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Winter sure as hell is in full swing here! All the more reason to get cozy with some books on the cold and blustery evenings. February’s reading included Journalists Max Hastings and Simon Jenkins in depth study on the history, politics, diplomacy, and conflict of the 1982 Falklands War; CS Forester’s novel on a tormented ships Captain has he tries to get his escort and ships across the Atlantic during the Second World War, a contemporary Hornblower and the inspiration for the film Greyhound; Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction work Dune; and finally the latest and greatest in the newest instalment of the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwall after a 15 years hiatus where Lt Col Richard Sharpe participates in the occupation of Paris after the Battle of Waterloo. #bookstagram #febuaryreads #Thebattleofthefalklands #maxhastings #simonjenkins #csforester #thegoodshepherd #greyhound #frankherbert #dune #bernardcornwell #sharpesassassin (at Village of Port Williams) https://www.instagram.com/p/CavhIFxJrao5zTAlt3XAeoEFCOj0SKsyQ2eJL40/?utm_medium=tumblr

As a military bookstore the business outcome is to sell books. But in a conflict with myself I am actually pleased one book hasn't sold as yet. And that is the book called 'Nemesis- the Battle for Japan' by Max Hastings. Firstly, its big with 674 pages and why I am still digesting it in my spare moments. Its narrative leaves you clinging to its pages, while you dodge the sniper fire of distraction around you. Secondly the content is amazing and provides a thorough analysis of the key moments of the end of the Second World War in the pacific. A theatre of conflict which saw a clash of cultures, technology, ideology and some of the most savage fighting across air, sea and land. Don't buy this book 📖... Well not until I have finished it yet. #tallyhochap #maxhastings #military #militaryhistory #nemesis #wwii #ww2 #worldwar2 #pacificwar #pageturner (at Tally Ho Chap) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwLKokGFQwy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=k59gzqm9lbhu