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My dad belonged to a military book-of-the-month group, and those were pretty much the only books we had in the house growing up.

Posted by Meg (aka Mojave) Dec 28 '20, 21:36

Almost all were British WWII stories. Doug Bader's Reach for the Sky, The Dam Busters, The Great Escape, and stories of the French Resistance. I found a copy of Reach for the Sky a few years back - I should try and find it :/

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My dad belonged to a military book-of-the-month group, and those were pretty much the only books we had in the house growing up.

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