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[Miss M]

Lilo wrote: "Geevee wrote: "Hi Miss M and folks Charley's War is a comic strip from the 1970s/80s and was in Battle - a comic I used to read as a kid, along with The Victor, Warlord, Roy of the Rovers [also dra..."

Charley's War is also on kindle...the first segment was free when I saw/got it recently, but now most are 2.70.

Also, a 'graphic novel' which has some critical acclaim, was recently released:

[book:The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme|17573665]
by Joe Sacco

[Miss M]

Another title of potential interest for August:


The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance that Changed the World

Also, as Geevee's link reminded me, would highly recommend the diaries of Graf Harry Kessler. I've only read the later volume so far, but plan on catching up with the first very soon.




Harry Kessler

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Miss M wrote: "Another title of potential interest for August:


[book:The Assassination of the Archduke..."

Thanks Miss M I was given this for Christmas and will be reading prior to August - let me know if you grab a copy as I'll happily hold fire for you.

[Miss M]

Geevee,
Just looked and my library has 3 copies. They're all out, but no holds, so I don't think I'd have a super long wait...either now or later...Would you be up for reading in early or mid February?
[Nice present, BTW :)]

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

If you guys wanted I could set up a WW1 thread so you can do some buddy reads now and again in August and all WW1 related discussions can be moved there, what do you think?

[Tionne]

Sounds great, Rick!

[Lilo]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "If you guys wanted I could set up a WW1 thread so you can do some buddy reads now and again in August and all WW1 related discussions can be moved there, what do you think?"

This would be a great idea. With the centenary of WWI coming up this year, there is a lot of interest for WWI.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

I'll set it up tonight and post the details later on.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Here is the new thread for discussions and group/buddy reads on books covering the Great War:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Here is the new thread for discussions and group/buddy reads on books covering the Great War:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."

Thanks Rick.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Miss M wrote: "Geevee,
Just looked and my library has 3 copies. They're all out, but no holds, so I don't think I'd have a super long wait...either now or later...Would you be up for reading in early or mid Febr..."

Santa is quite the expert ;)
Mid-Feb would be perfect as I have a read on India/Afghanistan with some other GRers. Let me know when you're set.

[Miss M]

Geevee wrote: "Miss M wrote: "Geevee,
Just looked and my library has 3 copies. They're all out, but no holds, so I don't think I'd have a super long wait...either now or later...Would you be up for reading in ea..."

Sounds good, Geevee--I'll check back in a few weeks, I'm very flexible.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Thanks and look forward to it.

[Lilo]

My adoptive grandfather participated in the Great War as an officer. I still have a few of his medals. I also have a pocket watch he owned. Its metal is "eaten". He had to participate in a poison gas exercise and had forgotten to take the watch out before he entered the gas chamber.

Does anyone know if such heirlooms are of any monetary value these days? I don't want to sell these items. I am just curious.

[happy]

This has been around a while, but it was just sent to me at work and I thought some here might appricate it. It always chokes me up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNF28p...


Kudos to the OIC (Officer in Charge)


For those that don't know, when a unit is marching (when "passing in review" in the US Army, you alway march right to left in front of the reviewing stand) the command "Eyes Right" is the way the unit salutes the reviewing offical(RO). The command is given, the Officer leading the formation looks to the right and salutes, the people in the right file keep looking ahead and everyone else in the formation looks right. The command "Eyes Front" is given when the unit is passed the RO, the OIC is drops his salute and everybody looks to the front again

On a side note, I've always enjoyed a military parade (as long as don't have to march in it, esp a whole division). I had to march in one division level parade and I've seen two. When I was assigned to 101st,the division passed in review for the 40th anniversary of D-day (I marched) and a divisional change of command (watched - I didn't have to march in that one) and before the 4th ID deployed to Viet Nam the division passed in review (I was 8 so I didn't have to march in it :), but it did make an impression!)

For those that don't know a division is between 12K-18K people, depending on the type.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

That's a great video clip Happy, thanks for posting it for the members of the group.

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Thanks Happy I like this video and whenever I watch it like you I seem to get a something in my eye that makes it water.

[Tionne]

Brilliant video, Happy, thanks for posting! :-)

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Poor planning and preparation leads to poor performance: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-ca...

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Not real smart eh!

[happy]

When ever anything went wrong my first Bn Cdr always brought up the 6 P's, while he was taking a couple of big chunks of ones posterior :)

Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance :)

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Those 6 P's are a good guide to life.

[happy]

I think that was the point he was trying to make to us very young 2nd LTs :)

[Dj]

Very true, but when I was in the Army we had a modified version of it.
Piss Poor Prior Planning on Your Part, does not Constitute an Emergency on My Part.

happy wrote: "When ever anything went wrong my first Bn Cdr always brought up the 6 P's, while he was taking a couple of big chunks of ones posterior :)

Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance :)"

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

My original post was the modified and polite version of one
that we used in the army too...you fellas just have to bring the tone down eh!

[Manray9]

happy wrote: "When ever anything went wrong my first Bn Cdr always brought up the 6 P's, while he was taking a couple of big chunks of ones posterior :)

Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance :)"

In the USN = Piss Poor Planning Precludes Perfect Performance (P6)

[Colin]

Manray9 wrote: "happy wrote: "When ever anything went wrong my first Bn Cdr always brought up the 6 P's, while he was taking a couple of big chunks of ones posterior :)

Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performan..."

agreed

[Lilo]

happy wrote: "When ever anything went wrong my first Bn Cdr always brought up the 6 P's, while he was taking a couple of big chunks of ones posterior :)

Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance :)"

LOVE IT!

