THE GREAT WAR ILLUSTRATED 1914 – Review by Mark Barnes
I’ve spent practically all my working life in the field of photographic archives. The way I work has changed immensely over the past decades, not…
FREELY I SERVED – Review by Mark Barnes
Autobiographies have many purposes. They allow us a window into the lives of the great and the good where we learn how it was to…
THE DEFENCE AND FALL OF GREECE 1940-41 – Review by Mark Barnes
We’re not done with January yet and my entirely non-existent book of the year chart already has a candidate in this enjoyable read from John…
NO PARACHUTE – Review by Mark Barnes
NO PARACHUTE Arthur Gould Lee Grub Street ISBN: 978 1 90916 604 2 Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online Arthur Gould Lee had…
BATTLEFIELD RATIONS -The Food Given to the British Soldier for Marching and Fighting 1900-2011. Review by Mark Barnes
BATTLEFIELD RATIONS The Food Given to the British Soldier for Marching and Fighting 1900-2011 By Anthony Clayton Helion & Company ISBN: 978 1 909384 18…
ATHENIA TORPEDOED – The U-Boat Attack That Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic. Review by Mark Barnes
ATHENIA TORPEDOED The U-Boat Attack That Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic By Francis M Carroll Pen & Sword Maritime ISBN: 978 1 78149 171…
THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR By Rob Langham Fonthill Media ISBN: 978 1 78155 081 6 Review by Mark Barnes for…
DAM BUSTERS – FAILED TO RETURN. Review by Mark Barnes
DAM BUSTERS – FAILED TO RETURN By Robert Owen, Steve Darlow, Sean Feast and Arthur Thorning Fighting High ISBN: 978 0 9571163 4 4 Hands…
Movie Review: THE RAILWAY MAN by Mark Barnes
THE RAILWAY MAN Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. 116 mins. On general release. Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online The story of Eric Lomax…
THE ROAR OF THE LION – The Untold Story of Churchill’s World War II Speeches. Review by Mark Barnes
THE ROAR OF THE LION The Untold Story of Churchill’s World War II Speeches By Richard Toye Oxford University Press ISBN: 978 0 19 964252…