What are you reading now?

[klr]

The Donald Prothero book is excellent.

Just finished reading The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, got Iran: Empire of the Mind by Michael Axworthy on the go and possibly will go for Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany and the the Winning of the Great War At Sea after that.

Ohhh ... have you read Dreadnought as well by the same author?

I have them both. Tasty!

"You can't have one without the other"

At 800+ pages each, they definitely fall into the "tome" category...

"The bigger the better ...". I have so many door-step sized history books that I just don't know where to start right now ... :RAH:

At 800+ pages each, they definitely fall into the "tome" category...

I read Dreadnought while researching the German Naval Staff demographics and the "good old boy" club that sprang from it. I was neck deep in pre-WWI material at the time, and my prof was a German History specialist so I couldn't fake any of the material. I felt much put upon by that.

Hey, there's nothing wrong with being forced to know your material in depth. It builds character.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I read Dreadnought while researching the German Naval Staff demographics and the "good old boy" club that sprang from it. I was neck deep in pre-WWI material at the time, and my prof was a German History specialist so I couldn't fake any of the material. I felt much put upon by that.

Hey, there's nothing wrong with being forced to know your material in depth. It builds character.

I don't read German, so there was a bit more excitement for me in that.

And hey, guess what? The Germans discriminated against Jews even in uniform.

[Clinton Huxley]

Just been flicking through Castles of Steel - you gotta love this bit:-

"...At 5:59pm....they emerged from a thick bank of mist to behold a terrible sight: the Grand Fleet spread before them upon the northern horizon. Twenty four British dreadnoughts and a host of cruisers and destroyers were 16,000 yards away..."

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Just been flicking through Castles of Steel - you gotta love this bit:-

"...At 5:59pm....they emerged from a thick bank of mist to behold a terrible sight: the Grand Fleet spread before them upon the northern horizon. Twenty four British dreadnoughts and a host of cruisers and destroyers were 16,000 yards away..."

"Und vhere vere ze Zepplins?"

[Clinton Huxley]

Just been flicking through Castles of Steel - you gotta love this bit:-

"...At 5:59pm....they emerged from a thick bank of mist to behold a terrible sight: the Grand Fleet spread before them upon the northern horizon. Twenty four British dreadnoughts and a host of cruisers and destroyers were 16,000 yards away..."

"Und vhere vere ze Zepplins?"

For you, Admiral Zilla, ze vor is ovah!

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Just been flicking through Castles of Steel - you gotta love this bit:-

"...At 5:59pm....they emerged from a thick bank of mist to behold a terrible sight: the Grand Fleet spread before them upon the northern horizon. Twenty four British dreadnoughts and a host of cruisers and destroyers were 16,000 yards away..."

"Und vhere vere ze Zepplins?"

For you, Admiral Zilla, ze vor is ovah!

"We only need to hold them here. The Emperor has some special planned."

[klr]

If you don't know much about the Battle of Coronel or the subsequent Battle of the Falkland Islands, then you're in for some good reading.

Admiral Sturdee: "German ships on the horizon? Then send the men to breakfast ...". Nelson would have approved.

[Clinton Huxley]

If you don't know much about the Battle of Coronel or the subsequent Battle of the Falkland Islands, then you're in for some good reading.

Admiral Sturdee: "German ships on the horizon? Then send the men to breakfast ...". Nelson would have approved.

I know of them but have not read anything in depth. Love the above quote

[Gawdzilla Sama]

If you don't know much about the Battle of Coronel or the subsequent Battle of the Falkland Islands, then you're in for some good reading.

Admiral Sturdee: "German ships on the horizon? Then send the men to breakfast ...". Nelson would have approved.

Guaranteed to make sure some of the troops crap themselves during the battle. I love the logic.

Speaking which, anybody ever read C. S. Forester's The Ship? British CLs against Italian CAs and BBs. Fair fight.

[klr]

If you don't know much about the Battle of Coronel or the subsequent Battle of the Falkland Islands, then you're in for some good reading.

Admiral Sturdee: "German ships on the horizon? Then send the men to breakfast ...". Nelson would have approved.

I know of them but have not read anything in depth. Love the above quote

Hmmm ... who is that in your avatar? If I didn't know better ...

[Clinton Huxley]

If you don't know much about the Battle of Coronel or the subsequent Battle of the Falkland Islands, then you're in for some good reading.

Admiral Sturdee: "German ships on the horizon? Then send the men to breakfast ...". Nelson would have approved.

I know of them but have not read anything in depth. Love the above quote

Hmmm ... who is that in your avatar? If I didn't know better ...

It's who you think it is....

[klr]

If you don't know much about the Battle of Coronel or the subsequent Battle of the Falkland Islands, then you're in for some good reading.

Admiral Sturdee: "German ships on the horizon? Then send the men to breakfast ...". Nelson would have approved.

I know of them but have not read anything in depth. Love the above quote

Hmmm ... who is that in your avatar? If I didn't know better ...

It's who you think it is....

As in a very young John Arbuthnot Fisher? Or am I on the wrong track altogether?

[Clinton Huxley]

If you don't know much about the Battle of Coronel or the subsequent Battle of the Falkland Islands, then you're in for some good reading.

Admiral Sturdee: "German ships on the horizon? Then send the men to breakfast ...". Nelson would have approved.

I know of them but have not read anything in depth. Love the above quote

Hmmm ... who is that in your avatar? If I didn't know better ...

It's who you think it is....

As in a very young John Arbuthnot Fisher? Or am I on the wrong track altogether?

In a way, you are not far off....

[Gawdzilla Sama]

As in a very young John Arbuthnot Fisher? Or am I on the wrong track altogether?

It's a minor functionary in the Navy Department.

[Clinton Huxley]

As in a very young John Arbuthnot Fisher? Or am I on the wrong track altogether?

It's a minor functionary in the Navy Department.