What are you reading right now? - Page 13

TLAM Strike · 05-10-07, 02:22 PM

Well I'm reading:
Jane's Battleships of the 20th century
and
Final Bearing by George Wallace and Don Keith

ajrimmer42 · 05-17-07, 01:04 PM

atm i'm reading "Night of the Hawk" by Dale Brown.
Read the prologue here: http://www.megafortress.com/books/book05p.htm

tedhealy · 05-17-07, 01:18 PM

Finally finished Thunder Below! Great book, easily beats out Iron Coffins as my favorite sub book. It's a true shame that Admiral Fluckey now has alzheimer's and has little or no recollection of his past heroic deeds and accomplishments.

Moving on to read Clear the Bridge next.

wireman · 05-19-07, 06:55 AM

Just finished "Hitler's grey wolves: u-boats in the indian ocean" and now starting "Germany's last mission to japan: the failed voyage of U-234".

Biggles · 05-22-07, 03:24 PM

Currently reading "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller. Bloody hilarious:rotfl:

Castout · 05-23-07, 03:49 AM

Over 1/3 into "At War at Sea: Sailors and naval combat in the twentieth century" by Ronald H. Spector. Fascinating reading. A must have for enthutiast in naval history in 20th century.

Chock · 05-25-07, 09:39 AM

Currently reading: 'Smoke and Mirrors - Q-ships against the U-boats in the First World War' by Deborah Lake (ISBN 0-7509-4605-9). Not got very far into it yet, as I only bought it yesterday, but it's okay so far, and interesting in that it is written by a woman, sort of unusual for the subject I guess...

Chock

Iron Budokan · 05-25-07, 06:34 PM

The First World War by Hew Strachan. Frankly, it's not that good. I'm 1/4 of the way through and about to put it aside. I'm also reading Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, but that's pretty much catch as catch can. (I had read it before in school.)

But I finished Castles of Steel by Robert Massie last week and liked it a lot. In this history Churchill comes across as a blundering fool, I now understand and appreciate Jellicoe more than I used to, and I learned Beatty was pretty much a p*ssy-whipped prima donna.

Good writing with a strong narrative. I highly recommend Castles of Steel.

perisher · 05-25-07, 10:19 PM

A Brief History of Mutiny by Richard Woodman.

Well written history of major mutinies from the 16th Century to the present day, mostly British, but also US and other navies. Takes time to put the Bounty mutiny into its proper historical perspective.

I also recently read the same author's The Real Cruel Sea, an in depth history of the Battle of the Atlantic from the point of view of the merchant seaman. Excellent.

Radtgaeb · 05-26-07, 11:18 PM

"Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes, "Pilgrem's Progress", "Holiness"-J.C. Ryle, and "A Gentleman Thief"-Leblanc.

I like to go through several books at a time.

TLAM Strike · 05-29-07, 04:40 PM

Red Phonex by Larry Bond. I picked it up for only 50 cents!

FIREWALL · 05-29-07, 05:00 PM

Right now I'm reading this great thread. I've read some of the books posted but I've gotten a great shopping list from all of you.

Thank You All

Radtgaeb · 05-29-07, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biggles

Currently reading "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller. Bloody hilarious:rotfl:

I just picked that up as well. Sooooo Random! :rotfl:

Switch · 05-29-07, 09:48 PM

Hi Folks...

Currently finishing up reading Pride Runs Deep by R. Cameron Cooke published by Jove in 1995 (ISBN 0-515-13833-9).

This was Mr. Cooke's first historical fiction novel set in WWII Pacific where a seasoned veteran sub skipper must whip a hard luck crew into fighting trim. A great read I recommend...

On deck is The Bravest Man by William Tuohy published by Ballintine/Presido Press (ISBN 0-89141-889-X). The story of Richard O'Kane and USS Tang. Should be a great read too...

And thanks for the many tips regarding titles to look out for, got quite a list now

Switch

The Avon Lady · 05-30-07, 01:08 AM

Civilization and Its Enemies: The Next Stage of History, by Lee Harris.

