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Old 12th Sep 2013, 21:30
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Jhieminga
 
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Murder of TSR-2 by Stephen Hastings - 1966
TSR-2 with Hindsight by RAF Historical Society - 1998
Phoenix into Ashes by Roland Beamont - 1968
Tarnish 6 by Frank Barnett-Jones - 2008
TSR-2 Phoenix or Folly by Frank Barnett-Jones - 1994
No offence, but some of those are a bit dated by now. Both the book written by WH904 and the Crowood book by Damien Burke have been extensively researched in recent years which provides for a less coloured view of the affair. My view is that with a book written in 1966 you have to take into account that it was based on the political and world views of that day. It takes more time before you can create a truly unbiased account of such an episode. Also, as stated before, a book often includes an author's opinion while with good research you can go back to primary sources, such as interviews or original documents, as WH904 has done.
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