Just finished re-reading "Snake pilot" by R. Zahn and Tom Johnson's "To the limit", both memories of chopper pilots in Vietnam.
Right now, reading on paper "Hatless Jack" (heard about it in some hat forum) and "Headhunters" by Matt Brennan (referenced in "To the limit") - both arrived on Monday. And on ebook, "Einstein vs Predator" (about science in Sci-Fi movies).
Down to fifty-five in the "pending reads" list. Must find a way to read in the shower...
Soviet MiG-15 Aces of the Korean War
by Leonid Krylov and Yuriy Tepsurkaev
(Osprey Publishing, 2008)
While direct Soviet involvement in the Korean War was generally suspected throughout the Cold War years, Soviet MiG-15 Aces finally tells their story. Of peripheral interest to Loungers are numerous pics of Soviet pilots in period civilian garb in keeping with the clandestine nature of their presence in China and North Korea at the time. There's also some great images of Soviet leather flight jackets.
Last edited by V.C. Brunswick; 06-21-2012 at 08:36 AM.
"I'm playing all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order." ...Eric Morecambe, OBE
http://www.facebook.com/victor.brunswick
I read, and enjoyed, "Headhunters" years ago. Brennan wrote a second book about his experiences but Headhunter was definitely the best of the two.Originally Posted by Monsignore
Just finished re-reading "Snake pilot" by R. Zahn and Tom Johnson's "To the limit", both memories of chopper pilots in Vietnam.
Right now, reading on paper "Hatless Jack" (heard about it in some hat forum
Down to fifty-five in the "pending reads" list. Must find a way to read in the shower...
David
I have to recommend Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys. Incredibly well done. Didn't take me long to read it, either.
Just reserved the first in Philip Kerr's Berlin Noir trilogy, March of Violets at the library and will pick it up tonight. I've heard great things about this series.
Keep us posted, I've been curious about that series as well.
"As a kid, I used to abide by the judgment of Brooks Brothers in New York. I think I'm away from that now."
-Fred Astaire
I've read it. It wasn't bad at all, and a good read for atmoshpere etc but as I had the whodunnit part figured out about 15% in, I got rather tired of seeing the MC flail around and missing the obvious.
Hmm too bad, mysteries that are too easy to figure out can get tedious to read.
"As a kid, I used to abide by the judgment of Brooks Brothers in New York. I think I'm away from that now."
-Fred Astaire
Re-reading Carl Hiaasen's Stormy Weather. Big fan of Hiaasen.
David
The Thin Man for the first time. Who knew Nick Charles was Greek and that Asta was a female.......Also lots of rather racy stuff (for the time) that never made it to screen.
Stripped of the cunning artifices of the tailor, and standing forth in the garb of Eden - what a sorry set of round-shouldered, spindle-shanked, crane-necked varlets would civilized men appear. ~ Herman Melville
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
