What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Skagerrak is arriving today! Its going to be a tall order to get The Rules of the Game and Skagerrak finished by the 9th (the date of The Jutland Debate) but I'll give it a go!
Now Maitland, now's your time!
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
I have to wait until July 27 for Skagerrak[:@]
Conflict with the unexpected: two qualities are indispensable; first, an intellect which, even in the midst of this obscurity, is not without some traces of inner light which lead to the truth; second, the courage to follow this faint light. KvC
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Just started The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939-1945; Citizens and Soldiers by Nicholas Stargardt
"I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are. If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast."- W.T. Sherman
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Have that in my wish list. It looks a real corker!
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Just started The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939-1945; Citizens and Soldiers by Nicholas Stargardt
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Reading Caesar's Commentaries by the main man himself, Gaius Julius Caesar. Been wanting to read it for a few years. Decided to read it now because I'm getting Falling Sky which is the newest game in the COIN series from GMT. Figure it will be a lot more interesting if I know the history in greater depth.
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
warspite1ORIGINAL: warspite1
Skagerrak is arriving today! Its going to be a tall order to get The Rules of the Game and Skagerrak finished by the 9th (the date of The Jutland Debate) but I'll give it a go!
Arrived!
Right its going to have to be The Rules of the Game to and from work and Skagerrak for as long as I can keep my eyes open before going to sleep (and the book smacks me in the face as usual).....
I hope to review all three together when finished.
Now Maitland, now's your time!
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Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Panzer Commander, by Von Luck. Excellent read and covers almost every major theater France, Eastern Front, North Afrika along with a look at his time as a Soviet POW...
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RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Panzer Commander, by Von Luck. Excellent read and covers almost every major theater France, Eastern Front, North Afrika along with a look at his time as a Soviet POW...
In that vein (other than the POW part, which would be very interesting) is a book I find myself re-reading over and over...it never gets old:
Panzer Battles by Mellenthin. I'll have to look into Panzer Commander...thanks for the recommend!
Conflict with the unexpected: two qualities are indispensable; first, an intellect which, even in the midst of this obscurity, is not without some traces of inner light which lead to the truth; second, the courage to follow this faint light. KvC
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
'Bismarck and Hood: The Battle of the Denmark Strait - A Technical Analysis for a New Perspective'
A VERY technical analysis of what happened between 0556 and 0609 on 24 May 1941.
A VERY technical analysis of what happened between 0556 and 0609 on 24 May 1941.
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
warspite1ORIGINAL: Zorch
'Bismarck and Hood: The Battle of the Denmark Strait - A Technical Analysis for a New Perspective'
A VERY technical analysis of what happened between 0556 and 0609 on 24 May 1941.
Sounds interesting....
Now Maitland, now's your time!
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Full of chi-square tests and null hypotheses, etc. I didn't check his math but it appears credible.ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1ORIGINAL: Zorch
'Bismarck and Hood: The Battle of the Denmark Strait - A Technical Analysis for a New Perspective'
A VERY technical analysis of what happened between 0556 and 0609 on 24 May 1941.
Sounds interesting....
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
warspite1ORIGINAL: Zorch
Full of chi-square tests and null hypotheses, etc. I didn't check his math but it appears credible.ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1ORIGINAL: Zorch
'Bismarck and Hood: The Battle of the Denmark Strait - A Technical Analysis for a New Perspective'
A VERY technical analysis of what happened between 0556 and 0609 on 24 May 1941.
Sounds interesting....
What conclusions does he draw?
Now Maitland, now's your time!
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
After all the analysis...he concludes it was basically a 'lucky' hit that set off the 4" magazine (after exhaustive discussion of Bismarck's gunnery), and triggered first the aft 15", and then the fore 15" magazines. He says the fatal shot likely penetrated the side (not deck) armor and detonated on Hood's port quarter. The German practice of firing 'ladder' ranging salvos enabled Bismarck to get the range quickly.ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1ORIGINAL: Zorch
Full of chi-square tests and null hypotheses, etc. I didn't check his math but it appears credible.ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1
Sounds interesting....
What conclusions does he draw?
He notes how many variables broke badly for the British, including Hood shooting at Prince Eugen, the aft turrets not being able to bear on account of Hood's turn to the north hours before when contact with Bismarck was briefly lost, and Tovey's decision to send PoW with Hood. Tovey could have transferred his flag to PoW and sent the well trained KGV with Hood.
