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[Fran]

Bentley wrote: "Fran, we have a requirement that both the book cover and the author's link must be added.

The particular book that you recommended does not look like a non fiction book but an alternative histor..."

sorry it was a mistake, I'm trying to get to how to place and edit my replies either. I apologize ..

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

That is OK Fran...if you need some guidance on this...let us know.

The preview button also works so that you can preview what you have added and the spacing etc.

The preview button is to the right of the post button.

[Jack]

The books on the Eastern Front that I love are here. All are very good, but Hitler Moves East is the best in my opinion, although it only covers up to 1943 Stalingrad.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hello Jack..thank you for your recommendations..but your post has the same issue as Fran had.

It is one of our requirements because the only way that the goodreads software populates the site is if you add both the book cover and the author's link. You did 50% of it right.

Alan Clark

Paul Carell

Bentley

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Jack, sicce you enjoyed Paul Carell's first book on the Eastern Front you know you will have to follow on with his second volume!

by Paul Carell
Publishers blurb:
"The classic! This new edition of Paul Carrell's eastern front study picks up where Hitler Moves East left off. Beginning with the battle of Kursk in July 1943, Carell traverses the vast expanse of the Russian War, from the siege of Leningrad and the fierce battles of the norther front, to the fourth battle of Kharkov, and the evacuation of the Crimea, a withdrawal forbidden by Hitler. The book ends in June of 1944 when the Soviet Armies reach the East Prussian frontier.Hundreds of photographs, situation and campaign maps, complete index, and comprehensive bibliography, add to this impressive account. This edition includes a new preface by the author."

[Jack]

Wow! I had no idea he had another one out there. Very good, I shall certainly do that. I just need to add it to the 50 other books that are on my list!!! Thanks Rick.

[Erick]

I was hoping some could tell me the title of an HF book I read some time ago.

The book follows a fictitious soldier from Lieutenant to General. He begins his career prior to WWII and finishes just before the Vietnam war. He is a good commander and a good soldier, he has a nemesis who through politics and unethical practices always seems to be a step ahead of him career-wise.

The author was a Vietnam war veteran and the book was written in the 70's

Can anyone tell me the name based on that description? I know it is pretty sketchy.

[Erick]

Erick wrote: "I was hoping some could tell me the title of an HF book I read some time ago.

The book follows a fictitious soldier from Lieutenant to General. He begins his career prior to WWII and finishes just..."

I figured it out:



I squeezed my brain hard enough and it popped out.

[Elizabeth S]

That is a loooooonnnnnnnnnggggg book, Erick. No wonder it made such an impression on you. How'd you like it?

[Erick]

I found it to be an excellent book. It really captures the struggle of a person maintaining their integrity in a world that does not value that type of behavior.

I think the book's description says a lot.

"America's fighting men have turned to Once an Eagle as a sourcebook for the military's core values since its publication at the height of the Vietnam War. The novel, following the careers of virtuous Sam Damon and opportunistic Courtney Massengale, is required reading for all members of the United States Marine Corps and frequently taught in leadership courses at West Point."

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

1300 pages? Golly.

[Erick]

Susanna wrote: "1300 pages? Golly."

It is well written, it doesn't feel that long at all.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Must be heavy, though!

[Erick]

Yeah, I had to reinforce my desk. :)

[Elizabeth S]

Susanna wrote: "Must be heavy, though!"

Yea, if a book is too heavy to read it bed, I may not get to it. (Smile - that has actually never stopped me.) Guess that is another advantage for the kindle and ebook trend.

['Aussie Rick']

Has anyone read the book "God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215" by David Levering Lewis? I tried to read it when it first came out but didn't finish it and I am considering trying it again but before I do that I was wondering if anyone has recently read it and their views?

by David L. Lewis

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Never read that one, I don't think.

[Lori]

In case anyone is curious, my professor recommended by David M. Loades. I need to check it out of the library because it's not really in print anywhere that I can get it immediately.

['Aussie Rick']

Lori wrote: "In case anyone is curious, my professor recommended by David M. Loades. I need to check it out of the library because it's not really in prin..."

Thanks Lori for the recommendation on "Mary Tudor: A Life". Let me know if you manage to obtain a copy and what it was like.

by David M. Loades

[Patrik]

I would also recommend Alexanderby Valerio Massimo Manfredi.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Valerio Massimo Manfredi

Hello Patrik...to help our site and or group members..we add the book cover, the author's link which you did do and the photo if available.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

All,

Susan is looking for a specific book recommendation on King Alfred the Great. Since her request was made on the thread reserved for introductions we have moved her note here:

Susan stated:

Lynda, could you reccomend something about King Alfred the Great?

