What non- Civil War History or Literature Are You Reading or Have Most Recently Read?

[.Ol'WarHorse]

Originally Posted by ole

Thought it was Missouri but, after a few weeks, his feet soon acquired an overwhelming requirement to trod the sands of Nevada.

ole

Well it's either Missouri or Tennessee, not sure though.

[diddyriddick]

Just finished All Hands Down. It tells the story of the sinking of the USS Scorpion. The book is quite controversial because it points the finger at the Soviets. I wouldn't take it too seriously, but not a bad read.

[Karen Lips]

I am reading Lilibet, An Intimate Portrait of Elizabeth ll by Carolly Erickson.

[101combatvet]

I am reading Recollections of A Veteran or Four Years in Dixie by J. Polk Racine. It is a the story of a 5th Maryland (USA) soldier during the war.

I should read the title of the threads more often.

[mobile_96]

John Adams, by D.McCullough.

[RLQ1]

I'm about to start reading "The Rock of Anzio: The 45th Infantry Division in WWII". From what I've read while reading a few pages here and there, it should be an excellent book.

[matthew mckeon]

I just finished "Zigzag" about a professional British crook who volunteered to spy for the Germans, parachuted into England, immediately gave himself up to British intelligence and infiltrated back into occupied Europe, then convinced the Germans to parachute him back into England again. He was the only British subject to be awarded the Iron Cross by Nazi Germany, a medal he gave as a gift to his British case officer.

An exciting read, I recommend it.

[matthew mckeon]

Yesterday I finished "A Death In Belmont" by Sebastian Junger(better known for "A Perfect Storm"). It's the story of a murder committed in Junger's hometown, either committed by a Mississippi native, Roy Smith, or a carpenter working on Junger's home, Albert DeSalvo, soon to be known as the Boston Strangler.

It's interesting in its depiction of the corrections and legal system of the time(1960s), and the larger question of how to determine guilt or innocence. It doesn't really break any new ground and is a little short: more of an extended essay then a full book. Worth reading.

[5fish]

Last book I read was a Sci Fi because my older son wanted me to read it so I could better understand the Halo game he plays.

The book is from the Halo series based on the game.

HALO: The Fall of Reach by Eric Nylund

I was surprise for it was a good read. The best parts were not the rise of Master Chief and the Spartan program but the Space battles between the humans and the Aliens. These space battles are not even part of the game but the best part of the book. The Humans use Rail guns while the Aliens use heat laser.

The Space battles make the book plus I am an old navy guy and it like a great sea battles.


Its worth a read if you like Sci Fi or naval combat.

[timewalker]

Originally Posted by 5fish

Last book I read was a Sci Fi because my older son wanted me to read it so I could better understand the Halo game he plays.

The book is from the Halo series based on the game.

HALO: The Fall of Reach by Eric Nylund

I was surprise for it was a good read. The best parts were not the rise of Master Chief and the Spartan program but the Space battles between the humans and the Aliens. These space battles are not even part of the game but the best part of the book. The Humans use Rail guns while the Aliens use heat laser.

The Space battles make the book plus I am an old navy guy and it like a great sea battles.


Its worth a read if you like Sci Fi or naval combat.

Let me recommend to you, then, the Starfire series by David Weber and Steve White:

Crusade
Insurrection
The Shiva Option
and
In Death Ground

(Not sure if this is the right order). Rip-roaring, no-holds-barred Humans versus Aliens space combat.

I used to work for the company that made the Starfire games that the series is based on and Weber designed one of our games. David Weber is also the author of the acclaimed Honor Harrington series of sci-fi books, which are rather well-written space combat.

For those into sci-fi ground combat, I would also highly recommend the Posleen War Series by John Ringo:

A Hymn Before Battle
Gust Front
When the Devil Dances
and Hell's Faire

There are others in the series, but these are the basic books. Of the other books in the series, Watch on the Rhine is my favorite - rejuvinated SS veterans versus aliens - what more could you ask for?