Three Well Researched Reads

[deadwoodgultch]

Elsewhere on the boards, last evening, Chuck mentioned 3 books by Paul Wellman. They are great. Let me recommend 3 historical novels, by a little known writer Will Hutchins; "Follow Me To Glory", "The Gettysburg Conspiracy", and "Satan's Last Wisper". They deal with, in order, the Crimean War, the ACW, and the aftermath of the LBH with the Sioux in Canada. They are for sure novels, featuring a fictional hero Ian Carlyle. The historical background is well researched and many historical persons are sprinkled in throughout.  If you enjoy a enjoyable fast paced read, do yourself a favor. Truth in advertising I have met Will on a number of occasions and he and Steve are friends.

About the author: Marine NCO/ Vietnam, US Army Cop, Drug Agent, and Federal Special Agent. Currently a photographer living in Gettysburg, PA.  Has compiled and put forth two photographic chronicles about the LBH and the Crimean War. 

Regards,

Tom

[azranger]

Will Hutchison is a friend of mine as Tom states. I met him at a LBHA meeting when he had a booth for his book Artifacts Of The Battle Of The Little Big Horn. He made a deal with the NPS to photograph the artifacts at the visitor center. I like the pictures but when I found out what it did I was impressed. He set up three different sized areas to take the photos. He photographed everything they had except things to fragile to move. The NPS got a nearly complete inventory of the items and Will got to use the pictures that he wanted for his book.  That he got the NPS to do is amazing to me.

I agree with Tom on the book series. I have completed Follow Me To Glory. I haven't sat and read a book cover to cover in a long time. It was not in one day but cover to cover. It is as Tom states a historic novel. While reading it though I could feel things that were happening with the emotions of the lead character Ian Carlyle. There is an understanding of the fight or flight by the author that we experience in various life situations. I could visualize what was going on and I enjoyed it.

I like my LBH books but I seldom read them cover to cover. I am looking for new things rather than imagining being there.

Regards

Steve

[deadwoodgultch]

Steve, you certainly know Will better than I do. I would say that his(Will's) background dovetails nicely with Ian's progression from rookie, to shooter, to constabulary, intelligence, from Marine, to Army. Not the service change but the rest.

Regards,
Tom

[yanmacca]

Tom, I am like a fine wine, I get better with age.

[deadwoodgultch]

Ian, Red or White?

[yanmacca]

Chardonnay Tom, White, crisp and full of flavour!

[yanmacca]

I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put down!

[deadwoodgultch]

Keep your feet on the ground!

[yanmacca]

During our journey down south, I was reading a book about the desert war and it mentioned that Rommel carried a book with him on campaign written by his adversary General Wavell, which was apparently ‘’well thumbed’’ by Erwin who regarded Wavell highly.
Well I have found a free download of this very book, so if any one of you want a free copy of this short but highly respected book on your hard drive well here it is;
link

Here is a quote regarding the book;

There is more practical wisdom to be found in these thirty-nine pages than will be found in tomes twenty times its size. The three lectures were given by Lord Wavell, then an unknown General to the Cambridge University Combined Cadet Corps in the spring of 1939. The first, The Good General, deals with character of a commander. The second, The General and his Troops, deals with how a commander infuses his spirit in his men. This is the moral, emotional element of leadership, not mere management. The third, The Solider and the Statesman, is the most valuable and prescient. Lord Wavell recognizes that military and politicians do not speak the same "language". Their "take" on the world is vastly different. Unless both sides understand and actively seek to bridge the divide, disaster is likely.

Highly recommended, particularly for young officers still learning their profession.

BTW; Admiral Nelson was five-foot-tall but on his statue in London, he is fifteen-foot-tall, that is a Horatio of 5/1!

[Beth]

This isn't free but it is a very low price. I believe it is the same book Ian refers to, since it has the same review.   Generals And Generalship Kindle Edition