tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post2746635572012893451..comments2024-03-28T12:19:54.572+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: C S Forester: The GunRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-44609830786640407162015-05-10T06:11:37.284+01:002015-05-10T06:11:37.284+01:00Joppy,
That sounds like it was a rather good idea...Joppy,<br /><br />That sounds like it was a rather good idea for an essay, and I hope that the mark was a good one.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-89871389973801220042015-05-10T06:09:42.924+01:002015-05-10T06:09:42.924+01:00Kaptain Kobold.
I would be very interested to see...Kaptain Kobold.<br /><br />I would be very interested to see the covers of your editions of these books.<br /><br />I read a collection of World War II stories by Forester many years ago, but could not remember the name. Thanks to you , I now do ... and will hopefully manage to get a Kindle version soon.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-66927575348763655602015-05-10T06:05:10.145+01:002015-05-10T06:05:10.145+01:00Arthur1815,
I have given up expecting book covers...Arthur1815,<br /><br />I have given up expecting book covers to have any relationship to the contents or subject of the book!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-67391254871116228472015-05-07T17:40:25.645+01:002015-05-07T17:40:25.645+01:00I remember, at school, having to write an essay on...I remember, at school, having to write an essay on a book I'd read recently, from the point of view of a character in the book; and I chose to write the report from the commander of the fort the guerillas first attacked.<br />I seem to remember I'd been dug out of a pile of rubble a couple of days after the attack, and tried to justify why I'd let a group of untrained peasants get the best of me. I can't remember the details, or even the mark I got, it's a long time ago.joppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334867727613848852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-81203415937842503932015-05-07T14:47:34.965+01:002015-05-07T14:47:34.965+01:00I have a copy of this and 'Death to the French...I have a copy of this and 'Death to the French' with lovely lurid covers depicting what's in the book. I will have to find and scan them.<br /><br />For a grimmer Forester read, try 'The Nightmare', which is a collection of short stories set in Nazi Germany and focusing particularly on the Holocaust.Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-24651593778977572872015-05-07T12:25:02.168+01:002015-05-07T12:25:02.168+01:00Bob,
Interesting that the covers of your edition...Bob, <br /><br />Interesting that the covers of your editions of The Gun and Death to the French seem to have made a real effort to avoid depicting the subjects of the books!<br /><br />Though the back of a French infantryman might well be the view along the sights of Dodd's Baker rifle...<br /><br />Good book; risible film - though an enjoyable way of whiling away time.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Arthurarthur1815https://www.blogger.com/profile/12333670394529977263noreply@blogger.com