Australian Admiral Collins Book Review Sees Sea Career
A Sydney reviewer assesses Sir John Collins's memoir detailing his wartime and interwar service in the Royal Australian Navy. The piece notes Collins’s candid, straight account of experiences, contrasts with British memoir traditions, and highlights key episodes including his naval commands and views on interoperability with allied fleets.
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Collins
North Sea
Wos
Comenind
Sydney
Mervlilermanean
Rllies
Southawest
Austral
Charles Sy Isistene
Avleiralellirts
Vhs
Phocig
Mealiy
Cine
Pat the Wutbar
Spencer
Spenser
Collins Mir
HAMAS
Futreerah
Alis
Mediterranean
Australia
Fitegerali
Othe Beni Ptavent
Ancartaral
Qatar
Amerean
The Prince's Person reviewed by Roger Peyrefitte critique
A satirical historical study of a Renaissance papal scandal. The review praises M Peyrefitte for witty mock scholastic methods and archival irony while warning readers that the work is literary satire rather than pornographic. It highlights Part II footnotes foreshadowing future popes and lauds precise technique and ascent.
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Thalys Muri
Mavn
Besa
Perope
M. Peyrefitte
Life in a Vacuum Experiments in Total Sensory Deprivation
A Princeton psychology professor’s sensory deprivation tests in a dark four by nine foot chamber monitored a hundred male volunteers for up to four days. Subjects slept long, reported vivid dreams, imagined outside replenishment, and showed varied mental tolls including impaired time judgment.
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Princeton University
Thileseubos
Princeton
Vernon
Recorder
Stimers Gower
Some New Thrillers and Dune Plot Lines
An English senile town murder investigation features Inspector Rip Irving and P Shirley in Dusty Death. Patricia Curlon's Rime of Silence reviews. Ronald Syme's The Dunes and the Diamonds follows two kidnapping tied expeditions in a South West Africa desert. Neil S. Boardman's The Wise of Violence centers on a brutal Minnesota farm town murder blamed on a butcher.
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Osmington Mills, Collins
Price
Rip Irving
Shirley
Patricia Curlon
Hodder and Stoughton
Ronald Syme
South West Africa
Neil S. Boardman
Jonathan Cape
Minnesota
Focal
Crisis and Cuba Invasion Critique of Robertson and Johnson
A critical review argues Terence Robertson overstates sources yet presents plausible detail on British French and Israeli roles in Suez and the Cuban invasion. It highlights questionable conspiracy claims, pivotal Sevres meeting claims, and praises Haynes Johnson for credible reporting on the Bay of Pigs aftermath and Kennedy era decisions.
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Johnson
Robertson
Suez
NATO
SEATO
Eden
Eisenhower
Hammarskiold
Mollet
Pineau
Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
Nasser
Spender
Menzies
Lester Pearson
Lloyd
Nem
France
Britain
Israel
Egypt
Ben-Ganon
Sevres
Abel Thomas
Defence Ministry
Othe
SCUA
Pearson
Adlai Stevenson
Hamar Toh
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Haynes Johnson
Ednor
Washington Star
Central Intelligence Agency
Fidel Creis
CIA
Graratemalain Jungle
Bay OF Pigs
Hes
Hutchinson
Price
Land of New Zealand and Race Relations Examined
A book review discusses Turnbull and McLaren’s study of New Zealand society, detailing unofficial segregation, Treaty of Waitangi misunderstandings, and the Maori struggle for citizenship. It traces colonial roots and European dominance, noting NZ nationalism and resistance to closer ties with Australia.
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The
Tasman
Michael Turnbull
University of New South Wales
Alan A. McLaren
Victoria University of
Turnbull
McLaren
New Zealand
North Island
Waitangi
Europe
Australia
Mo C.J. Dennis
Banjo Patterson
New
Books reviews show diverse political and social focuses
The Silk Project by Geraldine Halls set in a Thailand town contrasts native industry revival with evolving relationships among a group of international experts. A Different Drum Mer by William Kelley is a stark first novel about a Southern incident. The Third Killer by Guy Wint analyzes stroke effects and calls for rehab research. The Making of the Prime Minister by Howard and West offers a Britain focused political study tracing leaders from pre election to the campaign.
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Treraldine Halls
Thailand
William Kelley
New York
America
Guy Wint
Anthony Howard
Richard West
Britain
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Halas Sadney
Ame
Sir John Collins
Angus and Robertson
Shere Elyhes
Hope Hewitt
Hodges
Samuel Rechardsen
Pamela
Mary
Lawrence Durrell
Prince
Roger Peyrefitte
Secker and Warburg
Ppcniment
Verity Hewitt
Garema Arcade
City
By Jean Battersby
Jack Vernon
Souvenir Press
Thucidydes
Terence Robertson Hutchinson
Bahia de Cochinos
Kennedy
Fden
Fidel Castro
Comat
Crew
Lester Poorer
Frank Cranston
South Africa
United States of America
Ian A. McLaren
Longmans Green and Co. Ltd
T. B. Millar
Garema Place
Canberra City
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