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Odds & Sods (aka Non Modelling) => Got any good Links put them here => Topic started by: rickshaw on January 07, 2025, 04:11:04 AM

Title: The British Pacific Fleet
Post by: rickshaw on January 07, 2025, 04:11:04 AM
Title: Re: The British Pacific Fleet
Post by: NARSES2 on January 07, 2025, 05:57:01 AM
Cheers for that Rick  :thumbsup:  Dad served aboard HMS Indefatigable  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: The British Pacific Fleet
Post by: Rheged on January 07, 2025, 07:44:00 AM
Thanks, Rickshaw!  Once you have watched that, try to get hold of John Winton's book  "The Forgotten Fleet"     https://saperebooks.com/books/the-forgotten-fleet/   Well worth tracking down in second hand shops.
Title: Re: The British Pacific Fleet
Post by: NARSES2 on January 08, 2025, 05:42:24 AM
Quote from: Rheged on January 07, 2025, 07:44:00 AMThanks, Rickshaw!  Once you have watched that, try to get hold of John Winton's book  "The Forgotten Fleet"     https://saperebooks.com/books/the-forgotten-fleet/   Well worth tracking down in second hand shops.

Very much so. Kamikaze Hunters https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-kamikaze-hunters/will-iredale//9781447227205?sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=176013&awc=3787_1736343701_849d28f9469ae9f9280db0673852efdb&utm_source=176013&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Redbrain (https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-kamikaze-hunters/will-iredale//9781447227205?sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=176013&awc=3787_1736343701_849d28f9469ae9f9280db0673852efdb&utm_source=176013&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Redbrain)is also an excellent read, concentrating on the FAA's part in the Pacific War.
Title: Re: The British Pacific Fleet
Post by: Rheged on January 08, 2025, 06:45:57 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on January 08, 2025, 05:42:24 AM
Quote from: Rheged on January 07, 2025, 07:44:00 AMThanks, Rickshaw!  Once you have watched that, try to get hold of John Winton's book  "The Forgotten Fleet"     https://saperebooks.com/books/the-forgotten-fleet/   Well worth tracking down in second hand shops.

Very much so. Kamikaze Hunters https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-kamikaze-hunters/will-iredale//9781447227205?sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=176013&awc=3787_1736343701_849d28f9469ae9f9280db0673852efdb&utm_source=176013&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Redbrain (https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-kamikaze-hunters/will-iredale//9781447227205?sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=176013&awc=3787_1736343701_849d28f9469ae9f9280db0673852efdb&utm_source=176013&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Redbrain)is also an excellent read, concentrating on the FAA's part in the Pacific War.

Thanks for this recommendation Chris.  I have a Christmas present book token that would cover that nicely!
Title: Re: The British Pacific Fleet
Post by: NARSES2 on January 09, 2025, 01:30:38 AM
Quote from: Rheged on January 08, 2025, 06:45:57 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on January 08, 2025, 05:42:24 AM
Quote from: Rheged on January 07, 2025, 07:44:00 AMThanks, Rickshaw!  Once you have watched that, try to get hold of John Winton's book  "The Forgotten Fleet"     https://saperebooks.com/books/the-forgotten-fleet/   Well worth tracking down in second hand shops.

Very much so. Kamikaze Hunters https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-kamikaze-hunters/will-iredale//9781447227205?sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=176013&awc=3787_1736343701_849d28f9469ae9f9280db0673852efdb&utm_source=176013&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Redbrain (https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-kamikaze-hunters/will-iredale//9781447227205?sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=176013&awc=3787_1736343701_849d28f9469ae9f9280db0673852efdb&utm_source=176013&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Redbrain)is also an excellent read, concentrating on the FAA's part in the Pacific War.

Thanks for this recommendation Chris.  I have a Christmas present book token that would cover that nicely!

Glad to be of service  :thumbsup: Whom should I contact re commission ?  :angel:
Title: Re: The British Pacific Fleet
Post by: Captain Canada on January 09, 2025, 06:36:59 AM
Excellent ! Thanks