Hi everyone. To say I am a book lover is an understatement. I have going on 1,000 books in my library.
I am mostly into non-fiction. My favorite genre is military but I will also do historical fction like the books by Newt Gingrich and Jeff Shaara.
I just love to read, I gotta have a book nearby otherwise I am not happy.
My favorite authors are Shaara, Hornfischer (Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors and Neptune's Inferno) and Atkinson (The Liberation Trilogy, Long Gray Line and others), Stephen Ambrose and James Bradley.
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boswellbaxter
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Welcome, Raymond, glad to have you here! I've always wanted to see Portsmouth.
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You are not alone. Welcome.I just love to read, I gotta have a book nearby otherwise I am not happy.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
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MLE (Emily Cotton)
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- Interest in HF: started in childhood with the classics, which, IMHO are HF even if they were contemporary when written.
- Favourite HF book: Prince of Foxes, by Samuel Shellabarger
- Preferred HF: Currently prefer 1600 and earlier, but I'll read anything that keeps me turning the page.
- Location: California Bay Area
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sweetpotatoboy
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Vanessa
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- Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
- Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
- Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
- Preferred HF: Any
- Location: North Yorkshire, UK
Welcome, Raymond! I hope you enjoy it here.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
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LoveHistory
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[quote=""LoveHistory""]Hello Raymond. My Dad reads a lot of military history too. Shaara and Ambrose are high on his list as well.
Newt Gingrich writes HF?[/quote]
Yup. Gingrich writes on the what might have been in history. For instance, he wrote about what would have happened if Lee had taken the flank instead of going up the middle. If the Japanese had destroyed the oil tanks on December 7th. His books are well written and very interesting.
Newt Gingrich writes HF?[/quote]
Yup. Gingrich writes on the what might have been in history. For instance, he wrote about what would have happened if Lee had taken the flank instead of going up the middle. If the Japanese had destroyed the oil tanks on December 7th. His books are well written and very interesting.