Comments on: The invasion of The Invasion of 1910 http://airminded.org/2009/10/04/the-invasion-of-the-invasion-of-1910/ Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:05:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Williams http://airminded.org/2009/10/04/the-invasion-of-the-invasion-of-1910/comment-page-1/#comment-115000 Chris Williams Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:25:31 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2475#comment-115000 My brother-out-law, Jim Ring, has written a fine biography of Childers 'n all. My brother-out-law, Jim Ring, has written a fine biography of Childers ‘n all.

]]> By: Ted Samsel http://airminded.org/2009/10/04/the-invasion-of-the-invasion-of-1910/comment-page-1/#comment-114987 Ted Samsel Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:57:37 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2475#comment-114987 It's THE SHADOW IN THE SANDS by Sam Llewellyn. A ripping yarn. It’s THE SHADOW IN THE SANDS by Sam Llewellyn. A ripping yarn.

]]> By: Ted Samsel http://airminded.org/2009/10/04/the-invasion-of-the-invasion-of-1910/comment-page-1/#comment-114986 Ted Samsel Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:54:10 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2475#comment-114986 There was an odd little novelistic spin-off from THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS that came out in the 80's or 90s. I need to find the tiile. There was an odd little novelistic spin-off from THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS that came out in the 80’s or 90s. I need to find the tiile.

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2009/10/04/the-invasion-of-the-invasion-of-1910/comment-page-1/#comment-114982 Brett Holman Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:17:49 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2475#comment-114982 Yes, it's about the only one worth reading today for anything other than historical interest, and the only one which is regularly reprinted. I quite like the low-key 1970s film version too, with Michael York as Carruthers. Yes, it’s about the only one worth reading today for anything other than historical interest, and the only one which is regularly reprinted. I quite like the low-key 1970s film version too, with Michael York as Carruthers.

]]> By: Ted Samsel http://airminded.org/2009/10/04/the-invasion-of-the-invasion-of-1910/comment-page-1/#comment-114981 Ted Samsel Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:53:44 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2475#comment-114981 Are you familiar with THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS? By Erskine Childers. It's part of that genre. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Riddle_of_the_Sands Are you familiar with THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS? By Erskine Childers. It’s part of that genre.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Riddle_of_the_Sands

]]> By: Erik Lund http://airminded.org/2009/10/04/the-invasion-of-the-invasion-of-1910/comment-page-1/#comment-114928 Erik Lund Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:15:37 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2475#comment-114928 Darn. "Arguing against..." "were not all." Need more coffee. Darn. “Arguing against…” “were not all.” Need more coffee.

]]> By: Erik Lund http://airminded.org/2009/10/04/the-invasion-of-the-invasion-of-1910/comment-page-1/#comment-114927 Erik Lund Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:14:38 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=2475#comment-114927 Oh, Bobs. When you are arguing the vulgar Whig version of military history, you come in so handy for demonstrating that pre-1914 British generals were all idiotic, conservative cavalrymen. (Two out of three isn't bad, though.) On a not-entirely unrelated subject, is there a decent biography of Robertson, yet? Oh, Bobs. When you are arguing the vulgar Whig version of military history, you come in so handy for demonstrating that pre-1914 British generals were all idiotic, conservative cavalrymen. (Two out of three isn’t bad, though.)
On a not-entirely unrelated subject, is there a decent biography of Robertson, yet?

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