What are you reading right now? - Page 33

Sailor Steve · 05-23-09, 12:58 PM

Have just started a new (well, new to me anyway) biography of one of the semi-forgotten American founding fathers: John Marshall: Definer of a Nation, by Jean Edward Smith. Marshall was the fourth Supreme Court Chief Justice, and the man who made the court what it is today. So far it's excellent.

SandyCaesar · 05-23-09, 04:19 PM

Finishing up Harry Paget Flashman books by George MacDonald Fraser. They are amazing and laugh-out-loud funny. Kinda like Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

talesofvalor · 05-24-09, 09:08 AM

I'm reading right now:
"Der Erste Weltkrieg" von Brigitte Hamann.

Translation: "The first world war", by Brigitte Hamann.

Torplexed · 05-24-09, 11:10 AM

Currently finishing up Retribution by Max Hastings. A book about the last year of the Pacific War. A companion piece to Armageddon, his book about the last year of the war in Europe. Hastings tends to be harshly critical of a lot of the Allied leadership and policy makers (especially MacArthur). However, he reserves most of his anger for Japan, especially its leaders, from Hirohito down to individual officers, accusing most of them of combining casual cruelty with moral cowardice. The book also covers a lot of usually neglected territory like the Japanese 1944 Ichigo offensive in China, the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, the British re-taking of Burma.

FlyingTiger · 05-31-09, 05:21 PM

Take her deep- submarine story about skipper Pete Galantin and SS- Halibut. This is one good story !

Platapus · 05-31-09, 08:53 PM

Reading "Slide rules and submarines: American Scientists and Subsurface warfare in World War II"

About half way through it and not all that impressed. If you just have to have every book written about submarine and anti-submarine warfare in WWII I guess you need this book.
Other wise, give it a pass.

06-06-09, 06:30 PM

The Road by Cormac McCarthy, also being made into a movie. Just finished it, it was ok. First fictive book I've read in a long while.

I'm interested in post-apocalyptic stuff, and also survivalism as genres.

PeriscopeDepth · 06-07-09, 02:50 AM

After finishing Digital Apollo, The Journals of Lewis and Clark. Guess I'm in an exploration mood.

Interesting stuff....

PD

Dowly · 06-07-09, 07:04 AM

Battle of Raate road - The legend of the Winter War

http://www.ajatuskirjat.fi/english/english_1530.asp

Subnuts · 06-22-09, 07:17 PM

U-Boat War Patrol, War In The Boats, The First Team, and Buchheim's U-Boat War. Occasionally all on the same day.

I'm a busy boy.

Kazuaki Shimazaki II · 06-23-09, 07:08 AM

Currently reading Antonov's Heavy Transports.

As an aside, I accidentally punched an order for TWO of this book from Amazon. I am now committed to returning one and receiving arefund, but frankly, after seeing the mail cost back to America, the cut that Amazon decides to take as its own shipping fee, and the low value of the book (only around USD26), I'm already thinking whether trying to SELL it as a new book and making some other person pay for my shipping is the smarter move.

Oh well... maybe I should try surface mail...

joeljansson · 06-26-09, 02:58 PM

just read out "hunt for the red oktober" i was starting simply. dont know what to read now any tips? And dont think "naah its maybe too long" i read much and fast and realy small text and books my school mates never know about

im not like any other kid

i dont look at MTV i look at viasat history abd such so any tips on books

Kapt Z · 07-11-09, 10:03 PM

"Democracy Matters", by Cornel West

Provocative, but interesting reading whether you agree with his conclusions or not.

Sledgehammer427 · 07-24-09, 05:18 AM

I'm rereading The Ice Diaries By William R. Anderson.
It's about the Nautilus's attempt at crossing under the north pole.
awesome book, so awesome, I'm reading it twice within 3 days!

