My Birthday August 3rd

My birthday today! About time. I've been hanging out to get a couple of books for months now.

So off we trotted to Chermside shopping centre and hit the bookstores. This is what I picked up:

Running the War in Iraq by Jim Molan

The story of Jim Molan, an Australian commander in charge of 300,000 troops in Iraq. This should be an awesome and proud read.

















Takedown by Jim Lacey
This I have begun already and it's already proving to be worth its weight in gold. It appears to be a more exhaustive and detailed of the advances the US 3rd Infantry Division did to take Bagdad. I have already read Thunder Run and Black Knights which both explain the advance of the 3rd ID but this one appears to be more detailed and includes a few maps. Good stuff.

And of course no purchase of reading material would be complete without something Napoleonic.

















The Fall of Napoleon by Michael Leggiere
Taking a quick look through this I can tell it will be a full on read. I love the opportunity to complete my timeline with a book covering 1813-1814 and the many engagements during that period. I have heard some say this is the time that Napoleon's generalship really showed itself. I am looking forward to getting into this one with my Atlas of the Napleonic Wars from West Point.

Happy Birthday to me!