28 March 2010

Under A Bomber's Moon - Stephen Harris

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Every book is a journey. A good writer can make even a seemingly mundane assignment riveting to the point the reader is right there with hi...
20 March 2010

On Wings Of Fortune - Richard Pinkham and Steve Darlow

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Following his confronting Flightpath To Murder ( reviewed below ) Steve Darlow is due to publish On Wings Of Fortune written with W/C R...
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24 February 2010

Beaufighters In The Night - Brick Eisel

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In the past I’ve reviewed books featuring aircrew who flew American aircraft – aircraft generally loaned from the US under the well-known L...
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23 February 2010

New email address

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Hi everyone Just a quick post to let you know of my new email - aircrewbooksATiinet.net.au We've just changed ISPs and alth...
05 February 2010

Flightpath To Murder - Steve Darlow

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Murder is something you only really read or think about in passing in books about Commonwealth aircrew. Death is sadly prevalent but, depend...
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11 January 2010

They Gave Me A Seafire - 'Mike' Crosley, DSC*, RN

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After a swathe of books covering RAAF personnel I thought it was time I read something that was the complete polar opposite. I'd been a...
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09 January 2010

The SAAF at war

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Just received three books from South Africa: 1. The Aegean Pirates - The History of 15 Squadron SAAF in WW2 by Dr Stefaan Bouwer and Dr...
30 December 2009

The wait is almost over - The RAAF Hudson Story Book 2

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A short while ago I received news that David Vincent's second volume of The RAAF Hudson Story will be published in July 2010. Excellent...
26 November 2009

Holidaying On The Continent - Richard Munro

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Launched in October, this is the story of the author's father, Jim Munro, who was bomb aimer with 460 Squadron RAAF. Shot down by a nig...
25 November 2009

Six O'Clock Diamond - Gus Officer

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This review has been a while coming for a variety of reasons including the usual excuse – I was busy (and, as I write this, no internet conn...
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06 November 2009

Hyland's Bookshop

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Neil and the team at Hyland's were always helpful and friendly when we lived in Melbourne and I had the chance to pop in. I also recent...
19 October 2009

Bomber Barron - NOV 5: NOW ON SALE!

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New Zealand author Richard Stowers, author of Bloody Gallipoli and Waikato Troopers, has just released his new book about Wing Commander ...
14 October 2009

Under A Bomber's Moon

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A new release from Exisle Publishing this book takes the reader to the deadly night skies over Germany as experienced by a Kiwi navigator a...
09 October 2009

Chasing Shadows - Stephen Lewis with Bob Cowper

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There’s something to be said about being different. Do it well and you’re hailed as a visionary. Do it badly and, well, it all falls in a he...