Islam before 1700
Islam pre 1700 Book review by Fred LaneMartell, H.M. Looking back: The world of Islam before 1700. Evans Brothers Limited: London 1998. 62 pp, hardback, $19.99.(But check the remainders box […]
Author: Geoffrey Cole
Born 1945, joined RANC 1961, graduated 1964. Trained as a Supply Officer and retired in 2000.
Eric Nave, Codebreaker
Eric Nave: RAN code breaker Book review by Kevin A. Rickard Pfennigwerth, I. A man of intelligence: The life of Captain Eric Nave, Australian codebreaker extraordinary. Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd: […]
Flak
Flak Book review by Kevin Rickard Veitch, M. Flak: True stories from the men who flew in World War Two. Pan Macmillan Australia Pty. Ltd.: Sydney. 2006. 288pp. $32.95. The […]
Berlin downfall, 1945
The fall of Berlin Book review by Fred Lane Beevor, A. (2002) Berlin: The downfall 1945. Penguin Books: London. 490 pp including index and footnotes. $35.00. Antony Beevor has done […]
Stalingrad
The Stalingrad siege Book review by Fred Lane Beevor, A. (1998) Stalingrad. Penguin Books. 494pp, including maps, photos, index and comprehensive chapter footnotes. Paperback $35 Retired British Army officer Antony […]
HMS Glorious loss
The Loss of HMS Glorious Book review by John van Gelder Winton, J. (1999) Carrier Glorious: The life and death of an aircraft carrier. Cassell Military Paperbacks: London. $16.95. […]
No end save victory
No end save victory Book review by Fred Lane Cowley, R. (Ed.) No end save victory. G.P. Putnam’s Sons: New York, 2001. 688 pp. ($69.95 Dymocks to USD$16.99 Barnes […]
Antietam Battle: 1862
The Battle of Antietam Museum More American soldiers (617,528) died during the 1861-65 American Civil War than in any other conflict involving Americans. The next worse loss of […]
Army Museum, W.A.
Army Museum, WA A little gem of a museum lies quietly in a Fremantle back street, on Cantonment Hill, near the old Stirling Highway/Canning Highway intersection. Look out for khaki […]
Anthropology, UBC, Vancouver
Museum of Anthropology, UBC The Museum of Anthropology in the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada has by far the best collection of original totem poles and other carvings […]