Extensive footnotes, diagrams and tables.
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
warspite1ORIGINAL: Zorch
After all the analysis...he concludes it was basically a 'lucky' hit that set off the 4" magazine (after exhaustive discussion of Bismarck's gunnery), and triggered first the aft 15", and then the fore 15" magazines. He says the fatal shot likely penetrated the side (not deck) armor and detonated on Hood's port quarter. The German practice of firing 'ladder' ranging salvos enabled Bismarck to get the range quickly.ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1ORIGINAL: Zorch
Full of chi-square tests and null hypotheses, etc. I didn't check his math but it appears credible.
What conclusions does he draw?
He notes how many variables broke badly for the British, including Hood shooting at Prince Eugen, the aft turrets not being able to bear on account of Hood's turn to the north hours before when contact with Bismarck was briefly lost, and Tovey's decision to send PoW with Hood. Tovey could have transferred his flag to PoW and sent the well trained KGV with Hood.
Extensive footnotes, diagrams and tables.
Did he give any insight into why a) Hood's gunnery was so awful and b) why did Prince of Wales not take the lead?
Interesting point about KGV not being used in favour of PoW. Given Hood's armour deficiencies was there ever a suggestion that both PoW and KGV be used?
Sorry for so many questions but after my recent Jutland splurge, I don't think Mrs W would take too kindly to another delivery from Amazon....[:D]
[:(]
Now Maitland, now's your time!
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
He (an admiral in the Italian navy) says that PoW's First Gunnery Officer until recently held that position on Hood. Was his replacement less skilled? He notes the superiority of German stereoscopic range finders over British coincidence ones, and the inadequacies of Hood's Dreyer table vs the German C38K and PoW's APCT. He praises PoW's gunnery accuracy on a shot per hit basis, although it took her a while to find the range. He spends a lot a time on the question of whether there was a systematic error in Bismarck's targeting system, which I didn't understand.ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1ORIGINAL: Zorch
After all the analysis...he concludes it was basically a 'lucky' hit that set off the 4" magazine (after exhaustive discussion of Bismarck's gunnery), and triggered first the aft 15", and then the fore 15" magazines. He says the fatal shot likely penetrated the side (not deck) armor and detonated on Hood's port quarter. The German practice of firing 'ladder' ranging salvos enabled Bismarck to get the range quickly.ORIGINAL: warspite1
warspite1
What conclusions does he draw?
He notes how many variables broke badly for the British, including Hood shooting at Prince Eugen, the aft turrets not being able to bear on account of Hood's turn to the north hours before when contact with Bismarck was briefly lost, and Tovey's decision to send PoW with Hood. Tovey could have transferred his flag to PoW and sent the well trained KGV with Hood.
Extensive footnotes, diagrams and tables.
Did he give any insight into why a) Hood's gunnery was so awful and b) why did Prince of Wales not take the lead?
Interesting point about KGV not being used in favour of PoW. Given Hood's armour deficiencies was there ever a suggestion that both PoW and KGV be used?
Sorry for so many questions but after my recent Jutland splurge, I don't think Mrs W would take too kindly to another delivery from Amazon....[:D]
[:(]
I think Bismarck would have fired at Hood regardless of which shipled.
I don't think he mentions pairing the 2 modern battleships, although it would make sense.
A short book, but important, maybe definitive.
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Thanks - I will have to win a few brownie points and then who knows. Father's day must be soon mustn't it? [:)]
Now Maitland, now's your time!
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
jungle book........
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Again reading "Shattered Sword", for the nth time.
"Life's a b***h, then you die."
RE: What Book Are You Reading at the moment?
Are any of you willing to do a top twenty reads for my blog? I'd like to run a series of peoples top ten military history non fiction and then top ten military fiction. All you'd have to do is write a small a paragraph about yourself and your interests then do your lists. I'll then publish linking the books to amazon.
If you fancy it PM me:)
If you fancy it PM me:)
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warspite1ORIGINAL: reg113
Again reading "Shattered Sword", for the nth time.
I hope I get the chance to read this again. Such a brilliant book - I wish all histories were written in this style.
Now Maitland, now's your time!
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815
Duke of Wellington to 1st Guards Brigade - Waterloo 18 June 1815