WARBIRD FACTORY – Review by Mark Barnes
Apparently printed books are making a comeback because, although digital is more convenient and often cheaper, it just isn’t the same. I saw a post…
JUTLAND 1916 The Archaeology of a Naval Battlefield – Review by Mark Barnes
A hundred years ago the greatest naval battle of the First World War took place when the British and German fleets clashed in the North…
TE LAWRENCE IN WAR AND PEACE – Review by Mark Barnes
If you drive towards the Armour Centre at Bovington from the direction of Dorchester you will pass Clouds Hill, the last home of the singularly…
Slightly Below The Glide Path – Review by Mark Barnes
I was browsing through a number of military themed pages I follow on Facebook when I came across reference to these books. I asked one…
THE PERKINS IDENTIFICATION ALBUMS Volume 1 – Review By Mark Barnes
Back when I started reviewing books for WHO I allowed myself the indulgence of seeking out naval photo archive books to feature on this page.…
THE WINTER FORTRESS – The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler’s Atomic Bomb – Review by Mark Barnes
The wartime race for the atomic bomb was a drama acted out across continents. The fact the Allies won it cannot be ascribed to any…
ARMOURED HUSSARS Volume 2 – Images of the 1st Polish Armoured Division, Normandy, August 1944 – Review by Mark Barnes
It is some time since we saw the first volume of this series and I am pleased to say this latest outing is most welcome. …
A HANDFUL OF HELL – Classic War and Adventure Stories by Robert F Dorr – Review by Mark Barnes
Lots of us have heroes when we are young and some people keep them all their lives. There are regional variations, so, when I was…
TON-UP LANCS – A Photographic Record of the 35 RAF Lancasters That Each Completed 100 Sorties – Review by Mark Barnes
I will put it straight out there and say I don’t hold with any notions of guilt or contrition for the British bombing offensive against…
BEFORE ENDEAVOURS FADE – Review by Mark Barnes
This book remains the essential single edition battlefield guide to the Western Front. It is now in it’s fourteenth edition and is much expanded on…
PATTON AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE – How the General’s Tanks Turned the Tide At Bastogne – Review by Mark Barnes
The story of the stand of the 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne is the stuff of legend. It is a story that has received something…
SERBIA AND THE BALKAN FRONT, 1914 – The Outbreak of the Great War – Review by Wayne Osborne
This is an accessible, detailed, readable and thoroughly researched book. It is a clear analysis of the Serbs in 1914 and of their early war…