I don’t read as much as I’d like, and time spent blogging or gaming certainly eats into the available time that would otherwise be spent between the covers of yet another book. Here are the books and publications I managed to digest this year (not counting re-reads of old favourites):

• Tim Cook, The Necessary War: Volume One, Canadians Fighting the Second World War, 1/2/2016, 978-0-670-06650-6
• Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr., The Desert Fox in Normandy: Rommel’s Defense of Fortress Europe, 1/7/2016, 0-8154-1159-6
• Bernard Kempinski, 45 Original Track Plans, 1/9/2016, 978-1-62700-215-8
• Jeff Wilson, Freight Cars of the 40s and 50s, 1/12/2016, 978-1-62700-144-1
• David Popp, Building a Model Railroad Step by Step, Second Edition, 1/16/2016, 978-0-89024-832-4
• Lois McMaster Bujold, Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen, 2/3/2016, 978-1-4767-8122-8
• Sir Brian Horrocks W/Eversley Belfield and M/Gen H. Essame, Corps Commander, 2/4/2016, 0-684-15324-6
• B.H. Liddell Hart, Sherman: Soldier, Realist, American, 2/18/2016, 0-3068-0507-3
• Tim Benbow, Naval Warfare, 1914-1918: From Coronel to the Atlantic and Zeebrugge, 2/18/2016, 978-1-90626-16-7
• Mark E. Stille, The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War, 3/21/2016, 978-1-4728-0146-3
• John Ringo W/Ryan Sear, Tiger By The Tail, 3/25/2016, 978-1-4767-3615-0
• John Ringo, Under a Graveyard Sky, 3/30/2016, 978-1-4767-3660-0
• Tom Kratman, Countdown: H Hour, 3/31/2016, 978-1-4516-3793-9
• Tom Kratman, Come and Take Them, 4/8/2016, 978-1-4767-8042-9
• Larry Correia, Monster Hunter International, 4/13/2016, 978-1-4391-3285-2
• John Ringo, To Sail a Darkling Sea, 4/16/2016, 978-1-4767-8025-2
• John Ringo, Islands of Rage & Hope, 4/20/2016, 978-1-4767-8043-6 /li>
• John Ringo, Strands of Sorrow, 4/22/2016, 978-1-4767-3695-2
• Tom Holland, Dynasty: The rise and fall of the house of Caesar, 4/26/2016, 978-1-4087-0338-0
• L. Neil Smith, Sweeter Than Wine, 5/7/2016, 978-1-60450-483-5
• David Drake, The Road of Danger, 5/10/2016, 978-1-4516-3878-3
• David Drake, The Sea Without a Shore, 5/13/2016, 978-1-4767-8041-2
• Fine Woodworking, Workstations and Tool Storage, 5/15/2016, 1-56158-785-0
• Edwin P. Hoyt, Backwater War: The Allied Campaign in Italy, 1943-45, 5/15/2016, 78-0-8117-3382-3
• Penn Jillette, God, No! Signs You May Already Be An Atheist and Other Magical Tales, 5/16/2016, 978-1-4516-1036-9
• John Ringo, The Hot Gate, 5/18/2016, 978-1-4516-3818-9
• Joss Whedon, Serenity: Leaves on the Wind, 5/21/2016, 978-1-61655-489-7
• Paul S. Dull, The Imperial Japanese Navy (1941-1945), 5/30/2016, 0-87021-097-1
• Lois McMaster Bujold, Penric’s Demon, 6/7/2016, 978-1-59606-769-1
• Clay Blair, Jr., Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan 1, 6/10/2016, 78-0-3970-0753-0
• Clay Blair, Jr., Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japan 2, 6/15/2016, 78-0-3970-0753-0
• Tom Kratman, The Rods and the Axe, 6/17/2016, 978-1-4767-8074-0
• Yahtzee Crowshaw, Jam, 6/20/2016, 978-1-59582-957-3
• Charles Stross, The Nightmare Stacks, 6/29/2016, 978-0-425-28119-2
• Daniel Hannan, Inventing Freedom: How the English-speaking peoples made the modern world, 6/30/2016, 978-0-06-223173-4
• Garnet Rogers, Night Drive: Travels with my brother, 7/13/2016, 978-0-9950742-0-0
• Richard Blake, Game of Empires, 7/13/2016, 978-1-5307-8096-9
• Robin LeBlanc & Jordan St. John, The Ontario Craft Beer Guide, 7/13/2016, 978-1-4597-3566-8
• Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Captain Alatriste, 7/18/2016, 0-452-28711-1
• Richard Blake, Death in Ravenna, 7/25/2016, 978-1-5307-8181-2
