[John Vasco]

Mirek,

You're doing it again. Going off the subject onto another. I know English isn't your first language, but if you come onto an English-speaking board, and raise points, then stick to them. And more importantly, answer directly the responses you get to your points. The value of your postings, and what you put into them, goes down in my estimation if you are selective in your replies.

So first of all, how about you answer the point raised by Denes Bernad in post #13 of this thread.

You criticise the content of a particular author's book. Let me tell you this. The author, and the author alone decides what goes in to any of his works. By that I mean the actual content. If the publisher doesn't like it, the contract is not fulfilled and the work doesn't appear. It was for Marius to put into his book what he wanted. You may disagree with the overall content, but you should not go onto a public forum and slag off the individual for what he included, and did not include, in his book.

Let me give you a personal example. My two editions of 'Bombsights Over England'. I put into that not only what I knew of the unit each time, I also put in what I wanted to put in. I excluded certain information as I was asked not to include it by certain individuals. That was my choice, and my honesty to the individuals concerned. In my works over the years there are errors, as there are in every published work. Some of it is down to proof-reading; some down to receiving fresh information which sheds new light on a particular issue. But if anybody was to say to me: 'You should have included this, or that, they would receive a swift, short, answer. In polite terms, it's none of their business what I include(d) in any of my works. Might appear a bit brutal, but that is the situation. No way can the tail be allowed to wag the dog.

Jerzy Cynk put into his book something that you wanted. Fine. But don't hang that example around the neck of other authors.

I do think you should not denigrate another person in this way: '...In three books Marius no such thing. I believe that he lacks the skills to write summaries, he as the author can not do this...' You speak in an earlier thread about objectivity, and then set down this completely subjective view of an individual, which actually has no foundation in fact. Can you back this particular statement up with fact? Tread carefully, my friend, that could be construed as libel...

I look forward to your further reply. And do try to keep to the points raised.