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by Hue Miller
Tue Dec 03, 2013 2:02 am
Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
Topic: WSJ review 11-29-2013: "Vanished: 60 Yr Search"
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WSJ review 11-29-2013: "Vanished: 60 Yr Search"

Wall Street Journal, Nov. 29, 2013, book review of "Vanished: The Sixty Year Search for the Missing Men of World War II". PDF at http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/print/WSJ_-A017-20131129.pdf I do not know how long the article is accessible to nonsubscribers. Pat Scannon, founder of a...
by Hue Miller
Tue Dec 03, 2013 12:54 am
Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
Topic: Radio transcripts of the Aussie Coast Watchers
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Re: Radio transcripts of the Aussie Coast Watchers

I would be very surprised if anything was saved of this material. I read some time back a fascinating article in Military History Quarterly which correctly reassigned culpability for the loss of an American ship. The blame had been assigned to some Aussie airmen who supposedly failed to report a sig...
by Hue Miller
Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:51 pm
Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
Topic: "Japanese Aircraft Equipment 1940-1945"
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"Japanese Aircraft Equipment 1940-1945"

This large-format, profusely illustrated with color photos book will set you back around $70. It will be worth every penny. The chapters discuss instruments, avionics, cameras, weapons, bombsights, gunsights, and interior colors. I was highly interested to see the chapter on radio and radar, as I ha...
by Hue Miller
Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:36 pm
Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
Topic: "A Solemn Path Back To Myanmar for U.S."
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"A Solemn Path Back To Myanmar for U.S."

I don't know if this is the most efficient way to mention a mere periodicals article; if not, i'd appreciate correction. N.Y. Times for Apr 15, 2012 has this article about searches for lost Allied airmen being resumed in Burma. The NYT link is http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/world/asia/remains-off...