• Giovanni Guareschi, The House That Nino Built: A novel (very autobiographical- very), 7/30/2016, No ISBN
• David J. Bercuson, The Fighting Canadians: Our Regimental History From New France to Afghanistan, 8/24/2016, 978-1-55468-556-1
• George MacDonald Fraser, The Light’s on at Signpost, 8/26/2016, 978-0-00-713647-6″,
• Larry Correia, Monster Hunter Vendetta, 8/29/2016, 978-1-4391-3391-0
• Larry Correia, Monster Hunter Alpha, 8/31/2016, 978-1-4391-3458-0
• Larry Correia, Monster Hunter Legion, 9/8/2016, 978-1-4516-3906-3
• Stephen M. Timko, Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo In Color, 9/9/2016, 1-58248-537-2
• Robert Harris, Imperium, 9/13/2016, 978-0-091-80095-6
• Max Arthur, The Navy: 1939 to the Present Day, 9/17/2016, 0-340-68469-0
• Bill Linley, Canadian Pacific In Color, Volume 1: Eastern Lines, 9/23/2016, 1-58248-099-0
• Desmond Seward, Napoleon and Hitler: A comparative biography, 9/23/2016, 0-670-81480-6
• George Orwell, Keeping Our Little Corner Clean: 1942–1943, 9/28/2016, 978-0-436-40407-8
• Robert Harris, Lustrum, 10/1/2016, 978-0-09-180100-7
• Algrove Publishing, Book of Trades, 10/3/2016, 978-1-897030-68-4
• Oakley Hall, Ambrose Bierce and the Queen of Spades, 10/3/2016, 0-14-028860-0
• Oakley Hall, Ambrose Bierce and the Death of Kings, 10/5/2016, 0-670-03007-4
• Tim Cook, Fight to the Finish: Canadians in the Second World War 1944-1945, 10/19/2016, 978-0-670-06768-8
• Oakley Hall, Ambrose Bierce and the Trey of Pearls, 10/24/2016, 0-670-03270-0
• Ken Greenwald, The Lost Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Based on the original radio plays, 10/28/2016, 1-56619-540-3
• Hunter S. Thompson, The Great Shark Hunt: The Gonzo Papers Vol. 1, 10/29/2016, 0-445-04596-5
• Jonah Goldberg, Liberal Fascism: The secret history of the American Left, from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning, 11/9/2016, 978-0-7679-1718-6
• Penn Jillette, Every Day Is An Atheist Holiday!, 11/18/2016, 978-0-399-16156-8
• Max Hastings, Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes To War, 12/17/2016, 978-0-307-59705-2
• Mary Beard, SPQR: A history of ancient Rome, 12/28/2016, 978-1-63149-222-8
• Randall Munroe, xkcd volume 0, 12/29/2016, 978-0-615-31446-4
• Niall Ferguson, The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die, 12/30/2016, 978-1-59420-545-3

As I was unable to do my usual year-end posts last year, here’s the list from 2015:

• Richard Blake — The Sword of Damascus — 1/6/2015, 978-1-444-70967-4
• Richard Blake — The Curse of Babylon — 1/15/2015, 978-1-444-70973-5
• S.M. Stirling — The Golden Princess — 1/17/2015, 978-0-451-41733-6
• Richard Blake — The Ghosts of Athens — 1/23/2015, 978-1-444-70970-4
• Pelle K. Soeborg — Rebuilding a Layout from A-Z — 1/27/2015, 978-0-89024-817-1
• Robert J. Knecht — The French Religious Wars 1562-1598 — 1/31/2015, 1-84176-395-0
• Christopher Schwarz — The Anarchist’s Tool Chest — 2/3/2015, 978-0-578-08413-8
• Peter Thiel & Blake Masters — Zero to One: Notes on startups, or How to build the future — 2/8/2015, 978-0-8041-3929-8
• Radley Balko — Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces — 2/20/2015, 978-1-61039-457-4
• Duncan B. Campbell — Greek and Roman Artillery 399 BC – AD 363 — 2/24/2015, 1-84176-634-8
• David Boaz — The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto For Freedom — 3/4/2015, 978-1-4767-5284-6
• George Orwell — Homage to Catalonia — 3/10/2015, 978-0-141-18305-3
• Pelle K. Soeborg — Essential Model Railroad Scenery Techniques — 3/17/2015, 978-0-89024-736-5
