Resource Sites for Members

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Thanks for the link Larry, pretty interesting information.

[Larry]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Thanks for the link Larry, pretty interesting information."

Second installment tomorrow ... on $$$. :)

[Larry]

WWII Spycraft: Mega Money.

Today 1944, MI5 received an outrageous amount of cash--$50,000 (about $700k today)--in a diplomatic bag. From a GERMAN spy. Details here: bit.ly/1QEhFDS

[Larry]

What Winston Churchill read TODAY, 1944.

Today, May 5, 1944--on the eve of D-Day--Winston Churchill read what you see below ... MI5's April intelligence report (recently declassified). In the report, MI5 identifies German spies who had been caught, and the successful activities of ONE British MI5/MI6 agent. What Churchill read was shocking .... Details here: http://bit.ly/1T3qSgV

[Jamie]

Does anyone have a photograph of a Hs 126 that would be suitable for a book cover?

Preferably in 1940 garb - although my readership is neither plentiful or necessarily discerning...

[Manray9]

Larry wrote: "WWII Spycraft: Mega Money.

Today 1944, MI5 received an outrageous amount of cash--$50,000 (about $700k today)--in a diplomatic bag. From a GERMAN spy. Details here: bit.ly/1QEhFDS



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Larry: Shouldn't these be posted on the Author's thread?

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Thanks MR9 for keeping an eye on the threads, I allowed Larry to post in a number of threads to highlight his work so it reaches as many group members as possible :)

[happy]

Some great photos of immediate post war ('47) Europe

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic...

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Some great images there Happy, thanks for the link.

[Betsy]

After 6 years of conflict, it's not surprising that there would be so many artifacts of war still around. Good photos and chilling memories.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Great link happy. I found the short video of the children very moving.

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Some excellent pictures from 1940-43:

https://pavelkosenko.wordpress.com/20...

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Some classic photographs there, thanks for the link Mike.

[Chin Joo]

The Law Faculty in the National University of Singapore has put up a portal on the Singapore War Crimes Trials. These are the trials of the Japanese military figures for their roles in WW2. I thought it's quite informative.

[Betsy]

Excellent site. Thanks for posting the link.

[Jamie]

I've been checking it out too.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Thanks for the link Chin Joo.

[Graeme]

Jamie wrote: "Does anyone have a photograph of a Hs 126 that would be suitable for a book cover?

Preferably in 1940 garb - although my readership is neither plentiful or necessarily discerning..."

Here's a hint :- Matchbox model kits produced a 1:72 scale HS 126. The box art may help.

[Jamie]

Ta.

[Manray9]

I came across this site with an article on the mundane realities of the Yalta Conference. I chuckled at: "Livadia Palace was supposed to have been deloused, but the plague of bedbugs, lice, and other 'creepy-crawly creatures,' as Anna Roosevelt put it, proved otherwise." And also: "At Livadia, there were only nine toilets for more than a hundred people. Extra bathrooms were 'constructed' by digging trenches in a deer park."

http://www.vox.com/2015/2/4/7972595/a...

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Funny article, I liked the quote about how toilets were talked about as much as the war! Thanks for posting the link MR9

[Alan]

I thought some others here may be interested in the following..
The Holocaust Conjurer..This story is about one man who lived through the Holocaust. His name was Herbert Levin and he was born in Berlin Germany on September 9th, 1906 to German Jewish parents. There is no record on how he became interested in magic, just that he had been interested in magic since he was young.
http://www.themagicdetective.com/2011...

[Doreen]

This is a fascinating and very helpful. Kudos to all who have posted. You all have provided very useful and helpful info to those of us who are fascinated and have personal ties to WWII.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Glad its been of some use Doreen :)

[happy]

I ran across this link and I thought some here might be interested

A tour of the USS Missouri

https://www.cnet.com/pictures/a-tour-...

[happy]

Some good photos of the Battle of Coral Sea

http://www.nationalreview.com/slidesh...

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Here are a few book review sites that may interest some members:

https://www.strategypage.com/bookrevi...

https://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/

[Manray9]

I have long been fascinated by the stories of the coastwatchers in the SW Pacific during WW II. I came across this site created by Jim Burrowes, who claims to be the last surviving coastwatcher. There is some interesting info in the individual sections listed on the right of the page. He mentions Eric Feldt's book, The Coastwatchers, which I think I read in the sixties.

Here's the site:

https://thelastcoastwatcher.wordpress...

Here's an article on coastwatchers with a photo of Burrowes:

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/opin...

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Great links MR9, thanks for posting the details. I'm pretty sure I have a copy of this book that I am yet to read on the subject:

The Coast Watchers by Patrick Lindsay

[Manray9]

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Great links MR9, thanks for posting the details. I'm pretty sure I have a copy of this book that I am yet to read on the subject:

[book:The Coast Watchers|18..."

AR: Are you familiar with Burrowes? In trying to see if he's still kicking at 95, I came across documents online regarding his tangling with the Aussie government over living accommodations for elderly veterans.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

The names doesn't ring a bell sadly MR9 when I suppose it really should sad to say.

[Paul]

Another great book about coastwatchers is "Lonely Vigil" by Walter Lord. I started it last year but got busy with other stuff. Your posts make me think I will put it on the schedule some time later this year.

