29 May 2011

Vale Ralph Barker

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It was with considerable sadness that I discovered the passing of this well-known author yesterday. He died on May 16 but it has taken more ...
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26 May 2011

Aircrew Book Review's second anniversary competition

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As you will have read below in the second anniversary post , I have invited readers to send in a 150-word review of a book not already revie...
09 May 2011

Ship-Busters - Ralph Barker

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Research is always a good thing. It is particularly useful when publishers re-release books that have been out of print for a while. A comm...
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05 May 2011

Busy, busy

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Hi everyone Just a quick post to say sorry for the lack of published reviews of late. I have been busy at work and at home and up until a fo...
13 April 2011

Aircrew Book Review's second anniversary

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It occurred to me a couple of months ago that ABR 's second anniversary was rapidly approaching and, given the first one just whizzed pa...
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29 March 2011

The RAAF Hudson Story, Book Two - IT'S HERE!

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That's right, Hudson fans, David Vincent has finally received the shipment of newly printed books after a few issues encountered on the ...
27 February 2011

Lifting The Silence - Sydney Percival Smith

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This year continues to reveal exciting books published over the past few months dedicated to the experiences of Commonwealth aircrew durin...
08 February 2011

Wine, Women and Song - now available

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Good news. Hamish Brown's tribute to his father, Spitfire pilot Doug Brown, was released to booksellers yesterday. Now is the time to ch...
26 January 2011

From Dogfight To Diplomacy - Donald MacDonnell

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It’s not often I read two books in a row that, at least on the surface, cover the same subject. Besides keeping the reviews on ABR fresh, t...
23 January 2011

Wine, Women and Song - Hamish Brown

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This year is off to a good start in terms of interesting and quality titles. Already we have news of David Vincent's The RAAF Hudson Sto...
16 January 2011

Pathfinder Cranswick - Michael Cumming

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This is something new for ABR - a digital edition of a book. I'll be the first to admit I very much prefer a hard copy as it adds to th...
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30 December 2010

The RAAF Hudson Story, Book Two - not long now

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I know I've been pushing this barrow a fair bit but when something of this magnitude is due to be published it is natural to get excited...
12 December 2010

First Light - Geoffrey Wellum

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First Light . Geoffrey Wellum. There are two types of people with regard to this book: those who have read it and those who are going to. H...
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10 December 2010

Vale Jim Sheddan

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It's always a sad day when a veteran passes away but the loss of those who have shared their life with us 'poor slobs' through t...
20 November 2010

6 Group Bomber Command - Chris Ward

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I have a confession to make. It’s a confession that won’t exactly instil a lot of confidence in the following passages but, in the interest...
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13 November 2010

The Hudsons are almost here

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If you haven't got in touch with David Vincent about The RAAF Hudson Story - Book Two , I heartily recommend you do it now so you can ta...
15 September 2010

The Hudsons will be worth the wait

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I had an email from David Vincent last month saying the introduction and first chapter of his new book, The RAAF Hudson Story - Book Two, h...