READ ANY GOOD BOOKS RECENTLY?

**JDNSW** · 15th February 2016, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by d@rk51d3

Sounds like James Clavell's "SHOGUN".

It is a long time since I read that, but I believe it was set in a period about 100 years later.

John

**JDNSW** · 15th February 2016, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by Old Farang

A couple with Land Rover themes.
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While talking about early Landrover books, consider any of the books published in the 1950s and 60s. These are about her extensive trips in an 80" Landrover, usually alone, and including driving round the world (not the watery bits, of course).

John

**EastFreo** · 12th March 2016, 01:15 PM

Just finished "Sword of Honour" by David Kirk. Great read and full of action. A samurai story which I don't normally read so much of.

**1950landy** · 12th March 2016, 02:32 PM

Just finished reading "Made In Korea "story of Chung Ju Yung & the rise of Hyundai. Very interesting read.

**Ranga** · 16th March 2016, 10:57 PM

Just started "The Bush" by Don Watson. Tells some uncomfortable truths as far as I read it.

**ramblingboy42** · 17th March 2016, 08:09 AM

More info Ranga.....who is Don Watson?

**Chenz** · 17th March 2016, 08:35 AM

Just finished Watson's Peir about the guy who ran the signals at Gallipoli and built the Pier they loaded men and supplies by Joshua Funder. Clever use of present day recollections and war front reports. Very good read

More info at this link

Watson's Pier | The story of the campaign that almost destroyed the Anzacs and the escape that saved a nation.

**Ranga** · 19th March 2016, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

More info Ranga.....who is Don Watson?

Haven't read much yet, but plenty around on google - The Bush by Don Watson review

**digger** · 20th March 2016, 03:00 AM

Originally Posted by Chenz

Just finished Watson's Peir about the guy who ran the signals at Gallipoli and built the Pier they loaded men and supplies by Joshua Funder. Clever use of present day recollections and war front reports. Very good read

More info at this link

Watson's Pier | The story of the campaign that almost destroyed the Anzacs and the escape that saved a nation.

Watson was brought up on the Bay Road which is ironically now called Anzac Highway at Plympton. The house he built when he came home later became the police patrol base for Plympton police unfortunately in about 2004 it was sold and developers put a dozer through it to build some more style less box units It was a well designed and built house and knowing that the man who built it did so before about 1923 meant that it was probably somewhat therapeutic or at least so I thought.

Watsons father apparently owned a lot of the land on the southern side of Anzac Highway in the Plympton Area and his son chose the location for his new house.

**Tank** · 20th March 2016, 11:53 AM

"The Amazing SAS", the inside story of Australia's special forces. by Ian McPhedran.
from Training through to Iraq, these men work behind the scenes and you usually only hear about them when one is KIA or awarded a Victoria Cross.
What fascinates me about these men is that each and every one of them can (and do) take over any position in their group, from Leader to Signals to Medic and are all equally competent, these are the unsung heroes and it is good to see some recognition, there is another by the same Author, can't think of the name at the moment, but just as good, Regards Frank

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