Yeah, I started to do it that way, but with three ot four other commission books to add in I decided to go with Ship's company. It's really six of one and half a dozen of t'other!

Ah, well back to add a few more. About halfway there...

posted by JenIanB at 5:36 pm (EST) on Jun 23, 2008

I received the book for Father's Day and have enjoyed it thoroughly. I really appreciate Acanthus Press and this series.

posted by rob48cel at 12:37 pm (EST) on Jun 19, 2008

As you can see I have been busy trying to update my library. Was home on 18 days of R&R Leave and did my best to add as many books as possible. In between spending time with the family and trying to get in as many games of golf as possible, I found time to add about 350 books. Getting close to getting the library complete. Initially, I did use your library to help me find books that where in my collection and that I wanted to add. I guess you could say I copied your shelves but I like too see instead as great minds think alike or as the Library Thing home page says, “Find people with eerily similar tastes.”
Thanks for the author info and the recommendation about the Sherman book. I seem to have plenty of info on modern Israeli armor but would like to find more info and good photos of M50 Super Shermans and M51 Ish Shermans. One has to respect a Sherman with a French 105mm cannon and appreciate the fact that when the crew fired the 105mm they put the tank in neutral so the whole tank could absorb the recoil. Very nice. Again, thanks for the info. Derek

posted by derek.m.carson at 11:29 am (EST) on Jun 16, 2008

Re: Your comment "Another burst!"

Yup, every one in a while I have the time and get motivated to enter another two or three shelves worth. I think I have about half of my library room done now, excluding all the paperbacks, for which I simply haven't convinced myself to do ;)

posted by jztemple at 7:07 am (EST) on May 27, 2008

I used the Osprey site as it has every single title on it. I am working mainly from a card index of 4000+ where about half have no ISBN Number. I do not list any non-military works and I still have 3500 to enter so it will be a while before everything is sorted!

mk

posted by mkenny at 5:22 pm (EST) on May 19, 2008

Yes, one does often lead to the other. I began reading military history years and years ago. Then I read Kissinger's A World Restored about 20 years ago and realized I had only been looking at one side of the coin.

posted by will5352 at 5:46 pm (EST) on May 3, 2008

I see you have added me to your "interesting libraries" list. Thanks. I have been compiling my library entries for the past 5 or 6 weeks when time allows. I think I am half way. Not much numbers-wise compared to your collection. Thanks for showing the interest.

posted by will5352 at 10:08 pm (EST) on Apr 28, 2008

Hello. Glad to see that someone else besides my 13-year-old son has taken interest in my books. My current book list has some way to go until it is complete. Only reason I was able to get the current books listed is that I had started an Excel spread sheet of the books I own before I deployed to Iraq. When I get home I will have my work cut out for me to complete my list. I am sure we will have several more shared books. Must admit that my computer skills are not up to standard and I am still figuring out all the ins and outs of Library Thing. Yes, you are right about the dreaded no title found under the add book section. Are you able to view books that I have attempted to add? Well, glad to see there are others out there with the similar military history interest as me. Have enjoyed looking at your library.

posted by derek.m.carson at 3:52 pm (EST) on Apr 5, 2008

If you are interested in maritime disasters, I recommend that you read about the sinking of the steamer Eastland in the Chicago River in 1915. There are two books on the event listed in Librarything.

posted by DVanderlinde at 12:10 pm (EST) on Apr 2, 2008

I noticed you have Friedman's latest:
Naval Firepower: Battleship Guns and Gunnery in the Dreadnought Era
I am in the middle of writing a paper over German and British battle cruisers and was pondering the purchase of this book. The amazon reviews are not illuminating, and I was wondering where his emphasis lies. It was suggested by a review that this book is simply pro-British propaganda. This would not serve the purpose of my paper.
What are you views?
Thanks.

posted by Patton610 at 11:11 pm (EST) on Mar 13, 2008

Hi Surly, Interesting library on your part too. Thanks for stopping by my work in progress.

Doc John

posted by docjohnb at 10:21 pm (EST) on Jan 31, 2008

re: "Suddenly a burst of entry. Interesting material."

