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Soldier Magazine - November 2024

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Military Model Scene

I always look forward to a new book by Brendan O’Carroll. His latest R Patrol, Long Range Desert Group is his ninth on those who led the way 84 years ago. When Bagnold founded the Long Range Patrol (fore runner to the LRDG) it was comprised of troops from New Zealand. Those chosen were split into 3 patrols R, T, W. This is the story of R and the first to be dedicated to one of the patrols. Apart from being wonderfully researched and written, all Brendan’s books link us to the past and R Patrol is no different. His conversations and correspondence with the veterans allow us to hear the voices of those who served. Let’s deal the basics, 253 pages and 310 photographs, art and maps some of which will be new to even the most dedicated LRDG enthusiast. It is broken down into 15 chapters and 3 appendices. Even if you have not read any of Brendan’s previous books, he starts by explaining the history of the LRDG and their formation in June 1940. Subsequent chapters focus on their early.. Read more
Bob Amos Jones book review LRDG Preservation Society 7/10/24

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Historical Miniatures Gaming Society,September 2024

‘Norway and Scotland are separated by 400 miles of the grey North Sea and it is across its desolate wastes that Andrew Orr has set this fascinating story of an enduring friendship between seafaring folk who refused to be dominated by the hateful oppression of Nazism during World War Two. The result is at once a triumph and a tribute to the unconquerable strength of the human spirit.’
Trevor Royle FRSE, historian, author, columnist and broadcaster