Yes, as a matter of fact I have. It was an excellent book. I've read probably 90% of all WWII German memoirs. I'm starting to read a lot more books on Vietnam.
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
What Book Are You Reading?
Collapse
This is a sticky topic.
X
X
-
Originally posted by leibstandarte10I've read probably 90% of all WWII German memoirs.“He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”
Comment
-
Heh, I've always found the German side of the war the most interesting and one of the least covered, although recently this has gotten better."The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world. So wake up, Mr. Freeman. Wake up and smell the ashes." G-Man
Comment
-
Originally posted by leibstandarte10Heh, I've always found the German side of the war the most interesting and one of the least covered, although recently this has gotten better.
A buddy of mine was at a convention and talked to General Adolf Galland and got his copy of Galland's book autographed. I guess it was a meet and greet/autograph thing, but I wish I could have met him, he was a real pistol.“He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”
Comment
-
Yep, Galland was known for his charisma and charm. His personal insignia early in the war was a gun-toting, cigar-chomping version of Mickey Mouse."The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world. So wake up, Mr. Freeman. Wake up and smell the ashes." G-Man
Comment
-
Originally posted by leibstandarte10Yep, Galland was known for his charisma and charm. His personal insignia early in the war was a gun-toting, cigar-chomping version of Mickey Mouse.“He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”
Comment
-
Originally posted by TopHatterHe also looked like a really rakish rogue
Not many can carry that off with such style. He did, and even in defeat, you just knew he was a winner.
Comment
-
Right now, I'm reading, "The Lifestyle: The Erotic Rites of Swingers".
Just finished "Why the Germans Lose at War".
Before that, "Sharpe's Fortress".
Sociology, History, Fiction...Amazon doesn't know WHAT to recommend to me anymore!
Comment
-
Originally posted by BluesmanRight now, I'm reading, "The Lifestyle: The Erotic Rites of Swingers".
;)"To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are."-Sholem Asch
"I always turn to the sports page first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures."-Earl Warren
"I didn't intend for this to take on a political tone. I'm just here for the drugs."-Nancy Reagan, when asked a political question at a "Just Say No" rally
"He no play-a da game, he no make-a da rules."-Earl Butz, on the Pope's attitude toward birth control
Comment
-
Originally posted by BluesmanRight now, I'm reading, "The Lifestyle: The Erotic Rites of Swingers".“He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”
Comment
-
The Sharp Series is an exciting read eh Bluesman.
Right now I am reading
Winston Churchill
SOLDIER
The Military Life of a Gentleman at War
by Douglas S. Russell
I love that man even more now. I had no idea how tough he really was.Originally posted by GVChampCollege students are very, very, very dumb. But that's what you get when the government subsidizes children to sit in the middle of a corn field to drink alcohol and fuck.
Comment
-
Originally posted by BatmanThe Sharp Series is an exciting read eh Bluesman.
Right now I am reading
Winston Churchill
SOLDIER
The Military Life of a Gentleman at War
by Douglas S. Russell
I love that man even more now. I had no idea how tough he really was.
As for Winnie the Pooh, that man was a WARRIOR, in the literal sense, and politically, too. He's a hero, and I do not think it overstates the case to say that he saved Western civilization, when nobody else would or could have.
Greatest man of the 20th Century, going away.
Comment
-
Originally posted by BluesmanYou're not asking me out on a date, are you, cowboy? ;)
Suggest to the Lieutenant a weekend out....see what she says ;)Last edited by TopHatter; 03 Oct 05,, 18:48.“He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”
Comment
Comment