tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post5517967709791868200..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Book Recommendation:Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7657299849926078632011-12-07T00:34:57.936-05:002011-12-07T00:34:57.936-05:00Oh, yeah, doc, Fluckey's proudest boast was th...Oh, yeah, doc, Fluckey's proudest boast was that none of his men ever got a Purple Heart!Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-40092489985700483222011-12-04T09:13:11.666-05:002011-12-04T09:13:11.666-05:00Kudos to Tam and especially Tirno for the delightf...Kudos to <b>Tam</b> and especially <b>Tirno</b> for the delightful musical, "The Sound of U-boat"!<br /><br />As for books on undersea warfare of the "OMG! You DID that???" variety, may I recommend RADM Gene Fluckey's <i>Thunder Below</i>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18624300410652716682011-12-02T19:03:59.156-05:002011-12-02T19:03:59.156-05:00Just because I'm reminded of it every time I h...Just because I'm reminded of it every time I hear a reference to The Sound of Music, have you seen this?<br /><br />http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-regret-to-inform-you-that-my-wedding-to-captain-von-trapp-has-been-canceledJacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54313632826136989102011-12-02T19:01:16.729-05:002011-12-02T19:01:16.729-05:00Tirno is my Hero.Tirno is my Hero.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87965695670180076492011-12-02T16:52:02.925-05:002011-12-02T16:52:02.925-05:00I'm just before finishing "The Emperor...I'm just before finishing "The Emperor's Coloured Coat". Thanks for recommending these, Tam, I don't think I would ever have found them otherwise.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-23486982598299545562011-12-02T16:09:35.090-05:002011-12-02T16:09:35.090-05:00Toldya.
WV: emeti. Yes, "The Sound of Music&...Toldya.<br /><br />WV: emeti. Yes, "The Sound of Music" was a bit emetic.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41133085115710962202011-12-02T15:00:44.738-05:002011-12-02T15:00:44.738-05:00Oh, bravo! :)Oh, bravo! :)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45931322230668902222011-12-02T14:56:51.666-05:002011-12-02T14:56:51.666-05:00Tam,
I'm somewhat partial to "I've s...Tam,<br /><br />I'm somewhat partial to "I've sunk 16, going on 17" and the joyful song:<br /><br />Bow, the front, the front of my boat<br />Ray, a vector on my map<br />Me, I look, look through my scope<br />Fa, the distance to the ship<br />So, I lead a little more<br />Los! I cry to Fire One<br />Teak, deck planks caught afire<br />and so I bring about the<br />[Repeat]Tirnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12545609711956034630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78410961401937932302011-12-02T14:04:50.672-05:002011-12-02T14:04:50.672-05:00Forwarded to my buddy who vacations at the Trapp F...Forwarded to my buddy who vacations at the Trapp Family Lodge in VT every year - or as he calls it, "Ben&Jerry Hell."NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7443953801518236242011-12-02T13:40:13.976-05:002011-12-02T13:40:13.976-05:00mikeeeeeeee,
My favorite tracks are "The Sea...mikeeeeeeee,<br /><br />My favorite tracks are "The Sea Is Alive (With The Sound Of Depth Charges)" and "How Do We Solve A Problem Like The Q-Ship?"Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16679686631912684912011-12-02T13:37:47.637-05:002011-12-02T13:37:47.637-05:00From what I can gather, Prohaska's adventures ...From what I can gather, Prohaska's adventures are cobbled together from the exploits of... well, pretty much the entire Austro-Hungarian and German U-boat force in the Mediterranean. In other words, it looks like pretty much all of it happened, just not to one sub.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68987784913447977982011-12-02T13:37:30.478-05:002011-12-02T13:37:30.478-05:00Is there a sing-along audio book available yet?Is there a sing-along audio book available yet?mikeeeeeeeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36033049615634398252011-12-02T13:32:39.162-05:002011-12-02T13:32:39.162-05:00Thanks for the recommendation. I enjoyed "A S...Thanks for the recommendation. I enjoyed "A Sailor of Austria" very much. I had never heard of John Biggins before. He's a pretty dang good writer.<br /><br />During the entire book, I kept wondering, "how much of this is accurate history?" Your thoughts on that?1911Mannoreply@blogger.com