Originally posted by tbm3fan
View Post
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
What Book Are You Reading?
Collapse
This is a sticky topic.
X
X
-
-
Originally posted by Albany Rifles View Post
Nope! I had some others I had to finish up first. I'm about 1/5th of the way through Snow & Steel.
Then Chapter 3 where the first Americans arrive after the Canucks had been there awhile. Reminded me of four brothers in a way. The brothers being Brits, Aussies, Canadians, and Americans. After high school they go their separate ways until 50 years later for a reunion. The first three stayed in touch somewhat but not their American brother. The children of the first three had heard stories about their black sheep uncle. They were excited to meet that black sheep uncle when he arrived as his exploits sounded so cool. Independent, brash, outgoing, on the move doing different things in life compared to their steady fathers. When they meet him he is everything they thought while their fathers were like who are you. Soon the differences would melt away and they were brothers again.
I would pause when reading that part to reflect in my mind what that time was like when all the family was their for one common goal. Even if Aussie were mainly in the Pacific but so were the Brits and us. Like the gunfight at the OK Corral.
Out of town but when back have a question or two for you.
- 2 likes
Comment
-
Originally posted by tbm3fan View Post
My take on the first four chapters, You are right in what I had learned through other books. One, that the Germans were top notch but they weren't. Compared to our fresh, young, trained troops they were out of their own league. Their vaunted mobility was anything but at the time. Horses and being unable to travel in daylight is a slow way to move an Army.
Then Chapter 3 where the first Americans arrive after the Canucks had been there awhile. Reminded me of four brothers in a way. The brothers being Brits, Aussies, Canadians, and Americans. After high school they go their separate ways until 50 years later for a reunion. The first three stayed in touch somewhat but not their American brother. The children of the first three had heard stories about their black sheep uncle. They were excited to meet that black sheep uncle when he arrived as his exploits sounded so cool. Independent, brash, outgoing, on the move doing different things in life compared to their steady fathers. When they meet him he is everything they thought while their fathers were like who are you. Soon the differences would melt away and they were brothers again.
I would pause when reading that part to reflect in my mind what that time was like when all the family was their for one common goal. Even if Aussie were mainly in the Pacific but so were the Brits and us. Like the gunfight at the OK Corral.
Out of town but when back have a question or two for you.
And looking forward to your questions!“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain
Comment
-
Doing some American Revolutionary war reading. Just finished an interesting bio of George Washington's (largely) political, business and personal development-particularly political. How fortunate for our nation that a man both universally esteemed, modest and with our future nation's best interests at heart led the way...
...often doing so "from the rear". Few were his equal at reading tea leaves. See George Washington-A Political Rise of America's Founding Father- David O. Stewart
Presently reading Joseph J Ellis' The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents 1773-1783
I am dismayed at how little I still understand about our nation's birth. What a wild proposition these men carried within themselves and for that dream to find realization was frankly beyond miraculous."This aggression will not stand, man!" Jeff Lebowski
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." Lester Bangs
- 2 likes
Comment
-
Originally posted by S2 View PostDoing some American Revolutionary war reading. Just finished an interesting bio of George Washington's (largely) political, business and personal development-particularly political. How fortunate for our nation that a man both universally esteemed, modest and with our future nation's best interests at heart led the way...
...often doing so "from the rear". Few were his equal at reading tea leaves. See George Washington-A Political Rise of America's Founding Father- David O. Stewart
Presently reading Joseph J Ellis' The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents 1773-1783
I am dismayed at how little I still understand about our nation's birth. What a wild proposition these men carried within themselves and for that dream to find realization was frankly beyond miraculous.“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
Mark Twain
Comment
-
Originally posted by S2 View PostDoing some American Revolutionary war reading. Just finished an interesting bio of George Washington's (largely) political, business and personal development-particularly political. How fortunate for our nation that a man both universally esteemed, modest and with our future nation's best interests at heart led the way...
...often doing so "from the rear". Few were his equal at reading tea leaves. See George Washington-A Political Rise of America's Founding Father- David O. Stewart
Presently reading Joseph J Ellis' The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents 1773-1783
I am dismayed at how little I still understand about our nation's birth. What a wild proposition these men carried within themselves and for that dream to find realization was frankly beyond miraculous.
Comment
Comment