Mussolini’s Defeat at Hill 731, March 1941
by John Carr How the Greeks Halted Italy’s Albanian Offensive This is a fascinating book, especially for those of us not specialized in the Balkan …
Book Reviews
From Arromanches to the Elbe
by Charles More Marcus Cunliffe and the 144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps 1944–1945 Marcus Cunliffe was an officer of the 144th Regiment of the Royal Armoured …
Excellent book on the Battle of the Bulge
The Americans and Germans at Bastogne (Hardback)First-Hand Accounts from the Commandersby Gary Sterne Now here’s a book to my heart !! Not only is its …
Duel Under the Stars
2020-06-18 The Memoir of a Luftwaffe Night Pilot in World War II by Wilhelm Johnen Another one of my favorite World War 2 books, because …
Supplying the British Army in the Second World War
2020-06-05 By Janet Macdonald This is a very nice hardback book on a subject that does not get enough coverage, ever….. the supply and support …
M2/M3 American Half-tracks of the Second World War
2020-04-28 A book of the Landcraft Series (Paperback)By Robert Jackson I read this excellent book by Robert Jackson last night. Taught me a lot about …
Allied Armies in Sicily and Italy, 1943–1945 (Paperback)
2020-04-20 By Simon Forty Images of War – Photographs from Wartime Archives And yet another book in the Images of War series. This one is …
IoW – The Americans. From the Ardennes to VE Day
by Brooke S. Blades Yet another book in the excellent series of Images of War. This one is rather bulky, with over 250 pages ! …
The F-4 Phantom – book review
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archivesby Martin Bowman Usually I am very happy with this series of ‘Rare Images’ books from Pen & Sword, and the …
The Second World War Explained
By Michael O’Kelly Here’s an excellent book explaining World War 2 in an overview fashion. Excellent for those who have never really looked into this …
Book Review: A Spy in the Sky
A Photographic Reconnaissance Spitfire Pilot in WWII Very interesting book. I love all stories about WW2 written by the people who actually were there, and …
Hungarian Armoured Fighting Vehicles
in the second world war Hungarian Armoured Fighting Vehicles in the Second World War (Paperback)Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives Recently I have been reading books …
Christmas under fire, 1944
The last Christmas of World War 2 By Kevin Prenger Here is a world war 2 book that is a little different from what we …
7th SS Mountain Division
by Ian Baxter7th SS Mountain Division Prinz Eugen At War 1941–1945 (Paperback) A History of the Division Another interesting book compiled by Ian Baxter on …
Raiders from the sea
by John LodwickThe Story of the Special Boat Service in WWII I picked up this book and leafed through it. Just a few, not too …
IoW: The Battle for Arnhem 44-45
by Anthony Tucker-Jones Although the title should have omitted 1945 in my opinion, this is another very interesting book in the Images of War series. …
Mortar Gunner on the Eastern Front
The Memoir of Dr Hans Rehfeldt – Volume I: From the Moscow Winter Offensive to Operation Zitadelle Written from the diary of a young German …
The D-Day Landings
By Philip Warner True, this is not a new book. It was first published back in 1980. But the time of writing makes it all …
The Luftwaffe Kitbag
The full title of this book is ‘The Luftwaffe Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot’s Kitbag’ – Uniforms and equipment from the summer of 1940 and …
D-Day Cover-up at Pointe du Hoc
by Gary Sterne The History of the 2nd & 5th US Army Rangers, 1st May – 10th June 1944 This is a very special book. …
Fallschirmjäger: German Paratroopers 1937-1941
Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives by Francois Cochet Since I have by now quite a collection of the Image of War series of books, I …
M7 Priest
(Images of War series) by David Doyle Admittedly I never looked into the history of artillery much, but maybe that will change after reading this …
The Americans on D-Day & in Normandy
By Brooke S. Blades – Images of War series This particular book in the Images of War series is by Brooke S. Blades and like …
6th SS Mountain Division Nord
By Ian Baxter Images of War series 6th SS Mountain Division Nord at war 1941-1945 Another excellent book in the Images at War series. As …