tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post40276671792796637..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: A Blaze of GloryStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-78345777989880843262012-06-09T07:46:54.592-05:002012-06-09T07:46:54.592-05:00That's OK. Us bibliophiles need to stick toget...That's OK. Us bibliophiles need to stick together! [grin]CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-56453588682375132742012-06-09T06:30:59.019-05:002012-06-09T06:30:59.019-05:00Oh, excellent! Thanks so much for bringing them to...Oh, excellent! Thanks so much for bringing them to my attention. :)Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-40920208059503363772012-06-09T03:14:34.651-05:002012-06-09T03:14:34.651-05:00If you're interested in the gunboat fighting o...If you're interested in the gunboat fighting on the Mississippi there are a couple of books by James Nelson ('Glory in the Name' and 'Thieves of Mercy') that might interest you. <br /><br />I haven't read them yet but they certainly look good....... and they're recommended by Bernard Cornwell [grin]CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-46272328375243051112012-06-08T10:53:39.081-05:002012-06-08T10:53:39.081-05:00sc said: By the way, are you familiar with Bernard...sc said: By the way, are you familiar with Bernard Cornwell's ACW series?<br /><br />Yes, I think I have them all... or at least the first three.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-68244124087718428382012-06-07T18:48:39.645-05:002012-06-07T18:48:39.645-05:00Ahh, interesting. One of the reasons I'm looki...Ahh, interesting. One of the reasons I'm looking forward to the rest of this trilogy is that it involves some naval combat -- or at least mentions it. The Mississippi was the setting for a lot of small-size ship fighting. <br /><br />By the way, are you familiar with Bernard Cornwell's ACW series?Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-43120672846354099962012-06-07T15:30:18.969-05:002012-06-07T15:30:18.969-05:00I recently added this to my possible or investigat...I recently added this to my possible or investigate later list. It's just moved up a few notches..... <br /><br />I've also added some interesting looking Civil War non-fiction to my Amazon Wish List.... on the Confederate blockade runners (prompted by adding a 'new' Jules Verne publication based around it).CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com