Ace Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) My aging father an ex RAF/RAAF pilot has a keen interest in Far Eastern British/Australian WW2 exploits and their involvement in both land and the Pacific War. This could be individual experiences, campaigns, battles both on land or at sea. Would be grateful for any book recommendations I can take out in a few weeks. Thanks in anticipation. David Edited January 17 by Ace Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Not really my main interest, but I do have one recommendation that you might like to try. Innes, David J. (1985) Beaufighters Over Burma, No. 27 Squadron, RAF 1942-45 , Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset, 128pp. ISBN#0-7137-1599-5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Bump Just incase anyone missed it or has remembered something that may be of interest to my father 🤞 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lee Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 An excellent fiction option is the 'Innocents no more' series by Andrew Wareham that follows the exploits of Australian pilot Tommy Stark. The last in the series is based in the far East, but all 7 books are well worth reading & I'm sure would be enjoyed by your father. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082K67MN3?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tkin The Author is very prolific and has also written series based on WW1 RFC & submarine activity. His style is light and fast moving with typically hero airmen/soldiers/sailors and ignorant higher command. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stainforth Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 How about Biggles in the Orient or Biggles in Borneo? Don't laugh, adults apparently still enjoy the Biggles books (although I haven't read any since I was about 10 years old!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 4 hours ago, John Lee said: An excellent fiction option is the 'Innocents no more' series by Andrew Wareham that follows the exploits of Australian pilot Tommy Stark. The last in the series is based in the far East, but all 7 books are well worth reading & I'm sure would be enjoyed by your father. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082K67MN3?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tkin The Author is very prolific and has also written series based on WW1 RFC & submarine activity. His style is light and fast moving with typically hero airmen/soldiers/sailors and ignorant higher command. I agree! I've read all the WW1 series and am about half way through the WW2 series mostly about Thomas Stark, Tommy's son. I enjoyed the WW1 series more than the WW2. I have a Kindle Unlimited subscription and the books are 'free' if you do. I haven't read any others but, as you mention, he's very prolific. A few years back I read 'Biggles learns to Fly' assuming it wouldn't be very good and was surprised how much I enjoyed it as an adult. I used too read a lot of WE Johns books (Biggles and Worrals) as a child when I almost never had my nose out of a book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 @leccyflyer @John Lee @John Stainforth @Geoff S 👏 Thanks guys for your thoughts and suggestions which I will follow up and hopefully some/all will pique my fathers interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Also look at "Carrier Pilot" by Norman Hanson. see here... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 @Mike T Thanks excellent suggestion 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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