Resmoroh
6th February 2011, 14:14
I have just started reading “The Second World War – A Military History” by Gordon Corrigan (Atlantic Books, 2010, ISBN 9781843548942).
In the ‘Prelude’ – i.e. setting the scene – he states (without a source) that “Within hours, the invaders had reached Tengah airfield, abandoned days before by the RAF as the station commander shot himself in shame and desperation, the shore defences . . . .”.
Now according to Malcolm’s rafweb the CO of Tengah became a PoW, but went on to a post-war career in the RAF.
These two statements appear to be mutually contradictory. I wish to know which is true. Not because I wish to cast nasturtiums on the CO’s character (or open old wounds), but simply because if Corrigan can make unsubstantiated statements like this in the first 19 pages then I (and, possibly, others) may need to take care in deciding the veracity of other statements in subsequent pages.
Who knows the truth?
Tks yr help
Peter Davies
In the ‘Prelude’ – i.e. setting the scene – he states (without a source) that “Within hours, the invaders had reached Tengah airfield, abandoned days before by the RAF as the station commander shot himself in shame and desperation, the shore defences . . . .”.
Now according to Malcolm’s rafweb the CO of Tengah became a PoW, but went on to a post-war career in the RAF.
These two statements appear to be mutually contradictory. I wish to know which is true. Not because I wish to cast nasturtiums on the CO’s character (or open old wounds), but simply because if Corrigan can make unsubstantiated statements like this in the first 19 pages then I (and, possibly, others) may need to take care in deciding the veracity of other statements in subsequent pages.
Who knows the truth?
Tks yr help
Peter Davies