Comments for OMANTRADERS.NET http://www.omantraders.net Post, Search & Discuss on Buy / Sell Offers & Inquiries Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:25:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on how long does it take to go to oman diving center from muscat? by Ali http://www.omantraders.net/how-long-does-it-take-to-go-to-oman-diving-center-from-muscat/comment-page-1#comment-406 Ali Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:25:58 +0000 http://www.omantraders.net/how-long-does-it-take-to-go-to-oman-diving-center-from-muscat#comment-406 The Diving centre is in Muscat. So the question is in which part of Muscat are you staying? If you are staying in Albustan or Shangri-la then its about 15 minutes. if you are staying in Qurum/Alkhuwair areas then it depend on traffic which can take from 30minutes to 1.5 hours This is the dive centre location, unfortunately roads are not updated. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.37814,78.662109&ie=UTF8&hq=Oman+diving+centre,&hnear=Muscat,+Oman&ll=23.544317,58.632317&spn=0.114881,0.153637&t=p&z=13&iwloc=A&cid=4789190061268677872 The Diving centre is in Muscat. So the question is in which part of Muscat are you staying?

If you are staying in Albustan or Shangri-la then its about 15 minutes. if you are staying in Qurum/Alkhuwair areas then it depend on traffic which can take from 30minutes to 1.5 hours

This is the dive centre location, unfortunately roads are not updated.
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]]> Comment on A History of the Peninsular War Volume VII: August 1813 to April 14,1814: St Sebastian’s Capture,Wellington’s Invasion by William Hopke http://www.omantraders.net/a-history-of-the-peninsular-war-volume-vii-august-1813-to-april-141814-st-sebastians-capturewellingtons-invasion/comment-page-1#comment-402 William Hopke Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:29:56 +0000 http://www.omantraders.net/a-history-of-the-peninsular-war-volume-vii-august-1813-to-april-141814-st-sebastians-capturewellingtons-invasion#comment-402 Sir Charles Oman's comprehensive seven volume history of the Peninsular War is the yardstick by which any other history of this theatre must be measured. It is exhaustive in detail and in breadth of coverage. If it happened, it is in one of these volumes. Napoleon may have considered Spain a side show, but as results turned out it was a bleeding ulcer. French losses here, combined with the 1812 campaign, placed a strain on the Empire which could not be overcome by even the best generalship. Any true student of the Napoleonic Wars should find these books and read them. They are essential to a complete understanding of the conflict. Rating: 5 / 5 Sir Charles Oman’s comprehensive seven volume history of the Peninsular War is the yardstick by which any other history of this theatre must be measured. It is exhaustive in detail and in breadth of coverage. If it happened, it is in one of these volumes. Napoleon may have considered Spain a side show, but as results turned out it was a bleeding ulcer. French losses here, combined with the 1812 campaign, placed a strain on the Empire which could not be overcome by even the best generalship. Any true student of the Napoleonic Wars should find these books and read them. They are essential to a complete understanding of the conflict.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on A History of the Peninsular War Volume VII: August 1813 to April 14,1814: St Sebastian’s Capture,Wellington’s Invasion by D. S. Thurlow http://www.omantraders.net/a-history-of-the-peninsular-war-volume-vii-august-1813-to-april-141814-st-sebastians-capturewellingtons-invasion/comment-page-1#comment-401 D. S. Thurlow Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:27:56 +0000 http://www.omantraders.net/a-history-of-the-peninsular-war-volume-vii-august-1813-to-april-141814-st-sebastians-capturewellingtons-invasion#comment-401 This is the wonderfully affordable paperback version of Volume VII of Charles Oman's definitive study of the Peninsular War. In it, the Duke of Wellington, at the head of an Anglo-Portuguese-Spanish Army, crosses the French border as part of a larger Allied coalition campaign to end Napoleon's reign as Empereor of France. Wellington's campaign is paced by the on-again, off-again negotiations between Napoleon and the Coalition. A series of victories by Wellington's Army over the forces of French Marshal Soult are therefore never quite decisive. Wellington's Army, in addition, faced formidable challenges conducting an offensive inside France over difficult terrain and against a nominally hostile population. However, Wellington's task is made easier by Marshal Soult's seeming inability to manage his army in close combat, and by the slow wasting of what had once been a veteran French Army, as enthusiasm for Napoleon begins to dwindle. <br /> <br />Oman's mastery of his subject and of his prose is complete. The narrative flows smoothly. His retelling of the second siege of San Sebastian is remarkably vivid, capturing both the heroism and the horror of the final Allied storming of that fortress. His account of the confusing multi-day Battle of the Nive is clear and easy to follow. Oman highlights the remarkable tenacity of British and Portuguese infantry battalions that withstood a series of French counterattacks at unequal odds. Oman's narrative of the campaign across southern France is clearer than any other studies this reader is familiar with. <br /> <br />The primary focus of this book is the confrontation between Wellington's Army and the French Army under Marshal Soult. However, Oman does not neglect the campaign in Catalonia or the political background to the last nine months of the Peninsular War. Oman includes a nice concluding essay about the fates of the more prominent generals after the war, as well as an acknowledgement of the messy end of the conflict in Spain. <br /> <br />In this volume, the last of seven, Oman assumes that readers are already familiar with the history of the Peninsular War up through the fall of 1813 and the Battle of the Pyrenees. Oman does not recap the story, nor does he reintroduce personalities from earlier volumes. There is just a slight sense that Oman was pushing to finish a project that had already taken nearly thirty years. <br /> <br />This volume and series are highly recommended to dedicated readers of the Peninsular War and the Napoleonic era. The casual reader without background in the conflict may find this volume the wrong place to start. Rating: 5 / 5 This is the wonderfully affordable paperback version of Volume VII of Charles Oman’s definitive study of the Peninsular War. In it, the Duke of Wellington, at the head of an Anglo-Portuguese-Spanish Army, crosses the French border as part of a larger Allied coalition campaign to end Napoleon’s reign as Empereor of France. Wellington’s campaign is paced by the on-again, off-again negotiations between Napoleon and the Coalition. A series of victories by Wellington’s Army over the forces of French Marshal Soult are therefore never quite decisive. Wellington’s Army, in addition, faced formidable challenges conducting an offensive inside France over difficult terrain and against a nominally hostile population. However, Wellington’s task is made easier by Marshal Soult’s seeming inability to manage his army in close combat, and by the slow wasting of what had once been a veteran French Army, as enthusiasm for Napoleon begins to dwindle.

