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Finally finished Glantz's When Titans Clashed. I will definitely get other books by him - that was excellent [&o].

Books by Glantz himself are heavy reading, (Which I like). Those written with Jonathan House are as good, but less heavy.
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Interesting. I did not find this heavy reading at all - quite the reverse (that said its only one book and I have yet to read any of his other works).

I must say thought find it difficult to describe an author's style exactly and what makes an author readable and what makes for a miserable experience. All I know is I can get to the end of the first page and know whether I am going to be able to continue or not; Neptune's Inferno - awful, The Road to Stalingrad and Gallipoli ditto.

I have enjoyed all of David Glantz's books, but you like you said warspite1 "Glantz...heavy reading".

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Books by Glantz himself are heavy reading, (Which I like). Those written with Jonathan House are as good, but less heavy.
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Interesting. I did not find this heavy reading at all - quite the reverse (that said its only one book and I have yet to read any of his other works).

I must say thought find it difficult to describe an author's style exactly and what makes an author readable and what makes for a miserable experience. All I know is I can get to the end of the first page and know whether I am going to be able to continue or not; Neptune's Inferno - awful, The Road to Stalingrad and Gallipoli ditto.

I have enjoyed all of David Glantz's books, but you like you said warspite1 "Glantz...heavy reading".

Currently I am luxuriating in Swann's Way by Marcel Proust.
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Not me mate - I didn't find Glantz heavy reading at all.
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Finally finished Glantz's When Titans Clashed. I will definitely get other books by him - that was excellent [&o].

Books by Glantz himself are heavy reading, (Which I like). Those written with Jonathan House are as good, but less heavy.
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Interesting. I did not find this heavy reading at all - quite the reverse (that said its only one book and I have yet to read any of his other works).

I must say thought find it difficult to describe an author's style exactly and what makes an author readable and what makes for a miserable experience. All I know is I can get to the end of the first page and know whether I am going to be able to continue or not; Neptune's Inferno - awful, The Road to Stalingrad and Gallipoli ditto.

The book you read is written by Glantz *and* House. Reading books written by just him have a different "feel" to them. More detailed, written for a different audience IMHO.

Don't get me wrong, I like his books. But I've yet to finish his Barbarossa Derailed, Colossus Reborn, or his Stalingrad trilogy, (Which is four books now.)

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Operation Sealion - Leo McKinstry

A decent read although a little superficial in places.
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Robert, you must have a library and study at home! [:)]
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Robert, you must have a library and study at home! [:)]
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Books - history books - are my passion [:)] I have a lot of paperbacks and secondhand books which helps stretch a limited budget. Oh, and I send Mrs W and the kids out to work to help pay for it.
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Robert, you must have a library and study at home! [:)]
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Books - history books - are my passion [:)] I have a lot of paperbacks and secondhand books which helps stretch a limited budget. Oh, and I send Mrs W and the kids out to work to help pay for it.

I can see your passion being translated in you terrific writing! [8D]
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Just a few days before the yearly book sale begins. Unfortunately there newer are any history books in English on sale. But I suspect I might be buying a lot of books anyway. [:)]
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Robert, you must have a library and study at home! [:)]
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Books - history books - are my passion [:)] I have a lot of paperbacks and secondhand books which helps stretch a limited budget. Oh, and I send Mrs W and the kids out to work to help pay for it.

I can see your passion being translated in you terrific writing! [8D]
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Fanks. I pride meself on my Englush.
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Books - history books - are my passion [:)] I have a lot of paperbacks and secondhand books which helps stretch a limited budget. Oh, and I send Mrs W and the kids out to work to help pay for it.

I can see your passion being translated in you terrific writing! [8D]
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Fanks. I pride meself on my Englush.

That reminds me of that John we all know's writing "In His Own Write" & "A Spaniard in the Works". Have you read them?
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I can see your passion being translated in you terrific writing! [8D]
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Fanks. I pride meself on my Englush.

That reminds me of that John we all know's writing "In His Own Write" & "A Spaniard in the Works". Have you read them?
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No - I've never heard of them so just googled Spaniard in the works and.... its John Lennon. Well I never...
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Fanks. I pride meself on my Englush.

That reminds me of that John we all know's writing "In His Own Write" & "A Spaniard in the Works". Have you read them?
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No - I've never heard of them so just googled Spaniard in the works and.... its John Lennon. Well I never...

You will enjoy them! [8D]
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The Franco-Prussian War by H.M. Hozier. 2 volumes. .99cents each for the Kindle.
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The Franco-Prussian War by H.M. Hozier. 2 volumes. .99cents each for the Kindle.
I like Geoffrey Wawro's book.
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The Franco-Prussian War by H.M. Hozier. 2 volumes. .99cents each for the Kindle.
I like Geoffrey Wawro's book.

I have von Moltke's.
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Robert Conroy's 1920: America's Great War!
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Project Fear by Joe Pike. His partner was a significant organiser in the pro-UK 'Better Together' campaign in Scotland's independence campaign in 2014 and he had pretty good access to all the significant individuals (from both sides).

However, the book is actually very funny and well balanced - as a picture of 'politics for real' rather than 'politics as it is pretended to be'. Its a bit parochial (as you'd expect) but I think its essentially a reflection of any real political campaign and all the antics.
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.... Will then start "Soviet Naval Operations in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45". From glancing through this it looks like a propaganda leaflet! But at least it gives me a chance to learn about a subject that gets little to no mention elsewhere.

it is, if you can find it Kluge's The Soviets as Naval Opponents, 1941-45 is much better. Its from the German perspective but I don't think there are any decent books from the Soviet point of view that have been translated. Glancing it at, Kluge seems fair in his comments
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I could not find it so I removed the author's name and it came up on Amazon (the author was Ruge!). Ordered, thanks for the tip.
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...and it arrived today [:)] Look forward to this as soon as Sealion is done.
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Reading something different now. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. Feels refreshing. [:)]


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"Fighters in the Shadows" - a new history of the French Resistance by Robert Gildea
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Death of the Wehrmacht by Robert Citino.
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