Books on war

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Luke R

Well done, those men by Barry Heard is a very good read.
It's the true story of a young man from far East Gippsland and his life before, during and after the vietnam war.
Strongly recommend.
Luke

His book has been broadcast on ABC radio National, twice, as a talking book . I listened to it all the way through. He was a radio operator . Excellent , it really captured the 1960's .

[Ryan]

I've got a couple for sale if anyone is interested.
Tanks of the world by George Forty, 256 pages, large format, heavily illustrated.
And Great war stories, 700 pages. It contains the Colditz Story, the Bridge on the River Kwai, the Battle of the River Plate and the Dambusters.
Both are excellent condition.
I'm after $15 for the two. Postage will be $10.70 anywhere in Aust.

[hrpearce]

Ryan PM sent.

[Ryan]

Sold.
Cheers Robert.
They'll be sent tomorrow.

[hrpearce]

Ryan the books arrived today thank you. I now have a years reading ahead of me.

[Ryan]

Found this trolling ebay tonight.
For Aussie Fleet Air Arm nuts....yes I have a copy of this already. Rare and a great price.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Wings-Acr...item336cdbde6e

[Phil Waterman]

Clicked on the Wings Across the Sea The History of Australian Naval Aviation link and got a kick out of the two planes on the cover A4 and S2 both happen to be aircraft that my father worked on developing for the US Navy. Both enjoyed very long service with both the US and other Navy s around the world.

I've read the detailed history of both aircraft and one of the things that I found of interest was the modifications made to them by various other countries to make them more suitable for their operational needs.

Cheers Phil

[jack neville]

I picked up a full set of the official history of WW1 a few years ago. First edition in really good condition. I started reading them but it was taking longer to read them than te war actually lasted. Will finish them eventually but the detail was fascinating and gives a greater insight to the reality than anything else I have ever read about WW1.

[Mike Cecil]

Jack, I can only agree. I think the official historians who have given us the WW1, WW2, Korea and 'South East Asian wars' series have given us an incredible resource. While there are (inevitably) some errors, they are collectively an incredible piece of work. They are often my first stop when researching a particular historical aspect.

The 'post vietnam' official histories are currently being worked on by a very dedicated group of professional historians: I'm looking forward to the publications being released.

Only recently, I finally purchased the last two first editions to complete my Aust WW2 official history set (I had reprints, but that's just not the same.....).

Mike C

[Marc Montgomery]

Ya gotta love the Hollywood film "The Great Escape"... never let the facts get in the way of a good story sez the Hollywood crowd.
For the true story
The Great Escape- A Canadian Story by Ted Barris

[Ryan]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BRITISH-A...item1e888e8a14

An older excellent book on allied tanks.
Has a good coverage to the rear of the book on Australian Sentinels and carriers as well as Canadian tanks.

No connection.