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BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!

Some reading material to assist with reflecting on the sacrifices made during wars –

Michael Palin’s “Great Uncle Harry, a tale of war and empire” a life which ended at the Battle of the Somme in 1916.  To my mind, not one of his better books.

Three WW2 RAF novels by Derek Robinson – despite the brutal portrayal of life in the “best flying club in the world” I have enjoyed reading these.

Guy Martin’s 2021 memoir including chapters on marking D-Day by parachuting out of a Dakota – written as he speaks