Very interested in doing one of these walks Chris… I didn’t know you were the guide… hope you didn’t get to wet in the west Berkshire sun 👍👍

This painting is of the Hastings and Prince Edward regiment climbing Assoro July 1943. If you would like to know more, watch my presentation on @otdmilhistory.bsky.social

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The four panels at the base of Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square, London. (My pics.)

Great find Alan… that newspapers has been in that book a fair amount of time 👍👍👍

Oh that’s a great book Matt 👍👍

Armour and infantry of the Highland Light Infantry of Canada cross the River Orne in Normandy, France on July 18, 1944.
Library and Archives Canada Item ID number: 3199154

I edited the photo to see if I could pull out more details. It's not much but you can see more clearly than the original.

It was on mine for some time. Picked it up at Capal military show in the summer .. good book 👍👍

Plenty of references.. might have to re read 👍👍

In for a treat Alan .. If you haven’t read alanallport.bsky.social 👍👍

Have you read his other works ??

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I second this !!

Iv got a big list so if it’s not on the 4 pages of Normandy books then there might of been a problem 😂😂

That’s the shop.. picked up a few titles from there in the past ! Your right.. great selection 👍👍

Got the big juicy Speer one looking at me from the bookshelf.. really need to read it .. her writing is top notch 👍👍

You lucky so and so… been looking for that one for some time !!

I think I know what shop you mean 👀👀👍👍

Hope you managed to get some sleep Alan.. 👍👍

You lucky man.. please show us what you managed to get 👍👍 that’s my kind of sale 😂👍

"Tommy, the Madman" - The illustration from the Austro-Hungarian magazine "Die Muskete" (6 Sept. 1917) shows a crazy and bloodthirsty British soldier (Tommy) charging on despite his victims' cries for peace.

Il put them on my list and see if I can find them .. you are right.. little gems 👍👍

Better get in early before someone else gets the bargain 😂😂👍👍

Most of my clan was from Henley on Thames.. seems to be a-lot of us around the area… I’m sure there is some connection to your maternal grandfather it’s quite a unusual surname 👍👍

What you trying to do to me.. no sleep. 😂😂👍👍 thank you Chris .. love a bit of light reading on concrete 👍👍

That will be my bedtime reading tonight Chris.. that’s my kind of concrete porn … great stuff

Would of had no restraint.. especially with the guards armoured.. good prices 👀👍👍

Ding dong that’s some good stuff Chris 👍👍

Thought so ! 👍👍👍

Keep finding these small Corgi books in with the Penguins.. I love the covers.. I think it’s the South African flag before they changed the flag after apartheid

I’m looking forward to giving it a read.. it didn’t feel right leaving it on it’s own ..👍👍

I think I only need one of her other titles to complete the set.. I’m a big fan too Lesley .. a real shame she died a few years ago 👍☹️

It’s ok Iv just added 4/5 new titles today.. 😂it’s a whole new game which becomes more expensive the rarer they become 😂

A far amount… I came out with a couple of bags 😂😂 lots of stuff that had been signed.. all for a couple of quid.. madness 👍👍

How many second hand bookshops & book fairs can one person do in a week… the clock stopped yesterday and here is the haul .. second lot is from my secret church sale 😂😂 cracking sale.. cracking prices..unusual titles amongst the masses 👀👀