Keegan's focus on ww2 makes sense since his books typically focus on military history. However, I think it best meets the criteria of moderate length with plenty of action and readily available. Some of these books mentioned are fantastic, but they're 1000+ pages or are rare.
Sent from my iPhone On Apr 20, 2009, at 7:39 PM, Mike Campbell <[email protected]> wrote: > My recommendation -- Doug Russell's "Winston Churchill, Soldier: The > Military Life of a Gentleman at War" is very good, and should fit > your bill. > > Mike Campbell > Halifax, Nova Scotia > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 7:20 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > If you're looking for books with manly doings, it seems like > Malakand Field Force (war!) or My African Journey (huntin'!) would > fill the bill. Not sure if they would be widely available though. > > Evan > Austin > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:19 PM, James T. Slattery <[email protected] > > wrote: > I founded and operate a men's only book club at > http://www.he-manwomanhatersclub.net > > We read books about manly men doing manly things in a manly way. I > want to feature a book about Churchill for our meeting in June. > > The book has to be a moderate length read with action and it has to > be available through major book sellers. > > I will appreciate any recommendations. > > Thank you, > > jim > James (Jim) T. Slattery > Founder, The Churchill Centre South Texas > > > > > > > > The Average US Credit Score is 692. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ChurchillChat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
