Society and History
My uncle’s books
A couple of years ago, after my uncle passed away I inherited Dad’s side of the family’s books. These were the pre-Bond, post-Biggles boys’ own
30 April 2015
Tag: history
693 reasons why MTR was always up against it
Melbourne Talk Radio, or MTR 1377, is no longer. The fact that the station hasn’t worked is hardly a surprise when you consider that in
3 March 2012
Reviewed – MacArthur’s War; Invasion: Alaska; and Neue Europa
Counterfactual history is a genre based on the question ‘what if?’. It’s one of my favourite types of fiction, combining creativity based on historical events.
27 February 2012
Gettysburg – a reflection three years on
January 2012: Three years ago this week I visited the east coast of the US as part of my holiday so I could attend President
17 January 2012
Reviewed – Beyond Band of Brothers (Major Richard D Winters)
This review coincides with the first anniversary of the passing of Major Richard Winters. Major Winters died in January 2011, aged 92. I was given
1 January 2012
Reviewed: Down to the Sea
As someone who reads widely across history, and has an interest in military history, I approached this book not knowing much about the subject. By
21 October 2011
Reviewed – Strong Armed Men
Robert Leckie’s tome on the United States Marines’ battles in the Pacific is intense as it is detailed – nearly 600 pages – and covered
13 June 2011
Reviewed
Reviewed – Given Up for Dead – America’s Heroic Stand at Wake Island
Wake Island sits alone, an atoll in Pacific Ocean, in the middle of the nowhere, unimportant – at least it was until the US foresaw
7 January 2011
Reviewed – ANZAC Fury
Peter Thompson’s work on the Battle of Crete in 1941 is simply excellent. If you find military / political history fascinating, this is the type
3 January 2011