BRITISH PARATROOPER 1940-45 – Review by Phil Hodges
I Love Osprey books. To me they’re as loveable and enjoyable as laying on the sofa with a beer on a Saturday night and watching…
‘Medley of medals’ World War II veteran awarded French medal, donates German medal
By Jeremy P. Ämick Prior to December 7, 1941, World War II had not fully awakened America since the unexpected devastation from the bombing of…
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…
UNDERSTANDING THE SOMME 1916 – Review Dr Wayne Osborne
Battlefield guide books!? We didn’t use guide books on the Somme in ma day lad, we just got on with it and found out for…
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…
‘Blood of innocents’ Bavarian immigrants murdered near Lohman, Mo., during the Civil War
By Jeremy P. Amick William Tecumseh Sherman, a renowned Union general who served during the Civil War, has been credited with the simple, unadorned quote:…
CONTINENTAL VERSUS REDCOAT – Review by Mark Barnes
I am really stepping into the dark with this one and getting way outside my comfort zone. I don’t have anything like a decent knowledge…
Great War books round up – Review by Mark Barnes
Great War books have been coming thick and fast and while it is true that a good many are part of a well established blueprint,…
THE EYES OF THE DESERT RATS – Review by Mark Barnes
It doesn’t take much of an imagination to picture a dusty landing ground miles behind the front line being shocked into life in the dead…
EVACUEES – Review by Phil Hodges
It’s not often I read a book in complete silence and am left in such a state of mind after completing it. It was an…
U-Boat Hunter Innes McCartney: Finding the second-largest naval war grave in the Channel & it’s a Kriegsmarine wreck (image heavy)
BACK WHEN YOU COULD COUNT the number of trimix divers in the UK on the fingers of two hands, I began working on a list…
SCAPEGOAT – Review by Mark Barnes
The loss of Britain’s imperial possessions in the Far East at the end of 1941 and in to the next year was nothing less than…