tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post2427845163628014038..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: One of the Few….David Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-72821874749938067122022-02-02T18:30:19.519+00:002022-02-02T18:30:19.519+00:00Hi Steve J,
‘Sit back and enjoy’ - that is absolu...Hi Steve J,<br /><br />‘Sit back and enjoy’ - that is absolutely right! The film gives a good overall flavour of the fighting and that is enough for me.<br /><br />By all accounts Galland was quite a character so his memoirs should make for a good read.<br /><br />There is still some work to do before anything gets to the table with this but it will make for a pleasant diversion methinks.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-38496678293310572502022-02-02T16:06:23.487+00:002022-02-02T16:06:23.487+00:00A very good selection of books there David and of ...A very good selection of books there David and of course the film is great. It might not be too accurate but who cares when you can just sit back and enjoy!<br /><br />I enjoyed Len Deighton's 'Fighter' for a very basic overview of the campaign, which is fine for me. Apparently Adolf Galland's memoir is meant to be a great read and of course a view from the other side.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-26512598961476947662022-02-02T12:26:33.617+00:002022-02-02T12:26:33.617+00:00Hiya JBM,
My Uncle Jim’s flying logs are still in...Hiya JBM,<br /><br />My Uncle Jim’s flying logs are still in the family but he was vey much of the ‘writing the absolute minimum required’ school of officialdom! He served in number 9 squadron in Wellingtons and completed 29 out of 30 ‘ops’ before being transferred to training command and then taking off flying. By then his nerves were shredded and he was taken off flying and assigned to Malta as a senior admin/records type.<br /><br />We understand about PTSD a lot more now but whilst he was recovering in a military hospital after his 29 ‘ops’ he was sent a white feather. In later life is was constantly moving and could never sit still for long. He was a hero to me though.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-6814668467657164622022-02-02T12:20:05.063+00:002022-02-02T12:20:05.063+00:00Hi Aly,
Like most ‘popular’ battles there is a va...Hi Aly,<br /><br />Like most ‘popular’ battles there is a vast amount of written material on the subject in hand. Where possible I try and keep a lid on it and be a little selective where I can. Of the titles you see one was a donation, one was a given to me as a review copy (The Decisive Duel and my review is on Amazon for it!) and four others were from boot sales. <br /><br />They will keep me out of trouble…for a while!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-55043317791368798832022-02-02T09:29:00.675+00:002022-02-02T09:29:00.675+00:00Yeah, I suspect this film was the first thing that...Yeah, I suspect this film was the first thing that got me excited about all things military. My uncle was a pilot in the war and used to make veiled references (not actual stories) to having flown in the Battle of Britain. About 15 years ago he passed on and I stopped an extended family member from chucking out his flying logs. Turns out he didn’t start flying until 41 and then spent a year training in Canada before being sent out to India in 43. He spent his war ferrying planes and doing meteorological flights rather than battling the hun over Kent. He did fly a lot of interesting types though - from Hurricanes to a four engined Liberator but I guess the other version of events got him a few more free pints down the pub. Lol.The Jolly Broom Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037134974588645559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-62843832225296051662022-02-02T08:13:20.277+00:002022-02-02T08:13:20.277+00:00A fine selection of books David…
They should certa...A fine selection of books David…<br />They should certainly keep you out of trouble… for a while 😁<br /><br />All the best. AlyAly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-62827876301039634142022-02-02T07:57:20.839+00:002022-02-02T07:57:20.839+00:00Hello there Elenderil,
For all its shortcomings i...Hello there Elenderil,<br /><br />For all its shortcomings it is a cracking film and one that for me is right up there with Zulu and the Great Escape in terms of repeat watching. As I recall there is a book around about the making of the film and I have also seen similar for Zulu and more recently, for Waterloo.<br /><br />I am also a sucker for the whole ‘how they did what they did’ style of documentary!<br /><br />I have a feeling that is why the Mitchell camera plane was painting in a loud colour scheme so as to more readily visible - during the war I am sure the USAF did something similar to act as forming up points for the formations - rather like a standard bearer (and just as risky!).<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-32828594047678642152022-02-01T20:37:08.050+00:002022-02-01T20:37:08.050+00:00Like you I was in the queue to see the Battle of B...Like you I was in the queue to see the Battle of Britain when it was first released. I was an Air Cadet at the time and the local squadron organised a trip to Manchester to see the film in the first week of release. Despite the flaws it is a stunning film and when I bought the DVD a few years ago I was enthralled by the accompanying DVD on the making of the film. The air battles were choreographed by the pilots walking around in a hanger with model planes on sticks! with a Mitchel bomber flying through the middle of the actual aerial scenes to do the filming. talk about nerves of steel!Elenderilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950182992274113214noreply@blogger.com