Obscure Titles.

Discussion in 'Books, Films, TV, Radio' started by von Poop, Dec 28, 2008.

  1. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Having been roundly mocked (probably quite rightly) by half my family for buying this in Chichester today:

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    KGB & Soviet Security Uniforms & Militaria 1917-91 - Bekesi & Torok.
    (They're no doubt jealous that I now know what a KGB Frontier Guard Sergeant of 1959 would wear during Winter :unsure: ...)

    I wondered what other particularly obscure/odd military titles people have lurking on their bookshelves?

    Cheers,
    Adam.
     
  2. chrisharley9

    chrisharley9 Senior Member

    Sad very sad - however my Mrs has just doubted my sanity for spending the cash a relative give me for Xmas on death certificates
     
  3. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Adam
    How much did you pay for the KGB book?
    Another 50p charity shop bargain?
     
  4. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    There used to be an excellent bookshop in Chi, not far from the station. A rambling old Georgian house. I got many, many fine volumes there... for pennies. I haven't been to Chi for years... hope it is still there, even if there are no bargains now.
     
  5. CROONAERT

    CROONAERT Ipsissimus

    I wondered what other particularly obscure/odd military titles people have lurking on their bookshelves?.


    These always seem to get commented on by visitors to my house as being a little too specialised!...
     

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  7. PsyWar.Org

    PsyWar.Org Archive monkey

    Everything on my bookshelf!

    But here's my own little contribution to the world of strange book titles:

    http://www.lulu.com/author/display_thumbnail.php?fCID=320613&fSize=320_&1230481796
     
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  8. James S

    James S Very Senior Member

    Some which get the occasional odd look , Hans Seeger's "Grey Book" is currently the most complete guide to optics you will find from WW1 to the present day.
     

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  9. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Some good one's there chaps.

    This one raises more than the odd eyebrow with some friends... bought in a Leicester secondhand shop a long while back:
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    Mantrapping: Ragnar Benson: Amazon.co.uk: Books
    It's a field guide to... errr... trapping men.




    Keep meaning to order this History of the Jerrycan :unsure: -
    Jerrycan: 70 Years and Still in Service: Philippe Leger: Amazon.co.uk: Books - had a flick through the English edition at Beltring and it's rather good...
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    ...
    If you like that kind of thing.


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    (Paul, I think the bookshop in Chi you have in mind was indeed the one I was in, very good place.)
     
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  10. militarycross

    militarycross Very Senior Member

    I've been reading my way through the family headstone citations of McGeer's wonderful work. Very poignant.
     

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  11. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Adam someone told me years ago the storry behind how the 'Jerrycan' came to be...But for the life of me it escapes me at the mo :)

    Cheers
     
  12. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

  13. Orwell1984

    Orwell1984 Senior Member

    Von Poop, I second your review of the tank turret book. It's very good.
    I was teased for buying this title:
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    But wait...there's more you say?
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  14. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Nice.
    I'd buy those like a shot too. :unsure:
     
  15. Orwell1984

    Orwell1984 Senior Member

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    From the same series as the artillery tractor book (which is now on my Amazon wish list), my next purchase.
     
  16. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    I just asked my other half, and she nominated this as one that first indicated to her that I may conceivably have something mildly wrong with me.
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    Now slightly worried she was able to name it instantly. I fear I'm being monitored more than I had thought.

    Sometimes it's too easy though, almost anything by Tankograd or Schiffer probably counts as obscure to the dilletante. I'm sure we can do better than this.
     
  17. RemeDesertRat

    RemeDesertRat Very Senior Member

    Mmmm. Makes this seem almost normal :D
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    Craftsmen of the Army: The Story of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
     
  18. PeterG

    PeterG Senior Member

    This just about puts the tin lid on it :)
     

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  19. Za Rodinu

    Za Rodinu Hot air manufacturer

    Marschall Konev's memoirs in Spanish? A Brazillian translation of Guderian's Panzer Leader? :)
     
  20. James S

    James S Very Senior Member

    Volume 2 of JR Angolia's set on the Hitler Youth defines my insanity, bought a signed copy from a friend this afternoon for £30 it was a good buy.
     

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