I have lots more books, it's just I have to motivate myself to spend the time to enter them into the database. Previously it had been taking me a lot longer because I was scanning in the covers if the ones in the existing entries didn't match my copy, but now I'm not going to worry about that till I get them all in.

posted by jztemple at 6:05 am (EST) on Jan 22, 2008

Happy New Year mates!
My wife & I are just coming out from a long bout of some kinda flu and 2 weeks of holiday company. I hope Santa treated you well, I received an armload of books (Rome, ACW, Napoleonics, WWI, WWII, scifi)…which I’m currently plowing through. Among them were several from the “print on demand” publishers which provide hard to find monographs (WWI in East Africa). I received & read that old classic GOSHAWK SQUADRON by Derek Robinson (better than BLUE MAX to me). Adrian Goldsworth’s CANNAE is a quick read. Sloan’s ULTIMATE BATTLE (Okinawa) is a collection of oral history anecdotes not an operational study but a good one of that genre. I recommend the new STALINGRAD by Michael Jones, lots of new research & analysis incorporated (and corrects some myths along the way). I also finished McCullough’s final Masters of Rome volume: ANTONY & CLEOPATRA, not up to her others in my opinion. Also the newest from Dan Abnett’s “Gaunt’s Ghosts” series, ONLY in DEATH, gripping space opera! I was also surprised to find that my (American) football team, the Redskins, somehow slipped into the playoffs. We’ll see how long that lasts! Well, I’ll be interested in checking to see what yall have added to your collections. I hope 2008 is a banner year for stocking your shelves with goodies. Regards from a damp Maryland, Ammianus

posted by Ammianus at 8:12 am (EST) on Jan 1, 2008

Thanks for your hint about the cover for "On Yankee Station."

With your interest in warships, I recently added one that you might be interested in:

John C. Reilly, Jr. American Battleships, 1886-1923: Predreadnought Design and Construction. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1980.

It is a good companion volume for the book you have on armored cruisers. I checked abebooks.com and they list ten copies available. A couple of good ones cost $93.00 and $95.00.

I thought I had a good-sized library with some 1300 volumes, and then saw that you have about three and a half times as many books. You must have a huge house to store them . . . perhaps even a separate building!

posted by DVanderlinde at 12:28 am (EST) on Dec 10, 2007

You wrote: "Well, I have my copy of Armour in Profile Number 12 in front of me and page two, upper left corner, says 'by Colonel E. F. Offord'. Odd".
But in my Armour in Profile number 12 (AMX 13) still says in page two: AMX 13 by Walter Spielberger. My leaflet is propably different version? It is printed 1967.

posted by Harry.Jaaskelainen at 3:23 pm (EST) on Oct 29, 2007

My pleasure. As for the 'no cover' syndrome, while some the recent changes in the system seem rather funky, I've at least once combined two works when one was in the 'no cover' limbo.

posted by Shrike58 at 10:40 am (EST) on Oct 19, 2007

If you haven't done so already you might want to check out the library of 'viedz'.

posted by Shrike58 at 12:46 pm (EST) on Oct 17, 2007

Hi!
My Leaflet ox AMX 13 is little bit confusious, because page 2 is said by Walter Spielberger and page 12 ic copyright Colonel E.F. Offord.Which one is correct ?

posted by Harry.Jaaskelainen at 4:47 am (EST) on Oct 16, 2007

Hi there, thank you for your comment :)
That's one heck of a library you got there.

posted by Tylman79 at 11:11 pm (EST) on Oct 15, 2007

You are welcome regarding the covers. You have a great catalog, interesting browsing!

posted by jztemple at 10:36 am (EST) on Oct 3, 2007

Thank you surly, for your comment,it has been amended!. Amused to see we share 24 books out of the 60 I have added so far!

posted by steprobs at 7:46 am (EST) on Sep 28, 2007

No, science fiction never was much of an interest, except for the Asimov Foundation books and some Harry Harrison; sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who remembers "The Technicolor Time Machine", although I see 112 people have it listed in LT.

posted by jztemple at 11:39 pm (EST) on Sep 15, 2007

Howdy surly (RE Southwest ACW acty)
one of my favorite areas. I've even made the trek to Santa Fe, Glorieta Pass (THe Gettysburg of the West), Apache Canyon and Valverde. Please take a look under my "SOUTHWEST" tag. There's also several works of historical fiction on the subject, by P G Nagle. Cheers a

posted by Ammianus at 10:30 am (EST) on Sep 15, 2007

I noticed that you had picked it up. That Griffin has a lot of interesting things to say about the RTR in general is part of the charm of "Conqueror," and I suspect this is the same with his book about the Chieftan.

