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Off the Beaten Track Adventure Travel :
Turkey, Ireland, Spain, Russia, Botswana, Zambia, Lesotho, South Africa.
Books
Behind the Forgotten Front (historical fiction) DISPLACED (YA SciFi) It’s not IF you Fail (YA historical fiction)
Short Stories:
Hello…I’ll Shoot You — A Taxi Trip from a Russia Airport The Nike Pilgrim — Stumbling along the Camino de Santiago Spain The Curious Eyes of a Child– An African Safari
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Neila Rosenkranz
January 19, 2015 at 1:49 pmI just found Behind the Forgotten Lines on Amazon. If only the paperback was in large print! My Dad is a Merrill’s Marauder. I know he would read this book. Dad is 94, and is one of the few Marauders left. He still has it mentally, well, most days. Outside of the Ballantine War books, Life’s series, and Dad’s Galahad book, I have not seen much about the MM. I have, however, see the physical scars and some mental scars in person. My Dad is a wonder, still. He takes no meds, can walk faster than me and still has a hard time sleeping. He still feels guilt. And he ate his mule. The leach scars are prolific, but somehow this man can still make the ladies smile. He was recently interviewed by a local college professor and it was on the PBS station in SC. I think it was to be included in a Library of Congress Memorial for the military of WWII, so we never forget our greatest generation. Without even reading your book, I thank you for taking a little known theater of war and a lesser known outfit of brave men and making it available to those who like military history. I am off to read a bit……Neila
Jay Leeper
May 10, 2017 at 10:29 amMy father Richard Leeper was in Merrill’s Marauders from the start. Would love to have any info, or pictures you might have in regards to him.
Pfc. Richard G. Leeper ASN:13022361
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October 10, 2017 at 3:41 pmThanks to my father who shared with me about this blog, this web site is actually awesome.
Kenneth Edward Berry
August 27, 2019 at 3:53 amI was wondering if you know much about British Troop in WW2 Burma. My Uncle sailed for Bombay India on the S S Oronsay 3,056 Officers and O/Ranks. 13th Kings Own Liverpool Rifle Regiment, 8th December 1940. At Durban South Africa the change ships Twice. First w the “Duchess of Athol” which had engine problems and limped back to Durban. They Transhipped to the M/V Andes a new ship and managed to get to Bombay. The Kings then all ended up at Saugour Barracks Secundrerbad Central Provinces. For to train in Jungle and Bamboo Forest Warfare with lots of climbing up to 6,000 ft.My uncle name was Edmund Kenneth Buck. He came through Operation Longcloth and the second operation. No wounds or hospitalisation. I am awaiting his Disclosure Documents from Glasgow Scotland. They do take a while i have heard they have up to 40,000 British troops to be traced. I didn’t have his army number. I will let you know as soon as i hear anything about him. Thank You for bearing with me. Very Best Regards Ken Berry.
virtualtravele
September 1, 2019 at 7:39 pmHello Kenneth, I don’t know a lot about the Chindits, which is the group your uncle fought with if he was part of Operation Longcloth or Operation Thursday. I included several of Orde Wingates soldiers in my book and made reference to both Operation Longcloth and Operation Thursday. But my book focuses on US involvement in Burma. In doing the research for my book, I developed a great respect for Michael Calvert and all the other Chindits. They preceded the Marauders and hard lessons were learned by their efforts. Best of luck in your research.
steveburnett1229.pen.io
December 31, 2019 at 7:21 amHi! I’m at work surfing around your blog from my new iphone 4!
Just waned to ssay I love reading your blog and ook forward
to all your posts! Carry on the great work!
Edmund OTTMANN
July 5, 2021 at 4:02 amFascinated by the evacuation routes taken by those fleeing from Japanese because my family would have taken one from Rangoon or Mandalay. Planned to visit the country for myself but along came CV-19 and the junta’s takeover again. Maybe will be able to do these in the future with a tour operator like you that has a intimate knowledge of Burma and a sense of adventure. Please do email me to discuss by chosen route/s
virtualtravele
July 7, 2021 at 8:55 amHello Edmund, Looks like you will be forced to postpone your trip to Myanmar even longer with all the political upheaval. I traveled alone throughout most of the country but hired Saw Myint Naing when I traveled down the Chindwin. I think you can find him on FB. It’s a magical country. Best of luck on your travels.