Staffsyeoman Posted 28 April , 2009 Share Posted 28 April , 2009 The real problem is the publishers and their view that 'books on the First World War don't sell'. Bryn Bryn, No offence to you, but whaaaat? The number of WW1 related books I am sent for review has diminished in proportion with the general draw-down, but the number of titles - and the number of reissues - suggests a very different perspective! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 28 April , 2009 Share Posted 28 April , 2009 Judging by the number of titles on Amazon that seems to increase daily I find that hard to believe. And would N & MP be reprinting so many new titles if that were the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn_Hammond Posted 30 April , 2009 Share Posted 30 April , 2009 Judging by the number of titles on Amazon that seems to increase daily I find that hard to believe. And would N & MP be reprinting so many new titles if that were the case? I didn't say it was a universally held view - just one held by my publishers. Bryn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 30 April , 2009 Share Posted 30 April , 2009 Serious word needed IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 1 June , 2009 Share Posted 1 June , 2009 Hi Bryn - just finished reading the new book - superb piece of work (if I might say) and has given me a couple of tantalising links to the first tank crews as a result. Thanks indeed for such a wonderful piece of research - think it will be siiting on my bed side table for several weeks to come as I dip in and out of chapters Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidearm Posted 3 June , 2009 Share Posted 3 June , 2009 Bryn Having also recently finished reading it I would like to second Delta's comments. Rarely have I learnt so much from one book. I intend to be at your talk in Lincoln next Weds and am looking forward to it immensely! Gwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn_Hammond Posted 4 June , 2009 Share Posted 4 June , 2009 Thank you to you both for such kind comments. Gwyn, I look forward to meeting you next week. With all good wishes Bryn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham-McAdam Posted 4 June , 2009 Share Posted 4 June , 2009 "I intend to be at your talk in Lincoln next Weds and am looking forward to it immensely!" Where and when ?? The new Lincoln group seems to have disappeared from the WFA site Is it perhaps the tank group?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidearm Posted 4 June , 2009 Share Posted 4 June , 2009 Graham, See this link: http://www.friends-of-the-lincoln-tank.co.uk/9.html It doesn't say the time, but I think it's at 7pm. Bryn - can you confirm this, I guess you know... Gwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgranger Posted 4 June , 2009 Share Posted 4 June , 2009 7pm for 7.30 pm, when I looked at the link just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidearm Posted 5 June , 2009 Share Posted 5 June , 2009 Must learn to read. Gwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham-McAdam Posted 6 June , 2009 Share Posted 6 June , 2009 Thanks Gwyn - must be there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn_Hammond Posted 8 June , 2009 Share Posted 8 June , 2009 Dear all Looking forward to being there. If my train's on time, I'm set to be there at about 7pm for a 7.30 start. Just managed to obtain more copies of the book which I'll be bringing along. I'll be focusing more on the tank aspects of the battle (it seemed only right, given the organisers are the Friends of the Lincoln Tank) but you might not think it from the first fifteen minutes or so! Please feel free to make yourselves known to me. It's always nice to put a face to a name or even a combination of numbers and letters, 'LS4668'! Bryn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgranger Posted 9 June , 2009 Share Posted 9 June , 2009 Dear all Looking forward to being there. If my train's on time, I'm set to be there at about 7pm for a 7.30 start. Just managed to obtain more copies of the book which I'll be bringing along. I'll be focusing more on the tank aspects of the battle (it seemed only right, given the organisers are the Friends of the Lincoln Tank) but you might not think it from the first fifteen minutes or so! Please feel free to make yourselves known to me. It's always nice to put a face to a name or even a combination of numbers and letters, 'LS4668'! Bryn Ooh, a namecheck! I'll certainly say hello, and perhaps get you to sign my copy of your book, which I got before I knew I was going to be at the talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn_Hammond Posted 11 June , 2009 Share Posted 11 June , 2009 Ooh, a namecheck! I'll certainly say hello, and perhaps get you to sign my copy of your book, which I got before I knew I was going to be at the talk. Great to meet you (you'll