Maybe this will catch on like Daz’s marathon movie thread?
“Nemisis” by Max Hastings – story of the war in the far East. Very interesting if not laboured read. Skips over a lot, then again if you think that Japan started invading Manchuria in 1933 he has a lot to cover. Took me a few weeks to wade through (2 young kids, decent reading time rare:o) – personally I prefer Anthony Beevors style in this kind of book, but this was an eye opener with comments about the campaigns in Burma and Pacific.
Scathing about the Aussie contribution 1943 onwards, labour disputes in the harbours, General “Mac” not using and not wanting to use Australian (or any other) troops etc. Well worth a read if you like your history and are open to debate it.
By: kev35 - 2nd December 2008 at 01:08
I tend to have several books on the go at once. Just finished the following:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.
Tommy at Gommecourt.
Forgotten Voices of the Great War (again)
Ploughing slowly through the History of the Australians in the Great War online from the Australian War Memorial and the War Diaries of the 53rd Battalion Australian Imperial Forces from the same source.
Just about to start Lyn Macdonald’s Voices and Images of the Great War.
Hmmmm. Anyone see a theme here?
Regards,
kev35
By: old shape - 1st December 2008 at 23:01
I’m no longer a book reader as I read tons of stuff at work, all very boring aeroplane/defence stuff.
I read a hardback on holiday but I left it in the reception for somebody else. Twas called “Around England” or similar, by Paul Gogarty (Or similar). Basically he goes round the English coast in a Camper van, seeing/walking/meeting. I think he got bored writing it in the end. It certainly deteriorated in last third.
In the 90’s I read all the Discworld. I’m a Watch fan not a Witches. 🙂
By: DazDaMan - 1st December 2008 at 22:50
Last book I read was Nicholas Evan’s blockbuster:
By: paulc - 1st December 2008 at 21:44
currently reading volume 2 of the Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
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