:FI: Book review: "Duel of Eagles"

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Popular culture tells us Peter Townsend rocked, uh.......in the Battle of Britain in a Hurricane with 85 squadron. He was the first pilot to dispatch an He.111 on english soil since that Gotha thing in 1918. It's a decent read if your'e psyched for BoB. (which should be out ANY day now...) Any M8tes with a good read out there? ~S~.

[Beowolff]

Com, buddy...

if you like adventure/combat/science fiction or any such combination...

check out mine and Zeke's site:

http://groups.msn.com/BeowolffsLairexte ... ombat.msnw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;




Beowolff

[:FI:COM]

Beowolff- Thanks for the link! Love the books and the Chennault/ICB/Kung Fu amalgam- Plus, simultaneous Victoria's Secret bra adverts. What is it about you Mason/Dixon gentlemen that allows you to get away with dialogue straight out of a Dukes of Hazard re-run? Thank you for the advice on 'Crowning'. (I thought that was something I paid for near W. 12th St). The University Press of Kentucky, c. 2004 pubished "ENDKAMPF" by historian Stephen G. Fritz; a detailed account of the U.S. push through Franconia (Genosse would call them 'hicks') and the bitter SS and Party resistance that persisted in guerrilla fighting until late 1947! a great read of a strange time.~S~

[Skipper]

Currently reading the sequel to "The Colditz Story" which is called "Colditz:The Latter Days"....who'd have thought it

About a third of the way through it but I have to say the second book is as good and shocking as the last!The stories in it have had me laughing.....feeling depressed and on the edge of my seat! They are by far two of the best war books I have ever read and even erading about his experiences in the tunnels makes me feel slightly claustrophobic!A great read so far though and I would thoroughly recommend them both.

Could review quite a few more books.....might be interesting to get a thread going on books that are good reads so others can enjoy the same.

Cheers

Skipper

[:FI:Fenian]

Here's my latest offering... finally published in paperback... in all good (Irish) bookshops from next week...




http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 41-0381544

Keep your fingers crossed for me! I need all the luck I can get

Plugging away on a crime novel right now, and then I want to do one on the Irish that fought in the British Army in WW1....

[:FI:Heloego]

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Checked into the link and once the move is complete I'll order Ganglands, too!

[Skipper]

Wow Fen that's ace

I would like to write a book when I'm older as currently I don't really have the time , skill or experience

Sure would be a cool thing to do though!HOw did you get started?

Skipper

[:FI:Fenian]

to be honest...

It started when I was in my 20s and drank too much and didn't want to work.

I found that my social security ran out quite quickly with the thirst I had, so I had to find ways to amuse myself - reading and writing mostly.

Sad but true. I still don't make any money out of it... but I like writing. I do a lot of things like that in my life

Dan - thanks m8! I think Ganglands will be very hard to get a hold of these days - it went out of print around five years ago, so only a few dodgy secondhand copies are floating about these days....

I just started reading Catch 22 for the first time. I'm amazed I never picked it up before. It's quite witty

[:FI:COM]

Firstly, change a couple of names, locations, send it to the States with it's revamped title: " The Rebublican: an American shooter's guide to target i
dentification".
Seriously, Trev- Good work, oh man of letters in thee squad.
Did you know Kurt Vonnegut was a POW?
I looked for "ganglands" as well...must have been that mass rally pyre in '98.

[:FI:Fenian]

I had already sold it by then though, so it didn't matter a damn....

[:FI:IceFrog]

is that why you are hiding out in Sweden

i'm impressed. way to go Fenian
if i buy one will you sign it for me (i'll but it anyway)

[:FI:Fenian]

sure thing... but the postage will cost more than the book is really worth

[Skipper]

Thought I'd bring this thread back to life about books (don't have to be World War 2 or flying) that people ahve read recently.

I've just today finished reading "Ice Station Zebra" by Alistair Malean.All I can say is "WOW" ...what a read!I got it last night and couldn't put it down it was so gripping.It had everything- pacy , intriguing , technical , enviromental , medical I could go on and on and on.

The final chapters are some of the best dialogue/writing I have ever read.The story fits into place perfectly and you find that a point that originally seemed insignificant is quite pivotal.I am pleased to say that I did manage to work out who the killer was but I did miss a few obvious points and it was more of a guess than anything

I don't want to say too much incase I give the story away or spoil it for those of you who may consider reading it but it is simply superb.If you have ever era or seen the film "Where Eagles Dare" it is written in a very similar style(probably because they are by the same person).I would say that the twisting and clever story is easily on a par with "Where Eagles Dare".I can see this is a book i'm going to read and reread over and over again!

Skipper

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It's always nice to get pointed in the right direction...for a read. I've just finished "Fighter Pilot" by William Dunn; a rather unsung mysanthrope type from S. Dakota. He went from BoB to Korea- kind of a war addict/adrenalin junkie personality. I thought Philip Kaplan's "Two man air force" would be good, unfortunately. Boring- advice to anyone-don't bother- It's easy to forget how banal third-party reference material can be for the writer AND reader. Any other m8tes with books on the brain? ~S~

[:FI:Fenian]

Bloody layabout!!!