After the Battle. - Page 2

Kyt · 08-06-2007, 11:13 AM

Just received the BoB: Then & Now. Looks very impressive (including a BIG dent in my wallet) and I'm going to enjoy reading it (it's been bumped up on my 'to-read' list to next).

But I need advice on logistics.........the bloody thing weighs nearly 3 kg!! That book could do some serious damage if I'm not careful.

von Poop · 08-06-2007, 11:22 AM

Reading the sodding things in bed is a nightmare, I live in fear that Blitzkrieg in the West is going to collapse my ribs.

On wallet denting: 137 issues of the magazine @ £3.95 = £541.15... I fear this may take a decade of scouring book stalls, last few issues I found were 20p each.

AndyBaldEagle · 08-06-2007, 05:17 PM

Von Poop
I have a few friends who are into Militaria dealing! I think one was knocking out copies for £2 each but I cud negotiate a discount if i see him!

Or maybe u cud put up a wants list so if anyone on here sees em they cud bear u in mind (thats of course if they didnt read them and decide to keep them!!)

Regards

Andy

von Poop · 08-06-2007, 06:05 PM

That's quite tempting Andy but I'm not sure if I want to lock myself into any deals

... I spend far too much on books anyway, I'm sure most others on here know the feeling.

Though having said that if they go to Beltring I could conceivably be waving a ton at them and seeing what sort of deal could be struck.

Bod & I bought a complete set each of ATB's 'Wheels & Tracks' magazine a while back & it's taught us more about vehicles than any other source. I suspect the main magazine could have a similar effect for history of the war in general.

Cheers,
Adam.

Kyt · 08-06-2007, 06:16 PM

Well, I've already done myself an injury - damn book slipped out of it's dustjacket and now have very large bruise on my foot!

von Poop · 08-06-2007, 06:29 PM

Sod your foot, was the book ok??????

Dustjackets annoy me, one mate just throws them in the bin as soon as he gets a book home.

Kyt · 08-06-2007, 06:32 PM

Of course the book was OK - the reason I hurt my foot was because I'd stuck it out to break the fall (forgetting the implications of such a rash move!)

I normally remove the jackets and put them safe until I've finished reading the book. Keep them though because they add a premium if ever I should need to sell my books (like a urgent kidney transplant or more serious)

von Poop · 14-01-2008, 09:28 PM

Just wondering...
Anyone seen any complete or near complete sets of the magazine for sale recently?

Paul Reed · 14-01-2008, 10:08 PM

No mate, actually never seen a complete set for sale. Given up on the airbrush??

von Poop · 15-01-2008, 12:05 AM

A bad thought occurred... so I just thought I'd ask.
Owen tells me I should finish the books I've got before buying more; he's probably right.

08-06-2007, 11:13 AM	#11 (permalink)
Kyt Very Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,968	Just received the BoB: Then & Now. Looks very impressive (including a BIG dent in my wallet) and I'm going to enjoy reading it (it's been bumped up on my 'to-read' list to next). But I need advice on logistics.........the bloody thing weighs nearly 3 kg!! That book could do some serious damage if I'm not careful. __________________ _______________________________________ Squadron Leader Pujji - Audio Interviews (half way down the page)

08-06-2007, 11:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,499	Reading the sodding things in bed is a nightmare, I live in fear that Blitzkrieg in the West is going to collapse my ribs. On wallet denting: 137 issues of the magazine @ £3.95 = £541.15... I fear this may take a decade of scouring book stalls, last few issues I found were 20p each. __________________ It's only the Internet.

08-06-2007, 05:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
AndyBaldEagle Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Essex Posts: 391	Von Poop I have a few friends who are into Militaria dealing! I think one was knocking out copies for £2 each but I cud negotiate a discount if i see him! Or maybe u cud put up a wants list so if anyone on here sees em they cud bear u in mind (thats of course if they didnt read them and decide to keep them!!) Regards Andy __________________ In proud memory of Lieutenant James Henry Woods 1st Airlanding Light Regiment Killed in Action at Oosterbeek Arnhem 25th September 1944 Lieutenant William Stewart Donaldson 156th Battalion, Parachute Regiment Killed in Action at Oosterbeek Arnhem 21st September 1944 Sergeant John Burge Glider Pilot Regiment Killed in Action at Oosterbeek Arnhem 25th-26th September 1944 Corporal John Walter Bentley 12th Battalion, Parachute Regiment Killed in Action on the Rhine 24th March 1945 LEST WE FORGET 'They are free-yes-but not entirely free; for they have a master, and that master is Law, which they fear much more than your subjects fear you. Whatever this master commands, they do; and his command never varies: it is never to retreat in battle, however great the odds, but always to stand firm, and to conquer or die' (from The Peloponesian War?- Herodotus 490-425BC )

08-06-2007, 06:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,499	That's quite tempting Andy but I'm not sure if I want to lock myself into any deals ... I spend far too much on books anyway, I'm sure most others on here know the feeling. Though having said that if they go to Beltring I could conceivably be waving a ton at them and seeing what sort of deal could be struck. Bod & I bought a complete set each of ATB's 'Wheels & Tracks' magazine a while back & it's taught us more about vehicles than any other source. I suspect the main magazine could have a similar effect for history of the war in general. Cheers, Adam. __________________ It's only the Internet.

08-06-2007, 06:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
Kyt Very Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,968	Well, I've already done myself an injury - damn book slipped out of it's dustjacket and now have very large bruise on my foot! __________________ _______________________________________ Squadron Leader Pujji - Audio Interviews (half way down the page)

08-06-2007, 06:29 PM	#16 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,499	Sod your foot, was the book ok?????? Dustjackets annoy me, one mate just throws them in the bin as soon as he gets a book home. __________________ It's only the Internet.

08-06-2007, 06:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
Kyt Very Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,968	Of course the book was OK - the reason I hurt my foot was because I'd stuck it out to break the fall (forgetting the implications of such a rash move!) I normally remove the jackets and put them safe until I've finished reading the book. Keep them though because they add a premium if ever I should need to sell my books (like a urgent kidney transplant or more serious) __________________ _______________________________________ Squadron Leader Pujji - Audio Interviews (half way down the page)

14-01-2008, 09:28 PM	#18 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,499	Just wondering... Anyone seen any complete or near complete sets of the magazine for sale recently? __________________ It's only the Internet.

14-01-2008, 10:08 PM	#19 (permalink)
Paul Reed Ubique Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kent/France Posts: 3,649	No mate, actually never seen a complete set for sale. Given up on the airbrush?? __________________ The WW2 Society: Remembering those from Britain & The Commonwealth who served 1939-45 - http://www.battlefieldsww2.50megs.com/ww2_society.htm

15-01-2008, 12:05 AM	#20 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 8,499	A bad thought occurred... so I just thought I'd ask. Owen tells me I should finish the books I've got before buying more; he's probably right. __________________ It's only the Internet.

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