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Red October1984 · 02-13-14, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Terragon

Red Storm Rising, Tom Clancy

A hypothetical situation in where the Soviet Union utilized mechanized infantry to invade Western Europe, told from several different viewpoints. I've read it several times, still enjoy reading it after all these years.

I love that book. I'm glad they haven't ruined it with a movie adaptation yet.

*knocks on wood*

I am around 3/4 of the way through Helmet For My Pillow by Robert Leckie. I recommend it...but I still think With The Old Breed/China Marine is better.

mapuc · 02-13-14, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

I love that book. I'm glad they haven't ruined it with a movie adaptation yet.

*knocks on wood*

I am around 3/4 of the way through Helmet For My Pillow by Robert Leckie. I recommend it...but I still think With The Old Breed/China Marine is better.

I also have read this book a few times, but I however, are wishing they would make a good movie based on the book.

Markus

Terragon · 02-13-14, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mapuc

I also have read this book a few times, but I however, are wishing they would make a good movie based on the book.

Markus

They haven't made a good Tom Clancy movie yet. Sum Of All Fears was not good, Hunt For Red October was close to being good. Clear And Present Danger was OK, Patriot Games was OK.

There is WAY too much material in Red Storm to properly fit into one movie, in my opinion.

Red October1984 · 02-14-14, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Terragon

They haven't made a good Tom Clancy movie yet. Sum Of All Fears was not good, Hunt For Red October was close to being good. Clear And Present Danger was OK, Patriot Games was OK.

There is WAY too much material in Red Storm to properly fit into one movie, in my opinion.

Precisely. They have yet to prove to me they can make a good Tom Clancy movie.

This new Jack Ryan abomination....i'm boycotting it.

STEED · 02-14-14, 10:36 AM

Now reading...

The Soviet General Staff at War 1941-45

By S. M. Shtemenko

Jimbuna · 02-18-14, 06:17 AM

fred8615 · 02-18-14, 12:18 PM

Black May: The Epic Story of the Allies' Defeat of the German U-boats in May 1943, by Michael Gannon. Ebook.

Sepp von Ch. · 02-18-14, 03:31 PM

Subnuts · 02-19-14, 08:49 PM

About three-fifths of the way through this one right now:

Rather fascinating book, but it kind of appeals to a small audience, so if 20th century shipbuilding interests you, you might want to buy a copy now before it sells for $300 on the black...err, used book market. It's worth the price just for the detailed layout maps of shipyards and armaments factories, and rare photographs of ships and equipment being built.

Jimbuna · 02-20-14, 06:24 AM

STEED · 02-20-14, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Not bad that one jim, got that one myself along with a few others from the fortress series.

Jimbuna · 02-20-14, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

Not bad that one jim, got that one myself along with a few others from the fortress series.

Yeah, I love those Osprey books...not super detailed but sufficient to maintain interest whilst also being informative.

kranz · 02-21-14, 02:56 PM

Operation Valkyria by Kniebe and
Berlin...by Moorhouse.

Planning to buy Beevor's D-Day

Subnuts · 02-22-14, 09:22 PM

Just finished The Battleship Builders. Really interesting book, really well put together. I was a bit nervous about getting another Seaforth book right after British Cruisers of the Victorian Era, but this one was a more coherent work as a whole.

Was really happy to see a picture of Inflexible in drydock showing her stern torpedo tube on page 268. I've seen plenty of shots of battleship broadside torpedo tubes, but this was the first time I've seen a stern tube. Although I'm still not sure why the ships had stern tubes in the first place...

Subnuts · 02-26-14, 09:37 PM

I'm about halfway through the new revised edition of R.A Burt's British Battleships 1889-1904. A nice reference book with lots of obscure facts (steam trial results, weight breakdowns, armor layouts, metacentric heights, and so on) but what really gets me is the superb quality of the photographs. I'm not sure what the 1988 edition was like, but it looks like many of the pictures for the 2013 edition were scanned directly from the original glass negatives. Some are so crystal-clear you can see every detail of the scroll-work on the early pre-dreadnoughts, the wrinkles in the canvas awnings, individual steps on the ladders, every link of the anchor chains...you get the idea. There's a picture of Renown as a royal yacht in 1905 that was so beautiful my jaw practically hit the table. Can't wait to get my copy of British Battleships 1919-1945 tomorrow.

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02-19-14, 08:49 PM	#1434
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	About three-fifths of the way through this one right now: Rather fascinating book, but it kind of appeals to a small audience, so if 20th century shipbuilding interests you, you might want to buy a copy now before it sells for $300 on the black...err, used book market. It's worth the price just for the detailed layout maps of shipyards and armaments factories, and rare photographs of ships and equipment being built. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

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kranz The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 1,430 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Operation Valkyria by Kniebe and Berlin...by Moorhouse. Planning to buy Beevor's D-Day

02-22-14, 09:22 PM	#1439
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Just finished The Battleship Builders. Really interesting book, really well put together. I was a bit nervous about getting another Seaforth book right after British Cruisers of the Victorian Era, but this one was a more coherent work as a whole. Was really happy to see a picture of Inflexible in drydock showing her stern torpedo tube on page 268. I've seen plenty of shots of battleship broadside torpedo tubes, but this was the first time I've seen a stern tube. Although I'm still not sure why the ships had stern tubes in the first place... __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

02-26-14, 09:37 PM	#1440
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I'm about halfway through the new revised edition of R.A Burt's British Battleships 1889-1904. A nice reference book with lots of obscure facts (steam trial results, weight breakdowns, armor layouts, metacentric heights, and so on) but what really gets me is the superb quality of the photographs. I'm not sure what the 1988 edition was like, but it looks like many of the pictures for the 2013 edition were scanned directly from the original glass negatives. Some are so crystal-clear you can see every detail of the scroll-work on the early pre-dreadnoughts, the wrinkles in the canvas awnings, individual steps on the ladders, every link of the anchor chains...you get the idea. There's a picture of Renown as a royal yacht in 1905 that was so beautiful my jaw practically hit the table. Can't wait to get my copy of British Battleships 1919-1945 tomorrow. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews