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  1. Andreas

    Andreas Working on two books

    When it's ready, is my best guess.

    The second one was massively delayed, and I doubt they are anywhere near finishing the third.

    All the best

    Andreas
     
  2. hucks216

    hucks216 Member

    Probably some while away yet. This was posted on the Stone & Stone site in October 2014...

    Author Chris Shores has been kind enough to bring us up to date regarding progress on the very popular History of the Mediterranean Air War series:
    "The team has been working on the matrices (lists of claims and losses, etc) and having had a brief rest from the actual writing, I am now in the process of doing that in regard to Vol 3 which is covering the Tunisian Campaign from November 1942 to 13 May 1943. This is joined by Desert Air Force from 1 April 1943 (i.e. from the point which we had reached in Vol 2). From this point the operations of all the air forces in North Africa become more and more entwined, so we end the volume from the point at which the Axis have left Africa. April 1943 was one BIG month!
    "We are also well on with work on Vol 4 which will cover Pantelleria, Sicily, Sardinia and Southern Italy. This will be from 14 May 1943, and probably to about the end of 1943. Cannot be specific on that yet as we will need to see how big the manuscript gets - i.e. it may prove necessary to end Vol 4 at 31 October 1943 rather than a date in December."
     
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  3. Warlord

    Warlord Veteran wannabe

    Mate, I first went to Stone's, but after turning the site upside down, could not find a single reference. Guess I did not look deep enough... :unsure:

    Thanks for the intel, because it seems to point to an on-the-bookstore work before the end of 2015
     
  4. gmyles

    gmyles Senior Member

    Just out in time for Christmas. My first book entitled:

    "Operation Manna" - The British contribution towards the liberation of Greece, September to December 1944.

    Available now in hardback. for 15 Euros, in all good bookstores in Athens and Salonika.

    Big thanks to everyone on the forum who helped me with this, especially DIMBO who translated it into Greek and got it published.

    If the response to the Greek version if favourable I will push for an English version.

    Gus
     
  5. Warlord

    Warlord Veteran wannabe

    Fascinating subject, mate! Hopefully it will do well in Greece, so we can have the english version as soon as possible.

    Too good a job to miss it, you know :wink:
     
  6. gmyles

    gmyles Senior Member

    Thanks Warlord.

    My father was one of the many who went to Greece, 70 years ago this year.

    I will update how things have gone in a couple of weeks.

    Gus
     
  7. Smudger Jnr

    Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin

    Gus,

    I wish you well with the book and if it is later published in English I will definitely purchase it as my Late father also was sent to Greece.

    Regards
    Tom
     
  8. JohnS

    JohnS Senior Member

    I have just passed on my 9th book in my Market Garden Engineer Series on to the editors. I hope that, `Bridging the Club Route: Guards Armoured Division's Engineers During Operation Market Garden' will be out in early 2015. I am still waiting for the cover. I will post it when I have it.
     
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  9. gmyles

    gmyles Senior Member

    Thanks Tom. The book covers the pre-assualt work done in Sep all the way to Dec 1 just before it all kicks off in Athens. This leaves me with some scope for a second book if all goes well.

    I hope you have a great time tonight. My recollections of New Years clebrations in Berlin are a bit patchy. But thats probably due to the stupid amount of booze drunk in the process. :)

    Gus
     
  10. Smudger Jnr

    Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin

    Gus,

    There was reported to be a Million or more on the fan mile tonight so we gave it a miss and have just got back from a fantastic Chinese meal at a Great Pogoda Style Restaurant near Henningsdorf North of Berlin.

    Having a quite night now and have just watched Freddy Frinton in "Dinner for One" which is shown several times on New Years Eve every year.

    Regards
    Tom
     
  11. Clint_NZ

    Clint_NZ Member

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    A Bloody Road Home: WWII and New Zealand's Heroic Second Division

    Author: Christopher Pugsley


    'This is a story worth telling and deserves to be read by all New Zealanders.'
    --Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM QSO, Governor-General of New Zealand

    A Bloody Road Home is the story of 2 New Zealand Division in World War Two. Commanded by the New Zealand-raised and educated Lieutenant General Sir Bernard 'Tiny' Freyberg, in six years of war it became one of the finest fighting divisions in the British and Commonwealth Armies.
    The first ever single-volume history of the Division, A Bloody Road Home is a story of trial and error, failure and success. Told in the words of the officers and soldiers who served, it charts the Division's formation in Egypt through to the campaigns of Greece, Crete and North Africa. From the battle for Tobruk to the advance on Tunis; to the onslaught up the spine of Italy from Orsogna via Monte Cassino, Florence; and to the final encounter at Trieste in 1945, no stone is left unturned.
    Acclaimed military historian Christopher Pugsley skilfully examines the Division's operations at a tactical and leadership level – according both praise and blame – and relays the experiences of everyday soldiers in their own words, to powerful effect.
    A magnificent story of New Zealand endeavour and achievement, and a landmark text in every sense of the word, A Bloody Road Home is an exacting revision of accepted history and a celebration of the men who so bravely served

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  12. DPas

    DPas Member

    It is already out but this one looks rather good. All profits from this one are given to charitable purposes.

    http://www.pilotspublishing.co.uk/

    When Reg Curtis enlisted with the Grenadier Guards in 1937, little did he know that two years later Britain would be plunged into the Second World War.
    Reg found himself fighting for King and Country in France and Belgium as part of the British Expeditionary Force and along with 300,000 other men was evacuated from Dunkirk in May 1940.

