As someone whose grandfather died at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and whose body was never found and buried, this moving story resonates with me to an extent I would never have believed possible. I grew up with only one grandparent, my mum's mum, and there were several members of my older generation of family who had served in the Great War who all came back. But the story of my grandfather is one that I can now never discover. I have a photo of him before he joined the army at the age of around thirty, and there is a mystery surrounding the subsequent life of his wife, my other grandmother. But Richard Van Emden, who is an expert on all things to do with the Great War, has taken one such story and transformed it into something quite special and moving. Extraordinary.
Books Monthly
As someone whose grandfather died at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and whose body was never found and buried, this moving story resonates with me to an extent I would never have believed possible. I grew up with only one grandparent, my mum's mum, and there were several members of my older generation of family who had served in the Great War who all came back. But the story of my grandfather is one that I can now never discover. I have a photo of him before he joined the army at the age of around thirty, and there is a mystery surrounding the subsequent life of his wife, my other grandmother. But Richard Van Emden, who is an expert on all things to do with the Great War, has taken one such story and transformed it into something quite special and moving. Extraordinary.
Books Monthly
This is a follow on book about the authors later years in the RAF flying the amazing tornado.
It had me gripped from the start and takes the reader on a journey through the conversion to tornados and what it was like to fly from a cockpit perspective.
Anyone who enjoys a real flying book will kot be disappointed with this rare gem.
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Amazon Customer, Richard Domoney-Saunders
This is a follow on book about the authors later years in the RAF flying the amazing tornado.
It had me gripped from the start and takes the reader on a journey through the conversion to tornados and what it was like to fly from a cockpit perspective.
Anyone who enjoys a real flying book will kot be disappointed with this rare gem.
Read the full review [link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-reviews/R23ZXSZ9N6X5CN?ref=pf_vv_at_pdctrvw_srp]here[/link]
Amazon Customer, Richard Domoney-Saunders
This is a first hand account of a German pow at the hands of the Russians.... It is a harrowing tale but one that should be read and understood.
It has an easy flow to it and also told without bravado and is told exactly as it happened.
This is really recommended as an alternative to what you read from everyday books that don't deal with how the German pow were treated.
Read the full review [link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-reviews/R3SWWZPE9ULY1G/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1784385034]here[/link]
Amazon Customer, Richard Domoney-Saunders
This is a first hand account of a German pow at the hands of the Russians.... It is a harrowing tale but one that should be read and understood.
It has an easy flow to it and also told without bravado and is told exactly as it happened.
This is really recommended as an alternative to what you read from everyday books that don't deal with how the German pow were treated.
Read the full review [link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-reviews/R3SWWZPE9ULY1G/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1784385034]here[/link]
Amazon Customer, Richard Domoney-Saunders
Hats off to Frontline Books for reprinting this little-known story of the Danes under German occupation during the Second World War. The Danish Resistance, the Modstandsbev?gelsen, was not a meek canary, but a dangerous and courageous bird of prey that refused to be caged. The scale of the resistance is without equal: twenty-six million issues of illegal newspapers had been published by 1945; radio guides for Allied aircraft had been set up on the coasts; boat services ran between Sweden, Denmark and Britain; a news bureau provided a stream of inside information to the Allies; German ships were unable to move out of the ports; and enemy troops were frustrated by the sabotage of railways and air bases. A thrilling story of heroism and daring.
See the full review [link=https://julianstockwin.com/2019/12/11/yuletide-selection-ii/]here[/link]
Julian Stockwin Blog
Hats off to Frontline Books for reprinting this little-known story of the Danes under German occupation during the Second World War. The Danish Resistance, the Modstandsbev?gelsen, was not a meek canary, but a dangerous and courageous bird of prey that refused to be caged. The scale of the resistance is without equal: twenty-six million issues of illegal newspapers had been published by 1945; radio guides for Allied aircraft had been set up on the coasts; boat services ran between Sweden, Denmark and Britain; a news bureau provided a stream of inside information to the Allies; German ships were unable to move out of the ports; and enemy troops were frustrated by the sabotage of railways and air bases. A thrilling story of heroism and daring.
See the full review [link=https://julianstockwin.com/2019/12/11/yuletide-selection-ii/]here[/link]
Julian Stockwin Blog
This book brings the World War 2 years covering Dr Hans Heinz Rehfeldt life to a close. The book presents in a very human way life and death during World War 2 and the loss of a comrade in arms is hard felt due to you becoming closer than brothers, and so as such regardless of the side you were on during this conflict it does provide a look into the life of a soldier who spent most of the war fighting on the most de-humanising front in the East. This book and the previous title make a great read for anyone with an interest in World War 2 and to some extent life during World War 2.
Read the full review [link=https://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=14913]here[/link]
Armorama
This book brings the World War 2 years covering Dr Hans Heinz Rehfeldt life to a close. The book presents in a very human way life and death during World War 2 and the loss of a comrade in arms is hard felt due to you becoming closer than brothers, and so as such regardless of the side you were on during this conflict it does provide a look into the life of a soldier who spent most of the war fighting on the most de-humanising front in the East. This book and the previous title make a great read for anyone with an interest in World War 2 and to some extent life during World War 2.
Read the full review [link=https://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=14913]here[/link]
Armorama
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On Laughter-Silvered Wings
This is the thoroughly researched account of the life and times of a South African WW2 pilot, the author's father, Ted. It is highly personal, drawing on family history and changing lifestyles as the central figure fights his way through a series of experiences, flying coastal strike missions in the Mediterranean and North Africa, then in the Far East… Read more...
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Alan Bristow: Helicopter Pioneer
Alan Bristow, founder of Bristow Helicopters, died seven days after completing his autobiography. He was a truly remarkable man; his full-page obituary was published in The Times and The Daily Telegraph. As a merchant navy officer cadet during the war Bristow survived two sinkings, played a part in the evacuation of Rangoon and was credited with shooting… Read more...
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Back Bearings
Eric Cropper's RAF career started in 1943 and ended in 1968. It covered a period when the navigation of aircraft changed from astro, dead reckoning and drift bearings all plotted by pencil on charts, to press-button radio and satellite information that can instantly pinpoint a position anywhere on the planet to within 5 metres. The then vital skills… Read more...
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Gunther Pluschow
Gunther Plüschow of the German Imperial Navy holds a unique place in history - during the First World War he was the only German prisoner of war ever to escape from the British mainland and make it all the way back to the Fatherland. Yet, although his daring break for freedom in 1915 is astonishing in its own right, Plüschow was much more than simply… Read more...
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Alone I Fly
After several years at sea, Sgt Bill Bailey arrived in Cairo in 1942 as a new recruit to the RAF, hoping to fulfill his ambition to fly bombers. Within hours of his arrival he is sent on his first bombing mission as second pilot in a 104 Squadron Wellington. The aircraft was hit by enemy gunfire and suffered continual loss of altitude as it struggled… Read more...
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From Dogfight to Diplomacy
MacDonell's service career began in the 1930s. Shortly before the war he became a Squadron Leader and worked at the Air Ministry during the Phoney War. When hostilities commenced he became CO of No 64 Squadron, carrying out convoy support operations and eventually fighting in the Battle of Britain. Awarded a DFC, he was given command of a squadron… Read more...
