tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post1107691082303968641..comments2024-03-28T04:50:14.406+00:00Comments on TPQ: The Storm of WarAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-88186563357852877662016-09-21T10:15:20.771+01:002016-09-21T10:15:20.771+01:00Larry, as always your black humor and insistence o...Larry, as always your black humor and insistence on finding the absurd amidst the grim lightens this heavy topic. I'd really like to have this tome around the house. On a personal note, an English cousin of mine, different generation, fought in Burma with Wingate and the Chindits. Others in the Blandamer family (my mother's side), who are Hardy Country folk from Dorset, describe him as a Michael Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016015701619473456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-65004279629458359912016-08-03T22:53:35.408+01:002016-08-03T22:53:35.408+01:00Great review Larry,
Two small points on Singapore...Great review Larry,<br /><br />Two small points on Singapore though, the Japanese had given a taste of their brutality when they invaded the Alexandra Hospital and promptly shot all the patients, nurses and doctors.<br /><br />After which they also captured the main water supplies though the didn't turned them off immediately, the threat was implicit and the British had no real choice but to Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-30538213926521508052016-08-03T17:12:46.380+01:002016-08-03T17:12:46.380+01:00TPQ and Rage republish from one another on a regul...TPQ and Rage republish from one another on a regular basis. The more get a chance to read the review the better. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-71610828033718120052016-08-03T16:22:50.857+01:002016-08-03T16:22:50.857+01:00Thanks lads. Feel absolutely free to post the revi...Thanks lads. Feel absolutely free to post the review at will as long as it is OK with the Quill. That's what stuff is written for. larry hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837849309156970989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-17859657766848990002016-08-03T12:58:00.807+01:002016-08-03T12:58:00.807+01:00Enjoyed that review Larry....perhaps another book ...Enjoyed that review Larry....perhaps another book to look out for.Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-23169685547782944122016-08-03T11:08:24.388+01:002016-08-03T11:08:24.388+01:00Larry, good review, will repost it on Organized Ra...Larry, good review, will repost it on Organized Rage if OK with you and Quill. General Percival, the hero O/C who surrendered Fortress Singapore was the same swine who behaved disgracefully during Tan war. He favoured torturing prisoners, it is also said he mistreated Tom Clarke at the end of rising. A bully and Coward.Organized Rage.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07627288401631451362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-28320576310199720222016-08-03T10:42:56.915+01:002016-08-03T10:42:56.915+01:00Lot of work put into that review Larry. Pleased yo...Lot of work put into that review Larry. Pleased you ran it on TPQ. Great stuffAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.com