My library just grew again 2014...

[zenrat]

Oh I don't know.  Nuclear explosions in your backyard aren't too bad... (sarc)

[rickshaw]

Oh I don't know.  Nuclear explosions in your backyard aren't too bad... (sarc)

I know what you mean.  I've had several.  Some sub-atomic nuclear explosions as well.  Never did me any harm growing up in Adelaide (just down the road from Maralinga)...

[Nick]

Oh I don't know.  Nuclear explosions in your backyard aren't too bad... (sarc)

I know what you mean.  I've had several.  Some sub-atomic nuclear explosions as well.  Never did me any harm growing up in Adelaide (just down the road from Maralinga)...

Sounds like you guys had a real blast growing up.... 

[Librarian]

I have this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cold-War-Peacemaker-Cowtown-Convairs/dp/1580071279/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1414170069&sr=1-1&keywords=cold+war+peacemaker fantastic book on the B-36 but can anyone recommend a quality equivalent on the B-29. I've read Birdsall's books but would like to read some more.
Thanks.

[Hobbes]

I did some shopping on the Bloodhound SSC site:

The Science Behind the Speed - about the design of Bloodhound SSC
The British are Coming: A look at British Record Breaking and the people that made it happen
plus one of their cardboard models to use as the basis for a possible scratchbuild

[Thorvic]

I did some shopping on the Bloodhound SSC site:

The Science Behind the Speed - about the design of Bloodhound SSC
The British are Coming: A look at British Record Breaking and the people that made it happen
plus one of their cardboard models to use as the basis for a possible scratchbuild

I wonder what you'll be building next year then 

[Spey_Phantom]

got these from the goodwill a few days ago:

-William Green's "The Observer's Book of Aircraft" edition 1979.
-Moussault's Aircraft encyclodedia's (Fighters and trainers, recreational and bussiness aircraft, Bombers, and Airliners)
-John W.R.Taylor & Gordon Swanborough's "Military Aircraft of the world"

[Librarian]

Just been given the most amazing early anniversary present, twelve volumes of the Trigan Empire Collection. Complete Don Lawrence art. I foresee some serious insomnia ahead .

[rickshaw]

Interesting and illuminating look at the Soviet war in Afghanistan.  Makes you realise how universal it seems the disconnect between reality and policy is for superpowers.  They made many of the same mistakes about Afghanistan that the US made about Vietnam, from perceptions about the opposing Superpower's intentions through to backing the losing horse as far as the natives were concerned.   Tactically, it seems the worse excesses one reads about in Vietnam were routine in Afghanistan.  No wonder the Afghanis hated the Soviets and their puppet regime.   For their all their rhetoric about being there to "do their Internationalist duty and protect the Revolution in Afghanistan", the Soviets acted more like the worst occupying force with massacre, murder, rape, pillage and atrocity commonplace.   No wonder the Afghans became so embittered.  I'd recommend reading it, it will open most people's eyes about how the Soviets didn't plan to invade Afghanistan but just slid into doing it anyway.  No grand plans for a warm water port, no plans to resist the spread of Islamic extremism from Iran, just a show of hands in the politburo and the minutes from the meeting like so much in the fUSSR, "disappeared".  More cockup than grand conspiracy.

[rickshaw]

Picked up for $5 at a second book sale.   It's a not bad general history in the style of Purnell's Histories.  Lots of lovely drawings and paintings of Japanese ships, planes and soldiers.

[TallEng]

Just been given the most amazing early anniversary present, twelve volumes of the Trigan Empire Collection. Complete Don Lawrence art. I foresee some serious insomnia ahead .

Ooh! Is that the Trigan Empire as in Look and Learn?
I'm afraid the only time I got to read the 'Beano' was at my mates house
My Mum and Dad would only buy me an 'Educational' Comic (and jolly good it was too )

Regards
Keith

[zenrat]

Just been given the most amazing early anniversary present, twelve volumes of the Trigan Empire Collection. Complete Don Lawrence art. I foresee some serious insomnia ahead .

Where's the green with envy emoticon?
Can we expect some Trigan inspired builds?  I'm sure I remember jet powered biplanes.

[Librarian]

Interesting and illuminating look at the Soviet war in Afghanistan.  Makes you realise how universal it seems the disconnect between reality and policy is for superpowers.  They made many of the same mistakes about Afghanistan that the US made about Vietnam, from perceptions about the opposing Superpower's intentions through to backing the losing horse as far as the natives were concerned.   Tactically, it seems the worse excesses one reads about in Vietnam were routine in Afghanistan.  No wonder the Afghanis hated the Soviets and their puppet regime.   For their all their rhetoric about being there to "do their Internationalist duty and protect the Revolution in Afghanistan", the Soviets acted more like the worst occupying force with massacre, murder, rape, pillage and atrocity commonplace.   No wonder the Afghans became so embittered.  I'd recommend reading it, it will open most people's eyes about how the Soviets didn't plan to invade Afghanistan but just slid into doing it anyway.  No grand plans for a warm water port, no plans to resist the spread of Islamic extremism from Iran, just a show of hands in the politburo and the minutes from the meeting like so much in the fUSSR, "disappeared".  More cockup than grand conspiracy.

Absolutely agree. Excellent book on a very murky subject. Also read Braithwaite's very good "Afgantsy".

[Mossie]

Fire Bombers by Phillip Wallick
Fire Bombers in Action Videobook by Frederick A. Johnsen.

Bought to feed my current kick for water bombers.  First book is an old Osprey title (1987).  Old but chock full of pictures. The second book is up to date and comes with a DVD.

[NARSES2]

Boris Johnson's " The Churchill Factor - How One Man Made History"