IN THE COMPANY OF HEROES – London 23.04.2014
It was a warm St George’s Day evening in London and the threat of rain seemed unrealistic as I zigzagged out of Bond Street tube…
War History Online, at the Houses of Parliament. THE GREAT WAR: WHY WE SHOULD REMEMBER – By Mark Barnes
I own one dark grey suit. My low fashion Swiss army knife, it does weddings, funerals, court appearances and invitations to the seat of national…
WAFFEN-SS ON THE EASTERN FRONT – Review by Mark Barnes
It’s been a while since we’ve had something from this author to look at. You will recall he is a longstanding collector of German images,…
GREAT WAR – The Countdown to Global Conflict – Review by Mark Barnes
It’s April, and the Great War anniversary books are coming thick and fast a full three months before the actual centenary. I’ve seen souvenir pullouts…
NAVAL ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS & GUNNERY – Review by Mark Barnes
After a bit of a gap I am happy to have one of these impressive naval history books from Seaforth in front of me. As…
EVER THE PATRIOT – Recollections of Vincent J Riccio, World War II Veteran and POW. Review by Mark Barnes
A quiet Friday evening after a forgettable week at work is a good time to be able to sit down and leave it all behind…
ARMOR ON CYPRUS – Evolution and Operations – Review by Mark Barnes
I grew up in a part of London where there were many Greek Cypriots. My longest standing friend since the age of twelve is an…
D-DAY JUNE 6TH 1944 – Following in the Footsteps of Heroes – Review by Mark Barnes
This summer’s commemoration in Normandy may well be the last of the kind we’ve seen in modern times. As the decades since the momentous events of…
CHURCHILL’S SECRET INVASION – Britain’s First Large-Scale Combined Operations Offensive 1942 – Review by Mark Barnes
This book is one of a number that has a title prefixed with the name of Winston Churchill. To my mind they offer an implication…
BELFAST DIARIES – A Gunner in Northern Ireland 1971-74. Review by Mark Barnes
It was only a few books back I was describing the life of a man who was present in a series of pretty much forgotten counter…
AM GENERAL HUMVEE – Review by Mark Barnes
There is a slight shift with this title in as much as it sidesteps the traditional owners’ manual subheading found on one of their well…
DOGFIGHT – The Battle of Britain – Review by Mark Barnes
Straight from the off the author does himself credit by asking the obvious question whether we actually need another Battle of Britain book. I would…