's War" by Catherine Merridale.


by Catherine Merridale

[Jill H.]

Just picked up a book by one of my favorite historians:

by Christopher Hibbert

Sounds gossipy but since it is by Christopher Hibbert it will be of quality.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Looks good Jill.