Comments on: The river of books trickles in. http://terje.kvernes.no/archive/2007/08/09/the-river-of-books-tickles-in/ A not so structured mind. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:40:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Pauline http://terje.kvernes.no/archive/2007/08/09/the-river-of-books-tickles-in/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Pauline Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:09:41 +0000 http://terje.kvernes.no/archive/2007/08/09/the-river-of-books-tickles-in/#comment-720 The common theme of your river of books is, like mine, if I can't get them all read, they will at least be close to me and I will thus absorb their contents. I own most of the ones you mentioned. And I find Military History gives an astonishing view of mankind. Great list. The common theme of your river of books is, like mine, if I can’t get them all read, they will at least be close to me and I will thus absorb their contents. I own most of the ones you mentioned. And I find Military History gives an astonishing view of mankind. Great list.

]]> By: terjekv http://terje.kvernes.no/archive/2007/08/09/the-river-of-books-tickles-in/comment-page-1/#comment-4 terjekv Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:23:09 +0000 http://terje.kvernes.no/archive/2007/08/09/the-river-of-books-tickles-in/#comment-4 Thankies for the tips, both look quite interesting. I mostly wanted "The Sling and the Stone" and "The utility of force" to see what participants in the modern struggles see as the solution to our current wars, in whatever shape they might be. The upside is that "The utility of force" arrived today! Thankies for the tips, both look quite interesting. I mostly wanted “The Sling and the Stone” and “The utility of force” to see what participants in the modern struggles see as the solution to our current wars, in whatever shape they might be.

The upside is that “The utility of force” arrived today!

]]> By: Eugene http://terje.kvernes.no/archive/2007/08/09/the-river-of-books-tickles-in/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Eugene Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:32:10 +0000 http://terje.kvernes.no/archive/2007/08/09/the-river-of-books-tickles-in/#comment-3 Funny, I read military books once in a while. I used to read a bunch of em when I was playing strategy sims when I was younger, but not lately. However here are two that I particularly like : Ron Atkinson's An Army at Dawn (won the pulitzer), i think he has the 2nd book out on his trilogy. I am working through Erich Von Manstein's Lost Victories, which i finally got my hands on after they reprinted it. This is a really awesome read, one of the most insightful and sharp memoirs to come out of the war. Better than anything I've read actually. Funny, I read military books once in a while. I used to read a bunch of em when I was playing strategy sims when I was younger, but not lately. However here are two that I particularly like :

Ron Atkinson’s An Army at Dawn (won the pulitzer), i think he has the 2nd book out on his trilogy.

I am working through Erich Von Manstein’s Lost Victories, which i finally got my hands on after they reprinted it. This is a really awesome read, one of the most insightful and sharp memoirs to come out of the war. Better than anything I’ve read actually.

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