Colin’s Comments (group member since Dec 16, 2012)

Colin’s comments from the THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP group.

Mike wrote: "$1.99 at all the ebook sites:

Flying Start by Hugh Dundas"

I interviewed Cocky Dundas, he was a very funny guy, along with W. Denis David.

carl wrote: "The cover is a cool painting.

"Rendezvous Over Bougainville" by Shigeo Koike

I'll have to get my Librarian license one of these days so I can add it.

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I knew Rex Barber and Tom Lanphier. Those guys bitched about who got Yamamoto for decades.

My friend Marilyn Walton is the president of the Stalag Luft III Association, her father was in the camp. Some of these men were sent there after being rescued from Buchenwald in Nov. 1944. I am working on the script for that feature film next year, after we finish The Star of Africa edits and a couple of more script edits. See www.heatonlewisbooks.com for that story.

'Aussie Rick' wrote: ""Hunt the Bismarck: The pursuit of Germany's most famous battleship" - The end of the Hood as seen from the Bismarck:

"On the Bismarck Mullenheim-Rechberg heard someone yell out 'She's blowing up!..."

I interviewed Baron Burkhard von Mullenheim-Rechberg, an great guy to talk with, his memory was sharp.

happy wrote: "Manray9 wrote: "carl wrote: "true MR9, not to mention a whole load of others. One could draw a line between whether not you were a star already, such as

Clark Gable, Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart, Ja..."

My book, Above the Reich has a great story about David Niven when he was at a formal dinner with James Doolittle and Sir Arthur Harris.

Well, we had the producers meeting, they decided on a 2.5 hour feature film, so the screenwriters and I have until Dec 15 to have it ready to submit to the line producer.

Jerome wrote: "A February 2022 release:

by Christopher L. Kolakowski
Description:
From December ..."
I interviewed VC recipient Umrao Singh who earned his medal in Burma in 1944, I am going to work the script for a film on him once I finish the next two in progress.

Michał wrote: "Now of this I have plenty of chapters in many books. I'd have to sit down and gather all the books that contain this period of time.

I have them for certain, these are some of it, and I do have en..."

Good czdections. I interviewed Richard von Rosen and Otto Carius. Knew Otto for 30 years.

Manray9 wrote: "In his From Peoples Into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe, John Connelly addresses the Holocaust.

After the Wannsee Conference near Berlin in January 1942 created the basic pla..."
I interviewed Karl Wolff who was an organizer but not m participant, and Gerhard Klopfer who was one of the 15 men sitting at the table for the first Wannsee Conference. The film about this, "Conspiracy" was required watching for my students.

Theresa wrote: "'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Theresa wrote: "The next to final stop of the Commemorative Air Force's 2021 Air Power History Tour has been in Colorado Springs, Colorado this weekend. I drove down with my D..."

Some of my books on the air war may be of interest

Wilson wanted WW I, he needed it. His financial backers had massive investments in French and British banks. he wanted re-election, he needed their support, hence declare war.

'Aussie Rick' wrote: ""Hitler's Paratrooper: The Life and Battles of Rudolf Witzig" - After his successful actions at Eben Emael, Witzig was transferred to Göring's personal staff which Witzig didn't enjoy all that much..."

Witzig was definitely one of the many who disliked Göring and for good reason.

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "I'm going to finish of the month and this theme by reading a copy of this book:

[book:Hitler's Paratrooper: The Life ..."

I know Rudolf, interviewed him, and other German paratroops, including my 4th cousin twice removed. I will have the get this book.

Thanks. We have good leads and interest from Eric Bana, Russell Crowe, Chris and Liam Hemsworth, I had a meeting with John Kani (playing the old Mathias and narrating through the film) and he is on board. We currently have actors doing demo reels reading from the script.

My new book as the full interview with Robert S. Johnson, he was a great guy.

Perato wrote: "TBR pile was getting shorter (and will get even shorter before these books arrive), so I stocked up with some -10% discount. Still trying to keep the reading somewhat more diverse than just WW2 so ..."

Perato wrote: "TBR pile was getting shorter (and will get even shorter before these books arrive), so I stocked up with some -10% discount. Still trying to keep the reading somewhat more diverse than just WW2 so ..."

Perato wrote: "TBR pile was getting shorter (and will get even shorter before these books arrive), so I stocked up with some -10% discount. Still trying to keep the reading somewhat more diverse than just WW2 so ..."

Adam Makos is pretty solid. I proof read all of his manuscripts, and helped him get A Higher Call market ready and out there, now we both have the same publisher. Devotion is now being filmed as a feature movie.

Look for books by Heinz Guderian (Panzer Leader), Maj Gen Walter Dornberger's V-2, Lt Gen Adolf Galland's The First and the Last, Johannes Steinhoff (became a Lt. Gen. after the war) wrote many books. My books The German Aces Speak I and II have their first person interviews/recollections. Also Brig. Gen Leon Degrelle (who I also interviewed) wrote a few, and Gen Hans von Luck (also interviewed)

We have producers, directors, features script and an alternative 10 part mini-series option for The Star of Africa from my book. This would be a joint USA, UK, Australia and German co-produced operation, and is in the last of the development stages. I just finished as Luftwaffe researcher for Spielberg and Hanks on their series currently in filming in England. Dale Dye and I were the two technical guys, and Dale offered to work as executive director on this Hans-Joachim Marseille project. Hopefully he will convince Spielberg to jump on board also. One can only hope. Info on all of our proposed film projects can be seen on my website: www.heatonlewisbooks.com and will keep the group posted.

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "I will be reading this 2011 title on Omar Bradley:

Omar Bradley: General at War by Jim DeFelice"
I was lucky enough to meet Omar Bradley back in the 1970's, very humble guy.

Some of my biographies and autobio interview books may be of interest.