My library just grew again 2017

[Thorvic]

Managed to pick up a from Amazon marketplace a couple of books that I used to get from the Library when I was build model warships in my Youth. Janes 'Warships of the Soviet Navy' and 'Warships of the US Navy'. I already had 'Warships of the Royal Navy' 2nd edition as a birthday present back in 1981 and wore it out so I replaced that and got an earlier 70s edition some years ago from 2nd Book stalls but never spotted the other two volumes. I had and used the Salamander Illustrated Guides as many of us from that era remember, but these Jane volumes were derived of course from Janes Fighting Ships so covered virtually every class including harbour stuff and generally with decent photographs.
So quite chuffed to have spotted them whilst looking for other reference material and getting decent copies for peanuts  .

Also highlights that its an area that not been covered since the end of the cold war, Norman Polmar at least kept up with his US Navy guide into the noughties, but his Soviet volume stopped at 1991. Surly now the Russian Navy has stopped the rot, getting new ships and starting to play the global field again, its time to have an updated volume, plus with access to Russian sources it would be nice to get an English volume on some of their plans, projects and development's of their Warships in the similar manner that the aircraft have been covered.  . I suspect its a similar case with the Red Army and armour !

[NARSES2]

Cut through Smiths on my way to pub for rugby yesterday and picked up "Luftwaffe Secret Bombers of the Third Reich". One of the bookazines they do and for £6.99 excellent value 

Mates in the pub were quite fascinated by it, after the almost compulsory pee taking that is 

[The Wooksta!]

Picked that up last week too.  Had to for the Blohm und Voss stuff alone.

[Mossie]

Birthday swag:
On Atlas' Shoulders: RAF Transport Aircraft Projects Since 1945 by Chris Gibson
Miles M.52: Britain's Top Secret Supersonic Research Aircraft by Tony Butler
The Projects of Skunk Works: 75 Years of Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs by Steve Pace

[PR19_Kit]

Birthday swag:
On Atlas' Shoulders: RAF Transport Aircraft Projects Since 1945 by Chris Gibson
Miles M.52: Britain's Top Secret Supersonic Research Aircraft by Tony Butler
The Projects of Skunk Works: 75 Years of Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs by Steve Pace

'Swag' is right, what a lovely set of pressies. 

[Hobbes]

nice present: the Bugatti 100P record plane (by Jaap Horst)

[The Wooksta!]

Critical Mass - Carter Hydrick
The New Germany, The Old Nazis - T.H. Tetens

[jcf]

nice present: the Bugatti 100P record plane (by Jaap Horst)

Mr. Bugatti. 

[jcf]

Managed to pick up a from Amazon marketplace a couple of books that I used to get from the Library when I was build model warships in my Youth. Janes 'Warships of the Soviet Navy' and 'Warships of the US Navy'. I already had 'Warships of the Royal Navy' 2nd edition as a birthday present back in 1981 and wore it out so I replaced that and got an earlier 70s edition some years ago from 2nd Book stalls but never spotted the other two volumes. I had and used the Salamander Illustrated Guides as many of us from that era remember, but these Jane volumes were derived of course from Janes Fighting Ships so covered virtually every class including harbour stuff and generally with decent photographs.
So quite chuffed to have spotted them whilst looking for other reference material and getting decent copies for peanuts  .

Also highlights that its an area that not been covered since the end of the cold war, Norman Polmar at least kept up with his US Navy guide into the noughties, but his Soviet volume stopped at 1991. Surly now the Russian Navy has stopped the rot, getting new ships and starting to play the global field again, its time to have an updated volume, plus with access to Russian sources it would be nice to get an English volume on some of their plans, projects and development's of their Warships in the similar manner that the aircraft have been covered.  . I suspect its a similar case with the Red Army and armour !

Have you seen this one Geoff?:
http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Navies-in-the-21st-Century-Hardback/p/12280

[Thorvic]

Cheers Jon I'll have a look

I do have recent edition of Janes Fighting Ships (2015) so I have a good breakdown of the Russian Fleet and the every other Navy, but the in-depth analysis we used to get has fallen by the wayside to some extent, where as Russian Aviation is really well covered 

[The Wooksta!]

Operation Bernhard - Anthony Pirie
The Rotten Heart of Europe: Dirty War for Europe's Money - Bernard Connolly
Hirschfeld:The Secret Diary Of A U-Boat - Wolfgang Hirschfeld and Geoffrey Brooks (about U-234)
Hitler's Spy Chief: The Wilhelm Canaris Mystery - Richard Bassett
Hunting Hitlers Nukes - Damien Lewis

[Thorvic]

Managed to find and get a copy of Alternative - Warship Projects of the Imperial Russian and Soviet Navies.

Only a paperback and all in Russian but lots of drawings or profiles for inspiration for Soviet Projects  - translating the Russian to understand the context could be somewhat more difficult however 

[Rheged]

British Prototype Aircraft: Ray Sturtivant.   Data on everything from the 1917 Sopwith Bulldog to the EAP.   I'll say more when I've read it.

[Rick Lowe]

Was sent a copy of 'American Knights', the history of the 601st Tank Destroyer Regiment in WW2.

Good reading, and some interesting observations - the 3" gun was based on a Naval weapon and had a loud report, hence no desire to roof the turret and concentrate the noise;
they were quite happy with said weapon; and there weren't any moans about the lack of armour on the vehicle - interesting to get the user's perspective, rather than the modern historian's.


Also 'The Sword Edged Blonde' by Alex Bledsoe, first in the Eddie Lacrosse series.

A good Noir Detective novel, except this one is set in a Swords and Magic world.
Worth a look as an interesting twist/combination of both genres.

[NARSES2]

interesting to get the user's perspective, rather than the modern historian's.

It always is and sometimes quite suprising. It's amazing what the participants actually considered important at the time - usually involving food !