Oman’s mastery of his subject and of his prose is complete. The narrative flows smoothly. His retelling of the second siege of San Sebastian is remarkably vivid, capturing both the heroism and the horror of the final Allied storming of that fortress. His account of the confusing multi-day Battle of the Nive is clear and easy to follow. Oman highlights the remarkable tenacity of British and Portuguese infantry battalions that withstood a series of French counterattacks at unequal odds. Oman’s narrative of the campaign across southern France is clearer than any other studies this reader is familiar with.

The primary focus of this book is the confrontation between Wellington’s Army and the French Army under Marshal Soult. However, Oman does not neglect the campaign in Catalonia or the political background to the last nine months of the Peninsular War. Oman includes a nice concluding essay about the fates of the more prominent generals after the war, as well as an acknowledgement of the messy end of the conflict in Spain.

In this volume, the last of seven, Oman assumes that readers are already familiar with the history of the Peninsular War up through the fall of 1813 and the Battle of the Pyrenees. Oman does not recap the story, nor does he reintroduce personalities from earlier volumes. There is just a slight sense that Oman was pushing to finish a project that had already taken nearly thirty years.

This volume and series are highly recommended to dedicated readers of the Peninsular War and the Napoleonic era. The casual reader without background in the conflict may find this volume the wrong place to start.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on A History of the Peninsular War Volume VII: August 1813 to April 14,1814: St Sebastian’s Capture,Wellington’s Invasion by William Hopke http://www.omantraders.net/a-history-of-the-peninsular-war-volume-vii-august-1813-to-april-141814-st-sebastians-capturewellingtons-invasion/comment-page-1#comment-400 William Hopke Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:21:32 +0000 http://www.omantraders.net/a-history-of-the-peninsular-war-volume-vii-august-1813-to-april-141814-st-sebastians-capturewellingtons-invasion#comment-400 Sir Charles Oman's comprehensive seven volume history of the Peninsular War is the yardstick by which any other history of this theatre must be measured. It is exhaustive in detail and in breadth of coverage. If it happened, it is in one of these volumes. Napoleon may have considered Spain a side show, but as results turned out it was a bleeding ulcer. French losses here, combined with the 1812 campaign, placed a strain on the Empire which could not be overcome by even the best generalship. Any true student of the Napoleonic Wars should find these books and read them. They are essential to a complete understanding of the conflict. Rating: 5 / 5 Sir Charles Oman’s comprehensive seven volume history of the Peninsular War is the yardstick by which any other history of this theatre must be measured. It is exhaustive in detail and in breadth of coverage. If it happened, it is in one of these volumes. Napoleon may have considered Spain a side show, but as results turned out it was a bleeding ulcer. French losses here, combined with the 1812 campaign, placed a strain on the Empire which could not be overcome by even the best generalship. Any true student of the Napoleonic Wars should find these books and read them. They are essential to a complete understanding of the conflict.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> Comment on A History of the Peninsular War Volume VII: August 1813 to April 14,1814: St Sebastian’s Capture,Wellington’s Invasion by D. S. Thurlow http://www.omantraders.net/a-history-of-the-peninsular-war-volume-vii-august-1813-to-april-141814-st-sebastians-capturewellingtons-invasion/comment-page-1#comment-399 D. S. Thurlow Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:39:58 +0000 http://www.omantraders.net/a-history-of-the-peninsular-war-volume-vii-august-1813-to-april-141814-st-sebastians-capturewellingtons-invasion#comment-399 This is the conclusion of Charles Oman's definitive study of the Peninsular War. In it, the Duke of Wellington, at the head of an Anglo-Portuguese-Spanish Army, crosses the French border as part of a larger Allied coalition effort to close out Napoleon's reign as Emperor of France. Wellington's campaign is paced by a series of on-again, off-again negotiations between Napoleon and the Allied coalition. A series of victories by Wellington's army over the forces of French Marshal Soult are therefore