| Re: Paging the history buffs (TOG, Weggy, etc) [message #775756] |
Tue, 11 July 2006 11:04 |
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Champ <news [at] champ.org.uk> wrote:
>On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:43:22 +0100, darsy <darsy [at] sticky.co.uk> wrote:
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>>Champ <news [at] champ.org.uk> wrote:
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>>>Any of you guys watching Prof Niall Fergusson' latest TV blockbuster,
>>>"War of the World"[1]? Bloody good, it is.
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>>yes, v.good.
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>>His "Empire" book is also v.recommended reading.
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>I saw the series, and thoroughly enjoyed it, but I've not read the
>book.
conversely, I missed the series. The book is compelling reading - it's
amazing how much more interesting he makes history than the textbooks
we had at school.
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d.
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