On other subjects.

I started reading Shirer’s _Rise and Fall of the Third Reich_. Partially due to a Lizard recommending it.

And I just finished Beevor’s _D-Day: The Battle for Normandy_. The latter is a decent one volume coverage from the invasion through the liberation of Paris published in 2009 and thus relatively recent in terms of scholarship. If want more detailed coverage of the various events during that period there are books out there concentrating on subjects such as the individual beaches during the initial landings, the paratroop drops, Operation Fortitude, etc.

And Chat Noir is currently in the cat hospital. Vet was alarmed by some of the numbers from his blood test and thus had him brought in for some additional tests and a night or two on IV fluids. Kidney toxin levels primarily, so tests are to see if there is any permanent damage, or signs of an infection, kidney stones, etc. Initial report is no sign of kidney stones or infection. Nothing life-threatening, but he might end up on a special diet at a fairly early age.