always be 'LS' to me!) and all the other GWF members who were along last night. Thanks for saying 'hi' and I hope you enjoyed the evening - you weren't all too late in bed, I hope! Bryn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgranger Posted 11 June , 2009 Share Posted 11 June , 2009 Yes, excellent presentation, shame you didn't have more time. I hope they get the air-conditioning working properly next time, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 14 October , 2009 Share Posted 14 October , 2009 Now, here's a conundrum. I have just seen the paperback copy of this book in W H Smug on Victoria concourse - "Buy 1, get 1 half price". By coincidence, Mr Forsyth and I (and possibly Mr Edwards) are paying to attend a lecture by one Bryn Hammond in a swish central London venue, next Wednesday. It does come with nibbles and a glass of wine, so value guaranteed. Tell me, is it a bit infra dig to ask an author to sign the paperback edition of a book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted 14 October , 2009 Share Posted 14 October , 2009 Now, here's a conundrum. I have just seen the paperback copy of this book in W H Smug on Victoria concourse - "Buy 1, get 1 half price". By coincidence, Mr Forsyth and I (and possibly Mr Edwards) are paying to attend a lecture by one Bryn Hammond in a swish central London venue, next Wednesday. It does come with nibbles and a glass of wine, so value guaranteed. Tell me, is it a bit infra dig to ask an author to sign the paperback edition of a book Hi Steven, Can you please give me details of Bryn's talk. Having read his book I will definately be interested in going, I live and work in London so getting to the venue should be easy for me. Although your friends might take the p*** I'm sure that Bryn won't mind signing a paperback. All the best. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 14 October , 2009 Share Posted 14 October , 2009 It's a member-only bash for the Society for Army Historical Research. A guest is allowed (hence Mr Forsyth), and I blagged Mr Edwards in. I'll see if another can be accommodated, but I can't promise. I'll PM you the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted 14 October , 2009 Share Posted 14 October , 2009 Hi Steven, Thanks for your reply, I didn't realise it was a private event, I fully understand if nothing can be done but many thanks in advance for trying for me. All the best. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted 14 October , 2009 Share Posted 14 October , 2009 Steven, I have sent you a PM. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn_Hammond Posted 22 October , 2009 Share Posted 22 October , 2009 It's a member-only bash for the Society for Army Historical Research. A guest is allowed (hence Mr Forsyth), and I blagged Mr Edwards in. I'll see if another can be accommodated, but I can't promise. I'll PM you the result. The presence of Mr Forsyth, Mr Bloomfield and Mr Edwards was greatly appreciated and I was only sorry I didn't get the chance to let them buy me a drink afterwards. I hope you all got something out of the talks - pity that we were late starting as this put my fellow speaker under time pressure. Not me. I shamelessly overran by 5 minutes - which is good for me because, as some of you know, I do have a bit of a tendency to go on... Yes, folks, the paperback is now on sale and already the subject of a BOGOF offer ... Thanks, chaps, for being there and please believe me when I say I'm always happy to devalue any book with my signature... Bryn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 22 October , 2009 Share Posted 22 October , 2009 Thanks, Bryn. We enjoyed the evening: the wine and canapes were smashing; I've never eaten so many sausages on sticks. My one feeling about the main event is this: the length could have been doubled; both you and Dr Hart deserved longer. But for £6.50 a pop, we're not complaining too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 22 October , 2009 Share Posted 22 October , 2009 Yes, folks, the paperback is now on sale and already the subject of a BOGOF offer ... B&gger - we only got ours on a buy-one-get-a-second-half-price offer. Tony and I prepared for the evening by visiting the Tank Museum at Bovington, where we noticed that your solo gig there next Spring is priced at £10 a pop - so presumably that's the full Director's Cut version, with real tanks instead of slides ... Deft footwork on your part to avoid buying us a drink afterwards. Hopefully we will catch up with you at a London Pals meet before the unmentionable seasonal festival - unless you and Stephen Hart are already on tour in panto ... Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 22 October , 2009 Share Posted 22 October , 2009 Bryn Hammond - Redux nice ring to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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