A Treat for Myself: History of the World War

[schpydurx]

I promised newmistakes that I would eventually post about a treat that I got myself and I'm just now getting around to doing so.

Comments

[newmistakes]

At the risk of getting a convoluted answer, what's Google-fu??

Why would you be looking to add to your collection before you've read the tremendous collection of books you already possess? Are you one of those bookish types who prefers owning to reading? I like knowing books are MINE but only if they are good ones and after I've read them.

This is a great post and I'm very thankful that my hassling you to post has paid off in this pleasant manner. I'm quite magnificent!

[celtmanx]

"what's Google-fu??" Your Google-fu must be weak if you're asking that question. I recommend you practice your Google-fu more!!!

[newmistakes]

Nice icon!

My google-fu may be weak but the force is strong in me so surely it all evens out?

[celtmanx]

Thanks!!! Smoking baby speaks in a French accent.

WWI

[gradumacated]

I'm incredibly jealous - that's an impressive World War I library collection! I think Winston Churchill published his thoughts about WWI in some form; I recommend you try and find that. I have his WWII history as well as David Reynold's analysis of how reality differed from Churchill's recollections. Got a bit of a way into that, but still need to finish it.

I'm also disappointed that I haven't given you the update for Texas and I that you asked for - it's coming, I promise! Even my parents are behind the loop so you're not the only one :P

The three bits of most interesting news are:
Texas and I are now MAs, and I am an internship/practicum away from my second MA
Texas has a great job starting on Aug 12 that's paying her the higher end of the scale for recent grads
I'm involved with the local Bernie Sanders for President campaign and had our first meeting on Wednesday. A lot of enthusiasm, a lot of support, so we'll need to see where this takes us.

I'll try to post a lengthier update soon (but no promises!)

Re: WWI

[schpydurx]

While I will admit that I have found good catches with the series that are on my shelf, I will fully admit that my collection is not nearly full enough and would only begin to become so if I could add the titles on my wish lists. (As I told newmistakes above, I have 42 Amazon Wish lists. Even if I had every single book on that list, I still wouldn't feel like my collection was impressive enough in the broad scheme of things.

Winston Churchill's Writing

[schpydurx]

I think I downloaded (for free) Churchill's four volumes on World War II to my Kindle. One of these days, I'd love to read The Official Biography-all eight volumes of it!-along with the three volume series The Lsat Lion.

I know that Churchill wrote about World War I-coincidently, he made a great deal of his fortune from his writings. I'll have to look up David Reynold's work; if you could give me either a title or ISBN, I would greatly appreciate it.

MAs

[schpydurx]

You both have MAs in History, right?

What is your second MA in?

[celtmanx]

I'm very impressed with your recent acquisitions and a little jealous. If I haven't told you before I really enjoyed the book about WWI, Goshawk Squadron that you sent me many moons ago.

[schpydurx]

As far as I recall, I never sent you a book about World War II.

Several years ago, I think you wound up with a book that I sent ehowton: The Twilight of Courage

[celtmanx]

You sent me both Goshawk Squadron, a book about a WWI British pilot and Twilight of Courage about WWII.

[schpydurx]

I'm sorry, but I don't remember sending you Goshawk Squadron.