I Think I Prefer the Tinned Variety

A reader called "Frank" has posted a fantastic review on the Amazon site in both U.K and U.S.A. for  I Think I Prefer the Tinned Variety: The Diary of a Petty Officer in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II . Thank you so much "Frank" and I'm delighted you enjoyed the book and took the trouble to post your thoughts about it. I've been involved in ebook publishing since the start of 2012 and one of the many wonderful aspects is the personal feedback that comes from readers. Many thanks to everyone who has reviewed our books; you can check out our other books from this page if you're interested or visit our website . If you've read  I Think I Prefer the Tinned Variety: The Diary of a Petty Officer in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II you'll know that my dad, Norman Buckle, went out to an airbase on Ponam Isalnd in the Pacific Ocean as part of the British Pacific Fleet. When I was trying to piece together the story of his experiences

October 15th is the first anniversary of the publication of I Think I Prefer the Tinned Variety: The Diary of a Petty Officer in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II . I published the book exactly one year ago on the exact same date as my dad, Norman Buckle, joined the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy in 1942. Seventy one years ago, World War II uprooted my father from a coal mining village in South Yorkshire and transported him thousands of miles to Sierra Leone in West Africa and later to a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean via Sydney, Australia. I Think I Prefer the Tinned Variety: The Diary of a Petty Officer in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II is a short, annotated diary which records Norman's experiences and the on-going banalities of everyday life on a naval air-base far away from home. Since publication there have been over one thousand downloads of I Think I Prefer the Tinned Variety and I've been overwhelmed by the interest the book has generated am

The photographs that go with I Think I Prefer the Tinned Variety: The Diary of a Petty Officer in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II are in the Blog Archive in the October 2012 Folder. Just go to Joining the Fleet Air Arm and keep clicking newer post at the end of each entry. Did you know that you don’t actually need a Kindle to read I Think I Prefer the Tinned Variety: The Diary of a Petty Officer in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II by N. Buckle & C. Murray? You can get a free app from Amazon for phones, tablets, PCs etc in the Amazon Kindle Store. If you’re interested in the other books I’ve published please check out Spurwing ebooks website. My passion is Family History and when I’m not writing blog posts I’m usually researching for that. I’m building a website at http://writingafamilyhistory.com and if you’re interested in Family History I’d be delighted to see you there. The website is a work in progress and gets new stuff on it every few days.