HillCountry15 said:

---

Just finished "Killing the Rising Sun" by Bill O'Riley and Martin Dugard. First book I've read by them and was pretty impressed.

Starting "Against all Odds" by Alex Kershaw tonight

---

I just finished "Killing Crazy Horse" by them and started "Killing the SS" yesterday. They seem to have a good foundation and make interesting reading.

lurker76 said:

---

HillCountry15 said:

---

Just finished "Killing the Rising Sun" by Bill O'Riley and Martin Dugard. First book I've read by them and was pretty impressed.

Starting "Against all Odds" by Alex Kershaw tonight

---

I just finished "Killing Crazy Horse" by them and started "Killing the SS" yesterday. They seem to have a good foundation and make interesting reading.

---

I really enjoy reading WWII stuff, but it takes me awhile to "digest" the books. But I clipped thru "Killing the rising sun" pretty fast because it was an interesting read that was well written I thought

I was thinking about reading that one next, but I will probably need a break after this one. It is tough reading how cold, heartless and uncaring those monsters were. Some lighthearted entertainment would be a good distraction.

Finished Tales of the Alhambra by Washington Irving. It sets a record for the oldest copy of a book I have read (1868). It was originally published in 1832 from his 1828 visit. This details his time spent in Granada while visiting Spain. Mostly a collection of stories from people who lived there or that he ran across, plus his experiences exploring the complex. Reading this shot visiting Spain up on my list of places I would like to go. He has some fantastic stories about the various former rulers and various Moorish and Christian histories.

Aggie1205 said:

---

Finished Tales of the Alhambra by Washington Irving. It sets a record for the oldest copy of a book I have read (1868). It was originally published in 1832 from his 1828 visit. This details his time spent in Granada while visiting Spain. Mostly a collection of stories from people who lived there or that he ran across, plus his experiences exploring the complex. Reading this shot visiting Spain up on my list of places I would like to go. He has some fantastic stories about the various former rulers and various Moorish and Christian histories.

---

I taught high school world history and I used the castle there as an introduction to the expansion of Islam and I thought they should see how pretty it was. The kids loved making inferences based on the images I showed and it was a good day of teaching. Such a beautiful castle and the blue tiles are amazing.