The Shield Series Finale Next Tuesday 11/25, 10PM

FX ^ | 11/19/2008 | FX

[philsfan24]

Series Finale next week on FX

[LS]

You have very good taste. Johnson is one of my favorites. His "Modern Times" is simply the best history book I've ever read, outside of my own "Patriot's History." :)

His "History of the American People" isn't quite as good. That's party why I wrote "Patriot's History."

If you like historical fiction, try Caleb Carr, "The Alienist" or Newt Gingrich's "Gettysburg."

[Sir_Ed]

I love Modern Times!

I saw him interviewed on Fox once, good interview.

I’ll have to get your book and the other books you mentioned.

Newt writes fiction?

Who knew!

Ed

[LS]

Newt actually has six fiction books out. His Civil War trilogy, "Gettysburg," "Grant Comes East," and "Never Call Retreat," are so good I did something I almost never do, I've read them each more than once!

His new "Pearl Harbor" trilogy is not so good. Perhaps because I already had my own counter-factual book, to be out (I hope) this week, "Halsey's Bluff," in which the Japanese win the Battle of Midway, I didn't find them believable.

Also, if you want a lot of history woven in, without it dominating the story line, anything by Preston and Childs is great.

[Sir_Ed]

Oh, wow...Halsey losing Midway?! I’m not sure I’d want to live in a world where the Axis powers had won!

Unless you think we still would have pulled it out?

Ed

P.S. Thanks for the recommendations on Preston and Childs!

[LS]

Realize that Halsey didn’t fight in the real Battle of Midway-—that was Spruance-—so that’s a change right there. Second, the loss at Midway is just the start . . . .

[Hacksaw]

I’ve been thinking of giving the Shield a shot. But ... already watch 24, The Unit, Heroes, House and Smallville.

Gotta start at ep 1 or you will wonder what the hell is going on.