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    Posted: 26 March 2007 at 6:31am

This Topic has been moved from 'Where are the Boats Now' (Admin)

Thought i'd start this thread so everyone can review & recommend the books that they've mentioned on other posts.

My library needs stocking up & doubtless other people also need pointers or a tip to a forgotten gem of a book. if they're really worth reading then tell us. Maybe a film thread but i'll be happy enough with a good read.

Cheers..jim



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Hi Jimmy and all!

Well I just got my 1945 copy of "The battle of the narrow seas" by Cmdr Peter Scott, very good read and good pics etc, did what i always do and read the end first...interesting description of the meeting between two S Boats and the MTB's at the end of the war. 

Other classics; "We fought them in gunboats", bought mine over 25 years ago...always wondered if there was an uncensored version produced after the war?

I have a very good book about PT boats in the Pacific, I will post the title soon.

Ordered a "The little ships" should be arriving soon!

Buy most books through Amazon...but always use the "used books" link, also Abebooks are good as its gives access to hundreds of small book shops which I prefer to buy from.

Happy reading!  Be nice to see a few more suggestions   

Mark



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There are some nice pictures of vessels in the book Little Ships.

Interesting to note they are unidentifiable due to all the hull numbers being scratched off the pictures!! Wartime secrecy?

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote clive Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 May 2007 at 7:33pm

here is on we should all have,

I was looking for a copy for ages, I suppose they are like busses!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FAST-BOATS-AND-FLYING-BOATS-Biog-of-Hu bert-Scott-Paine_W0QQitemZ110121377022QQihZ001QQcategoryZ293 91QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

there are 2 on amazon, £72.50  and £166.72 BARGAIN!!!



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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote DMSmith Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 May 2007 at 7:38pm

Thanks for link to e.bay

On a mad impulse I bought it.

Somewhat cheaper than Amazon !!!

Cheers

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote clive Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 May 2007 at 8:36pm

Hi fatcabinboy,

 It is a really good book,if not only for the pictures!!

regards,  cheesychive.

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Oh no my secret's out! I forget on what grounds I chose my e.bay ID, but criteria must have involved grey matter removal.

On a different tack, I enjoyed reading S-Boote by Jean-Phillipe Dallies-Labourdette. A good balance of technical info, War-time history, interesting diagrams and lots of photo's.

To balance things out, with boats from our side, I also recommend "The Army's Navy" by David Habesh (self explanatory) and "The Unknown Fleet" by Reg Cooley (about the Army's Civilian Seamen in War and Peace). Both are proer books for grown-ups, (more words than pictures) and are about a part of Naval hisory I seldom see publicised.

Happy reading

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Hi All

Just finished reading Midnight Trader by Hugh Edwards, I was very surprised at how openly he discussed the whole smuggling scene in the Med at the time, it all seemed to be treated as a  "normal" business.

Good description of how he prepared Taifun (ex Ship That Died of Shame) for "work" including fitting her with 2 new Packards one of which seized up on a test run...but its the fuel consumption that makes you really think "...we had 43off 40 gallon fuel drums on deck to increase our range"!!!! thats about £7500 of "deck cargo" at todays prices!

Picked up another on Ebay the other day "The Motorboat and Yachting manual"  1948 edition, complete with a  nice fold out of the Bluebird II,  also nice info on war boats including the J.S White built "Taifun" and lots of adverts for Makers incl Vospers, Brooke, Thornycroft etc and an advert for "Ex Government Craft" asking you to write in for details where you will receive immediate attention, oh happy days!

The "S-Boote" book was very good, shame there dont seem to be too many books about S-boats around.

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Hi,

Not sure wether it qualifies as a 'book' but the latest edition of 'Classic Boat' (June) has an article entitled "The Flatpack Warships" i.e The Fairmile B's.

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