• James Romm — Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the war for crown and empire — 3/17/2015, 978-0-307-27164-8
• George Orwell — A Patriot After All, 1940-1941 — 4/14/2015, 978-0-436-20540-8
• Lou Sassi — Basic Scenery for Model Railroaders – Second Edition — 4/20/2015, 978-0-89024-946-8
• André Domine — A Wine Lover’s Guide — 4/29/2015, 978-3-8480-0341-9
• Dominic Sandbrook — Seasons In The Sun: The Battle for Britain, 1974-1979 — 5/5/2015, 978-0-141-03216-0
• Dominic Sandbrook — White Heat: A History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties — 5/24/2015, 978-0-349-11820-8
• Charles Murray — By The People: Rebuilding Liberty Without Permission — 5/27/2015, 978-0-385-34651-1
• Dominic Sandbrook — State of Emergency: The Way We Were: Britain 1970-1974 — 6/16/2015, 978-0-141-03215-3
• Ashlee Vance — Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future — 6/20/2015, 978-0-06-230123-9
• Bernard Cornwell — Waterloo: The history of four days, three armies and three battles — 6/24/2015, 978-0-00-758019-4
• Murray N. Rothbard — America’s Great Depression — 6/29/2015, 978-0-9454-6605-5
• Robert B. Strassler — The Landmark Herodotus — 7/5/2015, 978-1-4000-3114-6
• Fletcher Pratt — Civil War in Pictures — 7/9/2015, No ISBN
• Neal Stephenson — SevenEves — 7/21/2015, 978-0-06-219037-6
• Randall Munroe — What If? Serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions — 7/25/2015, 978-0-544-27299-6
• Duncan B. Campbell — Siege Warfare in the Roman World 146 BC – AD 378 — 8/9/2015, 1-84176-782-4
• Dominic Sandbrook — Mad As Hell: The crisis of the 1970s and the rise of the populist right — 8/14/2015, 978-1-4000-7724-3
• John Mosier — Verdun: The Lost History of the most important battle of World War 1 — 8/24/2015, 978-0-451-41462-5
• David O’Keefe — One Day in August: The Untold Story Behind Canada’s Tragedy at Dieppe — 8/31/2015, 978-0-345-80770-0
• Adrian Goldsworthy — Augustus: From Revolutionary to Emperor — 9/12/2015, 978-0-297-86425-7
• Robert B. Strassler — The Landmark Xenophon’s Hellenika — 9/22/2015, 978-0-375-42255-3
• Terry Pratchett — The Shepherd’s Crown — 9/24/2015, 978-0-857-53481-1
• James Romm — The Landmark Arrian: The Campaigns of Alexander — 10/7/2015, 978-0-375-42346-8
• Bernard Kempinski — Model Railroads Go To War — 10/12/2015, 978-0-89024-953-6
• General Smedley Butler — War is a Racket — 10/27/2015, 978-1-2782-0738-2
• Conrad Black — Rise to Greatness: The History of Canada from the Vikings to the Present — 11/1/2015, 978-0-7710-1354-6
• C.P. Stacey — Six Years of War — 11/3/2015, No ISBN
• Pete Brown — Man Walks Into A Pub: A sociable history of beer — 11/5/2015, 978-0-330-41220-9
• Charles Stross — The Annihilation Score — 11/10/2015, 978-0-425-28117-8
• James F. Dunnigan — The Perfect Soldier: Special Operations, Commandos and the Future of US Warfare — 11/17/2015, 0-8065-2416-2
• Robin Waterfield — Dividing the Spoils: The war for Alexander the Great’s Empire — 11/18/2015, 978-0-19-964700-2
• Charles Stross — Neptune’s Brood: A Space Opera — 11/19/2015, 978-0-425-25677-0
• Gavin Mortimer — The SAS in World War II — 11/26/2015, 978-1-4728-0875-2
• Robin Waterfield — Taken at the Flood: The Roman conquest of Greece — 11/27/2015, 978-0-19-965646-2
• Pete Brown — Three Sheets to the Wind: 300 bars in 13 countries — 12/6/2015, 978-0-330-44247-3
• Alexander Payne — Sideways: The Shooting Script — 12/20/2015, 978-1-55704-655-U W/Jim Taylor
• Mungo Melvin — Manstein: Hitler’s Greatest General — 12/26/2015, 978-0-7538-2853-3
• Troy Little — Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas — 12/27/2015, 978-1-60309-375-0