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Wow. I'm only half way through this exciting read but wanted to post before I take a break and do some work in my real job.

I think my fascination with troop movement began when I read the Foxhole threads about Anzio. I am fascinated by the stories of the landing and regrouping of troops in the war zone. To be able to drop in or wade in and then gather troops from wherever you find them or find your own way to other troops or objectives, making your way with and without maps and markers in a land you aren't familiar with first hand and then to move out to the objective is so very interesting. An all that with the enemy right there!

I want a map, a giant map and a table to put it on and some pins to follow these movements as I read them.

As you know SAM I'm reading Hurtgen's book in my "spare" time and I wish the same thing while reading his account of the Hurtgen Forest battles.

I don't think a computer layout would even do it. I need a bigger view, a board with men to move and flags. Geez I wish I'd discovered my fascination with this 30 years ago.

Anyway, thanks for an excellent read and I will finish the rest at lunch.

These are my favorite types of history threads.

Absolutely awesome job.....I printed it out this morning..to read on the train..had several "strangers" eager for the pages as I finished them...youse guys are great....

FYI..today's NYTimes has obituary of Marine CMoH winner from Guadalcanal..good read..worth posting...regards..

I feel the same way. I like to have maps available when I'm reading a book about a battle or a campaign. When I had my collection of war games, sometimes I'd use the map from one of the games while I read about a particular battle, some of them were actually quite good.

One of the reasons that I learned geography was my interest in history, hard not to pick up some geography.