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IMAGES OF WAR SERIES SUMMER ROUND UP

IMAGES OF WAR SERIES

The ‘to do’ pile in the Reviews Editor’s man-cave at WHO Towers is in danger of toppling, so it seems like a good time to…

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN – Review by Mark Barnes

A recent book I reviewed was about the Battle of Britain and here we are again with yet another. It really is a case of…

SPETSNAZ: Russia’s Special Forces – Review by Phil Hodges

Spetsnaz. I’d heard of them but had no idea who they are or what they do and after reading this Osprey title on the subject…

THE SKETCHBOOK WAR – Review by Mark Barnes

THE SKETCHBOOK WAR

On 9th of July 1944 HW ‘Bill’ Warhurst of The Times was making his way through the ruins of Caen when he came across the…

THE ADVANCE FROM MONS 1914 – The German Side! – Review by Chris Buckham

Bloem was a reserve Captain in the Royal Prussian Grenadier Regiment Prinz Carl von Preussen who engaged from the very first days of the First…

ON THIS DAY! Paris Liberated By The Free French Forces, August 25th 1944

Image Courtesy of Wikipedia After the Allied Forces landed in Normandy and finally penetrated the German lines, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, American General Dwight…

ZEMKE’S WOLFPACK – Review by Mark Barnes

ZEMKE’S WOLFPACK

Colonel Hubert Zemke was the personification of a leader possessed of immense discipline and personal strength. He combined courage with the unswerving respect he commanded…

THE GURKHAS – Review by Mark Barnes

A million years ago I was driving through Aldershot when I was confronted by a Gurkha, standing in the road staring intently at a map. …

DE HAVILLAND AND HATFIELD 1910-1935 – Review by Mark Barnes

DE HAVILLAND AND HATFIELD

I only visited the De Havilland site once and that was long after it had been consumed into the dying monster that spawned into British…

THE FLAMETHROWER – Review by Phil Hodges

There aren’t many weapons that put fear and horror into every man more than the flamethrower. Flamethrower, flammenwerfer, lanciafiamme,  whatever it’s called, it conjures up…

BROKEN DREAMS – Review by Mark Barnes

BROKEN DREAMS

Our friends at Narwal are known for their unique style and spirit which I have told you before is quite infectious. This latest book from…

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE – Review by Mark Barnes

NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE

If there is anyone in your life whose story you cherish then getting them to write it down or record it is one of those…