What are you reading right now? - Page 64

Egan · 06-02-12, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 0rpheus

I've been looking out for that one but it seems harder to get hold of, at least at a reasonable price. Will keep checking though

I got a first edition of it via Amazon Marketplace for about £15 not long after new year, so there are good copies out there!

I can't seem to settle on any book for more than a few hours just now. I think all the long, sunny evenings are having a detrimental effect.....I have Melvin's biography of Manstein sitting here on the desk beside me. I might give that a bash. Also have a biography of Drusus the Elder that I just can't seem to get around to reading.

Subnuts · 06-04-12, 07:35 PM

I finished reading Moby Dick all the way through. God knows how I managed that without any alcohol.

Catalin · 06-06-12, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Subnuts

I finished reading Moby Dick all the way through. God knows how I managed that without any alcohol.

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Subnuts · 06-06-12, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Catalin

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Uhhh...welcome to Subsim?

Halgarre · 06-06-12, 10:53 AM

I just finished The Sea Witch by Stephen Coonts.

STEED · 06-06-12, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Subnuts

I finished reading Moby Dick all the way through. God knows how I managed that without any alcohol.

I tried years ago to read that one and gave up.

Well done to you now get yourself a nice frosty beer.

Sailor Steve · 06-14-12, 11:28 AM

My brand-new copy of Norman Friedman's British Destroyers: From The Earliest Days to the Second World War just arrived. A great companion to David Lyons' The First Destroyers, this book gives a detailed account of the development of the destroyers of all nations starting in 1885, and stops just before the onset of World War 2. It has production details and statistics for every British destroyer class, including the ones that were seized while being built for foreign nations, and the larger destroyer leaders and cruisers built to lead destroyers. Full details on armor and armament, every weight and speed detail imaginable.

I only have two complaints so far:
1. He doesn't give hull-plate thicknesses (Lyons had a couple of these).
2. He doesn't give tactical diameters, at least not in the charts. They may be included in the text and I just haven't found them yet. Many are available through other sources, but I was hoping for all of them in one place.

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Originally Posted by STEED

I tried years ago to read that one and gave up.

What a wuss. I read it when I was ten.

STEED · 06-16-12, 06:38 AM

My order arrived yesterday from the Osprey Campaign Series: Demyansk 1942-43 The Frozen Fortress. The Luftwaffe got it right here because they could supple the pocket unlike the bigger one at Stalingrad.

Don't buy many of these books but this one caught my eye.

TLAM Strike · 06-20-12, 09:03 PM

Well I just opened the 1st book I've read for fun in a long while...

I'm reading Redshirts by John Scalzi.

Possably the only book I know of with its own ...

Egan · 06-22-12, 02:42 PM

Reading The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway by John B. Lundstrom. Got it at Christmas but haven't mad much of a chance to delve into it before now. Very good it is too.

Sailor Steve · 07-10-12, 12:30 PM

I just picked up a copy of Norman Friedman's Naval Weapons of World War One. It's a great companion piece to John Campbell's Naval Weapons of World War Two. Campbell was collecting data for the new volume when he died. His sister kindly handed over all his notes to Friedman, who then did a lot of his own research.

The book is laid out differently from Campbell's. The WW2 book is organized by Nation, then subdivided by type of weapon: Guns, Torpedoes, ASW. Friedman's book is divided by weapon type, then subdivided by nation: British Guns, American Guns, German Guns etc. That said, it is every bit as good as Campbell's work, if a bit smaller.

Friedman also has lengthy chapters on weapons development in general, plus individual articles for each country's work in the field. It's a gem, and I'm glad to have a new reference work for my naval game.

Jimbuna · 07-10-12, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I just picked up a copy of Norman Friedman's Naval Weapons of World War One. It's a great companion piece to John Campbell's Naval Weapons of World War Two. Campbell was collecting data for the new volume when he died. His sister kindly handed over all his notes to Friedman, who then did a lot of his own research.

The book is laid out differently from Campbell's. The WW2 book is organized by Nation, then subdivided by type of weapon: Guns, Torpedoes, ASW. Friedman's book is divided by weapon type, then subdivided by nation: British Guns, American Guns, German Guns etc. That said, it is every bit as good as Campbell's work, if a bit smaller.

Friedman also has lengthy chapters on weapons development in general, plus individual articles for each country's work in the field. It's a gem, and I'm glad to have a new reference work for my naval game.

One of the definitive pieces of facts

Sepp von Ch. · 07-20-12, 08:51 AM

U-Boats against Canada by M. Hadley. Very good book.

kranz · 07-20-12, 11:37 AM

V.Suvorov -Defeat. A great analysis - as always.

Red October1984 · 07-25-12, 05:53 PM

I am farther along in my Clancy book adventure than last time i posted.

I believe that last time i posted, i was reading The Sum Of All Fears.

That was over a year ago. I am now reading The Teeth of The Tiger. In about 60 pages, I will be reading Dead Or Alive.

06-04-12, 07:35 PM	#947
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I finished reading Moby Dick all the way through. God knows how I managed that without any alcohol. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

06-16-12, 06:38 AM	#953
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	My order arrived yesterday from the Osprey Campaign Series: Demyansk 1942-43 The Frozen Fortress. The Luftwaffe got it right here because they could supple the pocket unlike the bigger one at Stalingrad. Don't buy many of these books but this one caught my eye. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

06-20-12, 09:03 PM	#954
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Well I just opened the 1st book I've read for fun in a long while... I'm reading Redshirts by John Scalzi. Possably the only book I know of with its own ... __________________

07-10-12, 12:30 PM	#956
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I just picked up a copy of Norman Friedman's Naval Weapons of World War One. It's a great companion piece to John Campbell's Naval Weapons of World War Two. Campbell was collecting data for the new volume when he died. His sister kindly handed over all his notes to Friedman, who then did a lot of his own research. The book is laid out differently from Campbell's. The WW2 book is organized by Nation, then subdivided by type of weapon: Guns, Torpedoes, ASW. Friedman's book is divided by weapon type, then subdivided by nation: British Guns, American Guns, German Guns etc. That said, it is every bit as good as Campbell's work, if a bit smaller. Friedman also has lengthy chapters on weapons development in general, plus individual articles for each country's work in the field. It's a gem, and I'm glad to have a new reference work for my naval game. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-20-12, 08:51 AM	#958
Sepp von Ch. Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: In my U-552 and Tiger Posts: 1,732 Downloads: 788 Uploads: 0	U-Boats against Canada by M. Hadley. Very good book. __________________ *U-552* *Tiger* *IDF*

06-06-12, 10:53 AM	#950
Halgarre Shore leave Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Tennessee, below the thermocline Posts: 70 Downloads: 83 Uploads: 0	I just finished The Sea Witch by Stephen Coonts.

06-22-12, 02:42 PM	#955
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,019 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Reading The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway by John B. Lundstrom. Got it at Christmas but haven't mad much of a chance to delve into it before now. Very good it is too.

07-20-12, 11:37 AM	#959
kranz The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 1,430 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	V.Suvorov -Defeat. A great analysis - as always.

07-25-12, 05:53 PM	#960
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,241 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	I am farther along in my Clancy book adventure than last time i posted. I believe that last time i posted, i was reading The Sum Of All Fears. That was over a year ago. I am now reading The Teeth of The Tiger. In about 60 pages, I will be reading Dead Or Alive. __________________