If any group member can provide some recommendations for Susan, I am sure that she would appreciate it.

Regards,

Bentley

[Angie]

Here are a few books that I could find about Alfred. Hopefully, one or more will be of use, Susan.

John Asser

Beatrice Adelaide Lees

Eleanor Shipley Duckett

Alfred (King of England)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Hi Angie,

In the case of the book covers not being available, then we add the links like so:

Alfred the Great,: The truth teller, maker of England, 848-899 by Beatrice Adelaide Lees

Eleanor Shipley Duckett

The whole works of king Alfred the great ed. by J.A. Giles . Jubilee ed by Alfred (King of England)

Thank you for helping Susan.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Angie, we have no links added here to blogs and personal sites.

['Aussie Rick']

Can I also suggest this title; "Alfred the Great: The Man who Made England".


by Justin Pollard

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

That looks pretty good Aussie Rick.

[Manuela]

Hi everyone,
I was wondering if anyone can recommend me a good comprehensive book on Charlemagne and/or the Franks before the 11th century.
Thanks in advance.

[Erick]

Looking for recommendations on books about the American Delta Force. I have enjoyed reading Mark Bowden's "Black Hawk Down" and Michael Durant's "In the Company of Heroes" and I am looking for something like that. I also have on my list "The Battle of Mogadishu" by Dan Schilling. I am not necessarily looking for a Mogadishu book, however.

Dan Schilling

Mark Bowden

Michael J. Durant

[Erick]

Jeff wrote: "Erick wrote: "Looking for recommendations on books about the American Delta Force. I have enjoyed reading Mark Bowden's "Black Hawk Down" and Michael Durant's "In the Company of Heroes" and I am l..."

Thanks, and I am not surprised SAS came up.

['Aussie Rick']

Manuela wrote: "Hi everyone,
I was wondering if anyone can recommend me a good comprehensive book on Charlemagne and/or the Franks before the 11th century.
Thanks in advance.

"

Hi Manuela, I have found it hard to find a good book on Charlemagne. Here are a few decent ones:


by Derek Wilson

by Alessandro Barbero

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Erick wrote: "Looking for recommendations on books about the American Delta Force."

Erick, apart from the others already mentioned I would suggest:


[image error] by Pete Blaber

Best,
André

[Susan]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Can I also suggest this title; "Alfred the Great: The Man who Made England".


by Justin Pollard"

Thank you to everyone for their recommendations and to Bently for asking for me. I look forward to some good reads. :-)

[Mark]

Hello All

My library history group plans to take up a three book theme on Irish History--any suggestions on where to start, what to include?

Many thanks.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

We are glad to help Susan.

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Mark, now that's one area of history I haven't read much about! The only book that I have read is:

by Cyril Falls

Which may be a bit limited in scope.

[Angie]

Manuela wrote: "Hi everyone,
I was wondering if anyone can recommend me a good comprehensive book on Charlemagne and/or the Franks before the 11th century.
Thanks in advance.

"

Hi Manuela,
I only have one book in my personal collection about Charlemagne / the Franks. It was a keeper from one of my classes.



Stewart C. and Wieruszowski, Helene Easton

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

For a period account of Charlemagne, you could try

by

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Susan wrote: ""The Fields of Bannockburn" by Donna Fletcher Crow is a fictionalized book, but it covers a lot of Irish history. Actually I'd love recommendations in this area too. One of my ancestors was a Scott..."

Susan, I am sorry but we have a rule that the book cover and the author's photo and/or link must be added. I am will add it for you but our rules are for all. I have to delete your post and I hate to do that. I just did a reminder on this same thread on post 81 for a post that Angie wrote to help you so I hope you noticed it.

We enforce the standards here. Please follow the rules. Sorry but our requirements apply to everyone.

Here are our guidelines..if you need help you only need to ask. We are only a PM away.

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

Susan made this recommendation:

Donna Fletcher Crow

This is not a non fiction book.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Reference to Angie in message 95:

Thank you Angie for making the valiant effort to add the book cover. We appreciate it. Unfortunately with some older publications, they sometimes do not have a book cover. If you notice that, instead add the link instead of the cover for the book, cite that there is no cover available and put the word "by" after the html code added for the book itself and then add the author's photo first (if available) and then the author's link.

Also, take advantage of the preview button to see if you got it right before you post. If you didn't it is very easy to just edit the post, get it right and then hit the post button. This is easy once you get the hang of it...honest.

It would look like this:

The Era of Charlemagne by Stewart C. and Wieruszowski, Helene Easton

Then also cite the following:

Please be advised that there is no cover available on goodreads for this book.

You got pretty close with your attempt and thank you for the effort to get into compliance...the goodreads software is very powerful when utilized and that is what we try to do here.

