My book-buying "problem"

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  1. idler

    idler GeneralList

    The drive was harder than the wall by the look of it...
     
    idler, Jan 11, 2019
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  2. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    "Oh no it won't!"
     
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    Dave55, Jan 11, 2019
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  3. Rich Payne

    Rich Payne Rivet Counter Patron 1940 Obsessive

    There is definitely a joke in there about Andy and a hard drive :)
    Yes, that's very similar to how he parks his motorcycles. Can't see him underneath the car though.
     
    Rich Payne, Jan 11, 2019
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  4. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    With disastrous results!

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    canuck, Jan 12, 2019
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  5. Jonathan Ball

    Jonathan Ball It's a way of life.

    Another addition to the eastern Mediterranean collection and what is there not to like about a book with fold out maps?

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    Jonathan Ball, Jan 12, 2019
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  6. Charley Fortnum

    Charley Fortnum Dreaming of Red Eagles

    Charley Fortnum, Jan 12, 2019
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  7. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    It must, given the common mention of the Levant Schooner Flotilla!
     
    Chris C, Jan 12, 2019
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  8. Jonathan Ball

    Jonathan Ball It's a way of life.

    Another day, another slipcase..

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    Jonathan Ball, Jan 20, 2019
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  9. idler

    idler GeneralList

    Typical! Spend a couple of hours at Kew photographing the 79 Armd Div Final Report only to find that there's a copy available sale. Jusg got to find £950 down the back of the settee...
     
    idler, Jan 21, 2019
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  10. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Final Report of 79th Armoured Division £38.65
     
    CL1, Jan 21, 2019
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  11. idler

    idler GeneralList

    It's only £911.35 extra for the original, though.
     
    idler, Jan 21, 2019
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  12. Tolbooth

    Tolbooth Patron Patron

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    Tolbooth, Jan 22, 2019
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  13. von Poop

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    Been umm-ing & ah-ing about this one for months. Then it suddenly as much as doubled in price. Dropped back down on Books etc. so thought I'd better grab it just in case.
    Paul Malmassari - Encyclopedia of Armoured Trains (Google Books preview)

    It's superb.
    One burning query already answered, & it goes from those Boer War 'Hairy Mary' rope-covered things to Bosnian gear in the 90s. (M36 Jackson (edit: sorry, M18 Hellcat... Don't think of them in a Bosnian War context) & conveyor belt 'armour' mounted up, among other innovations.)

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    von Poop, Jan 23, 2019
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    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    von Poop, Jan 24, 2019
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  15. Orwell1984

    Orwell1984 Senior Member

    Bought this awhile ago too. I’m not usually one of those “this is the only book you’ll need” types as my bookcase can attest but in this case this is the go to , hard to beat book on armoured trains. I highly doubt it will ever be bettered..
     
    Orwell1984, Jan 24, 2019
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  16. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Ploughed into it properly today.
    Exactly what I said to the completely disinterested other half.
    Hadn't thought it would cover such modern stuff too. Columbian gear for combatting FARC in the 2000s. etc. The sabotage pages are good, but I do now want more on railway sabotage. (Though I'm guessing modern authorities might notice a researcher who was just a little too keen on the area.)
     
    von Poop, Jan 24, 2019
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  17. idler

    idler GeneralList

    For railway sabotage you can't beat the Southern Rail: Operations Handbook or pretty much any current timetable...
     
    idler, Jan 24, 2019
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  18. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    The Maquis should have sent out several £grand railcards every year too, for that truly dispiriting experience.
     
    von Poop, Jan 24, 2019
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  19. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

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    canuck, Jan 25, 2019
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  20. Jonathan Ball

    Jonathan Ball It's a way of life.

    The final instalment of my Cretan WW2 themed slip cased book buying problem.
    My name is Jonathan and I am a bibliophile.

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    Jonathan Ball, Jan 29, 2019
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