Three Books from Stackpole (K)

[koland]

On the Canal: The Marines of L-3-5 on Guadalcanal, 1942 (Stackpole Military History Series) by Ore J. Marion, Thomas Cuddihy and Edward Cuddihy

A straightforward, gripping tale from the Marines that stormed ashore on Guadalcanal in World War II
Told with humor and honesty in a no-holds-barred approach that only a Marine who was there could tell

Excerpt on firing a rifle grenade: "I jammed the rifle stock tight against my shoulder, raised myself up off the ground to a kneeling position, and squeezed the trigger. The rifle went bang! and the recoil jarred it loose from my grip. The rifle smacked me hard in the jaw. With that, I went down on my face while the little bluebirds started going tweet, tweet, tweet around my head.--'Did I hit it?' I asked.--'Yeah, you hit it,' Flash said. 'The damn thing just didn't work.'--We finally ran into somebody from another unit, a guy who really understood how the new style grenade was supposed to work. We explained our misfortune to him, and he asked us did you pull the firing pin out . . . The god damn pin!"

Custom Knifemaking by Tim McCreight

Ten projects that together constitute a survey of knifemaking skills. Learn how to cut, shape, heat, treat, and finish a knife.

The Smoked-Foods Cookbook: How to Flavor, Cure and Prepare Savory Meats, Game, Fish, Nuts, and Cheese by Lue and Ed Park

Smoked turkey, pheasant, salmon, pâté: these expensive delicacies can be make at home for surprisingly low cost. Wild game and domestic meats are prepared in any of dozens of marinades and brines, then set in a smoke cooker to absorb the flavor of hickory, apple wood, mesquite, chestnut, or maple smoke. The smoke cookers - which cost no more then a quality barbecue grill - are readily available from a variety of sources, all listed in the book.

Included are recipes for beef, pork, lamb, venison, chicken, turkey, duck, fish, shellfish, jerky, sausage, nuts, cheese, and even pasta. Complete menus provide guidelines for satisfying meals featuring smoked foods.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...sher=stackpole

[Apache]

Thankyou. On the Canal is going to the top of my TBR list.
Apache

[bbqncigars]

They all look good. Thanks.

[koland]

Another very good choice added to the above today:

Bird Tracks & Sign : A Guide to North American Species by Mark Elbroch, Eleanor Marks and Diane C. Boretos

http://www.amazon.com/Bird-Tracks-Si.../dp/B004BDOL48

[jgaiser]

I just wish thats Stackpole wouldn't use Topaz.

Thanks. Picked up the On the Canal book

[shootist]

Originally Posted by jgaiser

I just wish thats Stackpole wouldn't use Topaz.

Thanks. Picked up the On the Canal book

That would be nice

[Breathinlady]

Thanks ever so much for the Bird Tracks & Signs book. I am an avid birder and always looking for good birding books!

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by jgaiser

I just wish thats Stackpole wouldn't use Topaz

It certainly keeps me from buying their books.

[Apache]

This is an enjoyable story. It is to bad that their are so many OCR errors.
An Example, 21 errors on page 48.
fir its = for us
it = a
it = a
japanCSC = japanese
it = a
ofl" = off
blinker = bunker
hint = him
I Ic = He
111) = up
(:anal = Canal
]late = hate
it = a
front = from
it = a
ill = in
Ave = we
fin-sure = for sure
ill = in
its = us
it = a
Apache

[koland]

Originally Posted by Apache

This is an enjoyable story. It is to bad that their are so many OCR errors.
An Example, 21 errors on page 48.

Ouch.

Sounds like it needs to be reported to Amazon (they are the ones that scan Topaz, from what I can tell, so are the ones that should fix it).

[Apache]

Believe me I did.
Apache

[koland]

Four new ones today:

Tying Small Flies by Ed Engle (Dec 1, 2003) -

Stonewall in the Valley: Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Shenandoah Valley Campaign, Spring 1862 by Robert G. Tanner (Nov 30, 1975)

Guide to Effective Military Writing by William A. McIntosh (Nov 30, 1985)

The Siegfried Line: The German Defense of the West Wall, September-December 1944 by Samuel W. Mitcham Jr (Oct 1, 2009)

http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...sher=Stackpole

[koland]

Three more from Stackpole (two are repeats):

Street Without Joy: The French Debacle In Indochina (Stackpole Military History Series) by Bernard B. Fall

Dynamic Nymphing: Tactics, Techniques, and Flies from Around the World by George Daniel

Backpack Gourmet: Good Hot Grub You Can Make at Home, Dehydrate, and Pack for Quick, Easy, and Healthy Eating ... by Linda Frederick

http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...sher=Stackpole

[koland]

Two new ones today:

LAND WITH NO SUN: A Year in Vietnam With the 173rd Airborne (Stackpole Military History Series) by Ted G. Arthurs (Jul 10, 2006)

40 Great Stained Glass Projects by Michael Johnston (Nov 1, 2012)

http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...sher=stackpole

[koland]

Two new ones today:

Rebels of Babylon by Owen Parry and Ralph Peters
Bold Sons of Erin by Owen Parry and Ralph Peters

http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...sher=stackpole