Hi group! I have sort of an odd request. Does anyone have an old/extra set of the Aubery/Maturin books they'd be willing to part with? I'm stuck in an outpost...
Paul, I don't have a full set of the Aubrey books, just the first three, I think, but I'll be happy to send you those along with -- if you like -- some other...
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I have the first three in paperback that are pretty much gathering dust here. I'd be glad to send those along if you'd like! Bronwyn Tindall...
Hi folks :) I'm helping out (ie, been volunteered LOL) with my writing group's 3 day writing conference scheduled for March 2008 at the Grapevine Convention...
Does anyone know what has become of the CS Forester society? Their webpage has gone :-(...
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From what I understand, they're in the process of overhauling the site, but I don't have a time frame as to when they will be finished and the site will be...
Anyone tuned in to the History Channel tonight? They are showing a documentary on Dogfights about the destruction of the Japanese navy in WW2. It's about the...
Paul: Here's hoping you are well. By now you should have received the package, yes? Cheers, Naomi . . ... old/extra set of the Aubery/Maturin books they'd be...
Hi Naomi, My dad was an army captain in command of a tank company in WW2 and Leyte was one of his places. I believe that was one of his three beach landings....
... in WW2. It's about ... "TURKEY TROTS TO WATER GG FROM CINCPAC ACTION COM THIRD FLEET INFO COMINCH CTF SEVENTY-SEVEN X WHERE IS RPT WHERE IS TASK FORCE...
... esque. Also, Did they point out the problem the Japanese were having with fuel? because the US submarines were merrily sinking most of the Japanese ...
Australian list members might like to know that I've just picked up a DVD of 'The African Queen" at Big W for $9.84. I assume that it will cycle out of the...
... DVD of 'The African Queen" at Big W for $9.84. I assume that it will cycle out of the special racks tomorrow. ... I've just noticed that in the opening...
Naomi, As a matter of fact it arrived today! Thank you so much, I truly appreciate it. I was not expecting such a bounty. I'm pretty set for reading material...
Let's get back on track folks. The African Queen, okay CSF wrote it, but the Battle of Leyte Gulf - 130 years too late. Waddya think? I'm sorry, it may be...
I appreciate your point, and it is well made; but I would also say that CSF was interested in writing about more recent times than Napoleon's and in fact his...
Don't forget the collection of short stories "Gold from Crete". I'm not sure, however there may be some stories set in the Pacific therein, I read them so long...
In the summer of 1945, CSF was preparing to cover the preparations for and the invasion of Japan as a guest of the USN. When the war ended sooner than the...
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I heard that movies were in the works for the Simon Scarrow books on the Roman Legions, anyone heard anything? Alley...
Reminder from: Hornblower-L Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hornblower-L/cal Anniversary of C. S. Forester's birth Monday August 27, 2007 All Day ...
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For the last few months I've been getting a daily e-mail from The Writer's Almanac. This starts each day with a poem (these have been hit-or-miss for me) and...
It is interesting to note that there are two new books about the British navy in the Napoleonic wars. David Cordingly's biography of Cochrane is subtitled "The...
What was the term used in Hornblower's time when two people married themselves? It was generally used when there were extenuating circumstances or no...
