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Finished, Me & Mr. Cigar by Gibby Haynes - YA fiction
Reads like a fast paced car chase in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas meets the X-Files while watching Blue Velvet .
Now starting, Neil Young Special Deluxe A Memoir Of Life & Cars - nonfiction
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Recently finished up Crossfire Trail by Louis L’Amour.
I’ve never really read this genre before, so I figured I’d “branch out”. I’m guessing that it’s a pretty stereotypical 1950’s Western novel. Not bad, but kind of predictable.
Now I want to read Days of Fury: Ghost Troop and the Battle of 73 Easting by Mike Guardia, if I can ever find it.
Jim
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Hello All I have just bought this to reread again
and have added this one to follow up with
Have always had an Interest in the French Indochina era
TinyDog01
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So many good books, so little time left.
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Just finished this. Big “Gunsmoke” fan but this was disappointing. Typical ghost written Hollywood biography (every one is great, the show was wonderful).Two things stand out. Arness was an avid surfer! Once he was a star he bought a home in Hawaii just for surfing. The other was that he was a pilot and owned several planes including a DH Beaver that he flew to remote places in Mexico for, you guessed it, surfing.
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Most probably know this, his brother was Pete Graves of Misson Impossible.
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Invasion of Lebanon 1982 by Samer Kassis. 500 pictures of vehicles and weapons mostly never seen before (by me, anyway). The book covers not just the IDF but also the PLO, Syrian Army and other factions of the conflict.
So meticulous was Mr. Kassis that on more than a couple of occasions the same vehicle is portrayed in multiple pictures from more than one source. My absolute favourite is an early M60 slick based Magach6B with M9 dozer blade, but there are a lot of other unusual subjects, like PLO T34/85, IDF halftracks, Toyotas, Unimogs 406s, GAZ66s…Processing: 17540505663876065689892038867921.jpg…
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Re-reading Team Yankee by Harold Coyle:
I read it back in 1989 or so, and this book & the Scott Dixon Novels were probably a major influence on me joining the US Army for OCS. In retrospect, probably one of the biggest mistakes of my life. Oh well, live & learn. I do enjoy Harold Coyle’s books, and I have probably read all of them.
Jim
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I am currently reading about a reconnaissance panzer guy that started in Africa and then went to the western front in the Panzer Lehr division. He saw what happened at the village of Villers Brocade, Talks of watching the bombing mission that almost wiped the division out, escaping the Falise pocket, Scouting the Ardennes offensive spearhead. and more. He mostly crewed 250/9 and 250/3 halftracks. He went from a radioman to patrol leader. For a kindred experience he describes working with a lieutenant that had no experience in scouting and the PIA that usually ensued.
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Actually re reading this - 2nd time for me .
Our complacency during this time is disturbing.
Much of the activity described in this excellent book took place within eyesight of my home at the Jersey
Shore .
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I have this book also,a great read that I have re read over the years.I will be visiting the shore,LBI next week !!!
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Did the Germans call it “Operation Drumbeat” or is the title a translation?
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The Germans called it “Paukenschlag “ which translates to “ Drumbeat “
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Found this one in the used books for sale section of my local branch library. Currently in the queue. Will read later.
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This just came out and was on sale at the IPMS Nationals. On a quick skim, lots of photos and information I don’t recall seeing/knowing before.
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Pacific Theater armor is interesting. Allied and Japanese.
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Between Mark’s research paper on OD Green and USMC Green and that book. Lots of new options are available to modelers interested in more than just a monochrome OD green tank. Nothing wrong with a single color as there was a bunch of them but if you want to branch out, lots of good options.
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