Bremspropeller 2180 Posted January 17 (edited) On 1/15/2021 at 7:31 PM, namhee2 said: my preparation for Normandy You might also want to try "50 aerodromes pour une victoire" (Francois Robinard) - also by Heimdal. Great book with lots of info. Edited January 17 by Bremspropeller 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namhee2 642 Posted January 17 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Bremspropeller said: You might also want to try "50 aerodromes pour une victoire" (Francois Robinard) - also by Heimdal. Great book with lots of info. Thanks, I've already seen it, I'm a regular customer of Editions Heimdal, unfortunately I'm retired, and unfortunately I can't buy books as quickly as I would like ... but my collection is getting bigger and bigger, still a very interesting book. Edited January 17 by namhee2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gambit21 5289 Posted January 19 Viper Pilot I’m done with WWII for a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bremspropeller 2180 Posted January 19 Might that possibly be related to a game with three capital letters? 😅 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monksilver 185 Posted January 19 I am now reading one of my Christmas presents - Seems rather apt even if written in the 1720s. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gambit21 5289 Posted January 19 1 hour ago, Bremspropeller said: Might that possibly be related to a game with three capital letters? 😅 Ambush; Crossbow, pop up group, Vegas, 270, 53, 18, hot, inbound to Morher, recommend commit. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
II/JG17_HerrMurf 2652 Posted January 21 The Conquering Tide. Not quite as good as Pacific Crucible but what middle book is as good as the first? Still engrossing and I've found my Pacific knowledge is almost as lacking as my Eastern Front knowledge was - at least my 42/43 knowledge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unlikely_spider 279 Posted January 21 Also Xmas present from the wife. Erik Larson's books can be kind of dry if you aren't a history buff, but to me they are great because they take linear events (textbook style) and turn them into narratives focused on a few main characters. He has a few other books on 20th and early 19th century events that I highly recommend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gambit21 5289 Posted Monday at 08:29 PM On 1/21/2021 at 8:38 AM, II/JG17_HerrMurf said: The Conquering Tide. Not quite as good as Pacific Crucible but what middle book is as good as the first? Still engrossing and I've found my Pacific knowledge is almost as lacking as my Eastern Front knowledge was - at least my 42/43 knowledge. I would say my area of expertise with regard to WWII. Read ‘Guadalcanal’ by Richard B. Frank. You’ll lament hugely that we’re not flying over the Solomons by now. Then read ‘Fire in the Sky’ by Eric Bergerud. I’m now reading Hornets Over Kuwait Great read. Jay is a helluva good guy - been in contact with him for some years. He’s lending his expertise to a little something something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue_max 133 Posted Monday at 08:44 PM Has anyone read neptune's inferno? Like, damn that is an intense book about the naval action around guadalcanal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gambit21 5289 Posted Monday at 09:40 PM 55 minutes ago, blue_max said: Has anyone read neptune's inferno? Like, damn that is an intense book about the naval action around guadalcanal. On my shelf, haven’t gotten around to it yet. My head is out of WWII for a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadaOne 1952 Posted Monday at 10:17 PM On 1/19/2021 at 1:25 PM, Gambit21 said: Ambush; Crossbow, pop up group, Vegas, 270, 53, 18, hot, inbound to Morher, recommend commit. The chicks must swoon when you sweet talk like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
II/JG17_HerrMurf 2652 Posted Monday at 10:19 PM 9 minutes ago, CanadaOne said: The chicks must swoon when you sweet talk like that. You had me at "Vegas." 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gambit21 5289 Posted Monday at 10:45 PM 18 minutes ago, CanadaOne said: The chicks must swoon when you sweet talk like that. Especially the Marine ones on the ground when they see how many rockets I carry around with me in my Marine Hornet. Interesting - no rockets allowed on the carrier, but Marines who might start off on the carrier (no rockets) but then transfer to a land base after a while - rockets! Oh look, 3 different varieties?! Let’s stay at this land base for a bit. Maybe we can concentrate on dumb bombs (put the thing on the thing) and rockets (put the thing on the thing again) with a bit of GBU and Maverick for spice...I think we’re in business. I hate ‘just sayin’...but just sayin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadaOne 1952 Posted yesterday at 12:43 AM 1 hour ago, Gambit21 said: Especially the Marine ones on the ground when they see how many rockets I carry around with me in my Marine Hornet. Interesting - no rockets allowed on the carrier, but Marines who might start off on the carrier (no rockets) but then transfer to a land base after a while - rockets! Oh look, 3 different varieties?! Let’s stay at this land base for a bit. Maybe we can concentrate on dumb bombs (put the thing on the thing) and rockets (put the thing on the thing again) with a bit of GBU and Maverick for spice...I think we’re in business. I hate ‘just sayin’...but just sayin. No rockets on a carrier? Interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gambit21 5289 Posted yesterday at 12:52 AM 8 minutes ago, CanadaOne said: No rockets on a carrier? Interesting. On 29 July 1967, a fire broke out on board the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal after an electrical anomaly caused a Zuni rocket on a F-4B Phantom to fire, striking an external fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk. ... It also modified its weapon handling procedures and installed a deck wash down system on all carriers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadaOne 1952 Posted yesterday at 01:21 AM Interesting. unfortunate, but interesting. Haven't done a lot of naval reading. Far more navel gazing reading. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gambit21 5289 Posted yesterday at 01:30 AM 8 minutes ago, CanadaOne said: Haven't done a lot of naval reading. Far more navel contemplating. Fixed it for you. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadaOne 1952 Posted yesterday at 12:13 PM 10 hours ago, Gambit21 said: Fixed it for you. You can't do one without the other. Was rereading this Sunday. What a cosmic book. Serious navel gazing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uufflakke 1413 Posted 22 hours ago (edited) Reading monographies about two artists. The Japanese ukiyo-e printmaker Utagawa Kuniyoshi and Baroque painter José de Ribera. Edited 21 hours ago by Uufflakke 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
