New Anthony Beevor book! (1 Viewer)

[Rob]

Just seen Anthony Beevor has a new book out (on my birthday luckily enough!!)entitled D D The Battle for Normandy,sounds cool

Rob

 

[damian]

Just seen Anthony Beevor has a new book out (on my birthday luckily enough!!)entitled D D The Battle for Normandy,sounds cool

Rob

Anthony Beevor and Max Hastings are two authors who I do not need too to read a review before buying.
I will definitely get hold of it.
Thanks Rob

 

[lancer]

Anthony Beevor and Max Hastings are two authors who I do not need too to read a review before buying.
I will definitely get hold of it.
Thanks Rob

Completely agree. Beevor's book on Stalingrad and Hasting's Overlord are two of my favorites. -- lancer

 

[jazzeum]

This book is not yet available for ordering in the US. However, it is available on Amazon UK and I've pre-ordered it at 50% off. Hard to beat that. Due to be released on May 28.

 

[damian]

In this global age why on earth do they still have separate North America and Europe release dates. It makes no sense. You just order it from Amazon Uk if it is not for sale in the US.

 

[jazzeum]

There's probably different release dates because of different publication rights (different publishers, territory and so forth).

 

[Rob]

Anthony Beevor and Max Hastings are two authors who I do not need too to read a review before buying.
I will definitely get hold of it.
Thanks Rob

No probs mate and i too don't need a review with these two,actually the same goes with WW1 author Lyn Macdonald.Must say this Normandy book sounds really good,my birthday is looking good this year,first Normandy troops from K&C and now a Normandy book from one of my favourite authors.All i need now is Eva Longoria at the door with two tickets for the Dover to Caen ferry!

Rob

 

[jazzeum]

Another great D Day book which I really recommend (and can't recommend too highly) is Carlo D'Este's Decision at Normandy. It's a really great book.

 

[Rob]

I've also just seen Max hastings has a new book called Churchill as Warlord released in September.

Rob

 

[jazzeum]

I think that was the D'Este book. The reviews were ok but not crazy.

 

[OzDigger]

Many people are aware that Television shows originating in other countries are altered for US audiences such as "Life on Mars" etc.

What is less widely appreciated is that similar alterations are made when books by "non-American" authors are reprinted for the US market. The changes are more common and extensive in novels however non-fiction books are also "adapted" for the American market for a variety of reasons.

The change to the dust wrapper design is of course obvious. However, you really need to compare both versions to appreciate the alterations, additions, and omissions that can occur throughout the book(s).

 

[lancer]

As a former military book dealer I can confirm that there are many times a big difference between U.S. and U.K. editions. These changes can range from dust jackets, bindings, illustrations, and even the number of pages. It is less common to see much difference in content, though. As a book collector, I was always making comparisons between the different editions to buy the one I considered the "best". Generally this would work out to buying the edition as first printed by whatever country, but not always. For collector's there is also the "true first edition" to be taken into account, also usually regardless of who published, but again, not always. Sometimes a printing is done in a very small number, or has special features (more or different illustrations, for instance) making it more valuable to a collector and therefore less sensitive to "first edition-itis". Anyway, first editions are almost always going to be more valuable in the long term to a collector. -- lancer

 

[damian]

As a former military book dealer I can confirm that there are many times a big difference between U.S. and U.K. editions. These changes can range from dust jackets, bindings, illustrations, and even the number of pages. It is less common to see much difference in content, though. As a book collector, I was always making comparisons between the different editions to buy the one I considered the "best". Generally this would work out to buying the edition as first printed by whatever country, but not always. For collector's there is also the "true first edition" to be taken into account, also usually regardless of who published, but again, not always. Sometimes a printing is done in a very small number, or has special features (more or different illustrations, for instance) making it more valuable to a collector and therefore less sensitive to "first edition-itis". Anyway, first editions are almost always going to be more valuable in the long term to a collector. -- lancer

Don't start the guys on this forum with biboliophilia as well as toy soldier collectionitis.
I agree with you entirely there is just something about the first ever edition of a book.
Even if the new pressing has some changes.

 

[lancer]

Don't start the guys on this forum with biboliophilia as well as toy soldier collectionitis.
I agree with you entirely there is just something about the first ever edition of a book.
Even if the new pressing has some changes.

Both conditions have been diagnosed as incurable.

 

[Rob]

I've just been on to Amazon and ordered/preordered the following;

D Day (Anthony Beevor),Arnhem 1944( Martin Middlebrook -he of First day on the Somme fame)Finest years (Max Hastings)The Words of War (Imperial War museum),Second World War in photographs(Richard Holmes)Tank men(Robert Kershaw)and a new dvd called 'If War should come',i am a total sucker for WW2 Home front/Propaganda films and have dozens of them on dvd.That should keep me quiet for a while!

Rob

 

[jazzeum]

I just saw the new Hastings book about Churchill on Amazon UK but it doesn't seem to be available for pre order. I will have to wait for awhile before doing so.

 

[OzDigger]

Both conditions have been diagnosed as incurable.

But HE, would have wanted it that way

 

[Rob]

I just saw the new Hastings book about Churchill on Amazon UK but it doesn't seem to be available for pre order. I will have to wait for awhile before doing so.

Sorry Brad,not Amazon, Play.com.

Rob

 

[damian]

There is quite a good looking book on Tobruk.
At least it had a good looking cover

 

[Rethymno]

There is quite a good looking book on Tobruk.
At least it had a good looking cover

Hi Damian

If it's Peter Fitzsimons' book you've seen, it is excellent!

Best

Todd

PS Peter Fitzsimons was a Wallaby. This may mean little to most Forum readers, but Damian will understand!