tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post8368670873938276393..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: WaterlooStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-12502256853699517662016-04-22T17:38:55.242-05:002016-04-22T17:38:55.242-05:00I'll look for those, then, thanks! I had inten...I'll look for those, then, thanks! I had intended to read "The Age of Fighting Sail" this month, but my uni library was closed the day I went...and it's a 90 minute drive. Cornwell was perfectly fine. <br /><br />On the Titanic, I wondered as I watched the opening few minutes who on Earth has the time to spend animating this sort of thing. It's not static, either -- the 'camera' pans around the ship! Everybody has to have their devotion, I suppose. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-19028771698066231942016-04-22T11:10:51.407-05:002016-04-22T11:10:51.407-05:00We're a rather belligerent bunch so there'...We're a rather belligerent bunch so there's quite a few battles to choose from. I've oddly developed a real interest in all things Naval (or rather Royal Naval as I'm trying to restrict myself to one part of the planet!) which explains the number of naval 'encounters' mentioned. They'll show up in various books in the coming months.<br /><br />If you want to bone up on your Royal navy knowledge there's already 2 reviews in my History section plus I have 'Empire of the Deep: The Rise and Fall of the British Navy' by Ben Wilson in my TBR pile. It's picked up quite a few good reviews and goes from 793 AD to the Present in a *mere* 649 pages.<br /><br />Oh, and the Titanic thing... Have you ever wondered if some people have too much time on their hands.... and NO Celine???? CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-30748318058523645972016-04-21T21:37:19.905-05:002016-04-21T21:37:19.905-05:00...wow, some of those don't even ring a bell. ......wow, some of those don't even ring a bell. I need to find a naval history of Britain and fill in some blanks. By the way, of interest to you I think....someone has just released an animation of the Titanic that allows you to watch it sinking in real time. It's 2 hrs and 40 minutes, with annotation and a little sound.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs9w5bgtJC8<br /><br />(No Celine Dion, though.)Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-34277909429628460842016-04-21T12:35:07.974-05:002016-04-21T12:35:07.974-05:00Well, the obvious one that jumped out at me was Th...Well, the obvious one that jumped out at me was The Battle of Britain but I'm spending too much of my historical time in the 20th century plus the B of B deserves it's own triple read I think!<br /><br />Most of the rest where 20th century too - heavily naval with the River Platte, Narvik, Matapan, Torranto and the Denmark Straight featuring heavily, then there's Jutland and, of course, Trafalgar (putting to one side Dunkirk, Dieppe, D-Day and the Saint-Nazaire and Zeebruger raids). <br /><br />Land wish the obvious choice was El Alamain and probably Arnhem. Pre-20th there's Azincourt, Crecy and Towton plus a hand full of Civil War battles like Marston Moor....<br /><br />So LOTS to pick from [grin] CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-40674499523262013232016-04-20T20:16:36.809-05:002016-04-20T20:16:36.809-05:00@Brian and @R.T.:
This is definitely a fun one to...@Brian and @R.T.:<br /><br />This is definitely a fun one to slide in to!<br /><br /><br />@Cyberkitten:<br /><br />When you mentioned three British battles, I knew Hastings would be one, but didn't think about Bosworth at all, even though I read a history of the War of the Roses last year. Were there any other contenders on the 'short list'?Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-64879370931238790312016-04-20T15:07:52.528-05:002016-04-20T15:07:52.528-05:00It was inevitable that you'd read this first.....It was inevitable that you'd read this first.... [grin] I imagine I'll pick it up later in the year along with books on Hastings and Bosworth. <br /><br />The other Waterloo book which came out around the same time was 'Waterloo: Four Days that Changed Europe's Destiny' by Tim Clayton which has been getting very good reviews.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-11302342057435092482016-04-20T09:25:25.968-05:002016-04-20T09:25:25.968-05:00I am about to meet my Waterloo! Thanks for sending...I am about to meet my Waterloo! Thanks for sending me into the battle with you first-rate review. Now, onward!RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-62337110696115040502016-04-20T06:46:58.925-05:002016-04-20T06:46:58.925-05:00This looks so good. There was a time when I read a...This looks so good. There was a time when I read a lot of military histories of this sort. <br /><br />This book looks so appealing that I am tempted to give it a try. <br /><br />I like your quick summery of the infantry, cavalry, and artillery dynamic.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com