More on the Spitfire
The book I’ve read to research this post is The Story of the Spitfire by Ken Delve which is a very good book and I got it from the library. The main reason the spitfire was so good was its...
View ArticleThe Treatment of Russian POW’s in WW2
The book I read to research this post was Scourge of the Swastika by Lord Russell of Liverpool who had been involved in prosecuting war criminals.It’s an excellent book and I got it from the library....
View ArticleThe Nuremberg Trials
At the end of world war 2 it became necessary to prosecute certain people for war crimes. Stalin was in favour of shooting the 50,000 worst offenders which churchill was deeply opposed to although he...
View ArticleThe Duchess Class Steam Locomotives
The duchess class steam locomotives were the most powerful and the fastest steam trains of all time. In 1938 the mallard set the speed record of 126 mph although it damaged the boiler doing so. These...
View ArticleFrank Whittle
The book I read to research this post was Frank Whittle: Invention of the Jet by Andrew Nahum which is a very good book and which I got from the library. As the title says Frank invented the jet engine...
View ArticleThe Development of the Paras After World War 2
The book I read to research this post was Sky Men by Robert Kershaw which is an excellent book which I got from the library. During world war 2 any members of the special forces captured by the germans...
View ArticleDieppe, 1942
The book I read to research this post was Allies at Dieppe by Will Fowler which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle. This book tells of the landings by allied troops at Dieppe & the...
View ArticleEl Alamein
The book I read to research this post was El Alamein by Bryn Hammond which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle. This book is a real work of love and it does say in the introduction that the...
View ArticleWorld War 2
The book I read to research this post was World War 2 For Dummies by Keith D Dickson which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle. This book reads almost like a soap opera and although I have...
View ArticleA History Of The LMS 1939-48
The book I read to research this post was A History Of The LMS 1939-1948 by OS Nock which is a very good book which I bought from a local secondhand bookshop. This book is part of a trilogy on the LMS...
View ArticleAgent Zigzag
The book I read to research this post was Agent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle. I have only read this book and Operation Mincemeat by Ben but I am very...
View ArticleThe Berlin Wall
The book I read to research this post was The Berlin Wall A Very Brief History by Mark Black which is a very good book which I downloaded from kindle. The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 as part of the...
View ArticleDouble Cross
The book I read to research this post was Double Cross by Ben Macintyre which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle. This book is about how the allieds in World War 2 deceived Hitler into...
View ArticleForgotten Fatherland
The book I read to research this post was Forgotten Fatherland by Ben Macintyre which is a very good book which I bought from kindle. This book is about Nietzche & the German settlement in Paraguay...
View ArticleAnne Frank
The book I read to research this post was My Name Is Anne, She said, Anne Frank by Jacqueline van Maarsen which is an excellent book, which I bought from a car boot sale. The lady who wrote this book...
View ArticleThe Tigers In Normandy
The book I read to research this post was Tigers In Normandy by Wolfgang Schneider which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle. The tigers were German tanks that were probably the finest...
View ArticleSix Armies In Normandy
The book I read to research this post was Six Armies In Normandy by John Keegan which is an excellent book which I bought on kindle. This book is about the D-day landings in Normandy in World War 2...
View ArticleModern Sea Power
The book I read to research this post was Modern Sea Power by Bernard Brett which is an excellent book which I bought from a car boot sale. This book was written at the height of the Cold War so apart...
View ArticleMan’s Search For Ultimate Meaning
The book I read to research this post was Man’s Search For Ultimate Meaning by Viktor Frankl which is a very good book which I bought from kindle. This book is the follow up to Man’s Search For Meaning...
View ArticleA Spy Among Friends
The book I read to research this post was A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle. This book which is a kind of controversial recent history is about...
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