Warship Books At Their Best From Seaforth Publishing
We were looking at the battleship Vanguard only recently. She was a ship designed in reaction to recent trends, intended to counter new arrivals on…
Reviewed: Other Ranks – Tilsley’s Account of Trench Life
I like to think I’ve been open about my disappointment with the way the centenary of the Great War was handled in the UK. Four…
Reviewed: Spitfire! The Full Story of a Unique Battle of Britain Fighter Squadron
The Battle of Britain has spawned a zillion books, several movies and a whole lot more and there are no signs of the trend abating.…
Reviewed: The Little Bighorn Campaign 1876-77
It’s a long way from England to Montana but I like to think that I will be able to get out to walk the scene…
Reviewed: The Last British Battleship
I’ve been reviewing warship related books for quite some time and make no apology for being a huge fan of them. I come from a…
Reviewed: Three Excellent Haynes Manuals
This must be both a sad, but positive year for Haynes, whose range of books go from strength to strength; the success muted by the…
German Self-Propelled Artillery Guns of the Second World War
German tanks of World War II continue to enjoy a great deal of attention with books appearing constantly while website chatter seems endless. Only this…
Verdun 1916 – Two Great Books Revealing Much About One of the Greatest Battles in History
I regret I have never ventured far into reading about the Eastern Front of World War One, in part because it seems so distant, but…
Appeasing Hitler – Book Review by Mark Barnes
Leadership is on the minds of many people in my country as we await the result of a ballot to decide who will be the…
Book Review: Wellington’s Foot Guards at Waterloo
Book Review by Mark Barnes It is close to a year since my first ever visit to the Waterloo battlefield. The trip brought an end…
Images of the National Archive Armistice -Diverse Offerings From Pen & Sword
The victory summer of 1919 saw important visitors drop anchor off my home town. The Atlantic Fleet sailed into the Thames Estuary with a great…
Book Review: CAPTURED ARMS
Heaps of captured arms have been a symbol of victory since time immemorial. The Second World War was no different, especially for a Nazi regime…