Has anybody read?

Kyt · 03-02-2007, 01:11 AM

In conjunction with the thread on what we are reading, I'd like to start a thread on books we'd like to read, and whether other's have read it (their opinions, if it's worth reading etc).

To make things easier, put the book title your querying in the Title.

Kyt · 03-02-2007, 01:13 AM

Wavell: Soldier and Statesman by Victoria Schofield has just come out in paperback. Anybody read it - was thinking about getting it.

marcus69x · 05-02-2007, 05:43 PM

Currahee, The 506th scrapbook. Heard loads of good stuff about it but can't find it anywhere.

jacobtowne · 07-02-2007, 08:41 PM

Just borrowed this one from the library, and haven't yet started it. It's Norman Mailer's latest novel, based upon historical fact. It traces Adolph Hitler's life from birth through adolescence.

The narrator of The Castle in the Forest is a being named Dieter, aka D.T., who appears to be an SS officer but is, in fact, a demon assigned by the "Maestro" to watch over a provincial Austrian household in the 1890s. The head of this household is a man named Alois Hitler.

Mailer served in an infantry regiment in the Philippines, from whence came his famous war novel The Naked and the Dead.

JT

marcus69x · 14-02-2007, 05:15 PM

Anybody read Mein Kampf by Hitler? Not sure if I've spelt that correctly. I've read somebody discussing it on another thread but can't find it. Just wondering if worth reading?
Any reviews would be appreciated.

Marcus

von Poop · 14-02-2007, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by marcus69x

Anybody read Mein Kampf by Hitler? Not sure if I've spelt that correctly. I've read somebody discussing it on another thread but can't find it. Just wondering if worth reading?
Any reviews would be appreciated.

Marcus

Yes mate, as an academic exercise in forcing your way through a book it rivals the Silmarillion. Other than that it's dreary, disjointed and largely rambling. It offers very little of the insight into Hitler you hope for while slogging through it, much much more to be learnt from the standard Kershaws, Feists and Shirers of this world.
A barely baked Political mayfly banged up and having a whinge sums it up quite well.
As you may gather I'm not a fan

only sheer bloody-mindedness made me read it and I'm not especially glad I did.
Cheers,
Adam.

Kyt · 14-02-2007, 05:55 PM

I agree with VP - tedious, repetative and actually not a good guide for Hitler's actions (even though some writers do keep going back to it and trying to use it as evidence for his motives and actions).

However, if you must read it, it's available for free all over the web, e.g. Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler

marcus69x · 14-02-2007, 06:33 PM

nice one fellas. I'll have a scan through an let you know what I think aswell.

cheers

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Kyt Very Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,968	Wavell: Soldier and Statesman Wavell: Soldier and Statesman by Victoria Schofield has just come out in paperback. Anybody read it - was thinking about getting it. __________________ _______________________________________ Squadron Leader Pujji - Audio Interviews (half way down the page)

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jacobtowne Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New England, U.S.A. Posts: 618	Mailer's "The Castle in the Forest" Just borrowed this one from the library, and haven't yet started it. It's Norman Mailer's latest novel, based upon historical fact. It traces Adolph Hitler's life from birth through adolescence. The narrator of The Castle in the Forest is a being named Dieter, aka D.T., who appears to be an SS officer but is, in fact, a demon assigned by the "Maestro" to watch over a provincial Austrian household in the 1890s. The head of this household is a man named Alois Hitler. Mailer served in an infantry regiment in the Philippines, from whence came his famous war novel The Naked and the Dead. JT

14-02-2007, 05:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kyt Very Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,968	I agree with VP - tedious, repetative and actually not a good guide for Hitler's actions (even though some writers do keep going back to it and trying to use it as evidence for his motives and actions). However, if you must read it, it's available for free all over the web, e.g. Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler __________________ _______________________________________ Squadron Leader Pujji - Audio Interviews (half way down the page)

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05-02-2007, 05:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
marcus69x I love WW2 meah!!! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Middlesbrough, UK Posts: 1,527	Currahee, The 506th scrapbook. Heard loads of good stuff about it but can't find it anywhere.

14-02-2007, 05:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
marcus69x I love WW2 meah!!! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Middlesbrough, UK Posts: 1,527	Anybody read Mein Kampf by Hitler? Not sure if I've spelt that correctly. I've read somebody discussing it on another thread but can't find it. Just wondering if worth reading? Any reviews would be appreciated. Marcus

14-02-2007, 06:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
marcus69x I love WW2 meah!!! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Middlesbrough, UK Posts: 1,527	nice one fellas. I'll have a scan through an let you know what I think aswell. cheers

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