never quite decisive. Wellington's army faced formidable challenges fighting on the offensive inside France on difficult terrain amid a nominally hostile population. Wellington's task is made infinitely easier by Marshal Soult's seeming inability to manage his army in close combat. Soult is also plagued by the slow wasting of what had once been a veteran army, as enthusiasm for Napoleon dwindles in France. <br /> <br />Oman's mastery of his subject and his prose is complete. The narrative flows smoothly. His retelling of the second siege of San Sabastian is remarkably vivid, capturing both the heroism and the horror of the final storm of that fortress. His account of the multi-day Battle of the Nive is clear and easy to follow, while highlighting the remarkable tenacity of the British and Portuguese infantry battalions who withstood a series of French counterattacks at unequal odds. Oman's trace of the series of combats across southern France is clearer than any recent study. <br /> <br />The primary focus of this book is the confrontation between Wellington's army and the principal French army under Marshal Soult, but Oman does not neglect the campaign in Catalonia or the political background to the last nine months of the Peninsular War. There is a nice concluding essay about the fates of the more prominent generals after the war, as well as an acknowledgement of the messy end of the conflict in Spain. <br /> <br />In Volume VII, Oman implicitly assumes that readers are already familiar with the history of the Peninsular War up to through the fall of 1813 and the Battle of the Pyrenees . Oman wastes no time recapping the story nor does he reintroduce personalities from earlier volumes. There is just a slight sense that Oman was pushing to complete a project that had already taken nearly thirty years. <br /> <br />This volume and series are highly recommended to dedicated readers of the Napoleonic Wars. The casual reader without background of the conflict may find this volume the wrong place to start. Rating: 5 / 5 This is the conclusion of Charles Oman’s definitive study of the Peninsular War. In it, the Duke of Wellington, at the head of an Anglo-Portuguese-Spanish Army, crosses the French border as part of a larger Allied coalition effort to close out Napoleon’s reign as Emperor of France. Wellington’s campaign is paced by a series of on-again, off-again negotiations between Napoleon and the Allied coalition. A series of victories by Wellington’s army over the forces of French Marshal Soult are therefore never quite decisive. Wellington’s army faced formidable challenges fighting on the offensive inside France on difficult terrain amid a nominally hostile population. Wellington’s task is made infinitely easier by Marshal Soult’s seeming inability to manage his army in close combat. Soult is also plagued by the slow wasting of what had once been a veteran army, as enthusiasm for Napoleon dwindles in France.

Oman’s mastery of his subject and his prose is complete. The narrative flows smoothly. His retelling of the second siege of San Sabastian is remarkably vivid, capturing both the heroism and the horror of the final storm of that fortress. His account of the multi-day Battle of the Nive is clear and easy to follow, while highlighting the remarkable tenacity of the British and Portuguese infantry battalions who withstood a series of French counterattacks at unequal odds. Oman’s trace of the series of combats across southern France is clearer than any recent study.

The primary focus of this book is the confrontation between Wellington’s army and the principal French army under Marshal Soult, but Oman does not neglect the campaign in Catalonia or the political background to the last nine months of the Peninsular War. There is a nice concluding essay about the fates of the more prominent generals after the war, as well as an acknowledgement of the messy end of the conflict in Spain.

In Volume VII, Oman implicitly assumes that readers are already familiar with the history of the Peninsular War up to through the fall of 1813 and the Battle of the Pyrenees . Oman wastes no time recapping the story nor does he reintroduce personalities from earlier volumes. There is just a slight sense that Oman was pushing to complete a project that had already taken nearly thirty years.

This volume and series are highly recommended to dedicated readers of the Napoleonic Wars. The casual reader without background of the conflict may find this volume the wrong place to start.
Rating: 5 / 5

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