Hi all, I've been looking for a private publication: gale's eyes by Carl Rymen. Could someone tell me how I could get a copy? Thanks for your help and regards. Ludo
If this is to do with Pegasus Bridge I'd love to read it if you find copies. I'm nearing the end of Stephen Ambrose's book now and have really enjoyed it.
Ludo, Gale's Eyes: 6 Airborne Division, Who Was Who in Normandy by Carl Rymen (or Rijmen) It would be great to have this in ebook form for research purposes. Unfortunately no publisher is willing to take it on and I'm not sure if he sells it privately? A page someone sent me when trying to identify a 6th Airborne officer. I'll PM his address if you don't already have it. Regards ...
Hi Cee, That would be nice if you could PM Carl address. His book seems to be a very interesting one, something like a who's who in the 6th Airborne Division. I am looking forward to reading it....
Hi all, just to let you know that Gale's eyes has been published very recently by Travellogue219 ISBN 978-1-927679-50-0 I got it earlier this week. What a extensive research done by Carl Rymen to compile all the names of the 6th Airborne officers.
Gale's Eyes: British 6th Airborne Division's Leadership during the Battle of Normandy, June 1944 Paperback – August 11, 2016 https://www.amazon.com/Gales-Eyes-Airborne-Divisions-Leadership/dp/1927679508 TD
UK Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product...act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE And thank you. I'll be ordering a copy shortly.
Doing research earlier today I discovered this 2017 PhD thesis from Andrew Wheale, from Buckingham University: 'Generating and Sustaining Combat Effectiveness: British 6th Airborne Division, 5th November 1942 – 27th August 1944'. It is 364 pgs. The Abstract states: Link: http://bear.buckingham.ac.uk/520/1/Andrew Wheale Complete Thesis 30-06-21.pdf The author's very slim bio: From: Andrew Wheale - Biography | Helion & Company | Military History Books Helion plan to publish the thesis as a book in April 2022, under a slightly different first two words: Ham & Jam. I have not read it beyond the Abstract and introductory section.
I am really enjoying reading Wheale's thesis, it is a very long time since I read anything on D-Day, Arnhem and the Paras. Here is one enlightening passage on pg. 288, on being engaged for three months in Normandy:
