Books that need publishing.

I'd like to see a good book on the US 31st Infantry Divison, the Dixie Division that served in the SW Pacific, New Guinea and the Philipines. I have several family members who served in that division, in the 167th Infantry.

Also, I'd like to see a good book on Watch on the Rhine, but from the American point of view, maybe throw a in chapter or two on the 101st AB. Have any ever been written on that subject, it's such and obscure battle?

 

Right now I need a good book on German Amphibians of the last war and a pamphlet on the useage/history of the Notek blackout light.

 

1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 1939-1945.....

Donnie

 

I'd like to see a After the Battle book (Yawn) for:

Korea, Italy and Africa for starters.

 

How about we all help write a forum book about a subject narrowed down by the forum members, with all our knowledge put together the result would be spectacular!

Then have it published? a legacy for others that follow to live up to?

Donnie

 

I've been looking for a while but never seen a decent/thorough English language book on French Tanks? That'd be nice.


index

All their books are bi-lingual French/English

the 'Trackstory' series would be your best bet
Trackstory

 

I started a thread on this subject in another forum I frequent but I'd be interested in getting the views of the wise ones here.
There's a huge amount of material out there on the Second World War and more published each year. However is there any subject or area that you feel has been neglected in English publishing? Anything you'd like to see in print apart from the 1000th general book on the Spitfire, Tiger Tank, Battle of Britain or B-17?

Here's an incomplete list of some subjects I'd like to see covered:
An English history of Operation Marita and the Greek campaigns of 1940-41.
A survey of British armour in the 1940 campaigns
British armoured cars in the desert, a survey
A history of the Inshore Squadron in the Med.
A study of the Luftwaffe reconnaissance units particularly the users of the Hs 126 and Fw 189
And conversely a look at the Lysander units of 1940
A new study of the Battle of the Java Sea and the NEI campaign.

Okay that's me done for starters!
Have at it!

 

Transport, low loaders, bowsers and lawnmowers of the RAF during the Battle of Britain.
The WAAF during the Battle of Britain
502 Sqd during the Battle of Britain
Andree Borrell of SOE with new photos
49 Sqd of Bomber Command
A history of Fiskerton Airfield.

 

Hello!

I'd like to see Tom Jentz publish more books from the series "Tank Combat in North Africa".
A dream of mine "Tank Combat in North Africa - June 1940 to February 1941"... maybe i'll write it one day

-Nuno

 

Had this in mind for a long time, so first up for me would be a Then and now book on the Burma Campaign.

 

And Bovington/HMSO.
If you're reading this - REPRINT THE DAVID FLETCHER MECHANISED FORCE/GREAT TANK SCANDAL/UNIVERSAL TANK SERIES! Preferably in one well-indexed volume.
The secondhand price for those ought to give some indication that they'd sell like hot cakes (well, as hot as obscure-ish tank cakes get), maybe even invite The Blessed Fletcher to do some updating, so those of us who already paid the loopy price will feel unable to not buy a copy.

Amen brother! I regularly scour the second hand websites looking for copies of these titles at not too outrageous prices with no luck. Had a line on a copy of the Great Tank Scandal at under $100 CDN a couple of months back but order was cancelled as the book had already walked out the shop by the time I placed my order!
Grrrrrr
Ran into the same issue with this pricey gem:
Amazon.com: Rays of the Rising Sun, Volume 1: Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45, China and Manchukuo (9781874622215): Philip Jowett : Books
Copy for under a hundred found, ordered, lost in the mail. Getting reimbursed was sad comfort! And as there's a kindle edition available now, slim chance of seeing it reprinted. Us dinosaurs who like looking at our photographs in larger print format are SOL!

Edit:
And at that price VP you'd think they'd throw in the shipping !

 

Transport, low loaders, bowsers and lawnmowers of the RAF during the Battle of Britain.


Yes!

Did the British have a name for the blue and green colors used on equipment comparable to America's Olive Drab, or OD?

Dave

 

"The Complete unabridged AB 405s (Unit register of vehicles to war establishment) of the British Army - 1936 - 1945"

I'd settle for just 'B' vehicles actually.