Gordon Williamson Posted February 10, 2006 Posted February 10, 2006 Just a little taster for you. I have received the proof pages from Bender Publishing for my new book. This will give an idea of how it will look. These are just rough Xerox copies, the actual book will be A4 size, around 400 pages and full colour throughout.
Gordon Williamson Posted February 10, 2006 Author Posted February 10, 2006 It covers uniforms, insignia, headgear, awards, medals, documents, cap ribons etc etc. Thanks especially to Michel and Fran?ois, there are some real superb "eye-candy" pieces to see.
Gordon Williamson Posted February 10, 2006 Author Posted February 10, 2006 The bulk of the wartime photos are from the fabulous collection of the U-Boot Archiv and a substantial percentage of the income from each copy sold will be donated to the Archiv.
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 10, 2006 Posted February 10, 2006 Its great to see Bender is going A4 !and you are the busy bee! you will have the "Most prolific author" title soom ....
bratwurstdimsum Posted February 10, 2006 Posted February 10, 2006 Any chance we can get a signed copy off you Gordon? & can we preorder ?Jeff
Simon Orchard Posted February 10, 2006 Posted February 10, 2006 ooh, looks nice. When's it coming out Gordon?
Jan Arne S Posted February 11, 2006 Posted February 11, 2006 Hi Gordon !This looks like a GREAT Book . Jan Arne
mmiller Posted February 11, 2006 Posted February 11, 2006 Gordon,Finally! I have been pestering you for a while about 'when will it be ready'! Looks that that will soon be coming to an end. The samples look superb.Mark
joe campbell Posted February 11, 2006 Posted February 11, 2006 i'm breathing heavily, gordon...congrats!joe
Gordon Williamson Posted February 11, 2006 Author Posted February 11, 2006 Don't know the exact release date yet, but this is pretty much the very last stage before it goes to the printer, so it should be soon.Here is my own favourite item from the book.
Bob Hunter Posted February 11, 2006 Posted February 11, 2006 I'm looking forward to it! Just for the record, Gordon, how long did it take to write?
Gordon Williamson Posted February 11, 2006 Author Posted February 11, 2006 I'm looking forward to it! Just for the record, Gordon, how long did it take to write?Difficult to say Bob, as I've been slowly assembling good images of U-Boat stuff for some time, but over the last two years in particular a couple of visits to the U-Boot Archiv to select wartime photos and then receiving the huge contribution by Michel is what made it all come together at last.
Bob Hunter Posted February 11, 2006 Posted February 11, 2006 Truly a labor of love. Not to mention the immense wealth that will flow from the sale of the book. Well done!
JBeltram Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 Hello Gordon,The book looks beautiful! I can't wait until it comes out!Regards, Jody
Guest Darrell Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 Very nice Gordon. One I'll have to get P.S. Any word on the KVK book as well?
Flak88 Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 Well I might just fly to Scotland (again!) to get that!Marc
Colin O. Posted March 6, 2006 Posted March 6, 2006 I'll be in the queue also, any updates on the release date?Col.
Gordon Williamson Posted March 7, 2006 Author Posted March 7, 2006 No firm release date yet. Roger Bender is chasing up a couple of rare pieces in the USA ( including an original ships bell from a U-Boat) for inclusion. Once these are in and the final adjustments to layouts are done, the cover illustration is chosen and a final descion made on the title and we are ready to go.
reinoudmilitary Posted April 22, 2006 Posted April 22, 2006 looks really good, I hope it's coming soon. This is a must have for me!Is there a pre-release order possible?
Guest Darrell Posted April 23, 2006 Posted April 23, 2006 ....the actual book will be A4 size, around 400 pages and full colour throughout.
Grant Broadhurst Posted April 28, 2006 Posted April 28, 2006 Sound like it,s going to be a great read !Anything in it relating to the postwar period or 1957 awards ?
Guest Darrell Posted April 28, 2006 Posted April 28, 2006 Thats 2 I am waiting for now Gordon. 3 isnt it? 1. KVK 2. EK 19143. U-Boats
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