13 December 2012

The Bomber Command Memorial - We Will Remember Them

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June 2012 was a long time coming for many people, not least the veterans of Bomber Command. Decades of large-scale criticism and derision b...
11 December 2012

Luck, pleasant surprises ... and Typhoons

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I'm always on the lookout for books featuring the men who flew the Hawker Typhoon.  It is one of those aircraft that demands awe and,...
15 October 2012

Time for a time out ... a sabbatical really!

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I know regular readers of ABR will be thinking "He hasn't done anything all year, what does he need a break for?!" and, as w...
30 September 2012

Don Charlwood - RIP

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Don Charlwood was, first and foremost, a writer.   He will always be remembered by generations of Australians for his between-the-wars Aust...
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27 August 2012

The magic that is the Spitfire

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The Spitfire is, quite simply, the most beautiful aircraft ever built.  It's all in the eye of the beholder of course but her lines and...
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05 July 2012

Wellingtons Over The Med - Richard Stowers

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Hi, remember me?  I'm the bloke who runs this site and has been MIA for a bit.  There's a lot happening in the book world relevant ...
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07 May 2012

Into The Midst Of Things - Sir Richard Kingsland AO, CBE, DFC

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I haven't had time to write my next review so, wanting to keep things ticking over, I invited Kristen Alexander - author of Clive Ca...
26 April 2012

Vale Phil Davenport

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An email from Stevie Davenport, publisher of her father's Hurrah For The Next Man , is always a good thing to receive and this one star...
26 March 2012

It's a girl!

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Our daughter, Margaret May, was born on March 15. Everyone going well ... but reviews aren't happening for the time being obviously! My...
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09 March 2012

Leon-Kane Maguire - RIP

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It began as one of my usual spur of the moment internet searches. Having not visited the RAAF's Air Power Development Centre online boo...
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21 February 2012

The Bomber Command Memorial book

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With construction of the long-awaited Bomber Command memorial underway on the edge of Hyde Park in London, and the grand opening scheduled f...
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18 February 2012

Springbok Fighter Victory

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Long-term readers of ABR will know I have 'favourite' theatres of war and a penchant for accounts of the more obscure campaigns. ...
26 January 2012

My New Guinea Diary - Ernest C. Ford

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A book is a package prepared by a team of people. Even something self-published is rarely prepared by just the author. Friends and fami...