My book-buying "problem"

After a miniscule break, some new arrivals showed up.



Bit of an Italian flavour!

 

It has become a saga (with which I shall now bore you).

They offered me the option of waiting as the publisher has decided to continue the first edition as 'print on demand'.

I asked how long, they said a maximum of fourteen days, so I agreed.

Then, the very next day I saw, by chance that Bloomsbury had a Christmas sale on, so I clicked and discovered that they'd cut the price by about a third (recall the heavy price tag)!

I wrote back to say that this wasn't on.

I was rather direct in tone.

They kindly refunded me the difference five (I think) days later.

In the same email a member of staff (who seems to be genuinely eager to help) said the book was due in the warehouse 'in days'.

That was twelve days ago.

I wrote to them on Friday for an update, but have no yet received a response.

Order confirmation: 6 Nov.
Still not dispatched as of 28 Nov.

International mail is absolutely broken; there's little chance of seeing it before Christmas.

 

You're going to be shelling out for another big tank book soon, VP...

 

What would this be pray tell. And would a novice with an interest in the development of armour/tanks between the wars and during the Second World War be interested?

 

I got myself this.



I was expecting less than its 162 pages. I approve!

 

There will be an announcement in a week or two...

 

Pandemic permitting, I'm hopefully off to the Ardennes early next year so treated myself to this today.

 

Psh. Wouldn't trust that author.

 

Browsing Amazon for Crimbo gifts for the kids and ended up buying another couple of titles by Greg Baughen - Rise and Fall of the French Air Force and the reappraisal of the Fairey Battle.

 

Will it be a complete history of Father Christmas' Polar Armoured Division?

 

I wait with baited breath!

 

Do yourself a preparatory favour and make certain not to read Beevor's book on the subject.

I think I actually came away more confused about both German military/SS structure and the fighting in the Ardennes than before I read it.

 

No, but there will be a sleigh of sorts.

 

I had exactly the same experience, at least about the fighting.

 

Been chasing a copy of Fledgling Eagles for ages, but it’s normally about £75 online. Managed to get a copy along with Dust Clouds in the Middle East for £25 the pair from the aviation bookshop. Overjoyed until they turned up and I realised there’s a sadist in the printing office. Ruined my shelf aesthetics.

 

I see you've got one of the few books by Vincent Orange that I don't have.

Where was ACM Cross during the war?