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Derek’s 2024 Year in Books
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Derek Nudd
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Forgotten Fleet
In fact this book covers two forgotten fleets: the British Pacific Fleet and the East Indies Fleet. After the eye-watering Japanese advances of late 1941 and early 1942 there was little Britain could do except hang on grimly to its few footholds remaining. Pre-war plans for rapid reinforcement were overtaken by events in the Atlantic, Arctic and Mediterranean, and the most of bases for that reinfo
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| In some ways this book's title is misleading, inviting the reader to focus on technological innovation. Kennedy rightly points out that it's not just the tools that make the difference but the way they are used - the willingness to embrace change and ...more | |
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| This is the only book I know to tackle an inadequately researched subject. Japanese captives, in any theatre, were few enough until the last stages of WW2. Japanese soldiers who experienced the collapse of the Arakan, Imphal and Kohima offensives had ...more | |
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| Bringing together and successfully integrating the stories of Men at Arms, Officers and Gentlemen and Unconditional Surrender this doorstop of a book draws on Waugh's own wartime experiences and Catholic faith. Looking back on it in the preface he wr ...more | |
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| Largely based on Cumming's diaries, this book gives a valuable insight into the man himself and the early years of Britain's foreign intelligence service. Pulled from active retirement by the head of the Naval Intelligence Division (NID) Cumming was ...more | |
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