pigsty Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Far too late to be doing this, in a sense, but I've realised I don't know enough about Dad's old Command. Can anyone recommend a decent single-volume book about it? Basic criteria: must cover the whole period, not just wartime operations. If it went on to 18 Group Strike Command that would be even better as much colour photography as possible as much content as possible without being dust-dry written in English, not just using English words (certain publishers spring to mind ...) And on a related subject, though not a complete overlap, the history of RAF St Eval has always intrigued me. It was the first place I lived in Cornwall and seems to have had the most amazing variety of units, aircraft and roles in a relatively short period. Any books out there that might meet the criteria above? I know about the series covering RAF airfields in Cornwall (Chris Ashworth?) but am wondering if there's others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) I think Chris Ashworth's "Coastal Command 1936-69" is the only one that fits the bill. 5 or so copies on Abebooks at the moment for £10-20. As for St Eval, there's an "Airfield Focus" pamphlet on St Eval, by Chris Ashworth as well... currently on sale on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ST-EVAL-AIRFIELD-FOCUS-No-7-RARE-/371458242406?hash=item567ca2f766 bestest, M. Edited October 19, 2015 by cmatthewbacon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Graham Smith's Devon and Cornwall Airfields in the Second World War (Countryside Books, 2000) has 19 pages on St Eval's wartime history. Dennis Teague's Aviation in South West Britain 1909-1979 (Teague White Aeroseries Publications, 1982) has 10.5 pages on it. As you're already aware, Chris Ashworth's Action Stations 5: Military Airfileds of the South West (PSL, 1982) covers it in 6 pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I agree with both of the above,........the old `Airfields in Action-South West' might help too? Another good book is the Ian Allen `Coastal Command in Action' by Chaz Bowyer. Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 All good stuff; thanks, chaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV107 Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Chris Ashworth's book can be found on Amazon for less than a fiver (not including p&p) at the moment, if you don't mind ex-library books. I would say that I don't recall it having that many colour photos, but otherwise it meets your criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Bit of a back from the dead thread, but I just got this promoted at me on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1870067878 bestest, M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 I'm embarrassed to say I'd forgotten all about this ... thanks for the spot. £37.50, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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