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Jimbuna · 07-06-16, 08:15 AM

Battle Atlas of the Falklands War 1982 by Land, Sea and Air

Subnuts · 07-10-16, 10:25 AM

Just finished reading Haynes' newest "workshop manual" on the HMS Dreadnought, and it's terribly mediocre. They've done some pretty darn good naval titles in the past, but this one is too superficial to be a useful reference. Lots of excellent illustrations, and some interesting period documents, but they've tried to cram way too much into 156 pages. The sections on fire control, armor protection, and ship design and especially disappointing. It's better than their U-boat manual from 2014, but that's not saying a whole lot.

NathanBrittles · 08-11-16, 07:51 PM

Thats an easy one.

''Business In Great Waters: The U-Boat Wars 1916-1945''. John Terraine, Pen & Sword Books, South Yorkshire, UK , 1989.

As a bit of a plug for Pen & Sword, I discovered some years ago that this was a rather decent literary clearinghouse for no end of military history from The RAF in North Africa, to the Somme, Midway and Trafalgar, and even accepts submissions from writers in this genre.

Subnuts · 08-21-16, 06:53 PM

Should be getting my copy of this bad boy tomorrow:

Nukesub · 10-04-16, 05:23 PM

Just started reading "The Trident Deception" by Rick Campbell as part of FPSChazlys book club

And I just got to Chapter 12 in "Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines" by Norman Polmar K.J. Moore. Great read!

Sailor Steve · 10-05-16, 08:53 PM

The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone.

Three plays by Sophocles, translated into English by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald, published in 1948.

Tycho · 10-06-16, 04:14 PM

Finished "The Star Rover" by Jack London
Started "The Agony and the Ecstasy" by Irving Stone

Subnuts · 10-16-16, 08:10 PM

Not reading any books cover to cover right now, but I've been spending some times with some excellent reference books I've purchased lately. Namely, Eberhard Rossler's The U-Boat: The Evolution and Technical History of German Submarines, John Campbell's Naval Weapons of World War Two, and Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. Naval reference books from the 70s and 80s are the best. They're all jammed with detailed diagrams, specifications, and statistics, obscure historical details, rare photographs, and details of prototypes and paper designs. The sheer number of Type XXI offshoots and unbuilt close-cycle designs covered in The U-Boat, for example, is pretty mindblowing.

I'm not saying that good naval reference books aren't published any more (Seaforth has been getting on my good side these last couple years), but you can totally get lost in the classics.

Sailor Steve · 10-26-16, 05:32 PM

The Tin Cravat, by Jack D. Hunter - the third and last book in the Bruno Stachel trilogy.

Aktungbby · 10-26-16, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone.

Three plays by Sophocles, translated into English by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald, published in 1948.

Jeeze! All that'd give me a complex.

Jimbuna · 10-27-16, 07:14 AM

Well, seeing as how Jimmy Five Bellies is a neighbour of mine, I thought it time to find out just how many of his stories are true.

Sailor Steve · 11-01-16, 09:31 PM

Knight of Germany: Oswald Boelcke, German Ace.

The letters of Oswald Boelcke to his parents, from 1911 to 1916, compiled, edited, and with commentary by Professor Johannes Werner, English translation by Claude W. Sykes, 2009 edition

ValoWay · 11-16-16, 07:21 PM

'Lost Victories - Erich von Manstein'

Info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verlorene_Siege

pdf:
http://server2.docfoc.com/uploads/Z2...ec43c4727d.pdf

'Infanterie Greift An - Erwin Rommel'

info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infanterie_Greift_An

pdf:
http://www.thechristianidentityforum...ds/Attacks.pdf

Dowly · 11-27-16, 03:01 AM

Been reading the The Cambridge Ancient History Vol. 7.2 (The Rise of Rome to 220 B.C.)

It covers a good number of subjects by various writers; Political, religious, administrative etc.

Subnuts · 12-01-16, 08:01 AM

Been taking a bit of a break from naval history lately. Almost finished with "In The Company of Crows and Ravens" by John Marzluff, and I've just started on Haynes' RAF V-Force "Operations Manual." I should be getting my copy of Norman Friedman's newest table-shaker "Fighters Over the Fleet" today.

Did I mention I read a lot?

