Admiral Cod: A Sailor of Austria: The Adventures of Otto Prohaska, Hero of the Habsburg Empire

26 August 2010

A Sailor of Austria: The Adventures of Otto Prohaska, Hero of the Habsburg Empire

9 comments:

KLEINWILD said...: These, the Bandy novels by Donald Jack (famous Canadian humorist) and the Flashman series are my favorite books.; 26 August, 2010 19:43
KLEINWILD said...: These, along with the Bandy series by Donald Jack, and the Flashman novels are among the best.; 26 August, 2010 19:44
Main Line Sportsman said...: Never heard of 'em...but they look good...seem to have an Aubrey-Maturin tone..or Flashman...I will seek and add to on deck circle.Thanks for the tip...; 26 August, 2010 21:48
Des Esseintes said...: Admiral

I just visited the Herresgeschichtliches Museum (Army Museum) in Vienna this weekend. A very decent collection of Austrian naval history, too, and definitely worth visiting when you are in that beautiful city next time.

dE; 27 August, 2010 01:00
v. Braun. said...: Die brauch' ich! [I need those!]; 27 August, 2010 07:34
A.E.F. said...: Admiral, are you sure you didn't go to an English Prep School? (rather than an American one) Can't think where else you would have cultivated some of your literary tastes...; 27 August, 2010 15:04
Laguna Beach Fogey said...: AEF ~ England.; 27 August, 2010 17:05
A.E.F. said...: LBF - I won't ask which one. Would give rise to too many preconceptions and/or shattered illusions.
I mean, what if you said 'Harrow' ?; 27 August, 2010 17:16
Anonymous said...: Harrow's not a prep school, it's a public school. Well, actually, a private school. In fact, probably not a school at all, but group therapy for congenital deviants. The Dragon School, for example, is a prep school, though I don't believe old BLT was there.

Fatfriend.; 29 August, 2010 12:12