I Think I Prefer the Tinned Variety

I've recently discovered an amazing official war artist named Anthony Gross. In 1942 he was sent on a troop carrier, the m.v. Highland Monarch, from England to Egypt via Sierra Leone and the Indian Ocean. He made a series of drawings during the voyage, which took around eight weeks, which are a fantastic record of daily life on board. Some of Gross' drawings have provided me with real in-sights into my father's diary. For example, on Thursday 14 th October 1943 Norman recorded: "Transport arrived, picked us up and dumped us on the wharf alongside " S.S. Orbita " an armed merchant cruiser used as a troop carrier. Climbed the stairs (damned if I know the nautical name) and then, after finding ourselves on the top deck, tried to find our mess, which we were told was "just forrard". Eventually discovered it and found it to be a place about the size of a single tennis court where 360 of us were to eat and sleep for Heavens knows how

I was delighted to notice a few days ago that another review had been posted on the Amazon site for  I Think I Prefer the Tinned Variety: The Diary of a Petty Officer in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II by N. Buckle & C. Murray. So pleased you liked the book G.P. Walker and many thanks for adding your comment to the Amazon site.  Indeed, thanks to everyone who has posted a review. If you're wondering why the price of the book has increased it's all to do with V.A.T. Until Jan 1st this year V.A.T. on ebooks in the U.K. was levied at 3%. Changes in tax rules mean that V.A.T. is now being levied at 20%. Paper books continue to be zero rated. Why ebooks are discriminated against beats me but there you are. All our ebooks are under £1 at the moment. Why not take a look at Spurwing Ebooks ?