Melonfish · 07-24-09, 06:11 AM

I'm currently 700 pages through Executive Orders by tom clancy, after reading sum of all fears then debt of honour.
after this i'll be reading SSN which is his little stand alone sub one.

then i might read another Sharpe story

05-23-09, 12:58 PM	#481
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Have just started a new (well, new to me anyway) biography of one of the semi-forgotten American founding fathers: John Marshall: Definer of a Nation, by Jean Edward Smith. Marshall was the fourth Supreme Court Chief Justice, and the man who made the court what it is today. So far it's excellent. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-23-09, 04:19 PM	#482
SandyCaesar Chief Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: HMS Thanatus Posts: 325 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Finishing up Harry Paget Flashman books by George MacDonald Fraser. They are amazing and laugh-out-loud funny. Kinda like Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. __________________ Vanvikan, Feb. 2009: ordinary human, KIA, night 4 HMS Thanatus, May 2009: ??? human, KIA, night 7

05-24-09, 09:08 AM	#483
talesofvalor Sailor man Join Date: May 2009 Location: Austria Posts: 47 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I'm reading right now: "Der Erste Weltkrieg" von Brigitte Hamann. Translation: "The first world war", by Brigitte Hamann. __________________ I stole this from Laufen zum Ziel, who stole it from Neal, who stole it from Golden Rivet, who stole it from Lance, who stole this from Task Force. Last edited by talesofvalor; 05-24-09 at 09:27 AM.

05-24-09, 11:10 AM	#484
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Currently finishing up Retribution by Max Hastings. A book about the last year of the Pacific War. A companion piece to Armageddon, his book about the last year of the war in Europe. Hastings tends to be harshly critical of a lot of the Allied leadership and policy makers (especially MacArthur). However, he reserves most of his anger for Japan, especially its leaders, from Hirohito down to individual officers, accusing most of them of combining casual cruelty with moral cowardice. The book also covers a lot of usually neglected territory like the Japanese 1944 Ichigo offensive in China, the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, the British re-taking of Burma. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

05-31-09, 05:21 PM	#485
FlyingTiger Watch Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 24 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	Take her deep- submarine story about skipper Pete Galantin and SS- Halibut. This is one good story ! __________________

05-31-09, 08:53 PM	#486
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,413 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Reading "Slide rules and submarines: American Scientists and Subsurface warfare in World War II" About half way through it and not all that impressed. If you just have to have every book written about submarine and anti-submarine warfare in WWII I guess you need this book. Other wise, give it a pass. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-06-09, 06:30 PM	#487
OneToughHerring Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	The Road by Cormac McCarthy, also being made into a movie. Just finished it, it was ok. First fictive book I've read in a long while. I'm interested in post-apocalyptic stuff, and also survivalism as genres.

06-07-09, 02:50 AM	#488
PeriscopeDepth Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,894 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	After finishing Digital Apollo, The Journals of Lewis and Clark. Guess I'm in an exploration mood. Interesting stuff.... PD

06-07-09, 07:04 AM	#489
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,056 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Battle of Raate road - The legend of the Winter War http://www.ajatuskirjat.fi/english/english_1530.asp

06-22-09, 07:17 PM	#490
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	U-Boat War Patrol, War In The Boats, The First Team, and Buchheim's U-Boat War. Occasionally all on the same day. I'm a busy boy. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

06-23-09, 07:08 AM	#491
Kazuaki Shimazaki II Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Currently reading Antonov's Heavy Transports. As an aside, I accidentally punched an order for TWO of this book from Amazon. I am now committed to returning one and receiving arefund, but frankly, after seeing the mail cost back to America, the cut that Amazon decides to take as its own shipping fee, and the low value of the book (only around USD26), I'm already thinking whether trying to SELL it as a new book and making some other person pay for my shipping is the smarter move. Oh well... maybe I should try surface mail...

06-26-09, 02:58 PM	#492
joeljansson Sparky Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: in front of the screen in sweden Posts: 158 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	just read out "hunt for the red oktober" i was starting simply. dont know what to read now any tips? And dont think "naah its maybe too long" i read much and fast and realy small text and books my school mates never know about im not like any other kid i dont look at MTV i look at viasat history abd such so any tips on books __________________

07-11-09, 10:03 PM	#493
Kapt Z Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ...somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. Posts: 911 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	"Democracy Matters", by Cornel West Provocative, but interesting reading whether you agree with his conclusions or not.

07-24-09, 05:18 AM	#494
Sledgehammer427 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	I'm rereading The Ice Diaries By William R. Anderson. It's about the Nautilus's attempt at crossing under the north pole. awesome book, so awesome, I'm reading it twice within 3 days! __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

07-24-09, 06:11 AM	#495
Melonfish XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Warrington, UK Posts: 417 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	I'm currently 700 pages through Executive Orders by tom clancy, after reading sum of all fears then debt of honour. after this i'll be reading SSN which is his little stand alone sub one. then i might read another Sharpe story

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