Wow. Wow, wow, wow.

Those were the words I continuously said as I opened my gifts and saw each title that had been picked out for me. My (rematch) Secret Santa, the VERY generous giver that she is, spoiled me like no one else has before. The books she gave me will come to very good use and I can't describe how absolutely stunned I am by the generosity shown by this wonderful person.

She gave me a total of 5 (!) books, all concerning modern military history (which is my field):

"National Service - From Aldershot to Aden: Tales from the conscripts, 1946-62" by Colin Shindler. "The Western Front" by Richard Holmes. "Storm Front" by Rowland White. "China and the Vietnam Wars, 1950 - 1975" by Qiang Zhai. "The Anguish of Surrender - Japanese POWs of World War II" by Ulrich Straus.

Not only did she pick these AMAZING books, but also managed to get quite a variety in her choices, covering quite interesting aspects and covering modern military history between 1914 and 1975!

Thank you SO much, Samantha and if you ever happen to end up in Sweden, lunch is on me! :)