Peter Stahl
 

Hi guys

Peter Stahl published his second book of memoirs under the title KAMFFLIEGER ZWICSCHEN EISMEER UND SAHARA in 1972; I don't believe it has appeared in English.

Has anyone a copy and if so would you be prepared to scan the pages relevant to Stahl's time with KG30 in Finland/Far North. A translation in English would be a wonderful bonus.

I will of course compensate with a signed copy of the proposed book, or by other means.

Fingers crossed
Cheers
Brian

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Didn't it come out as "The Diving Eagle" or am I remembering wrongly?

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Yes, the Diving Beagle -

Peter Stahl, The Diving Eagle; William Kimber, 1986.

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Wasn't this the first part of his memoirs, published in English as was the third dealing with his time in KG200. I haven't seen the second volume in English, though I'd love to be proved wrong on this point.

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Hi guys

No prizes - sorry!

Diving Eagle is part 1

"Eismeer und Sahara" is part 2

KG200 is part 3

Cheers
Brian

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Brian,
You are correct re. the three volumes. I can provide copies of the requested pages - but without translation and not until later today.

Bill Norman (www:billnorman.co.uk)

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Hi Bill

I am most obliged.

My e-mail address is: briancullauthor@fsmail.net

How can I compensate/repay you?

Cheers
Brian

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Many thanks Norman

Scans received.

Cheers
Brian

Re: Peter Stahl
 

My pleasure, Cull

Bill

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Was this Snoopy? Sorry Larry, could not resist!

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Yeah, John, you got it. Notice how the Euro guys passed right by it. I guess they never heard of Snoopy's flying doghouse and his deadly air battles with the dreaded Red Baron!

L.

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Hi John and Larry

Who is Snoopy?

Cheers
Euro guy!

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Allow me to introduce you to Leftenent Snoopy of the RFC:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...ed=0CC0Q9QEwAQ

L.

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Well, there was for more that 40 years, a comic strip named Peanuts. The main character was Charlie Brown. The other characters were a bunch of neighborhood 10 year olds who philosophized about adult issues in a humorous way. Snoopy was Brown's very intelligent Beagle who fantasized about flying against the Red Baron. He was on his doghouse.

Great series and tons of books around.

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Thanks John & Larry

Did he win the war?

Cheers
Brian

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Lt. Snoopy was routinely shot down in his Sopwith Camel over no-man's land and crawled his way through the barbed wire entanglements in a valiant struggle to make his way back to his own lines. Invariably, he would suddenly find himself in a French village tavern sipping root beer and singing patriotic World War One songs with a beautiful French waitress. Lt. Snoopy also shot down a lot of Albatross and other enemy planes but his score was never disclosed. But he never bested the Red Baron.

L.

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Here's a link that might explain a bit further the whole "Snoopy and the Red Baron" thing to our non-North American friends:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh-J4GSPgAM

This goes well with the impending Christmas time.

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Well Peanuts was heavily syndicated in this bit of Europe and the anthologies were in the bookshops. Not forgetting the single "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" by the Royal Guardsmen, which was a hit in the UK.

That said, time to get back on topic, perhaps?

Re: Peter Stahl
 

Well, well, well

I must had had a sheltered upbringing!

That said, being a country lad, I found a more engaging interest in the local girls! We had haystacks in this part of the country and I didn't find time to read about Snoopy or Peanuts!

Cheers
Brian

Re: Peter Stahl
 

That said, time to get back on topic, perhaps?
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Do not be a curmudgeon Nick!

Gee, Brian, what do girls and haystacks have in common? snark, snark.