As a doctor I am on occasion honoured to share the last years of veteran soldiers, airmen and seamen.
I have met amazing people in my career,
Veterans of WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Rhodesian and South African Border Wars.
I have been privileged to have met Allied Veterans of El Alamein and Tobruk, Cassino and Crete, a German Infantry survivor of Stalingrad (minus part of one limb) , an engineer that developed the tail assembly for the Messerschmidt Me 109E, a Mustang P51 squadron leader, a Short Sunderland tail gunner, a forward airfield observer in the Pacific War, a sailor of HMS Leander and Achilles and a Lancaster Bomber pilot and A Skyhawk Squadron leader, many Infantry and Artillerymen that can all parade through my mind.
They chose over 400 books to preserve.
The collection spans the whole of military history, starting with the Vikings through to the Modern Soviet Army of the Cold War, Miniature Painting and Modelling and Wargaming.Many are out of print collectors items.My Library is suddenly bursting at the seams.
I will feature some of the books in posts to come.
Thank you to Jack and Fen for your incredible generosity
I will feature some of the books in posts to come.
Thank you to Jack and Fen for your incredible generosity
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