THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE SR-71 BLACKBIRD – Review by Mark Barnes
This spectacular book is an absolute ‘must have’ for all fans of the SR-71 Blackbird or, indeed, the world of supersonic flight. A veteran pilot…
FACT FILE TRIO – Review by Mark Barnes
As we have been discussing Christmas in recent missives it seems sensible to highlight some neat little books from Pen & Sword by Alexander…
Images of War series – Review by Mark Barnes
Here are two very nice books in the Images of War range by Michael Green. I have been sitting on these two a bit too…
Hidden Warships – Review by Mark Barnes
You know those moments when you are down the pub with your mates and a friend of a friend of one of them joins the…
POPPYGANDA – Review by Mark Barnes
Short in stature but big on scope this intriguing book by Matthew Leonard feels like an essay or one of those fine lectures we get…
STAR SHELL REFLECTIONS 1914 – 1916 – Review by Dr Wayne Osborne
The illustrated diary of Great War soldier Jim Maultsaid of the 14th Royal Irish Rifles. Born in the USA of Irish parents who had chosen…
GUERILLAS OF TSAVO – Reviewed by Chris Buckham
The campaign that was fought in Africa during WW1 has been largely overshadowed by every other theatre but was extremely significant in the lessons that…
THE NAZI HUNTERS – Review by Mark Barnes
The myths and truths behind the Special Air Service Regiment have filled a forest’s worth of books down the years and there is no sign…
HITLER’S WAVE BREAKER CONCEPT – Review by Chris Buckham
The gradual changing of the fortunes of war for the Germans, starting in late 1942, witnessed the transition from offensive to defensive operations for the…
THREE GEMS FROM HAYNES PUBLISHING – Reviewed by Mark Barnes for War History Online.
Well, playmates, Armistice Day and Bonfire Night are behind us and now that British TV is awash with adverts for it I feel safer about…
THE HISTORY OF THE PANZERWAFFE – Review by Phil Hodges
The latest from Osprey Publishing really is a wolf in sheep’s clothing…..or a tiger! The History of the Panzerwaffe breaks from the traditional paperback that we…
VIVE LA FRANCE! Reviewed by Mark Barnes
Stunning books dealing with uniforms, equipment and weaponry have been coming out of France for quite some time and I am never disappointed by the…