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LUFTWAFFE BOMBERS B of B – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
LUFTWAFFE BOMBERS

Here we are again for the first time in a while with one of the Images of War series I have a lot of time…

BUSH WAR RHODESIA – Review by Phil Hodges

Phil Hodges
BUSH WAR RHODESIA

Right, well here goes. BUSH WAR RHODESIA 1966-1980 is part of the Africa@War series, volume 17, don’t you know? It all sounded very cliquey to…

POINTBLANK DIRECTIVE – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
POINTBLANK DIRECTIVE

We’ve been plugging away at this books lark for a while now and I hope you’ll stick with us. You will note the team has…

AMATEUR GUNNERS – Review by Wayne Osborne

Wayne Osborne
AMATEUR GUNNERS

If you are interested in Great War artillery or animals in the war or if you are interested in the rise of the British Army…

BILLY BISHOP – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
BILLY BISHOP

In the annals of the Great War aces Billy Bishop is up there as number two after the Red Baron with seventy-two victories. But almost…

AMX-30 – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
AMX-30

Produced in Poland and aimed at the modeller this book comes from an extensive series of soft-backed A4 format bargains offering a good selection of…

REPORTING THE GREAT WAR – Review by Jim Grundy

Mark Barnes
THE GREAT WAR

A Missed Opportunity A book telling how the Great War was reported and how life changed for everyone, at home and in khaki, would be…

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WW2 WEAPONS – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
WW2 WEAPONS

I don’t watch TV much beyond the evening news bulletin and a bit of soccer. My response to the deprivations of the small screen is…

MEMOIRS OF THE BEF – Review by Wayne Osborne

Wayne Osborne
BEF

Well, memoirs from a part of the BEF. The original title, while dull, does what it says on the can, the new title flatters to…

ABOVE AND BEYOND – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes
above and beyond

How many times have you heard the old saying the Lord moves in mysterious ways? It has been used to explain all manner of situations…

AGINCOURT – Review by Squire Philip de Hodges

Phil Hodges
AGINCOURT

Military DVDs: Did I want to review some? Well not really, no. I’d experienced some before and to be blunt they were awful! I’ve never…

FURY – Reviewed by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

Cast your weary minds back to the summer of 2013. I was sitting with a colleague in the press office at the War & Peace…