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The Guns of August
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:49 am
by Mikey
A very compelling book. Starts with the players and circumstances in France, Germany, Belgium, England, Russia and to a lesser degree Austria, leading up to WWI. I'm about 40% of the way through and a week or so into the war, with fighting in Belgium and in the Alsace Lorraine area.
Not so great on the Kindle, though. I often find myself wishing I had a map to look at.
Re: The Guns of August
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 12:38 pm
by BSmack
You can't go wrong with Barbara Tuchman. "Guns of August" was a college fave of mine.
Re: The Guns of August
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 1:27 pm
by Goober McTuber
Mikey wrote:Not so great on the Kindle, though. I often find myself wishing I had a map to look at.
This might help:
Re: The Guns of August
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:05 pm
by BSmack
Before
After
Re: The Guns of August
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 11:45 pm
by Mikey
I guess we lost Iceland.
Re: The Guns of August
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 11:46 pm
by Mikey
Goober McTuber wrote:Mikey wrote:Not so great on the Kindle, though. I often find myself wishing I had a map to look at.
This might help:
Europe?
:?
Why Europe?
Re: The Guns of August
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:04 pm
by BSmack
Mikey wrote:I guess we lost Iceland.
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