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Old 22nd October 2005, 00:31
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Re: A question RE: Shore's 'Air War for Burma'

There are quite a few, which (I think) always makes for rivetting reading. Most take the form of personal accounts drawn from entries in diaries and letters to loved ones, less so from face to face interviews. Sadly not many veterens were alive when Grant first wrote the book in 1995.

The table of contents is as follows.

Forward
Location map, northern Australia
Map of North-western area
Background
The first four weeks
Raid 52: the Wing's First
Raid 53: The First Full Wing 'Op'
Raid 54: A Severe Reverse
Winter Comes - And Goes: The Millingimbi Raids
Raids 55, 56 & 57: We Earn Our Keep
Raid 58: The Dry
Raids 59 ,60 & 61: The 'Dry' Continues
Rais 62, 63 & 64: The Last
Epilogue
Appendix 1: Pranged By The Bloody Navy (W. Hardwick)
Appendix 2: A Bad Case Of Murply's Law (R. Williams)
Appendix 3: Fiery Exit (C. Duncan)
Appendix 4: Spitfire Mk.V Crashes In North-western Area
Honour Roll
Aircraft Losses/Claims By No. 1 Fighter Wing 1943
Index
Glossary Of Terms
Bibliography

Plus 54 excellent photo's.
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