I have this one on the TBR and quite a few others from the same author. Should be a good read.
December 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I have this one on the TBR and quite a few others from the same author. Should be a good read.
Merry Christmas, Andrew. Hope the new year treats you well!
December 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Merry Christmas, Andrew. Hope the new year treats you well!
Thanks, Andrew. Merry Christmas to you too. Hope you had a great time at the Adelaide test!
December 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Thanks, Andrew. Merry Christmas to you too. Hope you had a great time at the Adelaide test!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, Dave. I’ve become quite fond of our spindly little tree!
December 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, Dave. I’ve become quite fond of our spindly little tree!
Merry Christmas Mark. Wishing you all the best!
December 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Merry Christmas Mark. Wishing you all the best!
She’s a beauty alright! 🤣
Merry Boxing Day Eve, Laurence. 🏏
Merry Boxing Day Eve, Laurence. 🏏
December 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
She’s a beauty alright! 🤣
Merry Boxing Day Eve, Laurence. 🏏
Merry Boxing Day Eve, Laurence. 🏏
Merry Christmas SC! 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Merry Christmas SC! 🎄
That would be great, Peter. Something to look forward to in the New Year.
December 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
That would be great, Peter. Something to look forward to in the New Year.
Wishing you and David peace and joy this Christmas.
December 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Wishing you and David peace and joy this Christmas.
Merry Christmas, Peter.
December 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Merry Christmas, Peter.
It’s quite striking which I think was the intention!
December 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It’s quite striking which I think was the intention!
I have previously read about the 2nd Independent Company in Bernard Callinan’s ‘Independent Company: The Australian Army in Portuguese Timor 1941-43’. It’s a great story and I’m really looking forward to reading Colin Doig’s history.
December 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I have previously read about the 2nd Independent Company in Bernard Callinan’s ‘Independent Company: The Australian Army in Portuguese Timor 1941-43’. It’s a great story and I’m really looking forward to reading Colin Doig’s history.
Thanks, Alex. I'm looking forward to getting stuck in over the weekend.
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Thanks, Alex. I'm looking forward to getting stuck in over the weekend.
Like Lark Force in New Britain and Gull Force in Ambon, we are faced with a theme: a hopeless military task within a misguided strategy leading to a brutal period of captivity. It’s an interesting copy, too. Heavily highlighted with a hand-written note about Pandora’s Box taped to the inside cover.
December 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Like Lark Force in New Britain and Gull Force in Ambon, we are faced with a theme: a hopeless military task within a misguided strategy leading to a brutal period of captivity. It’s an interesting copy, too. Heavily highlighted with a hand-written note about Pandora’s Box taped to the inside cover.
One of my most treasured books.
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
One of my most treasured books.
I’m about halfway through this and it’s a much better follow-up to Joan Beaumont’s ‘Gull Force‘ than I was expecting. I’ve previously read ‘Ambon: Island of Mist’ by Courtney Harrison and may re-read that next before moving on to Timor and another doomed Australian infantry battalion: the 2/40th.
December 5, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I’m about halfway through this and it’s a much better follow-up to Joan Beaumont’s ‘Gull Force‘ than I was expecting. I’ve previously read ‘Ambon: Island of Mist’ by Courtney Harrison and may re-read that next before moving on to Timor and another doomed Australian infantry battalion: the 2/40th.