THUNDER BIRD in Bomber Command – Review by Mark Barnes
I’m of the right age to have spent my formative years enthralled by the work of Gerry Anderson. I don’t want to turn this review…
TANKFEST 2015
Mark Barnes recalls a glorious weekend at the Tank Museum with Jack Beckett and a cast of several. Saturday was gloriously sunny while Sunday reverted…
IN ALL RESPECTS READY – Review by Mark Barnes
The Ashes are about to start and while I am sure cricket is not at the forefront of everybody’s thoughts, especially in many of the…
TILL THE BOYS COME HOME – Review by Mark Barnes
I like postcards but have resolved not to collect them because the thing would become a monster in no time. My ex-wife was convinced I…
THE NEW ARMY IN TRAINING – Review by Mark Barnes
There is something really daft about me reviewing a book by Rudyard Kipling. His writing spoke to millions, although his star is diminished in an…
WITH HITLER IN THE WEST – Review by Mark Barnes
I don’t expect you to remember, but I reviewed the autobiography of Heinrich Hoffmann around three years ago. He stands as one of the great…
1914: FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT – Review by Mark Barnes
It never ceases to impress me the way authors lace their works with references to other books they have read as part of their research.…
JAGDPANTHER – Review by Mark Barnes
I haven’t been since the controversial modifications of the Imperial War Museum in Lambeth were completed, but friends tell me they have ripped the guts…
ENDURING COURAGE – Review by Mark Barnes
Even without his place in aviation history, Eddie Rickenbacker had a remarkable life as an automotive engineer and racing driver. From the outset, the author…
RACE TO THE RHINE – Review by Mark Barnes
We last saw these authors with their extremely likable guide to D-Day and the beginnings of the Normandy campaign. I obviously wasn’t paying sufficient attention…
THE BATTLE OF KURSK 1943 – Review by Mark Barnes
Put your feet up and chillax chums because a serious candidate for ‘book of the year’ is in and we aren’t yet half way through…
WIMPY – A Detailed Illustrated History of the Vickers Wellington in Service – Review by Mark Barnes
There is a tidy page on Facebook called the Aviation Enthusiast Book Club that might sound like the name of a band of posh public…