Recommended Books?

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Just ordered mine today...but they are going quick. On speaking to Liz at Dawlish Museum she mentions that Bill Millin is in a local nursing home now after suffering a stroke some while back, however he still manages to get to the museum once a week. I wish him well

Pete,

Does Liz know the address of the nursing home? If we know it might perhaps be an idea for the members of this forum to send Piper Bill a card wishing him well?

Just a thought!

Jack

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Jack

I have the address he is at. I will email you the details rather than put it on the forum. If anyone else wants it just pm me. Bill still gets out and about in his electrically operated chair I am told.

Ps. Geoff has just advised me he will be sending Bill a card from all of us in the CVA

quote=Pete
Ps. Geoff has just advised me he will be sending Bill a card from all of us in the CVA

Very good initiative! Well done!

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I am in mail contact with Liz of the Dawlish Museum about the book of Piper Bill Millin. I will spare you all the details but I can just say that the book I ordered and which has been signed by Piper Bill has gone missing in the mail! NOT beacuse Liz has made a mistake, but purely because of the mail system. We are working on tracing it from both sides.

Anyway, Liz sent me a mail saying that, and I quote:

Piper Bill really enjoyed his visit to Normandy where they are going to build a statue to him and they have named the 18th hole on the golf course after him (he is in famous company, the other holes are named after Churchill, Eisenhower, de Gaulle, Montgomery etc.) Unquote.

I thought I'd let you know this wonderfull news!

Jack

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I would recommend the following book to all interested in the early Commando Raids.
Striking Back by Niall Cherry - Britains Airborne and Commando Raids 1940 - 1942
Published this year the book has a great deal of information including an appendix at the rear conatining official reports on the creation of the Commandos, Operations such as Colossus, Claymore, Archery, Anklet, Biting, Musketoon, and Freshman.
So as far as the early Commando and Parachute Regiment raids it is an excellent resouce for research

Enjoy.

(not to be confused with Striking Back: A Jewish Commando's War against the Nazis by Peter Masters)

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A couple of years ago, one of the admin dudes reccommended two books concerning Scissorforce, in which My Grandfather took part... one was Prender's Progress, very illuminating, and the other was the Gubbins book... he is quite the character... incredibly courageous and far seeing, in the context of intel, in the late 30's, that made it clear Hitler, and his people, were not Europe's friends!
Leslie J P Magee, was in 5 Ind.Co.

Joe Powell's book - Fall Guy - go get it on Abe Books and ebay.

I'm sorted and would buy the lot but thought I'd best give the rest of you a chance. )