07-06-16, 08:15 AM	#1666
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,897 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Battle Atlas of the Falklands War 1982 by Land, Sea and Air __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-10-16, 10:25 AM	#1667
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Just finished reading Haynes' newest "workshop manual" on the HMS Dreadnought, and it's terribly mediocre. They've done some pretty darn good naval titles in the past, but this one is too superficial to be a useful reference. Lots of excellent illustrations, and some interesting period documents, but they've tried to cram way too much into 156 pages. The sections on fire control, armor protection, and ship design and especially disappointing. It's better than their U-boat manual from 2014, but that's not saying a whole lot. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

08-21-16, 06:53 PM	#1669
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Should be getting my copy of this bad boy tomorrow: __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

10-05-16, 08:53 PM	#1671
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone. Three plays by Sophocles, translated into English by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald, published in 1948. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-06-16, 04:14 PM	#1672
Tycho Sonar Guy Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sofia, Bg Posts: 384 Downloads: 264 Uploads: 1	Finished "The Star Rover" by Jack London Started "The Agony and the Ecstasy" by Irving Stone __________________ If you ride like lightning, you're gonna crash like thunder.

08-11-16, 07:51 PM	#1668
NathanBrittles Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Kyle, Texas Posts: 13 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Thats an easy one. ''Business In Great Waters: The U-Boat Wars 1916-1945''. John Terraine, Pen & Sword Books, South Yorkshire, UK , 1989. As a bit of a plug for Pen & Sword, I discovered some years ago that this was a rather decent literary clearinghouse for no end of military history from The RAF in North Africa, to the Somme, Midway and Trafalgar, and even accepts submissions from writers in this genre.

10-04-16, 05:23 PM	#1670
Nukesub Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 116 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Just started reading "The Trident Deception" by Rick Campbell as part of FPSChazlys book club And I just got to Chapter 12 in "Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines" by Norman Polmar K.J. Moore. Great read!

10-16-16, 08:10 PM	#1673
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Not reading any books cover to cover right now, but I've been spending some times with some excellent reference books I've purchased lately. Namely, Eberhard Rossler's The U-Boat: The Evolution and Technical History of German Submarines, John Campbell's Naval Weapons of World War Two, and Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. Naval reference books from the 70s and 80s are the best. They're all jammed with detailed diagrams, specifications, and statistics, obscure historical details, rare photographs, and details of prototypes and paper designs. The sheer number of Type XXI offshoots and unbuilt close-cycle designs covered in The U-Boat, for example, is pretty mindblowing. I'm not saying that good naval reference books aren't published any more (Seaforth has been getting on my good side these last couple years), but you can totally get lost in the classics. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

10-26-16, 05:32 PM	#1674
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The Tin Cravat, by Jack D. Hunter - the third and last book in the Bruno Stachel trilogy. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-27-16, 07:14 AM	#1676
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,897 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Well, seeing as how Jimmy Five Bellies is a neighbour of mine, I thought it time to find out just how many of his stories are true. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-01-16, 09:31 PM	#1677
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Knight of Germany: Oswald Boelcke, German Ace. The letters of Oswald Boelcke to his parents, from 1911 to 1916, compiled, edited, and with commentary by Professor Johannes Werner, English translation by Claude W. Sykes, 2009 edition __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-16-16, 07:21 PM	#1678
ValoWay Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: TubeONE Posts: 250 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	'Lost Victories - Erich von Manstein' Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verlorene_Siege pdf: http://server2.docfoc.com/uploads/Z2...ec43c4727d.pdf 'Infanterie Greift An - Erwin Rommel' info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infanterie_Greift_An pdf: http://www.thechristianidentityforum...ds/Attacks.pdf Last edited by ValoWay; 12-03-16 at 11:52 PM.

11-27-16, 03:01 AM	#1679
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Been reading the The Cambridge Ancient History Vol. 7.2 (The Rise of Rome to 220 B.C.) It covers a good number of subjects by various writers; Political, religious, administrative etc.

12-01-16, 08:01 AM	#1680
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Been taking a bit of a break from naval history lately. Almost finished with "In The Company of Crows and Ravens" by John Marzluff, and I've just started on Haynes' RAF V-Force "Operations Manual." I should be getting my copy of Norman Friedman's newest table-shaker "Fighters Over the Fleet" today. Did I mention I read a lot? __________________ My Amazon.com reviews