US Army "The War in the Pacific" Books in Australia

jrcar · Post by **jrcar** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 3:19 pm

G'day All,

I just found the following in the remaiders section of my local Collins bookseller (Australia),

US Army in WWII 50th Anniversary issue
Pacific
Seizure of the Gilberts and Marshalls
Guadalcanal The first Offensive
The Approach to the Philipines
The Reduction of Rabaul
Campaign in the Marianas

Europe
Riviera to the Rhine

all at $12.95!

They have some good info in them.

Cheers

Rob

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Sat Apr 20, 2002 4:10 am

G'day jrcar !

Thanks for the heads-up. Which state was that in?

jrcar · Post by **jrcar** » Sat Apr 20, 2002 4:39 am

ACT, Tuggeranong shopping centre.

Cheers

Rob

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Sat Apr 20, 2002 8:18 am

Originally posted by jrcar
ACT, Tuggeranong shopping centre.

Cheers

Rob

Wtf is Tuggeranong???????????????????:p

jrcar · Post by **jrcar** » Sun Apr 21, 2002 6:26 am

G'day again,

picked up the Atlas as well this moring from the main Canberra shopping centre (Civic).

Tuggeranong is one of the two "towns" of the origional Canberra plan, Tuggeranong is south of the city by 15-20 mins and Belconnan is NE of the city by the same amount.

Cheers

Rob

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Sun Apr 21, 2002 6:54 am

So you are in Canberra huh? Well you will be pleased to know that there will be a group for this forum gathering for a face to face meet in Canberra next year......current planning date is the the ANZAC long weekend 2003 which I am organizing. Apart from sitting around and telling lies with the help of a few ales, we also plan on going to the AWM. Should be a good weekend. Look forward to seeing you there.

Crocky · Post by **Crocky** » Sun Apr 21, 2002 7:28 am

Hey Raverdave

Dont forget to extend an invitation to your kiwi mates

jrcar · Post by **jrcar** » Sun Apr 21, 2002 8:42 am

The meeting next year sounds good! Have you been to the Australian War memorial before?

I'll be in Melbourne in late may for a week at the Australian Simulation Technology conference. I do this stuff for a job

With luck UV may be available by then?!?

Crocky, its a long swim but I can lend you a surfborad to get back to NZ on

Cheers

Rob

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Sun Apr 21, 2002 9:10 am

Originally posted by jrcar
The meeting next year sounds good! Have you been to the Australian War memorial before?

I'll be in Melbourne in late may for a week at the Australian Simulation Technology conference. I do this stuff for a job With luck UV may be available by then?!?

Crocky, its a long swim but I can lend you a surfborad to get back to NZ on

Cheers

Rob

Yeah last went about 3 to 4 years ago.....I understand that there have been a few changes since then. So you will be in Melb...well you will have to give us a buzz and let me know when.....there are a few of us in Melb and it would be a great excuse to get together. I know that Super and Tex Zero will be up for it, and Jody is still pissed about missing out on the last one! The Australian Sim Tech Conferance???? is that open to the public? Sounds interesting.

jrcar · Post by **jrcar** » Sun Apr 21, 2002 10:49 am

The Conference (SIMTECT2002) runs from the 13-16 May at the Convention centre. Maybe Mon or Tue night, Wed is the conference dinner.

The conference is about using simulation devices (including wargames, flight simulations etc) and the issues that go with it, like geospatial information, user interfaces, networking protocols.

Its not normally open for visitors but if you work in the city and can get there one afternoon I can get probably get you in to look at the displays , Lockhead Martin, Boeing, TENIX, CSC all have good displays

.

I belong to a small organisation called the Australian Defence Simulation office (after 12 years in the Army I couldn't get a proper job so went to work as a civvie in Defence!). We write policy, and I look after joint simulation (mainly constructive wargames) policy, coordinationa and colaboration. One of my current tasks is evaluating commercial wargames for military training ( as examples we are seriously looking at Harpoon3, Tacops, Armoured Task Force and Decisive Action). Games like UV and PacWar are useful for giving historical perspectives.

Well thats enough of a ramble for now

Cheers

Rob

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Sun Apr 21, 2002 12:06 pm

Yeah I do work in the city, so you can expect me to be there!

Ex-Army huh? I spent 8 years in the choco's (5/6 RVR Infantry with a 6 month stint in Arty). I currently work for Ericssons doing work on PABX stuff (do some work for Tennix as well)...so yes you are on for May...I dare say that Tex Zero maybe interested in dropping in also....a good bloke.
Looking at H3? eh? See my thread about H4 in the wargaming section.....great game, bloody great game!

Send a Private message for for more info as to where and when we can hook-up.

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 4:31 am

Originally posted by Crocky
Hey Raverdave

Dont forget to extend an invitation to your kiwi mates

Hey Crocky.....no worries mate....think that you will be able to flap your arms long enought to make it over here????? Because from what I hearing Air NZ will not be around much longer:p

Would love to have you over if you think that you can make the dates.

Crocky · Post by **Crocky** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 7:13 am

They damned well better be the govt has already bailed them out to the tune of $800 million of taxpayers money

We will see closer to the time if I can I will be there.... depending who wins our first game can buy the cold ones

Raverdave · Post by **Raverdave** » Wed Apr 24, 2002 1:41 am

Originally posted by Crocky

We will see closer to the time if I can I will be there.... depending who wins our first game can buy the cold ones

No worries, if you win I will shout you some fush & chups followed by a sex pack to wash it down;)