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Airframe by Michael Crichton |
I found this interesting because it is about Quality Assurance, which was my speciality during the last ten years of my working life. It is a good story and readable; also I found it plausible and I couldn't fault it as a practitioner, although no one tried to kill me because I was in danger of rattling a few bars!
(bwl 10 August 2001) |
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Cambridge Biographical Dictionary by David Cystal (editor) |
Published by Cambridge University Press, this is a first class reference book with coverage of 35,000 people both ancient and modern. Fully cross referenced. Also 50 essays linking key figures in exploration, science, arts, technology and history. All in one volume too!
(bwl 11 October 2001) |
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The Emperor's Codes by Michael Smith |
Despite American claims, this fascinating book shows conclusively that British and Australian naval officers broke the Imperial codes long before Pearl Harbour. It chronicles developments throughout the war including how America chose to ignore warnings of an attack because it did not believe the Japanese would dare start a conflict, how Churchill warned Stalin of the German invasion, also ignored, and how the allies were able to monitor Rommel's strategy for defending the French coastline.
(bwl 10 August 2001) |
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The Letters of Private Wheeler by B H Liddell Hart, editor |
Wheeler served in the British Army throughout the Peninsular War, fighting in most of the major battles and at Waterloo. The mystery is how a common soldier could write so well about army life, describe the battles with such accuracy, know about history and quote the classics. It has been suggested he was perhaps a schoolmaster who enlisted out of patriotism or to escape some sort of trouble. Whoever he was, his letters are enthralling.
(bwl 10 August 2001) |
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