‘Spitfire: The Legend Lives On’ – Review by Mark Barnes
I am by no means a hardened veteran of the airshow circuit, but I have snapped quite a few aircraft in my time. These days…
“Tip Of The Spear” – Review by Mark Barnes
Here is another impressive book from Stackpole Publishing, this time looking at the vista of German armoured reconnaissance vehicles, unit organisation and action on all…
ARMOURED HUSSARS Volume 2 – Images of the 1st Polish Armoured Division, Normandy, August 1944 – Review by Mark Barnes
It is some time since we saw the first volume of this series and I am pleased to say this latest outing is most welcome. …
A handful of heroes – Rorke’s Drift. Facts, Myths and Legends – Review by Mark Barnes
It could be argued that the golden era of classic war movies has now passed. The 50s and 60s offered a wide range of military dramas, but…
OPERATION NIMROD – The Iranian Embassy Siege – Review by Mark Barnes
In the first week of May 1980 the Special Air Service was propelled into the limelight when men from the regiment ended the Iranian Embassy…
“The Great War Illustrated – 1916” – Review by Mark Barnes
I am really pleased to see the third volume in this exemplary series from Messrs Langford and Holroyd. There have been countless photo archive books…
“Forgotten Victory” – Review by Chris Buckham
Maj Chris Buckham is an active duty logistics officer in the RCAF who reviews books in his spare time. He maintains a blog of his…
“Bairnsfather” – Review by Mark Barnes
I had a colleague who was deep into a mammoth project collating the histories of all the illustrators who had contributed material for one of…
“Monty’s Functional Doctrine” – Book Review by Mark Barnes
Big name writers from Chester Wilmot onwards have offered up mixed opinions of the performance of British formations during the North-West Europe campaign of 1944-45.…
“The Last War of the Superfortresses” – Review by Mark Barnes
The Korean War seems to be getting a lot more attention at the moment. Perhaps it is because the WW2 book market is as saturated…
“A Ruddy Awful Waste” – Review by Mark Barnes
Fascination with the Battle of Britain is still very strong after all these years and you only have to see the reaction to the sight…
Stackpole Pair: “Armored Champions” and “Over There” – Reviews by Mark Barnes
Stackpole Books have a reputation for some really good archive photo and general history books and here are two very different titles I am pleased…