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    WWI titles and some others (pic heavy)

    Thought I would share just some of my reading on WWI that I am wading through plus adding to, I try to get H/C 1st Ed's in early Australianicon AIF stuff which is not cheap. A couple like Idriess, "The Bean series on the AIF", Forward with the Fifth, 25th April By Winter, Whale Oil Guards, Under Furred hats plus others command a high price regardless of condition most of my collection I have graze read to gain a gist of the information.
    The Neville Browning collection is very good modern books on the AIF, Lynn Macdonald is a very accomplished author The Somme took her 10 years to write, Barbara Tuchman with 1914 is a good read also.
    The Connan Doyle set are true first ed's as these have the asterix on them, What Price Glory about the Frenchicon Army and battle for the Forts is very good read.
    It is a slow and pain staking operation some 40 years so far and fraught with "You Spent what on a book!" although my wife is very tolerant of my swarays. I believe the closer to the event the more vivid the story from the author.
    One book I have just finished for Ausies who read AIF materials "Backs to the Wall By G D Mitchell" I highly recommend this book. He spent 4 1/2 years away progressing through the ranks till attaining a field commission due to attrition. It paints a picture of the life of a soldier from Gallipoli, The Somme, Villiers Bretenaux, Flanders just to name a few he fought in. Telling of the decimation of the Australians also how the Germans would not advance until they knew the Aussies where not there.
    If your interested go to ABE.books and get the titles on reprints try Amazon.com or Kindle lastly sorry for fuzzy pics as some of the books were in awkward spots on the shelves.
    May post some WWII titles. Thanks

    Postscript ~ One I missed is The Gallipoli Letter By Keith Murdoch I read that book and it really opened my eyes to the actual conditions and folly of the campaign at Gallipoli in a letter to the Prime Minister of Australia blunt and to the point what would have happened to our involvement in WWI had the contents been released. I suggest if your interested get a copy.
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    You have good taste in books CINDERS, i also have nearly all them titles as well. Although i have been slowly selling off my 1st ed WW1 Australianicon Unit histories, people pay quiet silly prices for some of them.

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    I agree Mike I try to put a ceiling on buys but as it is a niche market if you want it you have to part with the cash, but from my fathers teaching the written word is far better than a LED screen and all I need in a power outage is a candle a good book and a blanket tell that to my 17 y/o son their whole world caves in much to my mirth. I will plod along as usual flea bay and 2nd hand book shops, I am putting together another set of beans books as my shelf ones I consider to good for general reading only have vols 6 & 11 to get then a mammoth read which will take a few years no doubt. "At All Costs" By Cull is a good read as is By Guess and By God WWI submarines, K boats is another WWI steam powered submarines.
    I do have some double ups for scarce titles with some of my books, one jewel I have is "Saving the Channel Ports" By W D Joynt V.C signed not only by himself but has a written thank you to the publisher from his wife as well.

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    That is a great collection. Congratulations!

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