A little light relief - Storm Front
To possibly allow some of us the opportunity to get away from wrangling about the relative cost of a carrier versus Typhoon base, having just read Rowland White's latest book Storm Front I recommend you do to.
Smelly/fierce/brave SF blokes; ditto for the Huey, Jet Ranger and Strikemaster aircrew in a conflict that was happening when I was a small boy during 1971/2.
Who'd a thunk that the JP MkV we flew could, with a few steroids and a new name, have done such a good job rocketing under the relative safety of its own guns.
If you've already had a chance to read his previous offerings in Vulcan 607 and Phoenix Squadron you'll note he seems to have an uncanny knack of picking the right moment to publish a book.
This one? Arab Spring; governments underfunding foreign wars they don't want to be part of; cultural issues of dealing with our Middle East friends; land and air making the best from what dealt them and there are many more parallels from then and now.
Take a break from single service bashing and go and read a book where there are good dits about Army, Navy and Air Force helo and jet pilots all digging out for something that has now become the stuff of legend within the Service.
Last edited by FB11; 8th Aug 2011 at 11:03.