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'Aussie Rick' said:
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If you only want to a have one book on the Peninsular War, this is it. This is a great account of the battles and campaigns fought in Spain & Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars. In over 550 pages of text the author, David Gates, offers the reader a
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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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“Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts”
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“Men of genius are made not by new ideas, but by an idea which possesses them, namely, that what has been said has not yet been sufficiently said.”
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“One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.”
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“Everything in war is very simple, but the simplest thing is difficult”
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THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP
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A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many ...more
THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
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A chance to discuss books covering the Napoleonic Wars. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with ...more
The American Civil War
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Focuses on books, discussions, comments, reviews, and questions on the American Revolution. Just kidding.
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Just a place for people to talk about Military History from various periods of time, and Military History books they've read. ...more
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