So, I wrote a book...
Added 2024-11-29 14:49:10 +0000 UTCTo those of you who keep asking "When are you going to write a book Drach?", well, I wrote a book (hopefully the first of many), and you can pre-order it on the USNI website from today, release date is April 2025.
If you order this month you can (if not already a member) take advantage of my discount code 'DRACH' to get some money off, and you can catch up with the rest of the Naval History Special Edition series in the Holiday Catalogue Sale, as well as a number of other excellent works, Norman Friedman's US Battleships/Carriers/Cruisers etc series, Admiral Lee's biography 'Battleship Commander' and 'Russian and Soviet Battleships' are all part of this months 50% off sale.
Signed copies of my book, plus an e-book version will hopefully be made available early next year, with more details to follow, including an exclusive look at USNI in next weeks Wednesday video.
https://www.usni.org/press/books/hms-belfast-0
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ordered my copy
douglas in da house!
2024-12-08 00:17:59 +0000 UTCBook Ordered, can't wait for spring.
Chipster8253
2024-12-01 15:21:56 +0000 UTCSo I ordered a book........hurry up April
James Hain
2024-11-30 19:26:40 +0000 UTCLooking forward to order a signed copy and the ebook so I have something good to listen to during my commuting drives!
FlyingFinn1956
2024-11-29 22:53:36 +0000 UTCWonderful work Drach :) I don't pre-order (publishers seems to lose my pre-orders often - I have about a 50% "miss" rate, far, far higher than normal orders, and it just got too expensive buying titles twice) but I'll be sure to pick this up as soon as it's out - be sure to let us know when it releases :) And here's to many, many more :)
Dave Long
2024-11-29 21:36:14 +0000 UTCCongratulations Drach. What a huge year '24 has been forr you. I will be waiting for a personalised signed copy!
Graham William Kidd
2024-11-29 18:19:55 +0000 UTCAwesome! And congrats! Placed my order immediately!
William Timothy Murray
2024-11-29 17:39:20 +0000 UTCI think I'm going to need two copies. My daughter loved HMS Belfast.
Paul from Chicago
2024-11-29 17:27:47 +0000 UTCCongratulations and ordered my copy. Any chance you've selected HMS Warspite as the subject of your next book?
john c driscoll
2024-11-29 16:57:03 +0000 UTCCongratulations.
Jeff s holloway
2024-11-29 15:57:23 +0000 UTCOk fair enough. Iv been with you since Robin voice days so obv a book is something I'm after. If you don't get a uk print run ebay will be scalping them lol
Icarus
2024-11-29 15:50:40 +0000 UTCI'm going to sort out audiobook rights in the New Year :D
Drachinifel
2024-11-29 15:49:47 +0000 UTCYeah, I sent them a correction on that :D
Drachinifel
2024-11-29 15:49:26 +0000 UTCUK orders should probably hold as currently the site is only listing the US print run, which will incur trans-Atlantic shipping costs. At some point between now and April 2025 there will be a UK distributor sorted as well.
Drachinifel
2024-11-29 15:49:13 +0000 UTCIt does, but UK orders should probably hold as currently the site is only listing the US print run, which will incur trans-Atlantic shipping costs. At some point between now and April 2025 there will be a UK distributor sorted as well.
Drachinifel
2024-11-29 15:48:36 +0000 UTCNice, Drach!
Steven Vanosdall
2024-11-29 15:48:07 +0000 UTCAnd how do you even sign up? It says us service member
Icarus
2024-11-29 15:45:25 +0000 UTCThis ships to the UK too?
Icarus
2024-11-29 15:43:40 +0000 UTCExcellent... and ordered.
Timothy S Hennessey
2024-11-29 15:42:21 +0000 UTCCongratulations!!! I was just wondering what my next book purchase would be earlier this morning and you answered within hours!
AC C
2024-11-29 15:28:26 +0000 UTCCheers congratulations Drach!
mcasey1115
2024-11-29 15:28:14 +0000 UTCGreat news. I will definitely buy this, though I might wait for the signed copies.
Martin Smith
2024-11-29 15:23:19 +0000 UTCI can't find enough time to even *watch* all your videos, and you have time to not only make your regular videos + 75,000 hours of patreon drydock per week + travel + raise a kid and OH YEAH WRITE A BOOK. Good lord man, stop overachieving, the rest of us are going to get a complex.
Dubsington
2024-11-29 15:13:33 +0000 UTCWell, as a Yorkshireman I can certain approve of the surname, Drach... Congratulations on the publication - I shall order one at once, think about it deeply and then pose a question on the nearest Drydock
Yokosuka Girls Marine High School Training Vessel Harekaze
2024-11-29 15:06:23 +0000 UTCWell, that's pretty neat! I'm guessing since this is published under USNI it will be written with a more serious tone than some of your videos, but I'm sure that's not a problem. One problem I so see is that the page says Belfast hit a mine in 1938, must be a typo.
Sylderon Machine Works
2024-11-29 15:01:15 +0000 UTCBeen waiting for this. Congratulations!
Maya Media
2024-11-29 14:57:10 +0000 UTCWell done that's an achievement to be rightly proud of. So, uh, when's the audio version coming out? π
Ben Brummitt
2024-11-29 14:54:27 +0000 UTCCongratulations! This is exciting!
Victor Raymond
2024-11-29 14:51:07 +0000 UTCWell now you've gone and actually done it
Symmetrymaster
2024-11-29 14:50:23 +0000 UTCIm so excited!
Unemployed_History_Major
2024-11-29 14:50:04 +0000 UTCFantastic! Iβll wait for the ebook, no space for all the bookshelves Iβd need if they were all printed!
Wayne Borean
2024-11-29 14:49:51 +0000 UTC
