Tag: Military
The Cleaner is the first book in the John Milton series by John Dawson. Spoilers ahead. We get the backstory within the first three chapters in a conversation between …
The Hard Way by Mark Billingham I knew nothing about the Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham until I was served a ‘you might be interested in this’ by Instagram and then, …
The Straits of Tsushima by Tim Chant The Straits of Tsushima by Tim Chant is a historical fiction novel set during the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) and follows British ex-naval …
Written in 1959 and republished in 2021, this is a fictional book about a British submarine commander in WWII. The old fashioned language and descriptions took a little getting …
A fascinating account of working in Sweden during World War II as the (British) naval attache. During WWII, Sweden held a neutral stance and this required a constant give …
The Cape Raider is an excellent WWII story about minesweepers off the coast of South Africa. Although I’ve read many fiction and non-fictional stories about about events during the …
This is the first book I’ve read in two years where I’ve felt so strongly that it should be turned into a TV series. I’m surprised it hasn’t been …
The Royal Air Force’s No. 617 Squadron used purpose-built bouncing bombs to breach two German dams during World War II. As a result, the flooding destroyed or damaged several …
I have never served in the armed forces but have an interest in military history from World War I onwards. Ghosts of Fallujah helped me understand a bit more …
I got The Operators a few years ago and had never got around to reading it and now I’ve read it, I regret that. The Operators is about a …