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July News 2010

July 2010 Newsletter

All books (while in stock), can be found on the Booksforever website.

Many more newly listed titles are now listed & available to order in several categories since last Newsletter. Although to many to list here, a small selection has been added for browsing below.

If you are after a book we have marked "out of stock", we are only an email away. If you wish to order a book from us, but do not see it listed on site, or you are researching for information on a specific Unit, Battlefield location, History or General Reference, please let us know.

Since last Newsletter:

- A New category on the Napoleonic Wars has been added, and will slowly be updated with more titles.

- Now available for order is a selection of Grub Street Publications, who do a great range of Military History.

A few of their publications listed below for an introduction are:


- Buffaloes Over Singapore

RAF, RAAF, RNZAF & Dutch Brewster Fighters in action over Malaya and the East Indies 1941-42.

- Spitfires Over Malta

Story of the RAF's gallant stand in 1942 to hold Malta against all odds and to save the island from invasion.

- Ton-Up Lancs

A photographic record of the Thirty Five RAF Lancasters that each completed 100 sorties.

- Hurricanes Over Singapore

RAF, RNZAF and NEI Fighters in action against the Japanese over the Island and the Netherlands East Indies, 1942.

- Australian Hawk Over The Western Front

A Biography of Major R S Dallas DSO, DSC, C de G avec Palme.

Some great titles recently added:

- The Coolie Generals

Senior British Officers, many decorated war heroes, separated from the men and formations, and shipped around the Japanese Empire in one group, kept alive so that the Japanese could ritually humiliate them at every opportunity.

- Army Wings

This is the fascinating story of army fixed-wing co-operation units who were made up of specially trained volunteer army personnel.

- The Proud 6th

This is the history of Australia's 6th Division, World War 2.

- Battle for Singapore

The true story of the greatest catastrophe of World War 2. For those interested in the history & facts of the Fall of Singapore.

- Night After Night

New Zealanders in Bomber Command

A small selection of second hand condition titles recently added:
(These are 1 off's at present. Most are now out of print, and some quite scarce)

- To The Green Fields Beyond

The Story of the Australian 6th Division Cavalry Commandos. Contains Roll of Honour.

- Moon Over Malaya

A Tale of Argylls & Marines. Based on the fighting in Singapore and Malaya during 1941-1942.

- Curtin's Cowboys

Australia's Secret Bush Commandos, of a 500 man North Australia Observer Unit in World War 2.

- Doctor at Dien Bien Phu

Army Doctor (who volunteered), to work for a short time at Dien Bien Phu, (Vietnam) became trapped in the fighting. This Autobiography details his time at Dien Bien Phu, as a Doctor, his patients, the surgery and a war that was closing in.

- While History Passed

Jesse Elizabeth Simons, Story of Australian Army Nurses, who became POWs of the Japanese for 3/12 years.

- Heroes Denied

A true story of 15 Australian Soldiers, who didn't surrender to the Japanese in the Malayan Peninsula 1942. They made their way back to Australia, through starvation, illness and hardship. When they arrived back in Australia, instead of being called heroes, they were called deserters. Hence the name " Malayan Harriers". Only a small number of these men are still alive of this publication,(printed in 1990), this is their story. Very good read!

- It Happened to Us

The Unique Experiences of 20 Members of the Australian 4th Anti-Tank Regiment. Three Batteries were sent to Singapore to help stop the Japanese who had Australia as a target for invasion, but eventually become POWs. The fourth Battery of this Regiment was in Darwin, for the defence of Australia. Not a unit history per se.

- The Long Trek

True Story of a British Commando in World War 2. The author was a member of a British Commando Unit, against the Japanese in Burma, Story of the long trek home through hundreds of miles of jungle.

- Stoker's Submarine

Australian Submarine, AE2's mission to breach the treacherous Dardanelles Strait with the intention of disrupting Turkish supply lines to the isolated Gallipoli peninsula.

- The Linz File

Hitler's Plunder of Europe's Art. Details the recovery of artwork, stolen by the Third Reich in World War 2.

