What I am reading

While I am still waiting on a number of books to arrive in the mail, I picked up my copy of Maj General Townshend's My Campaign in Mesopotamia.  Not sure why I have never read it, despite having had it sitting on my shelves for the last five or so years.
Interesting so far, with Townshend already pointing the finger at Gen Nixon and others, and I think I have only gotten to the point where he is preparing for his first attack north of Basra.  Good details so far. Look forward to getting to the rest. 
Also received in the mail Glimpses of India, which is an annotated bibliography of memoirs written by Englishmen living in colonial India. More to follow!

New catalogue, random musings

Received my long-anticipated catalogue from Turner Donovan today, here is the link if you are interested:  http://www.turnerdonovan.com/currentCatalogue.aspx?mv=1&sn=5&bc=&subSection=0

Finished reading Rebecca West's Return of the Soldier last night.  Interesting perspective, and a lot different than a lot of the other post-war depictions of "what next" following wounded soldiers returning from the war. I suppose as read today, people might be more attuned to the "upstairs-downstairs" aspect of the book. Overall, not too overwhelmed by what is considered to be a classic. Just didn't grab me as much as I thought it would.

Still waiting for a number of books in the mail...will keep you posted!

Western Front, Gallipoli, then Mesopotamia

As I mentioned earlier, still reading Aubrey Herbert's Mons, Anzac and Kut.  Not exactly the best narrative, yet the story itself is somewhat intriguing. Wounded at Mons, then wounded again at Gallipoli...interested to see what happens next.

Still waiting for my package from the UK with Moberly's Campaign in Mesopotamia. Have been looking for a complete set for some time. Will keep the blog posted on its arrival. Will post some pictures soon of some of my postcards from the Mesopotamian Campaign...unusual to say the least.