tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post4006141590891150169..comments2024-03-27T20:07:56.360-07:00Comments on The Forty-Five: Book Review: H.M.S. UlyssesToirdhealbheach Beucailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-6124869243863995002021-05-27T04:18:11.472-07:002021-05-27T04:18:11.472-07:00John, I remember her - but had to look her up. My...John, I remember her - but had to look her up. My goodness, what an amazing and varied career she had. I learned something today.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-26839919883353026342021-05-26T19:46:15.309-07:002021-05-26T19:46:15.309-07:00Ingrid Pitt also appeared in the film, although sh...Ingrid Pitt also appeared in the film, although she didn't get enough screen time!<br /><br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-63651559397397017862021-05-26T08:30:18.199-07:002021-05-26T08:30:18.199-07:00Oddly enough (as listed above), Where Eagles Dare ...Oddly enough (as listed above), Where Eagles Dare was actually a movie before a book. I think both were about the same, as I recall.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-89097909007315904842021-05-26T06:57:12.236-07:002021-05-26T06:57:12.236-07:00The movie was excellent, the book as usual, was be...The movie was excellent, the book as usual, was better.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-53296768421087101742021-05-25T15:02:20.105-07:002021-05-25T15:02:20.105-07:00It was, Glen, with both Clint Eastwood and Richard...It was, Glen, with both Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton. Oddly enough (just found this out), it was originally a screenplay that was converted into a book.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-11602508618208670392021-05-25T15:01:34.993-07:002021-05-25T15:01:34.993-07:00Ed, I am a bit surprised by the interest too - or ...Ed, I am a bit surprised by the interest too - or maybe not. We are all of a similar age bracket I think. Given your history, I can understand your greater focus on the Pacific.<br /><br />I have not read "We Were Soldiers Once And Young" but did see the movie adaptation. I highly recommend it (standard warning about wartime violence).Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-68503722616573716322021-05-25T15:00:15.030-07:002021-05-25T15:00:15.030-07:00You are right NM - it would have made a good movie...You are right NM - it would have made a good movie.<br /><br />I am only familiar with a handful of his works (I see from his bibliography he had many of them though). I will definitely look for "The Satan Bug" at my parents'.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-19689224128218837002021-05-25T10:09:33.815-07:002021-05-25T10:09:33.815-07:00It is a very good book, I have read it a few times...It is a very good book, I have read it a few times. In my opinion, it would have made a powerful movie. Most of McLean's work is also good, but the later, formulaic stuff suffered a bit. In light of the recent Covid experience, "The Satan Bug" is worth a read.The Neon Madmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09471284462048509853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-23734181380740654852021-05-25T08:44:12.812-07:002021-05-25T08:44:12.812-07:00That one was made into a movie, wasn't it? If ...That one was made into a movie, wasn't it? If I recall, it was a vomit and vertigo-inducing thriler with fights atop a swaying cable car suspended over a bottomless ravine? I think Clint Eastwood was in it...Glen Filthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256741311142364722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-57357153620899659762021-05-25T06:51:53.938-07:002021-05-25T06:51:53.938-07:00As I think I have said before, I haven't read ...As I think I have said before, I haven't read fiction in decades but I have spent a lot of time reading about World War II, a common theme it seems among your regulars. I've spent most of my time reading about the Pacific theater mostly because I had a close relative that fought there and I married someone from an island with lots of U.S. World War II history. I've read many books on the holocaust and prison camps but not much on the general war perspective on the European continent. It has been on my list to find a book or two to fill that void. <br /> <br />On a totally different war, many years ago I read a great book called, "We Were Soldiers Once and Young" on the Ia Drang battles of Vietnam. I went on to read another good book called "The Sacred Willow" and pretty much stopped at that point, satisfied. But just a couple days ago, I found the sequel to the first one in my to-be-read-pile called "We Are Soldiers Still". It took me back again and reawakened my thirst for more knowledge so I might have find another broader book on that war too.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-17861844784077283062021-05-25T06:12:16.256-07:002021-05-25T06:12:16.256-07:00We were of a like mind STxAR! What I really remem...We were of a like mind STxAR! What I really remember were the Time Life book series on WW II that had the war broken up into sections as volumes. I scoured the local library for them and vainly tried to convince my parents to buy them.<br /><br />I did not read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich until much later, but that might have been for the better. I would not have gotten as much out of it as I did now.<br /><br />I hope you will enjoy it. It is a superbly written book. And you are quite welcome.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-7679394368077573212021-05-25T06:09:52.049-07:002021-05-25T06:09:52.049-07:00Sarge, I am so glad you saw this. I had hoped you...Sarge, I am so glad you saw this. I had hoped you would. I thought you immediately when I was reading it - "Sarge would really like this; I wonder if he has read it before?"Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-27671733590712181752021-05-25T06:09:11.445-07:002021-05-25T06:09:11.445-07:00Glen, I really had too until I saw this book on my...Glen, I really had too until I saw this book on my mother's shelf. I am definitely going to grab the lot of them. I think she has Where Eagles Dare, The Guns of Navarone, and Ice Station Zebra.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-58115151140561892622021-05-25T05:44:17.626-07:002021-05-25T05:44:17.626-07:00I did the same thing. I read everything my elemen...I did the same thing. I read everything my elementary school library had on WW2. Dad had a lot of books, and I read those too. "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" was a bit of a slog for a sixth grader, but I made it. I really like nonfiction, but there have been a few fiction accounts of WW2 that I can handle. "You Tell My Son" was a waste. "Thank you for your book, I will waste no time reading it." I wish.... "Torpedoes Away" taught me the measure of a man is more than meets the eye.<br /><br />Looks like I have a new book to read. Thanks for the recommendation. Your folks raised a goodun. STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-67383952925189898342021-05-25T05:42:48.083-07:002021-05-25T05:42:48.083-07:00A superb storyteller and a superb book. I'm wi...A superb storyteller and a superb book. I'm with Glen on this one.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-47856070504496773622021-05-25T04:30:13.311-07:002021-05-25T04:30:13.311-07:00Oh my gosh... Iād forgotten about MacLean. I think...Oh my gosh... Iād forgotten about MacLean. I think I am going to buy an ebook today...<br />ššGlen Filthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256741311142364722noreply@blogger.com