Book Reviews
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
Thursday, March 7, 2019
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Book Reviews
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
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Book Reviews
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
Thursday, February 28, 2019
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
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Book Reviews
Book Review – Monte Cassino
From the Images of War series from Pen & Sword Books By Jeffrey Plowman The sub-title of this book makes it more interesting than that;
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Book Reviews
Book Review – In Action with Destroyers
Full title : In Action with Destroyers 1939–1945 (Hardback) The Wartime Memoirs of Commander J A J Dennis DSC RN WWII Royal Navy Naval By
Monday, July 23, 2018
Book Reviews
Book review – Code Name MULBERRY
Code Name Mulberry By Guy Hartcup I I’m a big fan of anything to do with the landing in Normandy back in 1944, and have
Sunday, July 22, 2018
Book Reviews
Pen & Sword’s TankCraft Series of books
I already wrote about one book in this series, Sherman Tanks (TankCraft #2), and now have read a few more, both in paper and in
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Book Reviews
Book Review on Waffen SS
Armoured Warfare and the Waffen-SS 1944-1945 (Paperback) By Anthony Tucker-Jones Another excellent book in the Images of War series. These books are about photographs first
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Book Reviews
Winged Pegasus and the Rangers
by Martin W. Bowman This book covers the attacks by paratroops and airborne forces during the initial phase of Operation Overlord, or the D-Day Landings.
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Book Reviews
The Sinews of War
By Major A D Bolland This is a surprising booklet ! Only 98 pages thin, but what an extraordinary account. It is the divisional ‘report’
Friday, December 29, 2017
Review: The Boat that Won the War (Hardback)
(An Illustrated History of the Higgins LCVP) By Charles C Roberts General Eisenhower said it: The boat that won the war. And he was not
Monday, December 25, 2017
Book Reviews
Book review Objective Saint-Lô
Objective Saint-Lô By Georges Bernage George Bernage has produced an excellent book with his Objective St-Lô. The book does not provide a fixed story-line as
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Book Reviews
The Invasion of Sicily 1943; book review
The Invasion of Sicily 1943 By Jon Diamond The ‘Images of War’ series is an excellent addition to any reader interested in WW2 archive pictures,
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Book Reviews
Reading about Dragoon
No, not the soldiers on horses but rather the ‘other’ landing that occurred in France, 2 months after D-Day ! Operation Dragoon was the concerted
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Aviation
D-Day Airfields – Book Review
Airfields of the D-Day Invasion Air Force (Paperback) 2nd Tactical Air Force in South-East England in WWII By Peter Jacobs A book for researchers, tourists
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Book Reviews
New WW2 Book review
One of the things I do regularly these days (what with no TV and more time to read in bed and elsewhere) is review books.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Book Reviews
New WW2 book review – Greece
When looking through the list of new titles I received a while ago from Pen & Sword, this book and its short description caught my
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Aviation
Russian Gunships – Book Review
Russian Gunship Helicopters by Yefim Gordon Recently I was introduced to the FlightCraft series of Pen and Sword Books. This is an interesting series aimed
Monday, March 10, 2014
Book Reviews
Pen & Sword Books Discount
Pen & Sword Books, one of my favorite publishers, offers one book of their Battleground Series FREE if you buy 3. Great offer and wonderful
Monday, March 3, 2014
Aviation
Reading about and flying the Canberra
Last week I got a copy of the English Electric Canberra by Bruce Barrymore Halpenny (must have lost the ‘f’ somewhere along the way of
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Book Reviews
Book Review of Waffen SS Colours
Just found this BOOK REVIEW of Waffen SS Colours (by Mig Jimenez) on the inScale website. I have been studying various tutorials on scale model
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
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