Agentorange Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Originally posted by Pak40: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by MarkEzra: I just got the CD's today. A very nice set with ALL MAPS INCLUDED. Actually this is one good bargin from the US Government!and the whole thing is just $23 ??? That's almost too good to believe. .</font> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Posted July 11, 2002 Author Share Posted July 11, 2002 Markezra: How long did it take for you to get your copy? I ordered mine July 2nd! [ July 10, 2002, 07:36 PM: Message edited by: Frenchy ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkEzra Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 I ordered it the day you posted this thread with no special mailing request, either. Could it be clean living?...LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Posted July 11, 2002 Author Share Posted July 11, 2002 I'll be damned. And I'm 18 hours away from DC. Go figure how the Post Office works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 Originally posted by MarkEzra: I ordered it the day you posted this thread with no special mailing request, either. Could it be clean living?...LOLI ordered mine the 4th. Hmm, since that was a holiday weekend, probably means I'll have to wait until Monday. Of course, since I live almost as far from DC as one can and still be in the contiguous 48, maybe that means Friday. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 Originally posted by Agentorange: ...unless post is included...It should be. At least for US addresses there was no s&h fee added on. I can't think why else they would charge more for out of country customers. I don't think we're that xenophobic...yet. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agua Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 Received mine today. Fantastic! The intro material states that this is the first of a seven-part release in CD format. Thanks for the heads up on this series Frenchy; I don't know how long it would have taken me to have stumbled across this on my own, if I ever did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 Will these CDs run on a Mac and a PC, or are they PC only? Regards, John Kettler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Posted July 12, 2002 Author Share Posted July 12, 2002 John: Both! And I still haven't received mine! Just checked my CC account. GPO didn't run mine through until the 9th! Looks like I will get it next week! Steve [ July 12, 2002, 08:08 AM: Message edited by: Frenchy ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoop88 Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 Tried ordering online with a credit card and I kept getting "invalid credit card number." Tried two different credit cards, same result, so I finally had to order by phone (using a credit card!). Anyone else have this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Posted July 12, 2002 Author Share Posted July 12, 2002 Scoop, yeah I did. Had to call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conscript Bagger Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 I was able to use the Web form with my card this morning, so either the problem's fixed or it doesn't affect everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreck Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 I just ordered mine. Thanks for the alert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonC Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 Ordered mine too. I love these books, and have used them in physical form for years. I took them out of the library. But so cheap, these are worth buying to have on the computer. One tip for those having trouble searching - put in "CD-ROM" in the search field and you will winnow the number of titles drastically. Much easier to find it that way. In answer to some other's questions - yes these are the US army's official histories. There is a less detailed series of pamphlets on campaigns that is mostly division level stuff, but this is much better than those. These are the detailed narratives of the campaigns, down to battalion level coverage. With lower details for important fights. There is pretty good coverage of "the other side" as it is typically called, based on German HQ records. Also good maps. It is great stuff for CMBO scenarios and even better for anybody who wants to run an operational campaign. (Indeed, my own Bulge campaign running right now was inspired by passages in one of these). [ July 12, 2002, 02:56 PM: Message edited by: JasonC ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 Originally posted by scoop88: Tried ordering online with a credit card and I kept getting "invalid credit card number." Tried two different credit cards, same result, so I finally had to order by phone (using a credit card!). Anyone else have this problem?I had no problems at all when I placed my order on the Fourth. Haven't checked my mail yet today (was out early and I'm really whipped), so I don't know if it's arrived yet. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 Well, the CDs arrived Saturday though I was only just able to get around to look at them. Haven't examined the text yet but the maps are great! They look a little fuzzy on the screen, especially at high magnification, but I printed one out as a sample and even on cheap paper and with no special enhancements it came out looking pretty good. Next I'll try for a higher quality reproduction. The originals looked like they came off of US Mint engravings they were so sharp. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Frenchy. It's a really cool score. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Posted July 17, 2002 Author Share Posted July 17, 2002 I've just sent an email to CMH asking if the entire 7 CD set will include all volumes of the Green Book Series. As soon as I receive an answer I'll let everyone know. I suspect they will and if you want to see what may be on the remaining CDs go here: http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/catalog/WWII-Pubs.htm I just received mine today and this is an absolute goldmine for the cost! If you were to buy each book in the first set you'd be forking out over $600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agentorange Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Just ordered mine, the $32 does include shipping to Britain so I reckon thats a real good deal - sadly I have to wait 4 - 6 weeks for them to turn up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pak40 Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 Originally posted by Frenchy: I've just sent an email to CMH asking if the entire 7 CD set will include all volumes of the Green Book Series. As soon as I receive an answer I'll let everyone know. I suspect they will and if you want to see what may be on the remaining CDs go here: http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/catalog/WWII-Pubs.htm Just got mine in the mail today! I havn't looked at them yet. Yes, please let us know about the other 7 volumes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agua Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 Originally posted by JasonC: (Indeed, my own Bulge campaign running right now was inspired by passages in one of these).Jason, is your campaign over at the Scenario Depot? If so, what's the name? If not, need any testers? If not, could you send it my way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 I will order the CD set for work. I've been reading Battle of the Bulge online. It looks nice and boring and work-like to passers-by, but it leaves a nasty internet trail for the system administrator net nanny police. The stealth CD should fix that. Thanks, GPO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy Posted July 22, 2002 Author Share Posted July 22, 2002 New Information just recived from CMH. Here's the scoop on the CD set: Yes, the seven multi-disc CDs will contain all of the 79 "Green Books" (the titles in the United States Army in World War II series). (They will also contain , on Set 3, the 40 commemorative campaign and topical pamphlets CMH did for the 50th Anniversary.) Set 2 has now gone to GPO for mastering and production--we should see it in September. John Elsberg Editor in Chief, CMH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNac Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 cool! very bad i´m out of money now (i wasted it all in other things, including games and a bunch of WWII books and material) probably i will wait until september and i will get it all (within CMBB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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