What are you reading right now? - Page 66

Jimbuna · 08-22-12, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

It's a fair cop, guv!

Sailor Steve · 08-22-12, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by castorp345

'guess what's been occupying my non-subsimming time lately...

Pretty awesome pastime!

Julhelm · 08-22-12, 01:54 PM

Almost finished with Deep Six, next up is To Kill The Potemkin.

Sailor Steve · 08-30-12, 06:20 AM

I'm just finishing volume 1 of Padfield's Tide of Empires and it is quite good. Whole chapters are devoted to Vasco da Gama's campaign of terror in the Indian Ocean and the Portuguese attempts to set up a trading empire by brute force. Of course it wasn't all one-sided; the Muslim merchants had a monopoly and didn't want competition from the west. Padfield's contention is that religion had nothing to do with the naval campaigns of the era. Greed was the sole driving force, and everything else was a cover. He then goes on to show the same thing for the Spanish colonization of the New World, and ultimately the war between England and Spain, with the execution of Mary Stuart being yet another excuse for one nation to try to conquer the other. I'm about to start the finishing chapters on the Anglo-Dutch trade war of the 1600s, and it's obviously going to be more of the same.

That sounds boring, but Padfield gives detailed views of each campaign and the personalities of the major players. It's an easy read, and quite absorbing. It's more than thirty years old and out of print, but still available online for a very low price.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-30-12, 06:34 AM

Stormbird: One of the Luftwaffe's Highest Scoring Me262 Aces by Hermann Buchner.

Just gone through his childhood, and he's just turned up for basic training.

Jimbuna · 08-30-12, 06:48 AM

The Battle Of The Atlantic (The Ryal Canadian Navy's Greatest Campaign 1939-1945) by Dr Roger Sarty

Red October1984 · 08-30-12, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Stormbird: One of the Luftwaffe's Highest Scoring Me262 Aces by Hermann Buchner.

Just gone through his childhood, and he's just turned up for basic training.

Wait. Whoa whoa whoa.

That sounds amazing.

I am looking it up on wikipedia as I type.

mookiemookie · 08-30-12, 10:23 PM

When Genius Failed - The Rise & Fall of Long Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein.

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Drawing on confidential internal memos and interviews with dozens of key players, Lowenstein explains not just how the fund made and lost its money but also how the personalities of Long-Term’s partners, the arrogance of their mathematical certainties, and the culture of Wall Street itself contributed to both their rise and their fall.

Great for financial nerds like me. A nice warning against hubris and the arrogance of Wall Street.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-31-12, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

Wait. Whoa whoa whoa.

That sounds amazing.

I am looking it up on wikipedia as I type.

It is good so far, lots of pictures too, which is good.

A Hidden Soul · 09-01-12, 02:11 PM

I own this book and it's very good. I suggest this one to most of you to read.

Blind Man's Bluff

Sepp von Ch. · 09-01-12, 03:11 PM

Now a new book U 997 - Geleitzugschlachten im Eismeer: Mit Ritterkreuzträger Hans Lehmann auf Feindfahrt vor Murmansk http://www.amazon.de/997-Geleitzugsc...6530110&sr=8-1

and

Kapitänleutnant Max-Martin Teichert: Mit U456 im Nordmeer und Atlantik - http://www.amazon.de/Kapit%C3%A4nleu...6530119&sr=8-1

Really great reading matter about artic war in 1944/45 (U-997) and 1942/43 (U-456).

Herr-Berbunch · 09-01-12, 04:29 PM

Not finished the other book yet, or the myriad on the bookshelves, but I bought a recent translation of All Quiet On The Western Front today.

Red October1984 · 09-02-12, 04:03 PM

My Clancy journey is coming to an end. Im in the middle of Locked On.

After that, I have Red Storm Rising and Against All Enemies to read and i'll be done with all of Clancy's books.

