Being an account of my wargaming activities, a few sailing stories, some beer related anecdotes, what music I'm listening to.... oh, and anything else that knows me!
Tuesday, June 9
Result!
...they've just started a book loan service in the canteen at work .... look what I found... 😁
Legatus that has happened to me so many times it has gone beyond embarrasing... I bought three copies of "Dervish: The Rise and Fall of an African Empire" by Philip Warner, because they kept reissuing it with different cover art and I didn't recognise it.. :o)
Will - he's a serial Zulu author for sure but I have to say I've not read any of his other books - my interests lie more in the the Boer War and (of course) the Sudan, so the only book I've read was the "Washing of the Spears" by Morris (a fair while ago)
Don't worry about forgetting you've already got a book on your shelves - as we age, we'll all soon be able to re-read that book and get the whole first reading experience! It's a win-win, well sort of....
That looks excellent, I thought. Must get it. Fortunately I looked at my bookshelf first and realised I already had it!
ReplyDeleteLegatus that has happened to me so many times it has gone beyond embarrasing... I bought three copies of "Dervish: The Rise and Fall of an African Empire" by Philip Warner, because they kept reissuing it with different cover art and I didn't recognise it.. :o)
DeleteTell us what it's like as he has produced so many other books on the subject, so does it have anything new?
ReplyDeleteWill - he's a serial Zulu author for sure but I have to say I've not read any of his other books - my interests lie more in the the Boer War and (of course) the Sudan, so the only book I've read was the "Washing of the Spears" by Morris (a fair while ago)
DeleteA great read, sets the Zulu War 1879 in context with the pre and post history of the Zulu nation , Tony
ReplyDeleteCheers Tony - then in that case I'll put it in the bag for the holiday!
DeleteI have a copy sitting on my 'to read' shelf. Must get round to it soon.
ReplyDeleteThey tried a couple of such schemes when I worked at Manchester C.C. and it was . . . depressing . . . :O(
ReplyDeleteMan not another one !- Not a Zulu took a dump in 1879 that Mr Knight hasn't done a book on it- Not that this is a bad thing ......
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about forgetting you've already got a book on your shelves - as we age, we'll all soon be able to re-read that book and get the whole first reading experience! It's a win-win, well sort of....
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