Posted by Blinky the Shark on 09/16/07 11:09

Neredbojias wrote:
> Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Thu, 13 Sep 2007
> 08:45:14 GMT Blinky the Shark scribed:
>
>>> William Hope Hodgson wrote "The House on the Borderland" and "The
>>> Night Land", 2 very gothicy, horrorish, and a bit science-fictiony
>>> mood novels. I suppose the writing could be criticized, but I
>>> consider them classics. (There's a bit of "Stephen King" flavour in
>>> them.)
>>
>> No wonder I've not heard of him. I've never read a Stephen King book
>> or seen a film based on one.
>
> Are you one of them hermit sharks?
>
>> About a half-hour ago I finished "Clashes: Air Combat Over North
>> Vietnam 1965-1972".
>
> Ain't read too many war stories. Actually, I can't think of a single
> one.

I rarely read any war stories, either. That one is analysis of the
effectiveness of training, tactics, formations, hardware, detection and
control, electronic countermeasures, weaponry, etc. About all I read
any more is history.


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