What are you reading at the moment?

Discussion in 'Books, Films, TV, Radio' started by Gage, Mar 12, 2006.

  1. Markyboy

    Markyboy Member

    Just finished a couple from the haul I got at the airshow over the weekend:

    Escape Fever - Harding - WRONG WAR ALERT - Superb account from an FE2B Observer about his capture and subsequent escape from a POW camp in 1917. Real Boys Own stuff, thoroughly enjoyable.

    Airmen Anonymous - Trevor Holman - More a short booklet really about the authors experiences as a groundcrew wireless technician, servicing Halifax IIIs and Lancasters of 35 Pathfinder squadron. Nice to shine a bit of light on the unsung people behind Bomber Command but obviously not the most exciting of memoirs. PM me if anybody wants this one as it's headed for a charity shop otherwise.
     
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  2. Donny Anderson

    Donny Anderson Junior Member

    Just finished "The Thames at War" Saving London from the Blitz by Gustav Milne, about the organization that worked to save London from the posibility of flooding if the Luftwaffe had managed to seriously damage the Thames flood defences. Very interesting
     
  3. Markyboy

    Markyboy Member

    Wrong war again, but just finished Night Raiders of the Air - AR Kingsford. He was night bombing pilot with 100 squadron during the final year of the war. Plenty of graphic descriptions including being torpedoed and sunk on a troop ship not long after he'd signed up. Usual derring do type memoir, but also plenty of lines about the horrendous casualty rates including those who cracked under the strain.
     
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  4. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon

    Lady GI, A Woman's War In The South Pacific.
    Irene Brion.

    Good book so far. Screenshot_20220707-125453_Chrome.jpg
     
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  5. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    Finished Corps Commander by Horrocks. To be honest, I was disappointed by it. I was hoping for more of Horrocks' actions and personal experience, even as a general, rather than yet another telling of the war in Northwest Europe.

    I was interested to see that he criticized Montgomery a few times, but for instance did not do so to Lt General Gavin. At the time of writing I think Monty must still have been alive, though it was released a year after his death. Gavin was still alive.
     
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  6. Markyboy

    Markyboy Member

    Just finished this. Very highly recommended Sgt Pilot POW account. Derek went through a hell of a lot in his four years of captivity, escaping from a train, being sent to a labour camp, escaping again, surviving the brutal forced run to Stalag VI towards the end of the war and finally slipping off during the final forced march. An essential book for the POW aficionados amongst us.
     

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  7. Trackfrower

    Trackfrower Member

    To Sea in a Sieve by Peter Bull, 1956
    LCTs at Dieppe and in the Med
     
  8. Markyboy

    Markyboy Member

    I’ve read this one, I remember enjoying it. Peter Bull was the bloke laughing his head off in the background of Dr Strangelove during one of Sellers monologues.
     
  9. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Seelowe Nord :Andy Johnson
     
  10. stolpi

    stolpi Well-Known Member

    Not WW2 but still interesting (an golden oldy):

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  11. BFBSM

    BFBSM Very Senior Member

    I shall be returning to this shortly.
     
  12. stolpi

    stolpi Well-Known Member

    I'm reading Middlebrooks book in conjunction with Vol. 14 of the Official German History of WW1: "Der Weltkrieg 1914 bis 1918. Die militärischen Operationen zu Lande. 14,1 Die Kriegführung an der Westfront im Jahre 1918" .

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    Digital copies of this series are available over here: Der Weltkrieg 1914 bis 1918
     
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  13. 14/264

    14/264 Active Member

    I read this some years ago. I remember when he was called up to the navy he says he said goodbye to his civilian clothes, only to say hello to them later as the navy didn't have a uniform to fit him!
     
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  14. BFBSM

    BFBSM Very Senior Member

    Google Translate will be getting a work out!
     
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  15. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    Well, despite being partway through some other books, it looks like the next thing I'm reading is my dad's copy of The Cruel Sea.
     
  16. stolpi

    stolpi Well-Known Member

    No need for Google Translate ... Ich komme bestimmt ohne aus ... ;)
     
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  17. BFBSM

    BFBSM Very Senior Member

    Lucky fella!
     
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  18. Waddell

    Waddell Well-Known Member

    That's a good book. I've listened to the Robert Powell Audiobook version of that a few times:)

     
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  19. Orwell1984

    Orwell1984 Senior Member

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    Read a few books from Bruhn now. He does a very workmanlike job of covering aspects of naval warfare often ignored. His two books on minelayers are personal favourites. This one looks up to his usual good work.
     
  20. Wobbler

    Wobbler Well-Known Member

    “Snorkers, good-oh!”
     
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