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UNEARTHING CHURCHILL’S SECRET ARMY The Official List of SOE Casualties and Their Stories – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

UNEARTHING CHURCHILL’S SECRET ARMY The Official List of SOE Casualties and Their Stories By John Grehan and Martin Mace Publishes by Pen & Sword Military ISBN:…

SHANGHAI 1937 – Stalingrad on the Yangtze review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

HANGHAI 1937 – Stalingrad on the Yangtze By Peter Harmsen Published by Casemate ISBN: 978 1 61200 167 8 Review by Mark Barnes for War History…

ROYAL FLYING CORPS By Alistair Smith – Reviewed by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

ROYAL FLYING CORPS By Alistair Smith Published by Pen & Sword ISBN 978 1 84884: 889 4 Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online…

OF THOSE WE LOVED, A Great War Narrative Remembered and Illustrated – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

OF THOSE WE LOVED A Great War Narrative Remembered and Illustrated By IL ‘Dick’ Read Published by Pen & Sword ISBN: 978 1 78159 101…

The Centurion Tank – Reviewed by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

THE CENTURION TANK By Pat Ware With illustrations by Brian Delf Published by Pen & Sword Military ISBN 978 1 78159 011 9 Out on…

GUY GIBSON: DAMBUSTER – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

GUY GIBSON: DAMBUSTER By Geoff Thompson Published by Pen & Sword Aviation ISBN: 978 1 78159 055 3 Is it really seventy years since the…

REVIEW: THE DEFENCE OF THE DARDANELLES by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

Standing out as one to watch for the bookies in the WHO What’s Not to Like championship stakes is this little gem from Michael Forrest.…

REVIEW: THE FIRST BLITZ The German Air Campaign Against Britain 1917-1918 by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

Well, how confusing is this? In the one corner we have the well established First Blitz by Neil Hanson which looks at the German bombing…

REVIEW: SOUTHERN AND WEST COUNTRY AIRFIELDS OF THE D-DAY INVASION AIR FORCE by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

I won’t keep you long. Behind the enormously wordy title hides an extremely handy little book bringing the D-Day air war right to your door.…

REVIEW: WORLD WAR ONE: A LAYMAN’S GUIDE by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

The village of Beaumont Hamel is a nice enough place. Take a walk out of it and along the road that leads you to the…

REVIEW: SEA KILLERS IN DISGUISE by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

You’re a movie producer and you’re sitting in your palatial Hollywood office and you’ve just seen War Horse and you managed to understand some of…

OPERATION MARKET GARDEN ARNHEM THE BATTLE FOR THE BRIDGES

Mark Barnes

“I have read several of the best known books on the battle, but have never been there. It is an omission I often feel needs…