GARDENS OF HELL – Review by Mark Barnes
I am not going to be smug about anything to do with Gallipoli. I visited the battlefield for the first time last September and had…
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN THE COLD WAR 1950-1970 – Review by Mark Barnes
It is a pleasing to know that the serious art of in-house photography depicting the day-to-day operations of the UK’s armed forces continues to thrive…
CITIZENS OF LONDON – Review by Mark Barnes
Quite a few years ago I was working on a paper in London where one of the newer staff was an American lady who was…
REVIEW: THE DAKOTA HUNTER by Mark Barnes
I like to do periodic reboots of my addled brain every so often to take a step away from purely military related books. I’ve done…
Partisan Warfare on the Eastern Front 1941-1944 – Reviewed by Nate Sullivan for War History Online
As someone who owns a modest collection of original photographs from the Eastern Front, I jumped at the opportunity to check out this recent addition…
THE HAND GRENADE – Reviewed by Mark Barnes for War History Online.
I was visiting my mum at our local hospital and as I left I walked in to the full on drama of seeing a section…
A SHIPYARD AT WAR – Review by Mark Barnes
I found it immensely hard not to have the odd shiver of dewy-eyed regret while leafing through the pages of this magnificent book. It represents…
STEEL THUNDER ON THE EASTERN FRONT – Review by Mark Barnes
We’ve seen a number of these superb photo archive books from StackpoleBooks of Pennsylvania beforeand this one is up to standard in every sense of…
BRITISH LIGHT TANKS 1927-45 – Review by Mark Barnes
This book recounts the development and service of a range of light tanks used by the British Army from the late 1920s until World War…
BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH WARSHIP CAMOUFLAGE of WWII – Review by Mark Barnes
I’ve got to be honest and say I rarely turn down Seaforth naval books when they are offered to me. At first glance I had…
BATTLESHIPS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY – Review by Mark Barnes
I talk to military history professionals and dedicated punters all the time and it is interesting how often I hear reservations about the Images of…
THE DEFEAT OF GERMANY THEN AND NOW – Review by Mark Barnes
The seventieth anniversary of the end the Second World War in Europe will be commemorated in May. Whether it will be like D-Day with politicians…