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  1. Mahross

    Mahross Ace

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    I've just purchased the following so i shall be reaing them soon.

    Ronald Lewin - Slim: the Standardbearer

    Field Marshal Viscount Slim - Defeat into victory

    John Keegan - Six Armies in Normandy

    Battlefield Detectives - this accompanies the recent series that was on channel 5 here in the UK

    I also managed to pig a little book called Britains Naval Air Arm. This was published by pengiun back in 1944!

    So all in some interesting stuff to read over the next few weeks.
     
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  2. Stevin

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    Mahross,

    That last title - does it mention naval air station HMS KESTREL at all? I believe they trained 'telegraphists air gunners' there for duty on planes. I haven't got that verified though.

    Looking into an incident on july 2, 1940 when a Leading Airman was KIA. He's buried in, you guessed it, Amsterdam.

    As HMS KESTREL had a Telegraphist Air Gunners
    (TAG's) training unit, I ponder over the circumstances of the demise of LA Burt.

    This was during the Battle of Britain when the British flew intruder missions to the low countries (amongst others). The type of plane that Burt would have been in was a 'Nimrod' or an 'Osprey'. Maybe even a 'Fulmar', but only if he was stationed with 808 sqn at the time, which I think he wasn't. All three planes are unknow to me.

    Anyway, if anything is mentioned about KESTREL... ;) :D
     
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  3. Mahross

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    Stevin - I'll have a look. It was quite a good find. Got it for 59p in Oxfam yesterday. :D
     
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  4. Stevin

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    Ahh! The Oxfam shops!

    Good memories....Liberated a lot of books from British charity shops over the years. Definately a good find, Mahross!

    Now, back to my garden programs!
     
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  5. Onthefield

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    at the time i am reading D-Day by Stephen Ambrose, which i would recommend to anyone who is interested in WW2 lit. Ambrose is a brilliant author not only but also a very learned historian. any good suggestions on what i should read next
     
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  6. Mahross

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    Onthefield - if your interested in normandy read John Keegans six armies in normandy. Ambrose is good but like many american author scathing of the british which recent revisionism has shown to be a little unfair.
     
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  7. Martin Bull

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    Mahross is right - John Keegan's book is excellent and easy to find. Another one that I like ( I've read it three times now ) is Carlo D'Este's ' Decision In Normandy ' which, again, has been reprinted several times including in paperback.
     
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  8. Onthefield

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    thanx for ur suggestions mahross and martin bull, ill definetely look up on those.
     
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    Man, those guys are very polite. I would have rather advised you to read anything by anybody other than Ambrose. But you'll get there too if you read some of those other authors then go back to one of Ambrose's little stories.
     
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    This looks like the perfect thread for my first post on this forum. [​IMG]

    At the moment I'm re-reading Tieke's Tragedy of the Faithful. Next on the list is another one of Tieke's books, In the Firestorm of the Last Year of the War followed by Will Fey's Armour Battles of the Waffen-SS.
     
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    Hello daft - a very warm welcome to the Forums ; always good to hear from another 'military bookworm' ! ;)
     
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  12. Kai-Petri

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    Welcome Daft!

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    I started yesterday on Chuikov´s memoirs on his joining the war in 1942 and the book ends in 1944. I earlier read the book he wrote on 1944 onwards.
     
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    Thanks for the welcome Martin and Kai-Petri! Looking forward to lots of interesting discussions. [​IMG]
     
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    Another bookworm!? GREAT! Welcome Daft, hope to talk a lot of ww2 books here too! ;)

    The Tieke books are high on my 'want'=list...
     
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    And a fellow Swede no less? Welcome Daft!

    :D
     
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    Thanks again for the warm welcome! I expected to find another shipment of books in my mailbox when I got home from work today, but unfortunately I'll have to wait a few more days. [​IMG]
     
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    Its good to know i'm not the only one buying books all the time!! [​IMG] I had another couple arrive this morning. Think my bank manager hates me!! :D ;)
     
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  18. Stevin

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    I KNOW mine does....Didin't get any books today but a letter from my bank...telling me they blocked my account!!! :eek: :mad: [​IMG]

    Have to sort them out again.... [​IMG]
     
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    Stevin ! what's this ? blocked account to buy some "needed" books eh ............. ? what a shame.....

    still workin on the ol PC to get it updated and maybe by next Tuesday and wha-la !!!! :D

    ~E
     
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    Sorry to hear that Stevin.

    I also sent you a PM regarding something I owe you.
     
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