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- Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:08 pm
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Hells Gate
- Replies: 35
- Views: 17203
Re: Hells Gate
Did the second printing have a separate map sheet issued with it?
- Sat May 28, 2011 2:08 pm
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Hells Gate
- Replies: 35
- Views: 17203
Re: Hells Gate
Much depends on how one views books: purely as means to and end or an end in itself. To me it is the latter, hence I use mylar jackets for all dustjackets, I never write anything on them and store and read the carefully them to maximize their life.
- Fri May 27, 2011 11:17 pm
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Hells Gate
- Replies: 35
- Views: 17203
Re: Hells Gate
Aargh! I greatly dislike any markings on books. Especially when spotted in a library book. Once I loaned a book to a fellow enthusiast and he added a pencil marking on a page and I was pretty close in demanding him to buy me a new copy.
- Thu May 26, 2011 5:34 pm
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Hells Gate
- Replies: 35
- Views: 17203
Re: Hells Gate
Perhaps an errata sheet would be a convenient way to address those lesser errors? Luckily there are so many proper books available that I will never have to sink so low as to view then on the abomination called e-book.
- Wed May 25, 2011 2:59 pm
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Hells Gate
- Replies: 35
- Views: 17203
Re: Hells Gate
How will the 4th printing differ from the 1st printing?
- Sat May 21, 2011 11:45 am
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Das Reich V almost ready !!!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2709
Re: Das Reich V almost ready !!!
It is easy to say "learn German/French" when they might be one's first foreign languages. E.g. in my case they would be 3rd and 4th foreign languages. I think it would be equal to tell a PacWar enthusiast to "learn Japanese" or Eastern Front enthusiast "learn Russian". ...
- Fri May 20, 2011 5:20 pm
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Viking Panzers by Klapdor to be published by Stackpole.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8309
Re: Viking Panzers by Klapdor to be published by Stackpole.
The hell will freeze over before I read de Beauvoir!
- Fri May 20, 2011 7:16 am
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Viking Panzers by Klapdor to be published by Stackpole.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8309
Re: Viking Panzers by Klapdor to be published by Stackpole.
The translator's duty is to maintain the style of the original, not to rewrite the text.
- Thu May 19, 2011 11:44 pm
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Panzers in the Sand vol. 1/Berndt Hartmann
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4371
Re: Panzers in the Sand vol. 1/Berndt Hartmann
Yes, I noted the same. Sometimes one got the feel that like two books have been combined, a well-designed text part and extremely poorly done illustrative part. E.g. those tables should have been redesigned, now they look like hasty additions.
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:06 am
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Explosive New Book about Kursk Coming out in May
- Replies: 48
- Views: 31165
Re: Explosive New Book about Kursk Coming out in May
Not directly related to the Kursk topic but mr. Trang's comments on the fact that there are capable authors outside the English language circle is on the point indeed. I was instantly reminded that when a British publisher launched a series that was supposed to cover the entire history of aviation (...
- Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:11 pm
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Explosive New Book about Kursk Coming out in May
- Replies: 48
- Views: 31165
Re: Explosive New Book about Kursk Coming out in May
It should be added that there will be, probably this year, the magnum Kursk book from the pen of Chris Lawrence of the Dupuy Institute. I can't disclose details yet (as I don't know them all) but it will be a very detailed one and Lawrence has been able to use some Russian primary documents as well ...
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:30 am
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Hellstorm: The Death Of Nazi Germany, 1944-1947
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3388
Re: Hellstorm: The Death Of Nazi Germany, 1944-1947
I have not yet read the book so I cannot comment personally on it, sorry!
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:38 am
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Hellstorm: The Death Of Nazi Germany, 1944-1947
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3388
Re: Hellstorm: The Death Of Nazi Germany, 1944-1947
There are 3 reviews on amazon...I believe Thomas Goodrich is a very able and sober author.
- Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:47 am
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: The German Fleet at War 1939-45 by Vincent P. O'Hara
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1814
Re: The German Fleet at War 1939-45 by Vincent P. O'Hara
There is a recent book by Jak Mallman Showell titled Hitler's navy that covers the whole war, but in a "handbookish" manner.
- Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:50 pm
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: A couple of excellent imminent Ostfront books
- Replies: 50
- Views: 24653
Re: A couple of excellent imminent Ostfront books
Interesting! I just wonder if the editors' overall attitude is reflected in the introduction as while they seem to hail what they call "popular resistance" they fail to mention that such popular resistance was illegal, i.e. if you wish to enjoy the privilieges of a civilian in war, you mus...