[Angie]

Bentley wrote: "Reference to Angie in message 95:

Thank you Angie for making the valiant effort to add the book cover. We appreciate it. Unfortunately with some older publications, they sometimes do not have a b..."

Just making an effort to figure out and follow the regs.

[Mark]

Thank you for your suggestion. Appreciate it.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Angie wrote: "Bentley wrote: "Reference to Angie in message 95:

Thank you Angie for making the valiant effort to add the book cover. We appreciate it. Unfortunately with some older publications, they sometim..."

Appreciate your efforts.

[Manuela]

Good morning everyone,

Thank you Rick, Angie and Susanna for your help.

From the reviews I read I think I best start with
by Alessandro Barbero

and

by the famous Einhard, and then move on to the others.

I must say I have great expectations concerning Charlemagne and I've been a bit afraid of reading the 'wrong' book about him.

If anyone comes across a good book, please let me know.

Thanks again and have a great week!

[Angie]

I am looking for some books or articles on the Thirty Years' War. Specifically, the Bohemian phase of the conflict which last from 1618 to roughly 1626. Any reading ideas would be appreciated greatly.

Thanks in advance!

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Angie,
Two good books I could recommend are:


by C.V. Wedgwood
This is a decent account but first published in the 1940's I think.

by Peter H. Wilson
Review:
" From the Defenestration of Prague in 1618 until the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, brutal warfare swept across Europe. In his monumental study of the causes and the consequences of the Thirty Years War, Wilson, a professor of history at the University of Hull in England, challenges traditional interpretations of the war as primarily religious. He explores instead the political, social, economic as well as religious forces behind the conflict—for example, an Ottoman incursion left the Hapsburg Empire considerably weakened and overshadowed by the Spanish empire. Wilson then provides a meticulous account of the war, introducing some of its great personalities: the crafty General Wallenstein; the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, who preserved his state through canny political treaties and military operations; and Hapsburg archdukes Rudolf and Matthias, the brothers whose quarrels marked the future of Bohemia, Austria and Hungary. By the war's end, ravaged as all the states were by violence, disease and destruction, Europe was more stable, but with sovereign states rather than empires, and with a secular order. Wilson's scholarship and attention to both the details and the larger picture make his the definitive history of the Thirty Years War." - Publishers Weekly

This is a very good account but its a massive book, over 1000 pages.

[Manuela]

Hi Angie,
I've got my eyes set on a couple of books about the Thirty Years War but I haven't buy them yet or will do soon.

These are:
by Peter H. Wilson;
by Richard Bonney;
by Ronald G. Asch,
and
Germany in the Thirty Years War by Gerhard Benecke.

As I mentioned, I didn't have yet the chance to get my hands on those, but they're on my wishlist along side some books I couldn't find on Goodreads yet.

Has anyone read any of these?

[Manuela]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Hi Angie,
Two good books I could recommend are:


by C.V. Wedgwood
This is a decent account but first published in the 1940's I think.
..."

Hi Rick,
I couldn't find
by C.V. Wedgwood anywhere on Goodreads. Weird. Now I've got it, thank you. :)

['Aussie Rick']

Hi Manuela, some good selections there. The book by Peter Wilson is an excellent and detailed account but a bloody big book! Well worth the effort to read but be prepared for a long trudge through history but he tells the story reasonably well. Another book which was first published in 1895 that could interest you is:

by Theodore Ayrault Dodge
Publishers blurb:
"Gustavus Adolphus (1594–1632), King of Sweden, has been rightfully hailed as the father of modern warfare and as the most outstanding commander of the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). Forming the first national conscript army in modern Europe, he emphasized officer education, strict discipline, rigorous training, and the combination of firepower and mobility, until he had forged a formidable fighting force that stands unrivaled between Caesar's legions and Napoleon's Grande Armée. In 1630 Gustavus rescued the beleaguered Protestant cause in Germany from the Catholic League of the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II militarily, led by the era's two other great captains, Tilly and Wallenstein. Gustavus triumphed against them (twice defeating Tilly) in battles that are tactical masterpieces, but he was killed while leading a cavalry charge at Lutzen.Illustrated with nearly 250 drawings and maps, Dodge's brilliant work (1895) not only examines the life, battles, and military innovations of Gustavus Adolphus but continues beyond the end of the Thirty Years' War to 1712, discussing his influence upon the great captains who followed—Turenne, Condé, Eugene, and Marlborough. The result is a clear, comprehensive study of a neglected but crucial period in the annals of warfare."

[Angie]

Rick and Manuela,
Thanks for the suggestions. I have the Wedgewood book and the Asch book, so I will look at the other suggestions. You are both fantastic!