What are you reading at the moment?

Per Ardua Ad Astra

Hi Andy,
Depends on a lot of things, time of night, how tired you are, and if your interests have been re-kindled.

Finished rather abrubtly, then thrusts into the Order of Battle,13th August 1940. covering units and personalities on both sides.

A book I have just found bearing the thread title and sub-titled " A Handbook of the Royal Air Force by Philip Congdon, seems to be a font of knowledge for all things R.A.F..
It has an impressived approval of the Royal Air Force Board of the Defense Council, to be read by all contemplating the R.A.F. as a career.
I have no doubt it will be an excellent addition to my reference library.
For sedative reading will be looking at "Last Stand" Famous Battles Against the Odds by Bryan Perrett.
lane:
Cheers
Keith

 

Just started 'D-Day' by Roderick Bailey, which is in the Forgotten Voices series.

 

I have recently read Vulcan 607, this is an astonishing story which is written like a thriller except that it is all true!

After that I read The honour and the shame, the biography put together from the memoirs of John Kinnealy VC. This really sucks you in and actually puts you inside the mind of the this lovable heroic rogue. I can heartily commend this one.

Presently I am reading Boldness be my friend, by Richard Pape, another biography of a downed Stirling pilot... more to follow.

 

Well just finished Boldness Be My Friend by Richard Pape, what a read, the who book is about his repeated attempts at escaping from POW camps in occupied Europe, breath taking stuff.

Well worth a read.

 

I'm reading "World War 2 ... 365 days " !! :clapping::clapping:

I'm just reading it one day at a time but I'm learning !! :becky:

 

I am reading "Hunter" by J.A Hunter...The book is about hunting in Africa...Here is a link, that tells a little about J.A Hunter.J. A. Hunter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Clive Caldwell Air Ace by Kristen Alexander.

 

Jack Davenport, Beaufighter Leader by Kristen Alexander.


455 Sqn on Hampdens (Bomber Command and CC) including the Russian deployment in the first tour and then a second tour on anti-shipping Beaus. Good style, easy to read, full of detail, tonnes of photos.

Surely I'm not the only one reading?! Post away!

 

Last Victory in Russia: The SS-Panzerkorps and Manstein's Kharkov Counteroffensive - February-March 1943 by George M., Nipe Jr.

 

Nor long since finished an interesting book, it was a novel based on the 'incidents' at Deepcut barracks, it was called No Reason To Die, by Hilary Bonner.

Hmm. Deepcut .... Whitewash?

I have also read a whole raft of novels recently by the likes of Vince Flynn, Harlan Coben and Kris Kuzneski. Nothing disappointing yet.

 

Chasing Shadows - A wartime biography of Australian air ace Squadron Leader Bob Cowper DFC + Bar, Legion of Honour (Fr) by Stephen Lewis with Bob Cowper.

Different format and self-published. Quite a good read too and great pics all the way through.

http://www.digitalprintaustralia.co...ion/biographies/chasing-shadows.html?vmcchk=1

 

Just bought 'The Search for the Sydney' - How Australias Greatest Maritime Mystery Was Solved by David L Mearns

 

Been looking at that, Mitch, but have to travel a fair distance now to get to a Big W etc to get it. Might drop some hints for my birthday.

Since going on holiday and moving house, I've read Dark Watch by Jack du Brul, the wordy Halsey's Typhoon by Drury and the excellent The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by Hornfischer. A trip to Pearl Harbor brought out the naval interests!

 

Six O'Clock Diamond - The Story of a Desert Harrasser by Gus Officer. Interesting so far, pulls no punches. The writing is a bit different but I suspect the publishers, Officer's sons, wanted to keep their Dad's writing original. Beautifully put together book too.

Book: Gus Officer, "Six O'Clock Diamond"

 

They Gave Me A Seafire by R. 'Mike' Crosley, DSC, RN.

Delightful read so far. I've had tears rolling down my cheeks from laughing so hard.

 

Agent 146 - The True Story of a Nazi Spy in America by Erich Gimpel

Erich Gimpel, has written a fascinating account of what it must be like to spy in an enemy country during wartime. Gimpel, who spoke almost perfect American English after having lived in the States before the war, was dropped off near Ellsworth, Maine in 1944. Eventually captured, he came close to being hanged, but was paroled in the early fifties and published this memoir in 1957.

Fascinating read but I'm only half way through it ! ... it's always amazing to me how they don't get caught sooner ..... this guy went through all kinds of " near misses "

 

Flightpath To Murder by Steve Darlow.

 

I am reading Hamilton Heroes Tales of Adventure,Adversity and Heroism from World war 11 By Peter Tassi and Veronica Morrison . It's the story of 12 Heroes of WW2 (Canadian\British) most of them were at the Raid on Dieppe . Made me remember what they have done for us today .
Nice little book 90 pages but powerful in his own way .

 

I am reading over the top by HG Hewitt last name escapes me at the moment great book
by an AIF digger
cheers Tony

 

Gordon of Khartoum.

Reading the book by Anthony Nutting telling of the character and adventures of another of our national figures.
It is a disappointing discovery to find out he was not such a hero as generally thought by hundreds of school children.
Who next, Nelson, Drake, Montgomery !!!!!!

Cheers
Keith DXXIII