THE GREAT WAR EXPLAINED.
Everything is in the title. It does exactly what it says on the tin. This excellent book does not set out to be encyclopaedic, nor…
UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES OF THE COLD WAR.
There is a huge book produced by English Heritage called Cold War: Building For Nuclear Confrontation 1946-1989. You could probably shelter under it; such is…
‘A VERY FINE COMMANDER’ THE MEMOIRS OF GENERAL SIR HORATIUS MURRAY GCB KBE DSO
A career soldier, Nap Murray spent his working life with the Colours and eventually reached the rank of full general during his service with NATO.…
THE GERMAN 88 The Most Famous Gun of the Second World War.
This could be the easiest review I will ever write. I’m not going to waste your time thinking up any clever wordy stuff to make…
GERMAN CAPITAL SHIPS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
You wouldn’t be reading this without the power of the internet and we have all seen what a wonderful tool it can be. I work…
THE NAZIS’ NUREMBERG RALLIES
If you need an example of the wide range of titles published by Pen & Sword you have to look no further than this curio…
Fascinating Abandoned Military Bases From All Around The World
Military bases and installations, built to last only a few years or to support a 1000-year Reich have been left abandoned across the globe. Some…
COMBINED OPERATIONS MEMORIAL
COMBINED OPERATIONS MEMORIAL The first stage of a memorial to WW2 Combined Operations has been completed at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire at…
TIGERS IN NORMANDY
I’m sure William Blake’s immortal lines have been attached to the Tiger tank before. It was published in 1794 and knowing his revulsion of the…
ASSAULT ON NORMANDY SWORD BEACH
I’ve been to Normandy four times and have always had memorable adventures on the history trail. The great omission has been a close look to…
IMAGES OF WAR THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Reading this book illustrates just how little I know about the Russian Revolution, let alone the Civil War, so I won’t begin to con you…
The First Tank Men
The world’s first tank men are the subject of a new exhibition case now on display at The Tank Museum. Before the Tank Corps was…