    Winston Churchill called for a new type of fighting soldier and Reg volunteered for commando and parachute training, one of the first 500 men who formed No. 2 Commando, later renamed the 11th SAS Battalion. The training was intense and the techniques new and as yet untried.

    By the time they saw action the Battalion had again been renamed, and this time the name would stick: The 1st Parachute Battalion.

    In North Africa the Battalion’s ranks were tragically decimated, and it was here as part of the 1st Parachute Brigade that they earned the enduring nickname ‘Red Devils’, bestowed upon them by the enemy.

    They dropped into Sicily, where many more of the original volunteers were lost in fierce fighting. But the vital role of the Para had been recognised and they were now part of a fully-fledged regiment.

    The Parachute Regiment’s defining battle was at Arnhem. There, in September 1944, Reg was shot and lay on his back as the battle raged around him for six days and nights. He was taken prisoner and his right leg amputated.

    You will never hear these men speak of heroism, except when referring to the medics who tended them or the many brave civilians they met. But to the rest of us they are heroes of the highest rank, and Reg Curtis is one among them
     

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  13. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Just had this email.
    sounds interesting.
    Goosesteps to Glasgow
    bit more on Derek's website.
    http://www.whispersfromthewild.co.uk/Goosesteps%20to%20Glasgow.html
     
  14. JohnS

    JohnS Senior Member

  15. Warlord

    Warlord Veteran wannabe

    Well, "coming soon" might not be the right phrase here, but at least they now have a target date for V3 of Shores' Med saga:

    http://books.stonebooks.com/book/1018780/

    Just hope they stay within schedule :unsure:
     
  16. phylo_roadking

    phylo_roadking Very Senior Member

    Clint, does Pugsley's book on the 2NZ cover the summer of 1940 in the UK?
     
  17. gmyles

    gmyles Senior Member

    The first review of my book. On page 2, of the "Kathimerini" (the Greek equivalent to The Times) by Stefanos Kassimatis. The online version is below.
    http://www.kathimerini.gr/…/o-krokodeilos-kai-o-drakos-ths-…

    English translation below, thanks once again to my good friend in Athens, Dimbo,


    Operation MANNA
    For all history aficionados and those in general that wish to read about the last time our country faced a true humanitarian crisis, I recommend the book by the Scottish writer Gus Myles , “Operation MANNA” , that was published by AΩ editions. It is about a unique and complete presentation (as far as I am aware ) of the British operation during the liberation of Greece between September – December 1944, at the time when a real humanitarian crisis had to be faced.
    The style of the writer, who is an ex-RAF military man is dry and precise. Characteristically he is mentioning almost every British soldier that lost his life during the operation, how it was killed and were he is buried – something that can be explained since this is a tribute to his father who took part in this operation. However, it this through this writing style that the reader can easily and comprehensibly get an overall picture of the operation, can understand how complex it was and how difficult its preparation and implementation!
    Congratulations are also due to Dimitris Botis for his translation and especially for his command of the Greek language as well as to Mr Andreas Kastanis, the history professor of the Military Academy for his well-written and objective introduction that allows the complete novice reader to place the whole operation into its historical frame.
    To say I am chuffed would be an understatement. smile emoticon
     
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  18. DPas

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    Cee Senior Member Patron

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  20. Nijmegen

    Nijmegen Member

    Member Paul Reed calls it a "little gem" and the Chief-of-Staff of the Dutch King writes "it is an impressive book for which you deserve a lot of recognition".

    "Little Sense of Urgency" is the name of my self-published book. Researching and writing was fun, but marketing is a bit of a nightmare. What is the best way to draw attention to the contents of the book?

    I could say that I re-investigated key aspects of operation Market Garden and wrote chronologically - in depth - about all events and all units. And, that it is the first publication to do so.

    I could list the topics, that I covered:

    • attack on the railway bridge at Oosterbeek
    • successful capture of the bridges at Heumen and Grave
    • first attempt to capture the Waal Bridge
    • structure of the German defences around Arnhem
    • departure of American troops around the Waal Bridge
    • attempts of British troops to reach Frost at the Rhine Bridge and the subsequent withdrawal to Oosterbeek
    • combined American-British attack towards the Waal Bridge
    • structure of the three British battle groups attached to the two American airborne divisions
    • almost successful German attack on the Son Bridge
    • successful two-way assault on the Waal Bridge
    • second German attack on the Son Bridge
    • German defences in The Island
    • assault on German positions at Ressen
    • Poles at Driel
    • second assault at Ressen
    • American pincer movement between Sint-Oedenrode and Veghel
    • concentric German attack at Veghel
    • efforts to relieve the British troops in Oosterbeek
    • attack on Elst
    • two-day capture of Bemmel
    • Germans attacking at Eerde and cutting "Club Route"
    • decision making process and the evacuation of British troops from the Oosterbeek perimeter
    • Allied counter-attack that drove the Germans from "Club Route"
    Or, include sample pages:

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    The book contains 198 pages, 43 maps and 35 aerial views.
    More info: http://marketgarden1944-2014.pre-jump.nl
     
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