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Letters
Appreciation from Italy I'm a (too young...) scholar of naval military history living in Italy. I read with interest your Amazon review of "the Bode Testament" and I decided to buy the book because of it... I'm (pleasently) astonished to see that one of the people who fought in Savo's battle felt the urgence to review it; probably it's really "a good Try to understand me: I'm 34, my grandpa stories and his diary it's all I have from WWII... And I read many books. That's all I have to try to understand what really happened and (this is the most difficult task, really overwhelming) try to understand what was like being there... Probably I will never completely understand. And it is really sad. You were there and you felt Japanese torpedoes exploding under you, coming from nowhere. That story, the feeling that the youngster you were then had, would probably is something you cannot really communicate to us... Hope your memories will never fade away. Thanks, and maximum respect for you. Yours Sincerly,
I trust this is your Christian name, my thanks for your E-Mail. I have a large Web Site:AHOY. Mac's Web Log. There is a lot of Naval History on it including the loss of my ship HMAS Canberra at the Battle of Savo Island on the 9th. of August 1942, plus all the Naval Battles around the Solomons over late 1942 and early 1943. On the left hand side of my Home Page you will find the links. Ahoy is an amalgam of all my research and writing and my friend and Web Master Terry Kearns in Atlanta, Georgia, who keeps the site in the way it shows itself to the world. I would be delighted to correspond with you, and to answer, if I am able, any questions you may care to pose. I spent all of the 1939/1945 war at sea, or overseas from Australia, starting in August 1939 as a 17 year old Cadet Midshipman in HMAS Australia, and finishing in Tokyo Bay in HMAS Shropshire, for the Japanese surrender on the 2nd. of September 1945 as a 23 year old Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Navy. Your kind words are appreciated. Best wishes,
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