A thoroughly enjoyable and informative read, Battle of Britain Broadcaster tells the story of a young and determined Charles Gardner who joined the BBC in 1936 alongside Richard Dimbleby and as the blurb tells us they became the very first BBC News Correspondents and very close friends... I won’t delve too deeply into the book but suffice as to say I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and a chance to see how Charles and his colleagues struggled in those early days of News Broadcasting and the fight against the Fleet Street reporters who frankly struggled to compete.
NetGalley, Miles Orchard
A thoroughly enjoyable and informative read, Battle of Britain Broadcaster tells the story of a young and determined Charles Gardner who joined the BBC in 1936 alongside Richard Dimbleby and as the blurb tells us they became the very first BBC News Correspondents and very close friends... I won’t delve too deeply into the book but suffice as to say I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and a chance to see how Charles and his colleagues struggled in those early days of News Broadcasting and the fight against the Fleet Street reporters who frankly struggled to compete.
NetGalley, Miles Orchard
Click [link=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07jz5vj]here[/link] to listen to author interview
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BBC Radio Berkshire with presenter Sarah Walker, 29th August 2019
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BBC Radio Berkshire with presenter Sarah Walker, 29th August 2019
One of the mysteries of the Cold War is why the Americans in Vietnam ignored the pioneering tactics earlier employed successfully by the British in securing victory against Communist aggression. The author has followed the pioneering tactics in relation to exploiting the potential of VTOL aircraft in counter-insurgency actions – Very Highly Recommended
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Firetrench
One of the mysteries of the Cold War is why the Americans in Vietnam ignored the pioneering tactics earlier employed successfully by the British in securing victory against Communist aggression. The author has followed the pioneering tactics in relation to exploiting the potential of VTOL aircraft in counter-insurgency actions – Very Highly Recommended
Read the full review [link=http://reviews.firetrench.com/the-first-helicopter-boys-the-early-days-of-helicopter-operations-the-malayan-emergency-1947-1960/]here[/link]
Firetrench
This book undoubtedly offers the ideal starting point for an analysis of Victoria Cross and of reference of the British military history of the last 150 years.
Read the full Italian review [link=https://oldbarbedwire.blogspot.com/2019/08/uncommon-valour-story-of-victoria-cross.html]here[/link]
Old Barbed Wire Blog
This book undoubtedly offers the ideal starting point for an analysis of Victoria Cross and of reference of the British military history of the last 150 years.
Read the full Italian review [link=https://oldbarbedwire.blogspot.com/2019/08/uncommon-valour-story-of-victoria-cross.html]here[/link]
Old Barbed Wire Blog
The images of the troops at Dunkirk are a pleasing addition and provide the viewer with an idea of what happened and what was achieved in that event. As said previously I was very pleased and rightfully so to see what the Japanese were up to at this time. I am hoping that this is the first of a series covering World War 2 and if my opinion of this book is an indicator any future offerings will be a must have.
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Armorama
The images of the troops at Dunkirk are a pleasing addition and provide the viewer with an idea of what happened and what was achieved in that event. As said previously I was very pleased and rightfully so to see what the Japanese were up to at this time. I am hoping that this is the first of a series covering World War 2 and if my opinion of this book is an indicator any future offerings will be a must have.
Read the full review [link=https://armorama.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=14704]here[/link]
Armorama
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On Spartan Wings
Rarely has an air force gone into combat as poorly prepared and outgunned as the Royal Hellenic Air Force had to when Mussolini’s Italy dragged Greece into war on 28 October 1940. Without warning, as Italian forces poured over the frontier from Albania, the RHAF’s paltry effective lineup of 128 battleworthy aircraft, most of them obsolete, were… Read more...
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Lifeline in Helmand: RAF Front-Line Air Supply in Afghanistan
Lifeline in Helmand tells the story of the Royal Air Force tactical transport force operating in one of the most dangerous regions in the Afghanistan campaign – Helmand province. The Chinook helicopters of 1310 Flight fly heavy-lift and trooping missions to remote Forward Operating Bases and in direct support of Deliberate Ground Operations. They… Read more...
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Target Leipzig
Seventy-nine heavy bombers failed to return from the catastrophic raid on the industrial city of Leipzig on the night of 19/29 February 1944. Some 420 aircrew were killed and a further 131 became prisoners of war. It was at that time by far the RAF's most costly raid of World War II. The town was attacked in an attempt to destroy the Messerschmitt… Read more...
