No Return Flight: 13 Platoon at Arnhem 1944

De onderstaande Engelse tekst heeft betrekking op het boek 'No Return Flight: 13 Platoon at Arnhem 1944' (ISBN 13: 978- 90-5911-881-2). Dat is de Engelse vertaling van het eerder door Haks Walburg Schmidt geschreven 'Het Dertiende Peloton: Levensverhalen rond zweefvliegtuig Horsa 166, Slag bij Arnhem 1944'

De nieuwe uitgave omvat 210 pagina's, en kost 24,95 euro. Het boek is verkrijgbaar bij de boekhandelaren in de regio Arnhem en bij het Airborne Museum te Oosterbeek. Liefhebbers kunnen ook bestellen via bol.com of uitgeverij Aspekt 0346 353895.

Klik hier om te lezen hoe het boek tot stand kwam.

Dear Friends of 13 Platoon,

After a true Odyssey we finally reached our goal! The book on 13 Platoon at Arnhem 1944 on which we worked for so long has been published. Already many copies have been shipped to Gazelle Books for distribution and in the next few days my publisher Aspekt will send out press releases to media that are likely to be interested. So, hopefully the book will get some attention  at the 65 year Commemorations of the battle.

With the following information the book can be ordered at local book shops in Great Britain or contact Gazelle Books,  Gareth Hindson gareth@gazellebooks.co.uk

Title: No Return Flight

Author: Haks Walburgh Schmidt

2009, Uitgeverij Aspekt

ISBN 978-90-5911-000-0

(should the book store have any difficulty in finding it, they can contact gareth@gazellebooks.co.uk from Gazelle Books, the English distributor.)

The price of the book is 25 British pounds, the publisher told me.

The book can also be bought in the Netherlands in the book shops and it will also become available worldwide through Amazon.com.

I cannot begin to express my gratitude and appreciation for all the help and support you gave me through all these years. Without it , this moment would not have been possible. Still, at this moment I also think about the late Morley Williams and Cyril Crickett who only lived to see the Dutch version of the book. I feel I failed them in a way, although their story has now been saved from oblivion.  

I hope that you  will enjoy reading this remarkable story,take pride in your contribution to it and look forward to hearing from you again.

With respect, in friendship and with friendly regards,

Haks Walburgh Schmidt

Author

Op 17 september 2009 werd het boek 'No Return Flight' officieel gepresenteerd in Grand Café Schoonoord te Oosterbeek. Schrijver Haks Walburgh Schmidt poseert daar samen met veteraan Norman Savage. De laatstgenoemde zat 65 jaar eerder als Private (soldaat) in het zweefvliegtuig waarover Haks het boek schreef. (foto: Marleen Wintels)