Anyone Read This?

[billyturnip]

Just stocking up on reading material before going back to sea next week and wondered if any of you had read this.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Marlborough...UTF8&colid=3UH3TU9704XX&coliid=I2IHMYB4XQB1PU

Roger.

 

[Helm]

*Spoiler* Marlborough wins in the end

Nope not read it Rog looks interesting though

 

[billyturnip]

*Spoiler* Marlborough wins in the end

I hope so otherwise the author hasn't done his research properly.

 

[billyturnip]

other contenders are,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Franco-Prus...UTF8&colid=3UH3TU9704XX&coliid=I1ENBGLIX7NXID

http://www.amazon.co.uk/German-Army...=UTF8&colid=3UH3TU9704XX&coliid=IT1T57N66SVBH

I'll probably get them all at some point but can't afford a big purchase just now.

 

[Helm]

Have you looked at the free books on the KindleRog? I picked up all of Rider Haggards stuff,Conan Doyle loads of stuff for little or nowt

 

[billyturnip]

I have Steve, they are good to have as back up reads at sea. I have a good selection of Kipling's stuff.

 

[Tecumsea]

If you haven't read it Howards book on the France Prussian war is recognised as the definite work Roger.

I can't believe anyone would pay £20 for a Kindle book!? I have one but only for novels and only if they are cheaper than a paperback.

 

[billyturnip]

I have read Howard's book Keith and yes it is very good.
I can see what you mean re. £20 for a Kindle book I don't normally spend that much but it caught my eye and it's the price that's putting me off a bit. The beauty of it for me is it saves lugging a bag full of books to Aberdeen and back when it's already full off stuff for a month away.

 

[Tecumsea]

I think the Kindle is amazing, Amazon are making huge amounts of money selling Ether, it's there somewhere but you can't see or touch it

 

[Mirofsoft]

Some free e-books here
http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=145
from there you are usualy linked to archive library like
http://archive.org/details/decisivebattleso00creauoft
Those are books you don't find in a bookshop anymore.. or in an antique one
Best

 

[billyturnip]

Just a quick update, Marlborough's Wars: Eyewitness Accounts 1702 - 1713 is a really good read, I'm about 3/4 through and would recommend it to anyone with an interest in this period of history.
The love interest is a surprising anecdote by an eyewitness involving an English Officer and a horse!!! The officer was subsequently hung and the horse shot.... I presume for not putting up much of a struggle.

Roger.

 

[DEL]

Just a quick update, Marlborough's Wars: Eyewitness Accounts 1702 - 1713 is a really good read, I'm about 3/4 through and would recommend it to anyone with an interest in this period of history.
The love interest is a surprising anecdote by an eyewitness involving an English Officer and a horse!!! The officer was subsequently hung and the horse shot.... I presume for not putting up much of a struggle.

Roger.

Hung for the want of a W

 

[Don]

Roger as you well know, I think the problem started when he tried to turn its head round to kiss it!!!