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Old 09-21-2011, 11:27 AM
Sternjaeger II Sternjaeger II is offline
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Originally Posted by bongodriver View Post
No particular reason really, I don't have a great library, most of my books are reference material and not historical analysis, the few I do have I haven't read, I am not a great one for reading that type of stuff....I even have a signed copy of 'tumult in the clouds' that I never finished (Reason I have a signed copy is that James Goodson was a patient of my farther)

Despite our differences, you may still give me an isight to what it may be all about...
sorry mate, I haven't managed to read it

I can recommend you First Light by Geoffrey Wellum though, as an aviator yourself you might find his description of his first solo with a Tiggie the best written rendition of the experience

Uh and since he was mentioned before, Stephilner's book Spitfire On My Tail is quite a read, if anything a different one, that shows what it was like on the other side.

If you find it hard to read extremely academic books though, I would still recommend to read Bungay's one, if anything it flows better than Holland's.
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