And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails by Wayne Curtis
Posted on 06/13/2018 11:56:53 AM PDT by MplsSteve
THE PARADIGM by Jonathon Cahn.
Visual Thinking by Arnheim
Book 5 in the Riverworld series.
The Broken Road - Patrick Leigh Fermor's last book
The Second World Wars - Victor Davis Hanson's analyses of WWII. Second time through it, it's that good.
Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters From The Ozark Mountains To Fukushima - James Mahaffey.
Science fiction, mostly hard, not fantasy. Most of my reading is while traveling, sitting on a plane. I read via iPad using Kindle.
The Forgotten 500, author Gregory A. Freeman.
“The Hundred Year Marathon”—Pillsbury
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12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson.
The Aquariums of Pyongyang
The Gulag Archipelago (unabridged)
Maps of Meaning (Jordan Peterson).
Beyond the Beach: The Allied War Against France (History of Military Aviation)Apr 15, 2018, by Stephen Alan Bourque.
This is the only book written in English that examines the impact and results the USAF/RAF bombing of targets in France, especially upon the French people. It is a solid historical study and NOT a whiny piece of revisionism.
From Amazon description:
Beyond the Beach examines the Allied air war against France in 1944. During this period, General Dwight David Eisenhower, as Supreme Allied Commander, took control of all American, British, and Canadian air units and employed them for tactical and operational purposes over France rather than as a strategic force to attack targets deep in Germany. Using bombers as his long-range artillery, he directed the destruction of bridges, rail centers, ports, military installations, and even French towns with the intent of preventing German reinforcements from interfering with Operation Neptune, the Allied landings on the Normandy beaches. Ultimately, this air offensive resulted in the death of over 60,000 French civilians and an immense amount of damage to towns, churches, buildings, and works of art. This intense bombing operation, conducted against a friendly occupied state, resulted in a swath of physical and human destruction across northwest France that is rarely discussed as part of the D-Day landings.
This book explores the relationship between ground and air operations and its effects on the French population. It examines the three broad groups that the air operations involved, the doctrine and equipment used by Allied air force leaders to implement Eisenhower’s plans, and each of the eight major operations, called lines of effort, that coordinated the employment of the thousands of fighters, medium bombers, and heavy bombers that prowled the French skies that spring and summer of 1944. Each of these sections discusses the operation’s purpose, conduct, and effects upon both the military and the civilian targets. Finally, the book explores the short and long-term effects of these operations and argues that this ignored narrative should be part of any history of the D-Day landings.
Someone else is reading a book:
“In Hillary Clinton’s new book ‘Living History,’ Hillary details what it was like meeting Bill Clinton, falling in love with him, getting married, and living a passionate, wonderful life as husband and wife. Then on page two, the trouble starts.” ~ Jay Leno
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
“The Hot Gate” book 3 of the Troy Rising series by John Ringo.
Book 4 was hinted at by him, so I’m re-reading the series again. It’s fun either way.
I’ve been having trouble getting started and staying with anything. One that I have stayed with so far is an old novel I got for free on Kindle — “When Wilderness Was King: A Story of the Illinois Country” (1904) by Randall Parrish. Some old-style historical fiction about a young man’s journey from Ohio to Fort Dearborn, and it’s supposed to be a pretty good account of the Fort Dearborn Massacre.
I tend to like that kind of reading during the summer. Maybe because it reminds me of summers of traveling the back roads and historical sites around here when I was younger.
The Stainless Steel Rat
Book by Harry Harrison
I have copies of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged at my home desk.
My little book collection is in an unfinished room that I will make operational some day.
I’m not sure what to make into. I’ve got several ideas.
It's a fascinating read and even if you already know the history of WW2, Churchill puts a unique spin on things.
Churchill has an almost unparalleled command of the English language and the set is worth reading for that along. He has me consulting the dictionary often.
I recently viewed a video compilation of B&W Army films that show the story of the frozen hell that was the Chosin Reservoir battle in NK. We lost hundreds of Soldiers and Marines who froze to death or starved or a combination of both. Netflix or Youtube. I forget. Unbelievably brutal.
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