Guest alex Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Some quality literature written about that period tbf like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20143 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Aye, sounds like a right laugh. The humor that the young lads then must of had to get quickly was mad. There was a dead body on one trench, well, a buried dead body with just the arm sticking out. The blokes in the trench used to shake this guys hand every morning My fave though was when the Germans were shouting over deadmans land "When are you Yorkshire Bastards coming over?" Great read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 'Home Run' earlier in the thread was also a great read, recommended by Bobby Shinton earlier in the thread. My mate also read 'Medic!' by the same people and reckons it was class. Though I'm yet to borrow it, the trend is I borrow him a handful of books & he buggers off and I don't see him for 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I knew what you meant anyway. Gallow's humour and all that. All Quiet on the Western Front is a fantastic read btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20143 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I knew what you meant anyway. Gallow's humour and all that. All Quiet on the Western Front is a fantastic read btw. Aye, I have that to read next which I am looking forward to I shall look into those too Tom, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 There was a class one about a British soldier who could speak basic French. One day there was a bang on the door and a bunch of german soldiers burst in demanding something, eventually they moved onto French and they were only asking for eggs. He hid out in a barn for three weeks and he would get daily visits from very Friendly germans whom had grasp of French, he sold them eggs every day and didn't get caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13867 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I definitely recommend that Forgotten Voices of The Somme. Lent it off my lecturer once and he pissed off to another job without asking for it back. Result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44880 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Any relation to Freddy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Register with Zinio and they send you a free $25 code to use, so I'm reading Film Comment thanks to a subscription for nowt. Recommended for anyone with a tablet. http://gb.zinio.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Any relation to Freddy? he's the 5th best SAS man there ever was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Any relation to Freddy? he's the 5th best SAS man there ever was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13867 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Class tagline on that book like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42444 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I definitely recommend that Forgotten Voices of The Somme. Lent it off my lecturer once and he pissed off to another job without asking for it back. Result. Think I'll be getting that- good shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 not for the first time, totally recommend the Stephen Leather books. Not so much the later or more recent ones [although they are good] but the earlier books "The Chinaman", "The Bombmaker" "The Long Shot". He's the best modern fictional writer of thrillers in the business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20143 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I definitely recommend that Forgotten Voices of The Somme. Lent it off my lecturer once and he pissed off to another job without asking for it back. Result. Think I'll be getting that- good shout. Its a fantastic book Monkey. If you PM me your address ill send you it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42444 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I definitely recommend that Forgotten Voices of The Somme. Lent it off my lecturer once and he pissed off to another job without asking for it back. Result. Think I'll be getting that- good shout. Its a fantastic book Monkey. If you PM me your address ill send you it. Small acts of random kindness - cheers Wykiki. Made my day that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42444 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I've recently discovered 4 relatives-Great Uncles, Great Grandfathers, who fought at the Somme, 3 of them were killed on the first day, so my interest in this particular battle has been piqued. They're all on the Thiepval Memorial to the Lost, which I'd love to visit at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20143 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I definitely recommend that Forgotten Voices of The Somme. Lent it off my lecturer once and he pissed off to another job without asking for it back. Result. Think I'll be getting that- good shout. Its a fantastic book Monkey. If you PM me your address ill send you it. Small acts of random kindness - cheers Wykiki. Made my day that. My pleasure lad I visited Ypres when I was in Belgium this year, feeeeeck me, emotional man, emotional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Can anyone reccommend some good history books? I plan on going to Auschwitz next year so I'd be interested in anything relevant to the Holocaust/WW2. Also anything on the European Empires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42444 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Can anyone reccommend some good history books? I plan on going to Auschwitz next year so I'd be interested in anything relevant to the Holocaust/WW2. Also anything on the European Empires. This any good to you KSA? http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/tp/holocaust.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Aye thanks MF. I've heard good things about the book 'Human Smoke' as well, anyone know it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42444 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 This a great story KSA, about the children of the men who tended the British war graves in Belgium, and what happened to them when the German Army invaded in WWII. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1222375/The-children-fought-Hitler-How-British-expats-Third-Reichs-fiercest-foes.html It mentions the book at the end of the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42444 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I definitely recommend that Forgotten Voices of The Somme. Lent it off my lecturer once and he pissed off to another job without asking for it back. Result. Think I'll be getting that- good shout. Its a fantastic book Monkey. If you PM me your address ill send you it. Small acts of random kindness - cheers Wykiki. Made my day that. My pleasure lad I visited Ypres when I was in Belgium this year, feeeeeck me, emotional man, emotional. A pleasing thump on the doormat , and the book has just arrived. For a grumpy misogynist, you're a top bloke Wykiki Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20143 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 A pleasing thump on the doormat , and the book has just arrived. For a grumpy misogynist, you're a top bloke Wykiki Thanks again. My pleasure Fist lad, hope you enjoy it mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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