What book(s) are you reading currently? - Page 256

**charliels531** · January 3rd, 2019, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by rosestone

Is it any good? I heard the author talking about it on a Sam Harris podcast and it sounded fascinating.

Yes, it is well worth a read, even if you're not a fan of the pharmacy.

**Navvet** · January 3rd, 2019, 01:40 AM

**palo5** · January 3rd, 2019, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by navvet

Looking at that book-cover, I'm wondering how many of our officers would allow jungle-camouflage in winter conditions. I hope it's not many

**charliels531** · January 3rd, 2019, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by navvet

Yes, McArthur's opportunity to demonstrate his incompetence at pretending to read minds.

**Schwenck** · January 4th, 2019, 01:31 PM

1966 by Jon Savage.

**Old Jud** · January 4th, 2019, 03:24 PM

'Churchill's Last Wartime Secret: The 1943 German Raid Airbrushed from History'

A bit long winded, mind you, i'm only on page 93 so far.
No spoilers as to who won WW2, it's just starting to get interesting. I'll keep you guys posted on the outcome.

**jokerman** · January 4th, 2019, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by navvet

At the beginning of the Korean war. the U.S troops were poorly trained and badly led. But they quickly learned what had gone wrong and once they got themselves sorted out. They gave the NKPA a beating.
Unfortunately the US high command didn't learn from this and Fcuked it up in Vietnam.

**Schwenck** · January 4th, 2019, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jokerman

At the beginning of the Korean war. the U.S troops were poorly trained and badly led. But they quickly learned what had gone wrong and once they got themselves sorted out. They gave the NKPA a beating.
Unfortunately the US high command didn't learn from this and Fcuked it up in Vietnam.

This sounds very interesting, I shall look out for it.
The Korean War tends to be forgotten, like a surprising number of other more minor 20th Century wars. (e.g. USSR v Poland and Greece v Turkey - and that's a just a couple of the 1920s).

The best book on the Korean war I have read so far is 'The Coldest Winter' by David Halberstam, which I thought was just absolutely fucking brilliant. A book that knocked you off your heels, a titan of a book.

**jesegr** · January 5th, 2019, 02:18 PM

How Music Got Free by Stephen Witt ~ fascinating look at the fall of the music industry as it failed to adapt to the digital/internet age with a focus on the individuals that had the most impact.

Years ago I also read Appetite for Self Destruction by Steve Knopper, which was in the same vein but more about the entire industry's resistance to changes in formats.

megawad · January 6th, 2019, 05:39 AM

"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" by George RR Martin and "Joan of Arc" by Mark Twain.

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Old Jud Vintage Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 840 Thanks: 7,251 Thanked 8,633 Times in 819 Posts	'Churchill's Last Wartime Secret: The 1943 German Raid Airbrushed from History' A bit long winded, mind you, i'm only on page 93 so far. No spoilers as to who won WW2, it's just starting to get interesting. I'll keep you guys posted on the outcome.

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jesegr Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 442 Thanks: 23,113 Thanked 5,879 Times in 438 Posts	How Music Got Free by Stephen Witt ~ fascinating look at the fall of the music industry as it failed to adapt to the digital/internet age with a focus on the individuals that had the most impact. Years ago I also read Appetite for Self Destruction by Steve Knopper, which was in the same vein but more about the entire industry's resistance to changes in formats.

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