What are you reading at the moment?

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

  1. Warlord

    Warlord Veteran wannabe

    Good stuff...

    Hope they do the same with translations from French. There's a treasure in french-written books about Tunisia, FFL in the Western Desert, resistance in Indochina, etc, just waiting to be read.
     
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  2. Waddell

    Waddell Well-Known Member

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    Recently picked up two more privately printed WW2 Australian memoirs. I have a few of these now and enjoy reading them.

    The first is ‘On The Long Road Back’ by ‘Digger Trench’. ‘Digger Trench’ was actually NX194419 Private Peter William Grealy who served with the 29th/46th Australian Infantry Battalion. The book covers his training at Dubbo and his service in New Guinea and Rabaul.

    The other book is ‘Fighting Patrol’ by NX 171260 Private William Harry John Phillips of the 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion. It covers his experiences in New Guinea and Bougainville.

    Both books are under 100 pages. Some holiday reading.

    Scott
     
  3. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    Since I never got far into my copy (it is 2.7kg so not convenient to read during my daily commute), over my Christmas break I will be reading as much as I can of The Desert War Then And Now.
     
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  4. ozzy16

    ozzy16 Well-Known Member

    Acquired this Christmas from a family member,and very much looking forward to reading it.
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  5. ozzy16

    ozzy16 Well-Known Member

    I should add the above photo is men of the 2nd DLI during the fighting for the Aradura Spur just after the recapture of Kohima.

    cheers..........Graham.
     
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  6. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    Let us know what you think of the book Graham. This is one of the few titles from the theatre I have not read.

    Cheers

    Steve
     
  7. ozzy16

    ozzy16 Well-Known Member

    Will do Steve,
    Had a Quick filp through last night and it looks very good.Maps,photos etc.

    Graham.
     
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  8. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Well, now we are getting down to the serious stuff

    TD
     

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  9. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    A cracking choice TD.
     
  10. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Know where I can pick up a penquin and some wensleydale cheeeeeeeese ??
     
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  11. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    Couldn't really read the Desert War book on the train so I read - all of - Bill Close's WW2 memoir (A View From the Turret/Tank Commander)
     
  12. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Seroster, I'm glad that you posted about this book. I know of another forum member who has a copy, & he also says its a very good book. The last time i looked, it was going for about £50.00.. Will have to get shopping about. He speaks highly of the Middlesex Regiment which was my Grandfather's old mob.
    Stu.
     
  13. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    Hi Stu,

    I got mine at a used book sale for only a couple of dollars. I just had a glance at abebooks and you should be able to get a copy for a similarly cheap price (in paperback).

    Chris
     
  14. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Chris, thank-you for the heads-up. I've only just got a new password for abebooks, & I'm hoping to get to hardback copy?

    Regards,
    Stu.
     
  15. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    The above image of Horrocks on the front cover reminds of the World at War series that he was interviewed in! Not sure what episode it was. I came about it by chance whilst i was flicking through the TV.

    Stu.
     
  16. Charley Fortnum

    Charley Fortnum Dreaming of Red Eagles

    He's in this one (as is Freddie de Guingand):



    And here he is with Alanbrooke in his own TV programme:

     
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  17. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Charley, thanks for that. I've had a quick look through them both, but I cant see him colour? I think I'm missing a episode.

    Stu.Edit.. Seen him.

    Regards..
     
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  18. 509thPIB

    509thPIB Well-Known Member

    https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Soldiers-World-War-Immigrant/dp/

    Forgotten Soldiers of World War I: America's Immigrant Doughboys

    The United States is a nation of immigrants, and the US Army during World War I certainly reflected this. Irish, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, Cuban, German, Armenian, Greek, Russian, and Turkish immigrants, among others, all had come to America in search of work, citizenship, or both. As a result, they too became part of the US military during the war. For some, military service was a ready-made path to citizenship while others were much less enthusiastic about taking up arms. Nonetheless, in May 1917 the draft became the law of the land and all men between the ages of 18 to 45 were subject to it. The story of the "aliens" in the AEF is compelling and points to a further definition of what citizenship implies. To date, the story of the 800,000 foreign born men and women who served in the US Armed Forces has remained largely untold. The detailed research in this book will serve historians for years to come as the definitive reference on this topic.

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  19. Jonathan Ball

    Jonathan Ball It's a way of life.

    It's a terrific read as well..
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  20. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    Re-reading John Simpson's, Days from a Different World. He is the nephew of one of Wingate's RAF Liaison officers during Chindit 1. The book has some good detail about his uncle which I used when composing an article about him. Just going back to see if there is anything more to discover.
     

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