Arnhem/1st British Airborne Division/Op.Market Garden book collection

oke, any other request by other also no problem, but price indication would be welcome

 

found one for you paul!

 

found one for you paul!

:wow: I knew you were good............but not THAT good!!

Can you PM me with the details?

 

Just a few lines about Arnhem in the Scinscow book....I don't have a copy but there is also the book by the padre of the 10th Raymond Bowers.....called On the Move.....
came out in 1989, so I suspect may either be loads of copies around or none!

 

Have you got Gunners at Arnhem? I was luck enough to be on a Battlefield tour of Arnhem last year with Peter (Sam to his friends) Wilkinson the author who was a GPO with F Troop 1st A/L Regt RA. Having someone who was there show you his actual gun position is amazing and definately better than reading about it.

Regards

Phil

Current Royal Artillery nutter and (almost) ex-Arnhem nutter

 

Have you got Gunners at Arnhem? I was luck enough to be on a Battlefield tour of Arnhem last year with Peter (Sam to his friends) Wilkinson the author who was a GPO with F Troop 1st A/L Regt RA. Having someone who was there show you his actual gun position is amazing and definately better than reading about it.

Regards

Phil

Current Royal Artillery nutter and (almost) ex-Arnhem nutter

Hello Op-Ack,

Yes, I've got a couple of copies of the book, a signed 2002 copy and an unsigned 1999 copy.........

 

Phil,
I know Peter and I've got 7 signed copies of his book for sale......also on my last tour of Arnhem in 2007 I managed to talk one of the oosterbeek airborne mafia (who konwws a lot about the Light Regiment) to be a guest speaker at the church to give me a rest and he took us to the site of the GPO CP by the footpath....not quite as good as having Peter there but his piste de resistance was to produce the 42 and Command Post wooden sign that had stood outside the CP in 1944....I think somewhere I have a photo of it.....

 

ABM,
Do you know if Bowers' book is specifically about his time with the 10th, if it is I'll be ordering a copy ASAP as I've just found a couple.

 

Hi Paul,

One to add to your collection is Hilf Siegen als Luftnachrichenhelferin this was only printed for The Cloggers which I travel to Arnhem with in Sept. The copy was given to me by a Veteran of The 6th Airborne Div. Its the story of the German Radar installations in the Arnhem area..

Cheers
Tom

 

HI Paul,

Sorry another one for you, not out yet but should be sometime this year by a good friend of mine from downunder Scott Revell you have Out of Their Comfort Zone A Combet History of Kampfgruppe (Von Svoboda) Arnhem Sept 1994. In fact Paul last year we travelled around Holland in a little red fiat 500 what fun lol

Cheers
Tom

 

HI Paul,

Sorry another one for you, not out yet but should be sometime this year by a good friend of mine from downunder Scott Revell you have Out of Their Comfort Zone A Combet History of Kampfgruppe (Von Svoboda) Arnhem Sept 1994. In fact Paul last year we travelled around Holland in a little red fiat 500 what fun lol

Cheers
Tom

Hi TomTAS.

Thanks for those mate. I have been keeping an eye on Scott's book via your website. Would you do me a favour and let me know when it's published? As for the other one, that sounds as if it could be a hard one to trace but hey "in for a penny etc etc"
Al the best..............

 

Hi Paul,

Sure Mate no worries as they say in Oz...

 

Hi Paul,

More for you too looked at your photos and didn't see them. First 7th (Galloway) Battalion KOSB by Captain G.C.Gourlay and Under Pegusas Wings by P McAllister both are from the MG CD out of Holland which someone took the time at Middle Mallop to copy. Paul if you want a copy PM my your address and will fire one off to you..

Cheers
Tom

 

Hi Paul again,

Another one not on your list No is Impossible Victor Miller GPR I have 2 both are signed...

Tom

 

Hi Paul again,

Another one not on your list No is Impossible Victor Miller GPR I have 2 both are signed...

Tom

Hello Tom,

Thanks very much for the offer mate but I have copies of the two Market Garden CD's, as for "Nothing Is Impossible", again I also have a signed copy. I'm pretty sure I put it on the list but I'll check in case I missed it out.
Once again, thanks for your offer and keep sending anything that I've not listed.
All the best..........

 

Bought another oldy today Paul

called "Tussen leven en dood" (between live and dead) of 1945 in dutch by Mr van der Kraats, who lived near johannahoeve (7th KOSB)

 

Impressive! I was looking through my collection and realize I dont have a non fiction on OMG at all. If you could pick only a few, which would they be?

I like first hand accounts - I also like paperbacks because they are easy to hold and drag around places when reading them. If it is NOT a first hand account I like lots of pictures and maps. lol

 

Viper,

For a first hand account in paperback that ought to be easily available as a starter for 10 I'd suggest Arnhem Spearhead by James Sim...he was a member of the 2nd Btn and fought at the bridge.....

 

thanks, I found one!

 

Hello Viper,
Another first hand account which shouldn't be hard to find in paperback as I believe it's still in print is "Men At Arnhem" by Geoffrey Powell. He was a Major in 156 Battalion and his book is rightly regarded as one of the best accounts of the battle. His unit never reached the bridge area but the story of the Battalions struggle in and around Oosterbeek is extremely good.
Happy hunting