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re: Historical nonfictions you are reading
Posted on 7/9/17 at 11:20 am to ClampClampington
Posted on 7/9/17 at 11:20 am to ClampClampington
Was listening to The Fall of the Ottomans. Difficult to listen to because of the names and unfamiliar territory, but pretty interesting. The Young Turks were complete morons. The Ottoman Empire really was the sick old man of Europe. It lost several states in very quick succession.
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Posted on 7/9/17 at 11:54 pm to ClampClampington
The Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch. If you grew up in a Protestant church, you need to read this book. It made me, having grown up in the Church of Christ, understand where I ultimately came from.
Posted on 7/10/17 at 12:45 am to ClampClampington
The Radium Girls
Posted on 7/10/17 at 1:02 am to mikrit54
Read Hiroshima by John Hersey today. It's pretty short so it's a quick read. Basically follows several Japanese through the day the bomb was dropped and how they dealt with it basically for the rest of their lives. Interesting read.
Posted on 7/10/17 at 4:14 am to ClampClampington
Im reading Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts right now.
It's pretty good so far.
Good thread guys, giving me a lot of books to add to my list
It's pretty good so far.
Good thread guys, giving me a lot of books to add to my list
Posted on 7/10/17 at 12:36 pm to ClampClampington
The 12 Year Reich. It was recommended by a poster on this board. An informative book.
Posted on 7/10/17 at 10:39 pm to S
Not specifically about the Texas Revolution, but Empire of the Summer Moon is about the Comanches, mostly during that time period. A good deal of the book is about the Texas revolution and the eventual taming of Comacheria.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 10:40 pm to Sody Cracker
The Greatest Knight by Thomas Asbridge
A biography of William Marshal
A biography of William Marshal
Posted on 7/12/17 at 1:23 pm to Rockbrc
I finished Greatest Knight a few months ago. Really enjoyed it. I think my favorite part was all the background info, like the about the tournaments and the bickering amongst the heirs of Henry II.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:52 pm to biglego
that was a big part of the fun for, as well.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 9:50 pm to Rockbrc
I've gotten to where I read history books to my three year old son at night. It's puts him to sleep and I don't have to read kids books.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 7:27 am to biglego
That's a great idea
Posted on 7/13/17 at 5:22 pm to wordsmith
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Mary Beard's SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Downloaded the audio book the other day. Great so far.
Posted on 7/14/17 at 3:33 am to beerJeep
The Taking of Getty Oil
Big Rich
Read both of these in the past and they are great.
Big Rich
Read both of these in the past and they are great.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:22 pm to GREENHEAD22
I have Big Rich in my collection. Been meaning to get started on that for a while
Posted on 7/15/17 at 1:29 pm to ClampClampington
Just finished reading Endurance by Alfred Lansing on my work trip. Highly recommend. Ernest Shackleton was one badarse man.
Posted on 7/15/17 at 2:48 pm to ClampClampington
Halfway through The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution 1763-1789.
First book in the Oxford History of the US Series. Poster on here recommended the series and I ordered the first two books
First book in the Oxford History of the US Series. Poster on here recommended the series and I ordered the first two books
Posted on 7/15/17 at 8:54 pm to ClampClampington
Two by James D. Hornfischer which I am reading for a second time:
Neptune's Inferno. Comprehensive treatment of the naval battles around Guadalcanal.
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors.Good coverage of the Battle of Leyte Gulf but with emphasis on the destroyers and destroyer escorts and the baby flattops which stood against a Japanese fleet vastly superior to them in numbers, tonnage and firepower in order to protect the American landing beaches and troop transports.
and a third, The Fleet at Flood Tide, which I haven't finished yet.
Neptune's Inferno. Comprehensive treatment of the naval battles around Guadalcanal.
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors.Good coverage of the Battle of Leyte Gulf but with emphasis on the destroyers and destroyer escorts and the baby flattops which stood against a Japanese fleet vastly superior to them in numbers, tonnage and firepower in order to protect the American landing beaches and troop transports.
and a third, The Fleet at Flood Tide, which I haven't finished yet.
Posted on 7/17/17 at 5:11 am to Rockbrc
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The Greatest Knight by Thomas Asbridge A biography of William Marshal
Very good book, worth the time to read it.
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors.Good coverage of the Battle of Leyte Gulf but with emphasis on the destroyers and destroyer escorts and the baby flattops which stood against a Japanese fleet vastly superior to them in numbers, tonnage and firepower in order to protect the American landing beaches and troop transports.
I enjoyed the book, very good coverage of the DD's and the DE Samuel Roberts vs. the Japanese fleet. Many ships after this battle are named for the captains and some of the crewmembers and the ship's names have been kept in service for their heroic action that day.
This post was edited on 7/17/17 at 5:18 am
Posted on 7/18/17 at 11:52 am to tigger1
In anticipation of the movie, I ordered this and could not put it down until finished...it was detailed, but very VERY interesting all the way through.
I am ordering Lord's other books on WWII.
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