Just finished this. Humorous summary of every James Bond film. Some are very funny like the one for “Thunderball” but some are little more than “Me Too” criticism of Bonds sex life. The biggest problem for me is the author references British TV shows and personalities I’m not familiar with. Recommended for British readers and Bond fanatics.
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I’ve being aware of this story after reading about it in a magazine years ago and the occasional mention now and again. So I was chuffed to see this book in a second hand book stall. This book tells the story in detail, but I’ve only just started and I’m finding it hard to put down. I’m excited to have found it and look forward to finishing.
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After finishing the book about Pegasus Bridge, I started the next book by Ambrose:
If I can trust the page numbering of my e-reader it is more than 1500 pages!!!
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Georges Duby William Marshall: The Flower of Chivalry,
Damon.
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Just finishing up this great read! For all who have done long deployments, imagine being stuck onboard a wooden ship for anywhere from 2 to 10 years with only possible times ashore on details! No wonder they couldn’t walk steady on dry land! Wayne
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Just starting The Wages of Destruction; The Making and the Breaking of the Nazi Economy, by Adam Tooze. A different take and very interesting.
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I am looking for more insights inThe Conqueror, as I plan building 2 Versions.
Is anyone having the book
Conqueror by Rob Griffin
And could tell me if its worth to read. And includes good pictures?
Thank you
Rabbits
True story about a 7 year old girls struggle for survival during the Battle of Okinawa. She was separated from her family and her courage and wits were all she had. She wrote the book after she became an adult when the photo of her was published. No one knew who the girl was and she wanted to set the story straight.
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Just finished this. Amazing story of an old school cavalry trooper that refused to surrender when the Japanese conquered the Philippines. He spent 3 years organizing and fighting with Philippine guerillas until McArthur returned. Well written and compelling. It’s got me interested in learning more about the Philippines campaign.
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I’m reading “The three ages of water” by Peter Gleick. Not related to modeling at all, but somewhat related to war, although with much more of a focus on environmental matters (which is what I do for a living!).
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Juat finished this. Fascinating story of “The Tiger of Malaya”. Revels the politics and jealousies that crippled the Japanese command structure. Nicely dovetailed with the book I just finished about guerilla warfare in the Philippines. Yamashita was the last commander of the Japanese forces in the Philippines. Highly recomended.
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Found a copy of
Vulcan 607 from Rowland White
Rabbits
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This is a tale of two books. Richard O’Kane was a submarine officer in the Navy in WW2. In the first book he is the executive officer on the USS Wahoo. He has a Captain that shows no initiative. A strictly follow only what was taught in school kind of guy. This went on for several patrols. “Mush Morton” was a PCO for the last voyage. Mush became the CO of the boat for the next patrol. At the end of the patrol, Richard got orders for his own sub. The second book picks up as he walks away from the Wahoo, down the pier to his own boat, the Tang. The second book is his adventures in Tang. This is an amazing set of books. This could easily be the definitive read for WW2 subs.
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Finished this. Very well written memoir of a PBM pilot. His tales of training and married life during war were very interesting. He didn’t see much combat, but it is still compelling. Makes you want to build a Mariner kit.
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Finished last night. Revolutions are a mess.
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Started today:
The Beast That Shouted Love At The Heart Of The World - fiction
Fifteen stories - Harlan Ellison
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Finished this. Pretty disappointing. Very little detail about what he and his comrades flew or his training. Only about half the book is about the war and the other half is about his evangelical life. The most interesting thing I got from the book was how devastating the loss of Admiral Yamamoto was to the whole war effort. In terms of morale and leadership they never got over it. It also details how even after the atomic bombs most of the military, including Fuchida, wanted to continue the war.
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