Under the format of a diary this book tells the story of Leonard Parker, his life and daily struggle of living in a prison camp. In my opinion the best way of getting across the information and story of real happenings, it’s not usually full of excuses or immaterial things, this is real life everyday occurrences which makes it far more likely to be accurate and honest. I always find these types of story fascinating because they are nothing like the ‘classic’ films we see on tv from WW2, they are always so much more grim, depressing and harsh it never amazes me how the men find it so hard to cope with in reality. And all this despite the men themselves to form gangs of friends, work teams and even show like troops to perform to the men every so often. This was a great read, sometimes hard and I must admit I thought it would be a bit longer than it was. But very well put together/ and written by the author Stephen Wynn. A usually underplayed part of the war, I really enjoyed this book.. Read more
UK Historian
Under the format of a diary this book tells the story of Leonard Parker, his life and daily struggle of living in a prison camp. In my opinion the best way of getting across the information and story of real happenings, it’s not usually full of excuses or immaterial things, this is real life everyday occurrences which makes it far more likely to be accurate and honest. I always find these types of story fascinating because they are nothing like the ‘classic’ films we see on tv from WW2, they are always so much more grim, depressing and harsh it never amazes me how the men find it so hard to cope with in reality. And all this despite the men themselves to form gangs of friends, work teams and even show like troops to perform to the men every so often. This was a great read, sometimes hard and I must admit I thought it would be a bit longer than it was. But very well put together/ and written by the author Stephen Wynn. A usually underplayed part of the war, I really enjoyed this book.. Read more
UK Historian
This reviewer is old enough to remember the protracted post-war controversary and the sense of satisfaction that many felt when responsibility for the crime was eventually acknowledged by the perpetrators. This book leaves no stone unturned in getting to grips with the whole story up to and including the watershed moment when the truth was properly acknowledged. The author brings a journalist's eye to the topic and every line of investigation is stitched into a compelling narrative which makes this book a riveting read. One is left with tremendous sympathy for the families of the victims - those who were murdered in 1940 and the witnesses who were hounded, tortured and sometimes killed during the years that followed. It is an extremely comprehensive piece of research that must rank as the definitive account of an appalling crime that continues to arouse passions, even today - not just in the act itself but also in the cynical manipulation of the facts afterwards. Recommended. Read the.. Read more
Phil Curme
This reviewer is old enough to remember the protracted post-war controversary and the sense of satisfaction that many felt when responsibility for the crime was eventually acknowledged by the perpetrators. This book leaves no stone unturned in getting to grips with the whole story up to and including the watershed moment when the truth was properly acknowledged. The author brings a journalist's eye to the topic and every line of investigation is stitched into a compelling narrative which makes this book a riveting read. One is left with tremendous sympathy for the families of the victims - those who were murdered in 1940 and the witnesses who were hounded, tortured and sometimes killed during the years that followed. It is an extremely comprehensive piece of research that must rank as the definitive account of an appalling crime that continues to arouse passions, even today - not just in the act itself but also in the cynical manipulation of the facts afterwards. Recommended. Read the.. Read more
Phil Curme
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A Question of Scale
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A Question of Scale
This is a hugely enjoyable and interesting book to read. It covers a topic that may be well known but it is often overlooked. The author has conducted superb research as he notes small details such as the placement of badges in slightly different positions on airframes and uniform details such as insignia worn and styles of uniform. If you are wanting to know about Polish airmen and their activities in the Battle of Britain, then you must read this book. The author’s work and this photographic collection is simply outstanding.
Dr Stuart C Blank
This is a hugely enjoyable and interesting book to read. It covers a topic that may be well known but it is often overlooked. The author has conducted superb research as he notes small details such as the placement of badges in slightly different positions on airframes and uniform details such as insignia worn and styles of uniform. If you are wanting to know about Polish airmen and their activities in the Battle of Britain, then you must read this book. The author’s work and this photographic collection is simply outstanding.
Dr Stuart C Blank
Detailed Military book looking the origins of this conflict and the build up after Munich agreement to the 1st September and the false promises given by British and French governments and under resourced Polish forces. Found this book very interesting.
NetGalley, Stephen Hutchison
Detailed Military book looking the origins of this conflict and the build up after Munich agreement to the 1st September and the false promises given by British and French governments and under resourced Polish forces. Found this book very interesting.
NetGalley, Stephen Hutchison
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Prisoner of the Gestapo
Tom Firth begins his extraordinary memoir by describing his unusual childhood in Japan and the devastating Yokohama earthquake in 1923. In 1930 the family settled in his mother’s native Poland only to split up when Poland was overrun by the Nazis and the Russians in 1939. Whilst his father and older brother were in England, Tom found himself trapped… Read more...
