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03-05-2008, 10:59 AM
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| Angels one-five   Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Somewhere in Time
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 |  Forgotten Voices Just got my new book in the 'Forgotten Voices' series. 'Forgotten Voices of the Secret War'. If you haven't tried these books then do. Fantastic read. Forgotten Voices The Forgotten Voices series brings the Imperial War Museum's sound archive to life. The sound archive features thousands of interviews with people who survived wars in which the British were involved in the 20th Century. The series is comprised of the following books: Forgotten Voices of the Great War, Forgotten Voices of the Holocaust, Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain, Forgotten Voices of the Second World War and Forgotten Voices of the Falklands. Enjoy.
__________________ 'There I stood at the bar, wearing a Mae West, no jacket, and beginning to leak blood from my torn boot. None of the golfers took any notice of me - after all, I wasn't a member!' Kenneth Lee - after being shot down on the 18th August 1940. We had a squadron commander who believed in the head-on attack. 'The next raid we go up to intercept, we will do a head-on attack,' he said. So he attacked an Me 110 head-on and I'm afraid Jerry got the better of him and all we found of him was his shirt! Flying Officer Harold Bird-Wilson, 17 Squadron.  |
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04-05-2008, 12:56 AM
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| These are cracking titles, and incredibly speedy reads because of the format; small snippets of recollections linked together by timeframe or operation. I've found myself thinking "just one more, just one more" everytime I pick one up. Also an excellent introduction to the subject for the younger reader, and a handy earner for the very wonderful IWM. This one is right up my street too so thanks for the shout. |
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04-05-2008, 01:00 AM
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| I Like Tanks.   Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: The Abbey of Thelema.
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| The Voices of the Blitz one is my current, errrmm  'Loo' book...I'd not read any of 'em before, I actually picked it up in a charity shop based on a previous recommendation by Gage, and it's excellent.
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04-05-2008, 04:47 PM
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| Angels one-five Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Somewhere in Time
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Pleased that you like it, VP. The others are also of the same quality. Handy as a 'loo' book too, never thought of that!  
__________________ 'There I stood at the bar, wearing a Mae West, no jacket, and beginning to leak blood from my torn boot. None of the golfers took any notice of me - after all, I wasn't a member!' Kenneth Lee - after being shot down on the 18th August 1940. We had a squadron commander who believed in the head-on attack. 'The next raid we go up to intercept, we will do a head-on attack,' he said. So he attacked an Me 110 head-on and I'm afraid Jerry got the better of him and all we found of him was his shirt! Flying Officer Harold Bird-Wilson, 17 Squadron. | |
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07-05-2008, 12:59 PM
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| Slightly off topic as its a Falklands war version, but the Forgotten voices are a superb set of books. The Falkands one opened my eyes on much I didnt know on the air war politics. The one on the Blitz is still in my Christmas wrapping as a pressie to a friend that I am still trying to tell my consience that my need is greater. |
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27-05-2008, 06:11 PM
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| Angels one-five Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Somewhere in Time
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| A note for anybody reading 'Forgotten Voices of the Secret War'. On page 238, Lieutenant Robert Sheppard and Lieutenant Brian Stonehouse are quoted as seeing 'four well dressed women' arrive at Natzweiler Concentration camp. For some reason 'Forgotten Voices doesn't record the names of the women. The four SOE women, who were murdered under Hitler's night and fog order, were:- Andree Borrel Vera Leigh Diana Rowden Sonya Olschanezky
__________________ 'There I stood at the bar, wearing a Mae West, no jacket, and beginning to leak blood from my torn boot. None of the golfers took any notice of me - after all, I wasn't a member!' Kenneth Lee - after being shot down on the 18th August 1940. We had a squadron commander who believed in the head-on attack. 'The next raid we go up to intercept, we will do a head-on attack,' he said. So he attacked an Me 110 head-on and I'm afraid Jerry got the better of him and all we found of him was his shirt! Flying Officer Harold Bird-Wilson, 17 Squadron. |
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29-05-2008, 01:28 PM
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| Max Arthur of "Forgotten Voices" has a very good book about WW1 veterans called The Last Post. In it he picks up about 20 vets and provides the WW1 details from the earlier book but follows their story from 1918 to date. Many of them have now passed on. A very good book and a record of social history |
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