You'll also observe that I actually bought "Magnesium Overcast." While I go to great lengths to avoid paying full cost for a book (being a cheap SOB), that I was able to pick it up for the cover price, as opposed to the collector's price it's now going for online, makes it a justifiable purchase.

posted by Shrike58 at 7:58 am (EST) on Sep 14, 2007

re Laumer - I'd discovered him way back when, but it was a hoot to find his Retief books on the reading list offered to new diplomats in training when I joined the State Department in 1973.

Robert A. Mosher

posted by RobertMosher at 9:36 pm (EST) on Sep 9, 2007

RE Lulu quality: I don't doubt it but I could NOT find GERMAN RAIDERS OF THE PACIFIC anywhere else for my collection of German surface raiders of WWI & WWII (see my RAIDER tag). I will buy a couple more, a WWII divisional history & one on Merrill's Marauders for the same reason. Cheers! A

posted by Ammianus at 7:36 am (EST) on Sep 9, 2007

Just getting started, look back in a month or so.

posted by doylep54 at 8:01 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2007

Thanks pal...please take a look the RAIDER tag, I'm trying hard to fill out that collection & it should be of interest to you. Cheers, A

posted by Ammianus at 7:26 am (EST) on Sep 8, 2007

Cheers! I'd seen your catalogue a few time due to the shared interests. Either SF or naval themes - or Heinlein who combined both.

posted by achesonblog at 12:46 am (EST) on Sep 8, 2007

Sorry1
Over 30 years ago. I'm getting older!!!

posted by Harry.Jaaskelainen at 11:33 am (EST) on Sep 3, 2007

Yes!
I bought them over 20 years ago.

posted by Harry.Jaaskelainen at 11:31 am (EST) on Sep 3, 2007

Hi, I just scanned Hunnicutt's Abrams and Firepower covers. Please use them if you'd like.

posted by rudel519 at 10:16 pm (EST) on Aug 29, 2007

No worries, no rush - just curious. I've added it to my TBR list as well. Cheers!

posted by bfertig at 1:21 pm (EST) on Aug 24, 2007

Sorry!
I did my answers wrong way.

posted by Harry.Jaaskelainen at 4:04 am (EST) on Aug 23, 2007

I've wandered through occasionally for awhile now. I thought I'd make it official. Probably it's the totality of the subjects covered. Naval warfare is something I need to pick up more material on. I need more bookcases.:)

posted by jmnlman at 3:25 pm (EST) on Aug 22, 2007

Im going to school as a history major, my first history class is Latin maerican History. You wrote back to me on the boards about Latin American History. Are there any general latin american history book you would suggest so I can first grasp the subject?

posted by thibs53 at 12:19 am (EST) on Aug 21, 2007

Thanks. I'm finishing up, and should have a cover for everything, maybe in a month. I also have a few more to add, mainly from Israel, Chile, and South Africa. And I' m waiting for a few new things.
I'd been meaning to make a list of my aviation collection for insurance purposes, and just for the hell of it, for a long time. Librarything was a great motivator.
For now, I'm only listing my aviation collection, but I noticed that H. Beam Piper was a favorite author of yours. Me too.

posted by WaltNoise at 6:58 pm (EST) on Aug 20, 2007

I have a couple of hobby stores nearby that have a great selection of books, and one of them had just got that book in. It's the best overall book on the subject, not that there's been many of them. Only two others by Jentz which are short and deal only with WWII German uses. This one goes back to WWI through post WWII and covers all countries. Was too good for me to pass up. What are connections for except to help add to their connections wish lists? :-)

posted by rudel519 at 10:32 pm (EST) on Aug 10, 2007

If there are any articles in No.16 that particularly catch you eye let me know and I can send it to you?