[Chin Joo]

This article was reproduced in the local newspapers yesterday.

Just wondering how many of you put notes in the books you read and can you stand having scribbles in used books?

I used to hate it until I bought a used book in which there was a name and at the bottom of the page it was written "Christmas 1928".

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

That's a great article and I don't mind when people write their name and the date in the front of the book but I HATE it when people underline, highlight or write in the narrative/text of the book.

[happy]

Great article Chin Joo

I agree with AR - I don't write in my own books let alone a library one :(

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "That's a great article and I don't mind when people write their name and the date in the front of the book but I HATE it when people underline, highlight or write in the narrative/text of the book."

Inscriptions are fine for me Chin Joo and like your Christmas 1928 a pleasure and mystery about a book's prior life; but any other writing, especially in ink makes my blood boil.

[Manray9]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "That's a great article and I don't mind when people write their name and the date in the front of the book but I HATE it when people underline, highlight or write in the narrative/text of the book."

I agree. An old inscription is interesting. Underlining is vandalism.

[Charles]

Argh, the arrogance of that academic!! Never in a library book, perhaps in your own copies (but even then?!?!?).

I never engaged in "marginalia" and prefer to walk away from a book with my own feelings confined to my head - perhaps I could have been a better student had I externalised them on a piece of paper?

Inscriptions can be good to pick up - I had a good one of a Skybax rider in a copy of Dintopia and The Dog in a Footrot Flats compilation that I had done when I was a kid.


Best one I found was in an air navigation manual from 1942 from the staff at Woolworths wishing the recipient all the best of luck. Was sad to have let that one go over time.

[Chin Joo]

Besides the underlining, highlighting, etc., the other thing I dislike is for people to fold corners of pages as a way to help them remember important places in a book. Whenever I pick up a book like that in the library I will unfold them. It spoils the book.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Totally agree with you again Chin Joo. When I'm reading a book I place a piece of scrap paper in the front of the book and then go back and tear off a strip from that scrap to mark pages out in the book I wish to refer to later.

[Dj]

I had a book that I was reading, that the person prior to me had kept writing notes in the margin. At first I found it very annoying. Then I realized that it was someone that was mentioned in the book who kept writing what a crock the author was. It was rather amusing after that. I might have to dig through my library and see if I still have it, or if the ex got rid of it.



Manray9 wrote: "'Aussie Rick' wrote: "That's a great article and I don't mind when people write their name and the date in the front of the book but I HATE it when people underline, highlight or write in the narra..."

[carl]

Chin Joo wrote: "Besides the underlining, highlighting, etc., the other thing I dislike is for people to fold corners of pages as a way to help them remember important places in a book. "

aggh yes, still trying to educate my wife on that one.
though i've heard spouses are notably difficult
to train.

[Lilo]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "That's a great article and I don't mind when people write their name and the date in the front of the book but I HATE it when people underline, highlight or write in the narrative/text of the book."

I don't like ANY scribbling or highlighting in books. Only exemption: The author's signature. Yet even this bothers me when is accompanied with a dedication to a person other than myself (or any of my ancestors).

[Lilo]

@ Chin Joo:

"I used to hate it until I bought a used book in which there was a name and at the bottom of the page it was written "Christmas 1928"."

I'd make another exception in a case like this. :-)

[Gerald]

Lilo wrote: "'Aussie Rick' wrote: "That's a great article and I don't mind when people write their name and the date in the front of the book but I HATE it when people underline, highlight or write in the narra..."

Once, I found a book that I had sought for ages in a secondhand bookstore. Alas, it was heavily highlighted. I went to the store owner and asked if I could negotiate a lower price. He said, "It's gratis." "Are you sure?" I asked. "I would hate for you to take a loss on this." "We don't take books that are heavily highlighted," he replied. If whoever purchased the book for the store had noticed that much highlighting, he or she would not have bought it."

[Lilo]

happy wrote: "Great article Chin Joo

I agree with AR - I don't write in my own books let alone a library one :("

I once checked out a library book (a very thick volume) in which a former reader had erased each and every word relating to God; that is, "God", "He", "the Lord", etc. I wonder what this person had done to books that contained some foul language.

[Lilo]

happy wrote: "Great article Chin Joo

I agree with AR - I don't write in my own books let alone a library one :("

The last time I have scribbled in books was when I was a preschooler (until I assume age 3 or 4) when there wasn't a scrap of blank paper available (not even toilet paper). But then, we also ran out of pens. So my only outlet for my artistic creativity was to place genuine (!) charcoal drawings on walls. This, unfortunately, became also forbidden because our landlady would not appreciate it and there was no wall paint to be had (to paint over it) either. :-(

[Lilo]

@ Carl:

Spouses are, indeed, difficult to train. I heard some people have been successful taking tips from dog-training books. :-)

[happy]

LOL

[Geevee, Assisting Moderator British & Commonwealth Forces]

Very good Lilo and not something I shall tell my wife.

[Lilo]

Geevee wrote: "Very good Lilo and not something I shall tell my wife."

I don't have to be afraid anybody telling my husband. He is already a total failure training dogs. :-)

[carl]

Lilo, ahhh, well, ok no comment ...

[Tionne]

I like it when someone lends me a fav book and a page is turned down. I try and really see what struck them so much about the page and it helps me understand that person a little better. But if anyone did that to my book I'd be out for blood.

[Boudewijn]

I just found this site, very interesting. Complete WW2 history of the US Army.

http://www.history.army.mil/html/book...