1. On Nov 29 2008 Tom Copeland (USCG) read The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat and commented:

    A classic story of WWII naval warfare. Like "The Good Shepherd", it captures the exhaustion of being at sea.

  2. On Nov 29 2008 Tom Copeland (USCG) read The Second World War, Volume 1: The Gathering Storm by Winston S. Churchill and commented:

    In one of his many memorable quotes, Churchill said, "History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it". "The Gathering Storm" is the first in Churchill's superb series on WW II, and I think it's the best of the lot. I'm an American, so it was especially interesting to read a survey of WW II from a British perspective.