- The Embarrassing Australian

The Embarrassing Australian, The Story of an Aboriginal Warrior, Reg Saunders. The first Aboriginal to be commissioned as a officer in the armed forces, and in the Korean War commanded 200 white troops, who called him the "best officer in the world".

- Last Call of the Empire

A Last Call of the Empire details the Australians training, selection & combat experience in the scheme.

- The Thirty Niners

The Australian Thirty Niners fought in Libya, Bardia, Tobruk, Greece, Crete and a large number became German POWs.

- Australia's Pearl Harbour

Darwin 1942

- Fernleaf Cairo

Its call sign was Fernleaf Cairo, and between 1939 and 1946, around 76000 Kiwis of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force passed through Maadi Camp, World War Two.

- The Odd Couple

Blamey and MacArthur at War. The Contrast between these two Military Leaders!

- Weary

The Life of Sir Weary Dunlop.

- Tobruk 1941

When the 9th Australian Division withdraw into the Libyan fortress town of Tobruk early in April 1941, a siege began that was to make its mark on the course of World War Two.

- The Hitler Book

The Secret Dossier prepared for Stalin. From interrogations of Hitler's closest personal aides.

Recommended Reading

- Heroes Denied

A true story of 15 Australian Soldiers, who didn't surrender to the Japanese in the Malayan Peninsula 1942. They made their way back to Australia, through starvation, illness and hardship. When they arrived back in Australia, instead of being called heroes, they were called deserters. Hence the name " Malayan Harriers". Only a small number of these men are still alive, (when this was printed in 1990), this is their story. very good read!

- The Coolie Generals

Senior British Officers, many decorated war heroes, separated from the men and formations, and shipped around the Japanese Empire in one group, kept alive so that the Japanese could ritually humiliate them at every opportunity.

Thank you!

Thank you to those Customers who have contacted us offering books for sale. It has been great to hear from you.

At present, we are after 'Australian Unit Histories', and 'POW Biographies'. Even if you only have 1 book in the garage, or on your bookshelf you wish to trade or sell, please let us know! If your not sure if the book/s you have are of interest to us, please email the title and we will get back to you asap. Or, send us the details below:

- Title?
- Hardcover / Softcover?
- 1st edition or reprint?
- Condition?

If you are unsure, it is quicker and easier to begin, to just send the title and once we confirm interest, we can go from there.

Military History Ebooks

Just to let our Customers know, as a few emails have come in on this. We have no plans to offer Military or War History titles in ebooks (format) at this stage.

Although there is a lot of talk about ebooks appearing in the market lately, we prefer to stay with the traditional hand held, old fashioned paper books.

Why? For us, some of the many preferences for books over ebooks are:

- You cannot add an ebook to your bookcase, or Military book library to admire or view anytime.
- Real in hand books have a feel, a smell and even a past history. Who owned this book before you?, where has it travelled? May have been to places you may never see? All the more mystery of paper books.
- Showing off your library of Military books, collected over the years can be the talking point of any room. Not quite the same with ebooks on your computer! Yes, the information is there, not the atmosphere!
- Nor can an ebook be considered a real investment, in the same way a paper book copy can. Some books can now be worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars, and in great demand. It is unlikely an ebook will be searched for, purchased with pride, or even bid on in auctions, like paper-books are.
- For Military book collectors, there is no greater thrill of the hunt for an old rare & elusive book. Only to be found when you least expect it, where
you least expect it. A lot of the enjoyment will be gone, if downloading is the only requirement!
- Can you lay in bed reading an ebook through your computer, like a paper-book? just isn't quit the same.

There are many other points, but the idea is real paper-books have been around since the beginning of time, and I hope this doesn't change in my lifetime!

This is of course just our opinion, and ebooks will have their place no doubt, and do serve a purpose. But we deal in Military history, and will continue to only offer this in good old fashioned reading, of a good old fashioned paper-book.

Overtime if the demand from our Customers is high, we will re-consider this stance, but for now the old fashioned book is safe here.

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Booksforever

11 Jul 2010

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