05-10-07, 02:22 PM	#181
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Well I'm reading: Jane's Battleships of the 20th century and Final Bearing by George Wallace and Don Keith __________________

05-17-07, 01:04 PM	#182
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	atm i'm reading "Night of the Hawk" by Dale Brown. Read the prologue here: http://www.megafortress.com/books/book05p.htm __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

05-22-07, 03:24 PM	#185
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Currently reading "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller. Bloody hilarious:rotfl: __________________

05-23-07, 03:49 AM	#186
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Over 1/3 into "At War at Sea: Sailors and naval combat in the twentieth century" by Ronald H. Spector. Fascinating reading. A must have for enthutiast in naval history in 20th century. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

05-25-07, 06:34 PM	#188
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	The First World War by Hew Strachan. Frankly, it's not that good. I'm 1/4 of the way through and about to put it aside. I'm also reading Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, but that's pretty much catch as catch can. (I had read it before in school.) But I finished Castles of Steel by Robert Massie last week and liked it a lot. In this history Churchill comes across as a blundering fool, I now understand and appreciate Jellicoe more than I used to, and I learned Beatty was pretty much a pssy-whipped prima donna. Good writing with a strong narrative. I highly recommend Castles of Steel.* __________________ "You will take on England wherever you find her ships, and you will break her power at sea." --Iron Coffins, Herbert A. Werner http://kennethmarkhoover.com

05-17-07, 01:18 PM	#183
tedhealy Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA Posts: 772 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Finally finished Thunder Below! Great book, easily beats out Iron Coffins as my favorite sub book. It's a true shame that Admiral Fluckey now has alzheimer's and has little or no recollection of his past heroic deeds and accomplishments. Moving on to read Clear the Bridge next.

05-19-07, 06:55 AM	#184
wireman Sparky Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 155 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Just finished "Hitler's grey wolves: u-boats in the indian ocean" and now starting "Germany's last mission to japan: the failed voyage of U-234".

05-25-07, 09:39 AM	#187
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Currently reading: 'Smoke and Mirrors - Q-ships against the U-boats in the First World War' by Deborah Lake (ISBN 0-7509-4605-9). Not got very far into it yet, as I only bought it yesterday, but it's okay so far, and interesting in that it is written by a woman, sort of unusual for the subject I guess... Chock

05-25-07, 10:19 PM	#189
perisher Frogman Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: England Posts: 300 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	A Brief History of Mutiny by Richard Woodman. Well written history of major mutinies from the 16th Century to the present day, mostly British, but also US and other navies. Takes time to put the Bounty mutiny into its proper historical perspective. I also recently read the same author's The Real Cruel Sea, an in depth history of the Battle of the Atlantic from the point of view of the merchant seaman. Excellent. __________________ "Pitt was the greatest fool who ever lived to encourage a mode of war which they who commanded the seas did not want, and which, if successful, would deprive them of it." Earl St.Vincent (allegedly)

05-26-07, 11:18 PM	#190
Radtgaeb Frogman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Muncie, IN Posts: 300 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	"Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes, "Pilgrem's Progress", "Holiness"-J.C. Ryle, and "A Gentleman Thief"-Leblanc. I like to go through several books at a time. __________________

05-29-07, 04:40 PM	#191
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Red Phonex by Larry Bond. I picked it up for only 50 cents! __________________

05-29-07, 05:00 PM	#192
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Right now I'm reading this great thread. I've read some of the books posted but I've gotten a great shopping list from all of you. Thank You All __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

05-29-07, 09:48 PM	#194
Switch Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Hi Folks... Currently finishing up reading Pride Runs Deep by R. Cameron Cooke published by Jove in 1995 (ISBN 0-515-13833-9). This was Mr. Cooke's first historical fiction novel set in WWII Pacific where a seasoned veteran sub skipper must whip a hard luck crew into fighting trim. A great read I recommend... On deck is The Bravest Man by William Tuohy published by Ballintine/Presido Press (ISBN 0-89141-889-X). The story of Richard O'Kane and USS Tang. Should be a great read too... And thanks for the many tips regarding titles to look out for, got quite a list now Switch

05-30-07, 01:08 AM	#195
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Civilization and Its Enemies: The Next Stage of History, by Lee Harris. __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974