Seems interesting, but I've got a question: Lorin Ioan Fortuna isn't the guy with "şerpilieni" and "vulturieni"? C'mon...
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| Posted by: MMM October 24, 2011 06:08 pm |
| http://www.edituramilitara.ro/portofoliu.php?sectiune=salon_carte_p Seems interesting, but I've got a question: Lorin Ioan Fortuna isn't the guy with "şerpilieni" and "vulturieni"? C'mon... |
| Posted by: MMM October 25, 2011 04:39 pm |
| Funny: indeed, the professor seems to be "the Nutty Professor": Lorin Fortuna is only one (fortunately...): http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorin_Fortuna  What could he say so interesting for the military? |
| Posted by: Mircea87 February 18, 2012 11:50 am |
| sorry to hijack the thread, but I need to ask: did anyone ordered a book online from Ed. Militara recently? How does it work? I registered, I ordered the book I wanted, but that's all. Not a single word about delivery or something like that. Awesome services, what can I say. |
| Posted by: ANDREAS February 18, 2012 02:47 pm |
| Mircea, do you talk about this year? I remember that in late autumn last year I ordered a book from them and it came in a week (in Arad where I live). |
| Posted by: muggs February 18, 2012 02:48 pm |
| Let me save you some trouble, you won't receive anything by ordering online. I even called and asked why the orders are not shipped, there's a total lack of interest on their side, i asked for the online order and they sent me to their shop at Cercul Militar, clearly the site was meant "sa fie" and that's that. |
| Posted by: Mircea87 February 19, 2012 08:42 pm | ||
There is not a single word on that website about delivery. Not even in the order I sent. I think maybe muggs is right. |
| Posted by: Imperialist February 19, 2012 10:36 pm | ||
I ordered online 1 year and a half or two years ago, I can't remember exactly when. A lady contacted me by phone and asked me if we could meet somewhere in Bucharest to give me the books in person, I think she didn't really want to go to the post office. I said I prefer to get them by post and I did. Maybe things have changed since then and they don't even have that lady to take care of the orders anymore. |
| Posted by: muggs February 19, 2012 11:42 pm |
I can only imagine...a meeting at a dark corner with a military lady officer..."Here are the books you ordered" you check the books she counts the money...  007 material ! |
| Posted by: Mircea87 February 24, 2012 12:17 pm |
| The book (România în organizația Tratului de la Varșovia 1955-1991 by dr. Petre Opriș) arrived yesterday, I picked it up today at the post office. |
| Posted by: ANDREAS February 24, 2012 05:27 pm |
| Glad you obtain it, Mircea87! I ordered it in the last autumn and I can say this is not a bad book, although it did not satisfied my thirst for informations  |
| Posted by: MMM September 10, 2012 07:02 pm | ||
Yeah... right! Been there, done that!  I happened to pass through Bucharest when an order should have ben dispatched and I "offered" to get the books myself, instead of having them mailed (another week or so, another "extra" money). So I finally found the "meeting place", after half a dozen calls - it was the one-and-only Headquarter of the Romanian Army (Statul-Major General), but not the main entrance - that one I knew from my sad experiences in the Archives... A backside alley to another military unit, and the lady (about 50, in a blue work-robe - I suppose she was working in the archives or something...) came after about 10-15 minutes of me waiting in front, at the Guard Office (a very self-assured Sergeant) and listening to what seemed to be some telephonic conversations between a Major and a high-ranked civilian (Gov't?); well, when that lady met me, the books weren't even put in a plastic ar paper cover and she didn't have change to give back to "poor" me (the order was something around 90 lei and I had 100...); counting the bus tickets from "Gara de Nord", the phone calls and the time lost (about two hours), my gain was slim-to-none! That was on April 4-th, 2011. I also had some experiences in 2009, when after ordering the books, in two weeks' time, I phoned the Publishing house and confirmed the order to some guy who didn't seem exactly happy at the prospect of sending a package by post... To conclude, the experience was NOT among the best with online bookshops - rather the worst... |
| Posted by: muggs September 11, 2012 05:21 am |
| Hehehe thanks for your input...so my joke wasn't so far fetched...a sad state of affairs. |
| Posted by: ocoleanui September 18, 2012 10:28 am |
| Two very intersting books : http://www.edituramilitara.ro/shopping/viata-si-moartea-in-linia-intai-jurnal-si-insemnari-de-razboi-1916-1920-1941-1943-248.htmlhttp://www.edituramilitara.ro/shopping/de-o-varsta-cu-independenta-de-la-regimentul-15-razboieni-quot-la-brigada-15-mecanizata-podu-inalt-quot-239.html Good price and very ,very good books . |
| Posted by: MMM September 18, 2012 07:00 pm |
| Got them, ocoleanui? Are the memories saying anything about the beginning of the war (june-july '41)? |
| Posted by: Florin September 18, 2012 10:07 pm | ||
She was supposed to have exchange available, but in the same time, as a person who's living in Romania and should be aware of situation, you should have ready the exact amount (that's the best option), or some currency allowing you to offer "100+x" and get exchange in "10" or "5" bill. This prudent approach is useful for other countries as well. |
| Posted by: MMM September 19, 2012 07:01 am | ||||
I know that, but in that moment, after searching that particular military unit and being in a hurry not to lose the train (as I was returning with a team of 14 students and 4 other teachers from Spain, as a partner in a multinational school project) and the other members of the team phoning me as well ("Where are you? When are you getting back?"), the possibility of not getting he change was not taken into account at that moment. But, as we can see, I have NOT forgotten it!  |
| Posted by: ocoleanui September 19, 2012 07:46 am |
| MMM , I bought both .Great books . Both have references about june -july 1941 . First is very intersting book , have more pictures .Tonight I will write the contents . |
| Posted by: ocoleanui September 19, 2012 07:05 pm |
| About Vasile Scarneci book , is 2 chapter with ww1 and ww2 memories .In chapter about ww2 begin at 22.06.1941 ( the author be part of ''Batalionul 3 Vanatori Munte '') . Bucovina ,Crimeea campaign....etc In Petre Otu book : have only 3 pages about june july 1941 campaign , about 15 Dorobanti Regiment . |
| Posted by: ocoleanui October 21, 2012 04:40 pm |
| http://www.edituramilitara.ro/portofoliu.php?sectiune=salon_carte_p |
| Posted by: MMM June 03, 2013 03:43 pm |
| http://www.worldwar2.ro/forum/index.php?showtopic=6269&view=findpost&p=86697 ... and now Editura Militară is getting it translated! Although the references to Romania are scarce - and hopefully the "translated" version kept the name index - it is certainly worth the money! http://www.edituramilitara.ro/shopping/enigma-barbarossa-ce-stia-stalin-265.html |
| Posted by: Fratello June 05, 2013 01:33 pm |
| Very good book. |
| Posted by: Fratello June 05, 2013 04:29 pm |
| ...and very good price. |
| Posted by: MMM June 05, 2013 07:04 pm | ||
Quite so... I got the "original" for a price of almost 8$ (3.97 the book and 3.97 postage), so the Romanian version is cheaper; I must say, though, that I do not know if the Ro. version is also with a hard cover, but, more important, with a name index. Some Suvorov "fans" might also be a little disappointed. Keep in mind the author is an ex-CIA man!!! |