posted by Donogh at 7:33 am (EST) on Aug 4, 2007

Just addded those (along with covers pictures and the main article titles in the comments field) and combined them. Looks like no one else out there has No. 16 though

posted by Donogh at 6:54 pm (EST) on Aug 3, 2007

Notice you recently added Fortress (Issues 1-12)
Are these Fortress: the Castles and Fortifications Quarterly?
If so I've been meaning to add my collection of these as well and I'll be sure to merge them if they're the same
Regards, Donogh

posted by Donogh at 8:38 am (EST) on Aug 3, 2007

Yes, it is one of my favorite books. I see that we also share an interest in ships, although you have many more than I do (most of which I still need to add).

posted by LucasTrask at 8:26 pm (EST) on Jul 28, 2007

Hi, I just finished doing cover scans of my AFVs in Profile and Aircraft in Profile loose issues and noticed that you had several of them as well. They're all uploaded to LT, so please use them if you'd like.

posted by rudel519 at 10:25 pm (EST) on Jul 26, 2007

Thanks. I am a maritime archaeologist and have worked on a variety of projects, and so the library reflects that. I'm still cataloguing, having decided to do soafter discarding or donating 3,500 volumes.

posted by JPDelgado at 12:05 am (EST) on Jul 17, 2007

Speaking of hardware, I did decide to take the plunge and buy the first volume of this:

www.panzerwrecks.com

Report to follow.

On one hand I was disgruntled about being back-ordered by Scholar's Bookshelf and having to let some bargains pass.

On the other I was inspired by the show "Tank Restorers" on the Military Channel.

posted by Shrike58 at 9:55 am (EST) on Jul 12, 2007

Mostly vis-a-vis aircraft and racing cars. The copy of "Conqueror" listed is an interlibrary loan, but Scholar's Bookshelf has it for twenty-five bucks and I've been flirting with getting it. It's a pretty good production too.

posted by Shrike58 at 6:46 am (EST) on Jul 12, 2007

As for my reviewing style, I minored in English and have a social science masters degree; that probably has something to do with something.

And yeah, the books aren't getting any cheaper. Three cheers for interlibrary loan! If something seems rather inaccessible that goes a long way towards making up my mind whether to buy, meaning that a lot of what I've bought in the last two years is quality stuff relating to autoracing history.

posted by Shrike58 at 5:54 am (EST) on Jun 25, 2007

Welcome back! I was wondering if you were able to get to AoW, but it sounds like it was quite a drive even if you could've made it. Glad you were able to pick up a book anyways - would've been more than one at AoW :-)

posted by rudel519 at 9:17 pm (EST) on Jun 21, 2007

Thank you for your e-mail and especially your comment which reminded me that I desperately needed to check this e-mail account!!! There's a lot of similarities between us - our name, our profession (programmers), our avocation, and even the size of our libraries. You've got great taste in books and in book stores!! And if you happened to go into AoW before I did, as I'm sure you did being so close, my wife thanks you, since those books you bought didn't wind up on my shelves
:-)

posted by rudel519 at 9:29 pm (EST) on Jun 7, 2007

Thank you! I have half of the books on the Canadian navy you have suggested but haven't managed to find time to add them or the rest of my collection. I see you have a smattering of the 'in action' series by Squadron. That is good to see as I have a stack a bit over a foot of them and that might save me some scanning of covers :).
Take Care!

Daniel Little

posted by Sturgeon at 11:16 am (EST) on Jun 3, 2007

Just an impertinent question from an obsessive collecter in the Colonies. I see we share Barry's first volume on the Franco-Prussian War but not the second. I was expecting to see you with the second volume ahead of me considering you live in England and not across the Pond like me. Any reason why you haven't gotten it?

Simply cost! I'll hunt down Volume 2 once I've finished the first one.

posted by dasfrpsl at 6:00 am (EST) on Jun 2, 2007