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Allan from Fallbrook
ParticipantRus: That’s it! You’re out of the clique!
ParticipantRus: That’s it! You’re out of the clique!
ParticipantRus: Meth? Dude, that is an East County thang. Up here, it’s all about the weed, baby!
I average about one to two books a week, so, no, I am not a speed reader. I enjoy reading and pretty much stick to history when it comes to non-fiction. Or physics. Seriously. That’s bad, isn’t it?
Hinterland. Good word. I like “nether regions”, too, but that term can be badly miscontrued. Especially with this crowd. I mean, tedious clique.
ParticipantRus: Meth? Dude, that is an East County thang. Up here, it’s all about the weed, baby!
I average about one to two books a week, so, no, I am not a speed reader. I enjoy reading and pretty much stick to history when it comes to non-fiction. Or physics. Seriously. That’s bad, isn’t it?
Hinterland. Good word. I like “nether regions”, too, but that term can be badly miscontrued. Especially with this crowd. I mean, tedious clique.
ParticipantRus: Meth? Dude, that is an East County thang. Up here, it’s all about the weed, baby!
I average about one to two books a week, so, no, I am not a speed reader. I enjoy reading and pretty much stick to history when it comes to non-fiction. Or physics. Seriously. That’s bad, isn’t it?
Hinterland. Good word. I like “nether regions”, too, but that term can be badly miscontrued. Especially with this crowd. I mean, tedious clique.
ParticipantRus: Meth? Dude, that is an East County thang. Up here, it’s all about the weed, baby!
I average about one to two books a week, so, no, I am not a speed reader. I enjoy reading and pretty much stick to history when it comes to non-fiction. Or physics. Seriously. That’s bad, isn’t it?
Hinterland. Good word. I like “nether regions”, too, but that term can be badly miscontrued. Especially with this crowd. I mean, tedious clique.
ParticipantRus: Meth? Dude, that is an East County thang. Up here, it’s all about the weed, baby!
I average about one to two books a week, so, no, I am not a speed reader. I enjoy reading and pretty much stick to history when it comes to non-fiction. Or physics. Seriously. That’s bad, isn’t it?
Hinterland. Good word. I like “nether regions”, too, but that term can be badly miscontrued. Especially with this crowd. I mean, tedious clique.
ParticipantJohn: Thanks, I got the link. I actually own the book and have read it a couple of times before. On the ETO side of WWII, I really liked the Cornelius Ryan books, such as “A Bridge Too Far” and “The Longest Day”.
Some of the newer stuff, such as Antony Beevor’s books on Stalingrad and the fall of Berlin, feature information gleaned from the Soviet archives that hasn’t previously been seen before.
The Soviet perspective is interesting because it stands at direct odds with our (America’s) view of both WWII and the ensuing Cold War. When you see events through Russian eyes, it’s easy to see how they viewed Churchill and FDR as being willing to let the Red Army sustain horrific casualties while the British and Americans dawdled when it came to invading Fortress Europe.
I recently read a really good book on Operation Citadel (“Zitadelle”), which was about the final German push in the Kursk pocket in summer 1943. It is really amazing how resilient the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS were after the brutal losses they suffered in 1941 and 1942.
ParticipantJohn: Thanks, I got the link. I actually own the book and have read it a couple of times before. On the ETO side of WWII, I really liked the Cornelius Ryan books, such as “A Bridge Too Far” and “The Longest Day”.
Some of the newer stuff, such as Antony Beevor’s books on Stalingrad and the fall of Berlin, feature information gleaned from the Soviet archives that hasn’t previously been seen before.
The Soviet perspective is interesting because it stands at direct odds with our (America’s) view of both WWII and the ensuing Cold War. When you see events through Russian eyes, it’s easy to see how they viewed Churchill and FDR as being willing to let the Red Army sustain horrific casualties while the British and Americans dawdled when it came to invading Fortress Europe.
I recently read a really good book on Operation Citadel (“Zitadelle”), which was about the final German push in the Kursk pocket in summer 1943. It is really amazing how resilient the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS were after the brutal losses they suffered in 1941 and 1942.
ParticipantJohn: Thanks, I got the link. I actually own the book and have read it a couple of times before. On the ETO side of WWII, I really liked the Cornelius Ryan books, such as “A Bridge Too Far” and “The Longest Day”.
Some of the newer stuff, such as Antony Beevor’s books on Stalingrad and the fall of Berlin, feature information gleaned from the Soviet archives that hasn’t previously been seen before.
The Soviet perspective is interesting because it stands at direct odds with our (America’s) view of both WWII and the ensuing Cold War. When you see events through Russian eyes, it’s easy to see how they viewed Churchill and FDR as being willing to let the Red Army sustain horrific casualties while the British and Americans dawdled when it came to invading Fortress Europe.
I recently read a really good book on Operation Citadel (“Zitadelle”), which was about the final German push in the Kursk pocket in summer 1943. It is really amazing how resilient the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS were after the brutal losses they suffered in 1941 and 1942.
ParticipantJohn: Thanks, I got the link. I actually own the book and have read it a couple of times before. On the ETO side of WWII, I really liked the Cornelius Ryan books, such as “A Bridge Too Far” and “The Longest Day”.
Some of the newer stuff, such as Antony Beevor’s books on Stalingrad and the fall of Berlin, feature information gleaned from the Soviet archives that hasn’t previously been seen before.
The Soviet perspective is interesting because it stands at direct odds with our (America’s) view of both WWII and the ensuing Cold War. When you see events through Russian eyes, it’s easy to see how they viewed Churchill and FDR as being willing to let the Red Army sustain horrific casualties while the British and Americans dawdled when it came to invading Fortress Europe.
I recently read a really good book on Operation Citadel (“Zitadelle”), which was about the final German push in the Kursk pocket in summer 1943. It is really amazing how resilient the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS were after the brutal losses they suffered in 1941 and 1942.
ParticipantJohn: Thanks, I got the link. I actually own the book and have read it a couple of times before. On the ETO side of WWII, I really liked the Cornelius Ryan books, such as “A Bridge Too Far” and “The Longest Day”.
Some of the newer stuff, such as Antony Beevor’s books on Stalingrad and the fall of Berlin, feature information gleaned from the Soviet archives that hasn’t previously been seen before.
The Soviet perspective is interesting because it stands at direct odds with our (America’s) view of both WWII and the ensuing Cold War. When you see events through Russian eyes, it’s easy to see how they viewed Churchill and FDR as being willing to let the Red Army sustain horrific casualties while the British and Americans dawdled when it came to invading Fortress Europe.
I recently read a really good book on Operation Citadel (“Zitadelle”), which was about the final German push in the Kursk pocket in summer 1943. It is really amazing how resilient the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS were after the brutal losses they suffered in 1941 and 1942.
ParticipantJohn: Yeah, I meant you! You started this mess, and then you just bailed out! Dude. You need to get back in the fight and start putting some rounds downrange.
Been out of the Army since late ’88. A lot of my buddies are still in, though, and are in Iraq and Afghanistan, which is were I get most of my info.
I coach youth football (as a volunteer) and run a blast/seismic engineering firm as my “real” job. Gots to pay the bills somehow, right?
ParticipantJohn: Yeah, I meant you! You started this mess, and then you just bailed out! Dude. You need to get back in the fight and start putting some rounds downrange.
Been out of the Army since late ’88. A lot of my buddies are still in, though, and are in Iraq and Afghanistan, which is were I get most of my info.
I coach youth football (as a volunteer) and run a blast/seismic engineering firm as my “real” job. Gots to pay the bills somehow, right?
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