SS-LEIBSTANDARTE DIVISION & SS-WIKING – Review by Phil Hodges
“You can’t change history…. You can denounce it, be shocked, appalled or even revolt against the truth, but you can’t deny or ignore it” The…
KAMIKAZE – Review by Mark Barnes
My daughter is studying sociology at university and it so happens that the three- year course includes a term on Japanese society during the 20th…
TANK BATTLES OF WORLD WAR I – Review by Mark Barnes
This book was published over forty years ago by Ian Allan and back then it was presented in a larger format fitting in perfectly with…
ALL ALONG THE CONTROL TOWER – Review by Mark Barnes
The Barten brothers are quite rightly noted for their automotive passions expressed in a series of genuinely lovely books of monochrome nostalgia. I repeat, this…
THE ART OF WAR VISUALISED – Review by Mark Barnes
Some things arrive out of the blue and others are off the wall. This book by Jessica Hagy is, at first glance, the best of…
FROM THE SOMME TO VICTORY – Review by Wayne Osborne
Before I begin this review I feel that I have to admit that I know Peter Simkins. He was my MA supervisor at Birmingham University…
THE BLOODY ROAD TO TUNIS – Review by Mark Barnes
Here we have a new paperback edition of a superior account of the war in North Africa by David Rolf first published back in 2001. …
SOVIET CONQUEST – Review by Nate Sullivan
The Soviet assault on Berlin was a glorious affair. The iconic (albeit staged) photograph of the Soviet flag being raised atop the Reichstag has come…
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FRENCH TANKS AND ARMOURED VEHICLES 1914-1940 – Review by Mark Barnes
I got a first sight of this book at last year’s War & Peace Revival where it was quite appropriate that one of the stars…
BILLY BISHOP VC – Lone Wolf Hunter – Reviewed by Chris Buckham
Billy Bishop’s legacy has left an indelible mark upon not only the annals of World War 1 aviation but Canada as a nation. A small town…
IMAGES OF WAR – 2 New Books Reviewed by Mark Barnes
Here we are again with two more aviation based titles from the Images of War series. I often think it is this aspect of conflict…
THE BRITISH AEROSPACE HAWK – Review by Mark Barnes
We tend to shy away from modern warfare on this website. Some events are just a wee bit too recent or too raw for some…