War, Wine and Valour
About this audiobook
War, Wine and Valour.
Doctor Douglas M. Baker’s Autobiography in Audiobook format (150 min.)
Commemorating 75 years since VE day and the end of WWII
History in the making, experienced and survived by a courageous yet sensitive young school boy who risked life and limb to defend the principles of democracy.
This intrepid autobiography was written by Douglas Baker after having agreed, at the invitation of the Imperial War Museum, to give a series of personal interviews to tell his story, as at that time he was one of the remaining survivors of World War II.
Not another run-of-the-mill rendering of war stories, this is the story of a 16-year-old youth who began his journey to manhood when he volunteered to fight on the war front in the desert of northern Africa, as well as in Italy, against the inhumanity of Hitler’s fascism.
This is a virtual “page turner” with its vivid description of all manner of war, including friendships forged for life, the loyalty of comradeship on the front lines of the Battle of El Alamein, the biting sandstorms, the betrayal of cowardice, and the challenges and inspiration of the “walking wounded.”
Ronald Pickup, a renowned British actor, delivers a brilliant, action-packed reading for this abridged audiobook. He captures an authentic portrayal of the passion and playfulness of youth, the psychological challenges of men at bay, the terror of war and the unexpected humour, as artfully described by Douglas in his own words.
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The unabridged eBook of War, Wine and Valour – Five years fighting the Nazis and celebrating the sixty years of peace their destruction has brought is available at Google. Many other video and audio lectures as well as eBooks by Douglas M. Baker are available for immediate downloading at www.douglasbaker.org and at the iTunes stores, Google & Amazon.
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About the author
Dr. Douglas Baker B.A., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.
Douglas Baker, English born and raised in South Africa has done extensive scientific research into those hinterlands of the mind which one might call psi-semantics.
He graduated in the Arts & Humanities in South Africa and qualified in medicine at Sheffield University (UK) in 1964.
Having taught in the East End schools of London for 10 years, he began his tour of the Western world giving lectures and seminars in Esoteric Healing, Esoteric Anatomy, Esoteric Astrology, Esoteric Psychology, Esoteric Science and Metaphysics.
He, more than any other, set in motion the trends towards alternative methods of medicine which have transformed that field in Britain today. As medical advisor to the De la Warr laboratories in Oxford, he undertook research into Biomagnetism and quantum physics their effects on the human aura and dark matter, producing the book by the same name in conjunction with George de la Warr.
Through the years he has given more than 15,000 lectures and attracted people from all over the world to his Esoteric Science Festivals and International Summer Schools staged in America, Canada, England, Switzerland, Italy, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. His personal research and experimentation in Alchemy drew forth his book 'The Diary of an Alchemist'.
He established Claregate College, first in America in 1972 and later in England in 1977 and encouraged many hundreds of people to systematise their esoteric studies by attending, courses, seminars, and through the Claregate Correspondence Course.
The College's film faculty produced an exciting dramatic account of a period in the life of Paracelsus, the father of modern and complementary medicine. This million-pound production, with some of Britain's finest actors was previewed and released at the Cannes Film Festival in 1991.
His transformative experiences during the Second World War, when twice severely wounded, set the pattern for his life long investigations into the Powers Latent in Man.
His extensive esoteric writings are said to be the largest collection in the world produced by a living author. He has written over 100 books, many of which have been translated into the 7 European languages and his list of audio tapes extends to include 400 live lectures given around the world.
He has led the field in esoteric astrology, producing with a team, his magnum opus, a Dictionary of Astrology for the 21st Century in three volumes. This is in addition to the already existing 11 volume set of books on the same subject.
In the late 1990s he and his team produced a comprehensive video course on Esoteric Astrology which explores the impact of astrology on all aspects of life and consciousness in a new and unique fashion, full of relevance to the modern and future world.
His previous research into the Akashic Records is well know and documented. These have produced compelling answers to such mysteries as the true authorship of the works of Shakespeare and what caused the sinking of the Mary Rose.
His research work extends into the discoveries in the field of Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Occult Chemistry, particularly dwelling on background radiation and special characteristics of the carbon atom and the esoteric role it plays in organic chemistry. He continues his investigative research into the esoteric factors related to weightlessness in space physiology.
Until his passing in late 2011, Dr. Baker was progressively uncovering groundbreaking new evidence for the age-old tenets of Esoteric Science through the vast spectrum of quantum mechanics. His predictions, of two severe recent winters contradicted the weather pundits as have done those which forecast earthquakes and tsunamis in 2010 and discoveries continue to astound and perplex the top scientific minds. He was meticulously investigating the latest scientific findings and shining new light on the great mysteries such as Dark Matter and Dark Energy by providing exciting new evidence as to their role and function in the universe.
