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Stalin : Court Of The Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore A lot about the intrigue and paranoia of Stalin and his colleagues. The purges , forced famine and the imagined treasons , wholesale deportations , whole families just basically swept away when anyone got too popular or on the wrong side of Stalin. He held the power of life and death over anyone or any group in the Soviet union and wasn't afraid to use it.

No , he watches Hamilton.

Ali sale Pagani take on the PRX , usual sapphire glass , Seiko mechaquartz and bracelet surprisingly decent and got a good fit. £32 delivered in 5 days , no complaints.

I just started watching the first series and this just absolutely broke me up.

Haven't seen a thread about this anywhere. A English ships pilot shipwrecks on the coast of Japan with the remains of his crew and gets taken prisoner by the local samurai chief , then finds himself mixed up in a oncoming civil war between 5 regents. Some great characters and some faintly recognisable Japanese actors and brilliant swearing.

Comfort and fit , colour matching or just generally updating or completely changing the look and wear of a watch. Put a Bond NATO on a Seiko solar diver instead of the original, which has polished mid links and looks miles better imho

Christmas present from my lovely wife.

Black Friday Ali deal . Sapphire glass and bezel , milled clasp , decent bracelet and Seiko mecha-quartz for £30 , really can't be beaten.

No , mate , that's why it's a bit strange , the winding is upside down and I don't know how many times I've put it on the wrong way round already

Ali express 11/11 purchase , bit strange having a lefty

He does a few books about the subject , some attached to the BBC series he's involved in , all very good reads and very well researched. At the moment I'm reading Crazy Horse And Custer : The Parallel Lives Of Two American Warriors by Stephen Ambrose of Band Of Brothers fame. Basically a biography of both which leads to their eventual meeting at Little Bighorn. It's like reading a Ken Burns documentary , great book.

My Mrs and her brother saw the cops pull a cyclist at George Square for going through a red light. Never seen that happen before.

Got this in the Ali Express sale for £48. Dial is fantastic , have no issue with the bracelet like some. Have the Steeldive Willard and it's easily the same standard as that.

Just one book though , whereas the Pacific is based on at least two and Sledge's book isn't that great and two are autobiographical rather than biographical. So I think that the Pacific isn't as linear and the source material not as good. Don't get me wrong it's okay , just not on a level with Band of Brothers.