Just finished the Battle for Spain by Anthony Beevor.. really interesting read. I'm finally tackling Decline of the West II. Oswald Spengler is undoubtedly the philosopher of our times in so many ways, and his work is laborious to get through but this is only because it is so loaded with high concepts and ideas. Back in the Golden Age he was one of the most read authors of the times and his ideas were discussed extensively in universities. Now you can't find anything but small abridged copies of his magnus opus translated in english (Decline of the West), let along his other works.