Wonderful author.

seaniam81 · 09-03-12, 12:30 AM

Just finished A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin, Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey. Currently on page 400 of Shadow Warriors by Tom Clancy, and just started Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey. Once Shadow Warriors is done I'll start on A Feast for Crows by Martin.

Yes I read a lot

Jimbuna · 09-03-12, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

My Clancy journey is coming to an end. Im in the middle of Locked On.

After that, I have Red Storm Rising and Against All Enemies to read and i'll be done with all of Clancy's books.

Wonderful author.

Red Storm Rising in particular is an excellent read

08-30-12, 06:20 AM	#979
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I'm just finishing volume 1 of Padfield's Tide of Empires and it is quite good. Whole chapters are devoted to Vasco da Gama's campaign of terror in the Indian Ocean and the Portuguese attempts to set up a trading empire by brute force. Of course it wasn't all one-sided; the Muslim merchants had a monopoly and didn't want competition from the west. Padfield's contention is that religion had nothing to do with the naval campaigns of the era. Greed was the sole driving force, and everything else was a cover. He then goes on to show the same thing for the Spanish colonization of the New World, and ultimately the war between England and Spain, with the execution of Mary Stuart being yet another excuse for one nation to try to conquer the other. I'm about to start the finishing chapters on the Anglo-Dutch trade war of the 1600s, and it's obviously going to be more of the same. That sounds boring, but Padfield gives detailed views of each campaign and the personalities of the major players. It's an easy read, and quite absorbing. It's more than thirty years old and out of print, but still available online for a very low price. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 08-30-12 at 06:58 AM.

08-30-12, 06:34 AM	#980
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Stormbird: One of the Luftwaffe's Highest Scoring Me262 Aces by Hermann Buchner. Just gone through his childhood, and he's just turned up for basic training. __________________

08-30-12, 06:48 AM	#981
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The Battle Of The Atlantic (The Ryal Canadian Navy's Greatest Campaign 1939-1945) by Dr Roger Sarty __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

09-01-12, 03:11 PM	#986
Sepp von Ch. Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: In my U-552 and Tiger Posts: 1,732 Downloads: 788 Uploads: 0	Now a new book U 997 - Geleitzugschlachten im Eismeer: Mit Ritterkreuzträger Hans Lehmann auf Feindfahrt vor Murmansk http://www.amazon.de/997-Geleitzugsc...6530110&sr=8-1 and Kapitänleutnant Max-Martin Teichert: Mit U456 im Nordmeer und Atlantik - http://www.amazon.de/Kapit%C3%A4nleu...6530119&sr=8-1 Really great reading matter about artic war in 1944/45 (U-997) and 1942/43 (U-456). __________________ *U-552* *Tiger* *IDF*

09-01-12, 04:29 PM	#987
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Not finished the other book yet, or the myriad on the bookshelves, but I bought a recent translation of All Quiet On The Western Front today. __________________

08-22-12, 01:54 PM	#978
Julhelm Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Icy North Posts: 690 Downloads: 189 Uploads: 0	Almost finished with Deep Six, next up is To Kill The Potemkin.

09-01-12, 02:11 PM	#985
A Hidden Soul Soundman Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 146 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	I own this book and it's very good. I suggest this one to most of you to read. Blind Man's Bluff

09-02-12, 04:03 PM	#988
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,241 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	My Clancy journey is coming to an end. Im in the middle of Locked On. After that, I have Red Storm Rising and Against All Enemies to read and i'll be done with all of Clancy's books. Wonderful author. __________________

09-03-12, 12:30 AM	#989
seaniam81 Commodore Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 624 Downloads: 87 Uploads: 0	Just finished A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin, Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey. Currently on page 400 of Shadow Warriors by Tom Clancy, and just started Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey. Once Shadow Warriors is done I'll start on A Feast for Crows by Martin. Yes I read a lot __________________ Ultima ratio regum. (The final argument of kings) - Inscription on french cannons, on order of Louis XIV