Lonely Vigil: Coastwatchers of the Solomons by Walter Lord

[Manray9]

Paul wrote: "Another great book about coastwatchers is "Lonely Vigil" by Walter Lord. I started it last year but got busy with other stuff. Your posts make me think I will put it on the schedule some time later..."

Paul: I read that back in the seventies. Pretty good.

[Paul]

My dad got a copy from a history book club way back in about 1978 or so. I've perused it many times and read about the first 30 pages before getting distracted with other things. I've always like Walter Lord's narratives, too. Their "lite history" but easy to read.

[Liz V.]

Read Lonely Vigil: Coastwatchers of the Solomons recently and mean to read rest of Lord's books.

Just finished the novel The White Ghost by James R. Benn, which has Billy Boyle searching for the murderer of a coastwatcher in the Solomons.

[Paul]

W.E.B. Griffin's "The Corps" series has a few novels that mention coast watchers and their struggles as a component of some of the early books, but it's never the main focus. That's a series that is worth reading.

Here is the GR Link for the series: https://www.goodreads.com/series/5488...

[Liz V.]

Paul wrote: "W.E.B. Griffin's "The Corps" series has a few novels that mention coast watchers and their struggles as a component of some of the early books, but it's never the main focus. That's a series that i..."

My husband had a bunch of those, and I read them all, but now I can't remember which ones. I think the co-author was Griffin's son.

[Paul]

Liz V. wrote: "Paul wrote: "W.E.B. Griffin's "The Corps" series has a few novels that mention coast watchers and their struggles as a component of some of the early books, but it's never the main focus. That's a ..."

You are correct- his son is the co-author of many of the books. Usually "Griffin" (a pseudonym) would begin the series and then his son began co-writing with him later. It is apparent (with a loss of quality) in some of the series, but for the most part, they are still good.

[Positive Kate]

Here is an interesting statistic site that might be intriguing. http://pippaettore.com/Horrific_WWII_...

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Excellent site April, thanks for the link.

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Nice link April, thanks for sharing.

[Manray9]

You learn something new each day. I didn't know France awarded different versions of the Croix de Guerre medal. One type was awarded in World I, another in WW II, and a third is designated the Croix de Guerre, T.O.E The designation T.O.E. means Théâtres d’Opérations Extérieurs. It is awarded for actions expeditionary in nature and outside France. The medallions are the same for each type of Croix de Guerre, but the ribbons differ. The T.O.E. has been bestowed for actions in the Levant, Indochina, Africa, Korea, Suez, and recently for Kuwait and Kosovo.

Here's the site with background info:

http://www.france-phaleristique.com/c...

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Manray9 wrote: "You learn something new each day. I didn't know France awarded different versions of the Croix de Guerre medal. One type was awarded in World I, another in WW II, and a third is designated the Croi..."

I didn't know that either MR9, very interesting indeed!

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

Anyone thinking of joining a battlefield tour I found this site which offers a very nice range of battlefield tours from numerous conflicts and countries. Here are the WW2 tours on offer:

https://www.theculturalexperience.com...

Home page:
https://www.theculturalexperience.com...

[carl]

Dang, that's quite a range of historical tours, good stuff.

'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Anyone thinking of joining a battlefield tour I found this site which offers a very nice range of battlefield tours from numerous conflicts and countries. Here are the WW2 tours on offer:

https://..."

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

I'm very tempted to give one a go Carl :)

['Aussie Rick', Moderator]

For those members who love notifications about new books and author discussions there is a new Goodreads group set up specifically for WW2 books; "Read to Win the War":

"Read to Win the War," a book club for readers of World War II history and fiction, brought to you by The National WWII Museum in New Orleans.

Books are selected and discussed by the Museum's historians and curators. Each book will be read over two weeks, featuring two live or recorded webinar discussions, with authors participating when possible. Ongoing discussion boards will be moderated here on our Goodreads page.

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

Some of you might be interested to check the group out and join in.

[Jesper]

I’ve made myself a small collection of links (Some may have been shared already?) Hope some of you will find them useful

E-books:

U.S. Army Center of Military History:
https://history.army.mil/html/bookshe...

Marine Corps University:
https://www.usmcu.edu/HDPublishing/

Naval History and Heritage Command
https://www.history.navy.mil/research...

Air Force Historical Support Division:
https://www.afhistory.af.mil/Books/Co...

Info pages:

Airwar over Denmark:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/

Allied Airmen - Allierede flyvere 1939-45 DK:
https://www.airmen.dk/

AtlantikWall.dk (In Danish only)
https://www.atlantikwall.dk/

Take care

[Mike, Assisting Moderator US Forces]

Jesper wrote: "I’ve made myself a little collection of links (Some may have been shared already?) Hope some of you will find them useful..."

Outstanding post Jesper! I’m sure folks here will find those links very helpful.

[Dj]

Jesper wrote: "I’ve made myself a small collection of links (Some may have been shared already?) Hope some of you will find them useful

E-books:

U.S. Army Center of Military History:
https://history.army.mil/ht..."

Thanks for that. I had the one for the Army, but it was very nice to get the ones for the other services. Thanks again.