The history of Rome, by Livy.Originally Posted by Chauncey
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Just finished :
- Berlin 1945 - Downfall, by Antony Beevor
- A castle in Germany - Sigmaringen 1945 by Henry Rousso
Ongoing :
- Vichy France, Old Guard and New order by Robert O Paxton
- Stratagems and political ruses, by Polye****
- The fall of Saigon, by Olivier Todd
I haven't read this specific book, but I can recommend Hanson. I read parts of/worked with several for his other books on Ancient Greece and used them for my thesis last semester: They are decently written, easy to understand and have tons of qualified information. It's like Keagan: You can't really do something wrong by buying one of his books.
I'm reading A Game Of Thrones: A Song Of Ice And Fire. I think the only other fantasy I've ever read was Tolkien. Game of Thrones is very good.
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Good choice, James. I recently started on Book #5 (A Dance With Dragons).
I just finished reading "2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America" by Albert Brooks. It's set in 2030, cancer has been cured, the US is essentially bankrupt and there are generational conflicts between Baby Boomers, who are called 'olds' here, and younger people who can expect to work longer and harder for less pay to support the older generations. There's a huge earthquake in California, the damage bill is twenty trillion dollars - which the government doesn't have - and so the government approaches China for a loan. China says no, but has an alternative solution, and it gets kind of interesting from there. I liked the book well enough. It was kind of depressing, and there was a lot of exposition, which is to be expected in speculative fiction I guess. My only complaint is that the exposition seemed to take the place of developing the characters, and the ending was unsatisfying.
Now I'm reading "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Robert Heinlein and loving it. The story is great and the use of language is really interesting.
The Last Valley by Windrow - A history of the French war in Indochina and Dien Bien Phu.
1/3 through and can't put it down - intelligent and very readable milirary history.
Strongly reccomended!
Thanks for the Rome suggestions guys!
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Outstanding book.
GF made me read the Hobbit. It sucked.
HERESY!!
Anyways, did anyone read the Flashman series?
I made her read Starship troopers.
Currently reading Brad Thor's Takedown.
Almost finished with Last Orders by Graham Swift. Very good, localised British story about a bunch of vets saying goodbye to a friend.
Considering that it only covers up to Augustus and is largely incomplete I would suggest using it as a supplement and acquiring a more modern general history.
What if she likes it??
And I just finished The Saint, the 2nd Gaunt's Ghosts omnibus, by Dan Abnett. Was okay, hated how he used a character to kill off a few other notable ones. I know he has no qualms doing so but I felt it was sorta weak in how he used one character to kill off a few others.
Now I'm stuck on what to read next and could use some help picking:
The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000 by Chris Wickham
Framing the Early Middle Ages: Europe and the Mediterranean, 400-800 by Chris Wickham
The World of the Celts by Simon James
Hell's Gate: The Battle of the Cherkassy Pocket: January - Februrary 1944 by Douglas E. Nash
A Movable Feast. Anything by Hemingway is timeless....
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