Colquhoun and Mills excel yet again in the third volume of Charley's War. Hard to believe such a hard hitting anti-war strip got printed in a boys comic at all.
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Murf reviewed Charley's War by Pat Mills
Review of "Charley's War" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Murf reviewed Designated Targets: World War 2.2 by John Birmingham
Review of 'Designated Targets: World War 2.2' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A fun and entertaining future alternative history fantasy. Plenty of action, ending on a cliffhanger for part three. Very enjoyable, even though there are parts that jar with what we actually know of historical personalities, but it is a novel so roll with it!
Murf reviewed Velvet: Before The Living End by Ed Brubaker (Velvet, #1)
Review of 'Velvet Volume 1' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A richly drawn noir spy thriller. Couldn't put it down.
Murf reviewed Photo Icons by Hans-Michael Koetzle
Review of 'Photo Icons' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Fascinating collection of both iconic images and the stories behind them. Perfect for dipping in and out of, reading about the photographers and their processes is worth it even if you wouldn't be a fan of a particular shot. Very enjoyable.
Murf reviewed 2000 AD Presents Sci-fi Thrillers by Grant Morrison
Review of '2000 AD Presents Sci-fi Thrillers' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Poor, uninspired collection. Couple of passable tales, solid artwork in places but disappointing overall.
Murf reviewed Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
Review of 'Communist Manifesto' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Important historically and politically, finally got around to reading it. a must read for anyone interested in political thought.
Murf rated a bridge too far: 5 stars
a bridge too far by Cornelius Ryan
A Bridge Too Far (1974) by Cornelius Ryan gives an account of Operation Market Garden, a failed Allied attempt to …
Murf reviewed Impossible victories by Bryan Perrett (Cassell military paperbacks)
Victory on the battlefield is sometimes achieved against the odds – victory snatched from the …
Review of 'Impossible victories' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Very enjoyable read.
Murf reviewed Catastrophe : Europe Goes to War 1914 by Max Hastings
Review of 'Catastrophe : Europe Goes to War 1914' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Having also read [b: The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914|18669169|The Sleepwalkers How Europe Went to War in 1914|Christopher Munro Clark|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1384804367s/18669169.jpg|21905061] by [a: Christopher Munro Clark|7792163|Christopher Munro Clark|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1426362492p2/7792163.jpg], I found 'Catastrophe' to be rather light on the lead up to war, particularly on the Serbian state and the personalities involved. Hastings excels once the war starts, his descriptions of the battles, full of colour and detail, are brilliant. He makes god use of first-hand accounts from the time, which really bring home the realities of not only trench life (and death), but the 'home' front as well. Most interesting are the descriptions of civil life in the occupied and fought-over areas, several of which evoke vivid impressions of the hellish experience of families caught in a warzone.
Well worth reading, but for a more in depth look at the causes and lead up to the declaration of war, …
Having also read [b: The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914|18669169|The Sleepwalkers How Europe Went to War in 1914|Christopher Munro Clark|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1384804367s/18669169.jpg|21905061] by [a: Christopher Munro Clark|7792163|Christopher Munro Clark|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1426362492p2/7792163.jpg], I found 'Catastrophe' to be rather light on the lead up to war, particularly on the Serbian state and the personalities involved. Hastings excels once the war starts, his descriptions of the battles, full of colour and detail, are brilliant. He makes god use of first-hand accounts from the time, which really bring home the realities of not only trench life (and death), but the 'home' front as well. Most interesting are the descriptions of civil life in the occupied and fought-over areas, several of which evoke vivid impressions of the hellish experience of families caught in a warzone.
Well worth reading, but for a more in depth look at the causes and lead up to the declaration of war, I'd recommend pairing this with Clark's Sleepwalkers.
Murf rated Paul Hollywood's Bread: 5 stars
Murf reviewed Diggers by Terry Pratchett
Review of 'Diggers' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I'd read Truckers years ago, and never got around to reading the rest. Diggers is just as good, a fun adventure that stays with you long after.
Murf reviewed The Sleepwalkers by Christopher Clark
Review of 'The Sleepwalkers' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A fascinating and highly detailed examination of the complex international political relationships between all the main actors in the tragedy that was the first world war.
Murf reviewed Nemo: The Roses of Berlin by Alan Moore
Review of 'Nemo' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Better than 'Heart of Ice', but not much. Again, I found it hard to warm to any of the characters at all, in the end I didn't care much who survived. Artwork is good, and really it's what kept me reading at all.
Murf reviewed Nemo: Heart of Ice by Alan Moore
Review of 'Nemo' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Uninspiring tale that keeps trying to go somewhere and never does.
Artwork is good in places but doesn't feel up to the standard of earlier LoEG books.
Disappointing.