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Yuletide Selection 1
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Yuletide Selection 1by BigJules |
I’m a bit of a gruff creature when it comes to the commercialisation of Christmas – but there’s one thing that I fervently believe: a book is a present that, if well chosen for the recipient, will give hours of pleasure and be a lasting reminder in itself of someone putting thought, not just money, into a Yuletide gift. Hopefully, there’s something for everyone in this somewhat eclectic selection. They range from titles featuring the Napoleonic era to a biography of the admiral who created Armistice Day to an account of undersea war during World War II. So do consider adding one or more from this selection to your gift-buying list – or just indulging yourself!
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Helping Stop Hitler’s Luftwaffe, The Memoirs of a Pilot Involved in the Development of Radar Interception, Vital in the Battle of Britain
These memoirs are of an RAF pilot involved in the development of the radar-based command and control system that helped win the Battle of Britain. The author’s memoirs uniquely follow the development of a revolutionary new command and control system that was completed Just In Time – Most Highly Recommended
The French at Waterloo, Eyewitness Accounts, 2nd & 6th Corps, Cavalry, Artillery, Imperial Guard and Medical Services
This is a valuable source book based on eyewitness accounts of one of the most memorable battles in history. The author has reviewed the French units, including the all-important medical services that are usually omitted from books about the battle – Very Highly Recommended
Fighting Through To Hitler’s Germany, Personal accounts of the Men of 1 Suffolk 1944-45
An inspiring account of the Fighting First, the Suffolk Regiment in the final stage of the war in Europe. This account is based on the words of those who were there in an infantry regiment that achieved its objectives, with 178 of the 850 landed on D-Day surviving – Very Highly Recommended
The Great War in the Argonne Forest, French & American Battles, 1914-1918
This is a vivid account of the enduring Battle(s) of the Argonne Forest. The largely static nature of warfare on the Western Front saw a series of battles for the same stretches of ground over the duration of the Great War, culminating in the deployment of US troops in 1918, their largest battle for Argonne – Very Highly Recommended
Eyewitness RAF, The Experience of War 1939-1945
An engaging review of the RAF war experience from the views of those who served, from an author with a particular interest in training and combat. The scale and variety of experiences for air and ground crew during WWII is hard to fully appreciate today – Very Highly Recommended
An American Uprising In Second World War England, Mutiny In The Duchy
When very large numbers of American service personnel arrived in the UK, they were based in camps that were largely in quiet rural areas and they significantly outnumbered the local indigenous population. The fact that most US military personnel avoided upsetting the local population was a major achievement on both sides – Very Highly Recommended
Modern Conflict Archaeology, Nazi Prisons in the British Isles, Political Prisoners During The German Occupation Of Jersey & Guernsey 1940-1945
Britain had to abandon the Channel Islands in 1940 and did not even have adequate time to evacuate significant numbers of the population. The Germans started with a soft approach but political prisoners increased and the occupation became harsh, not least because the German logistics operation was unable to supply all the food and medicines required – Very Highly Recommended