My book-buying "problem"

Discussion in 'Books, Films, TV, Radio' started by Chris C, Jul 6, 2018.

  1. Tolbooth

    Tolbooth Patron Patron

    Trip to the book farm this morning. Bacon butty and this...

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    Don't see much about this area, so was a no-brainer. Oh, and these too...
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  2. Orwell1984

    Orwell1984 Senior Member

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    Some assorted buys from ebay
     
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  3. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    You started it?
    Hadn't seen it'd come out in English at all.
    Still think 'What happened next?' is one of the most neglected areas, so definitely interested.
     
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  4. Charley Fortnum

    Charley Fortnum Dreaming of Red Eagles

    No excuses today. It was £5 on eBay plus a couple more in postage. It's a bit tatty, but I can't get to Kew because the world is in the metaphorical toilet and I wanted the regimental perspective on the Battle of the Imjin River, at which they supported the Glosters (and others).

    As you know, I've made three trips to the battlefield now.

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  5. Markyboy

    Markyboy Member

    Just remembered Woodfield publishing out of the blue so have made a couple of purchases. Quite a few of their RAF memoirs are yet to make it onto my bookshelves, so this should keep me busy this year.
     
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  6. Tolbooth

    Tolbooth Patron Patron

    Snapped up at local bookfair.... 20220129_135931.jpg
    Some nice fold-out diagrams.
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    (On the downside I appear to have lost my wedding ring :unsure:)
     
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  7. stolpi

    stolpi Well-Known Member

    This book arrived today:
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    The history of the Franco/American Campaign (with a slight British contribution) against the soft underbelly of France. Which I will be reading this summer in combination with some titles I bought earlier on:


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    and a good oldy:

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  8. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Immediately hopeful there is a pamphlet called - Bailey Bridge: Abnormal Uses.
     
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  9. Markyboy

    Markyboy Member

    Tasked with listing a couple of wardrobes on gumtree I end up finding three wartime publications being offered up for a fiver the lot. As you do.
     

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  10. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    I've just ordered a copy of "Victory in Italy: 15th Army Group's Final Campaign 1945" by Richard Doherty to try to get the battle straight in my head.
     
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  11. BFBSM

    BFBSM Very Senior Member

    Chris, I found it an excellent read. It did explain things extremely well. Well worth the time and money.

    Mark
     
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  12. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    That's great, thanks Mark! I should potentially have asked around here first to see if the book was good. What I am looking at right now is pages from a library copy of The Polish 2nd Corps and the Italian Campaign, 1943-1945 (1984) by W Victor Madej, related to 2 Polish Corps at Bologna for my Archer book, but I am intrigued by it all. Oddly, the Polish book goes into a lot of detail about the army planning for the attack, but I could do with maps which are in English...
     
  13. BFBSM

    BFBSM Very Senior Member

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  14. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

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  15. Tom OBrien

    Tom OBrien Senior Member

    Hi,

    Finally got round to reading Angelo Caravaggio's "21 Days in Normandy: Maj. Gen. George Kitching and the 4th Canadian Armoured Division" which I've been meaning to pick up since it was published.

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    As well as detailing the Division's somewhat challenging missions during Totalise and Tractable, it certainly brought out the confusion of the operations to close the Falaise Gap from 16 - 21 August at which point Kitching was relieved by Simonds. Given the constraints imposed on Kitching both in training his division in the UK and then on his operational freedom by Simonds in Normandy, I thought Caravaggio makes a pretty sound case that Kitching was hard done. He certainly highlights the extent to which Simonds overbearing style of command reduced the likelihood of successful exploitation of the opportunities which his innovative phase I assault tactics created.

    My only gripe is the eternal one of the lack of sufficient detail in the accompanying maps to follow the convoluted progress of operations over the complicated terrain. Nevertheless, I think it is a worthy addition to anyone's library of Normandy books.

    Regards

    Tom
     
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  16. Charley Fortnum

    Charley Fortnum Dreaming of Red Eagles

    In case you don't, I have Kitching's memoirs (Mud & Green Fields)

    Let me know if you need to check anything.

    Edit: comical auto-correct corrected!
     
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  17. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

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    This arrived very quickly! (from Edmonton, Alberta)
     
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  18. BFBSM

    BFBSM Very Senior Member

    Enjoy the read!
     
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  19. Orwell1984

    Orwell1984 Senior Member

    Not much new to report though this was finally released and arrived.
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  20. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    Well I just got egged on a bit and ordered a copy of the illustrated history of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. I've read a library copy but... eh, oh well. It was being sold by the Ontario Reg't Museum shop and even with shipping it will probably be worth it. I'll post pictures when I get it because it is well laid out and illustrated.
     

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