War in the Air DVD Collection

No Comments Written by whizzbang on November 12, 2009 in newspaper DVD/CD/Offers.

Below are the two latest DVDs I have watched, from this fascinating series which I am collecting with the Mail Newspaper this week, they are:

The Cold Dawn

This episode concentrates on the period when Allied Air Power seemed to be winning the war, The combined Allied Airforces could be found in action in Norway, in the Ardennes, in Italy and in The Balkans on the Russian Front. By now The Luftwaffe were showing signs of strain trying to defend The Fatherland and victory looked very likely for The Allies.

Eastern Victory

This episode of War in the Air covers the air war in Burma where the ability to deliver troops and supplies by air made a big difference to the war effort. Despite this Japan fought on valiantly until aircraft delivered the final knockout & Imperial Japan had no choice but to capitulate


The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid

No Comments Written by whizzbang on November 12, 2009 in books.

This Intelligent and thought provoking thriller which won the Man Booker Prize in 2007 is Mohsin Hamid’s second book and is available this week for £2.99 With the Times Newspaper and While the “war on terror” rumbles on, this is a sharp, relevant book. So I may get it

The action takes place at a café in the Old Anarkali district of Lahore during a single dusty evening. The book is narrated by a bearded Pakistani man called Changez, who buttonholes an American traveller and offloads the story of his life.

Changez talks about his time in the US, where he attended Princeton before working for a blue-chip financial firm in New York. Then while On holiday in Greece before starting his high-powered job, Changez fell in love with Erica, a pretty rich-kid from NYC’s plutocracy. After joining his elite employer, he enjoyed rapid success and spent his free time hanging out with Erica and her hipster friends at TriBeCa loft parties. His life felt blessed.

Yet Erica, though friendly, seemed distant, even depressive, and Changez slowly realised that he had become embroiled in a freaky love triangle that also included her childhood sweetheart Chris, who had died from lung cancer. The rest of the story, punctuated by Changez’s unctuous concern for his companion as he breaks off to order jalebis and green tea, describes the souring of his personal American dream….