Fedreb - "Did you take in Appomattox Court House or the Museum of the Civil War Soldier at Pamplin, both good days out." Sadly not. I'm ...   Thu Mar 6th, 2008 07:39 pm

"Don't blame me if you lose this war" - Johnnie Gray in Buster Keaton's 'The General' "Hail Freedonia!" - The Marx Brothers' 'Duck Soup' "You can't fight ...   Wed Mar 5th, 2008 06:57 pm

Heh. I'm reminded of the line about there being nothing great in being prime minister of Luxembourg in peacetime. The worst tyrants often make the ...   Wed Mar 5th, 2008 06:52 pm

Hi Fedreb. I love the Shenandoah too. Not only was the landscape amazing, but I saw several bears and a rattlesnake in the wild, which is ...   Wed Mar 5th, 2008 06:45 pm

"one of my most cherished books" Well, I can't let that one slip by. What is it? ...   Wed Mar 5th, 2008 06:33 pm

Well, there goes my promise to go for a month without buying any books. "1863 votes" For some reason that made me grin. As for the results...good to ...   Tue Mar 4th, 2008 08:20 pm

Thanks for the replies. Ole - I quite agree. Not sure that I'll be in a line with a musket anytime soon, though (despite what several ...   Tue Mar 4th, 2008 08:05 pm

Absolutely. The few days I spent tramping about various battlefieds last summer were probably a better education about the war than the all the chapters ...   Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 10:32 pm

I might have to give the Cornwell books a try as I've only really read Sharpe (I gave up on Nat Starbuck after the first ...   Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 10:05 pm

Hello. As I recently joined the forum I thought it best to drop a line here prior to posting anything else. I live in Oxford, England, ...   Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 09:57 pm