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Blood, Dust and Snow

to the tastes of a certain kind of audience,” writes Robin in a brilliant Introduction. No holds arebarred in terms of honest and frank perspectives.Sander’s diaries offer a totally genuine…

Appointment in Tehran

Summary: A great new book from Casemate that covers the behind the scenes planning and operations for Desert One. These Special Operators infiltrated Tehran, rented vans and transport vehicles, stored…

Come in Spinner (1990)

[junkie-toggle title=”Season 1″ state=”closed”] Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 [/junkie-toggle] Title Come in Spinner Country Australia Production Co. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Director Robert Marchand Cast Lisa…

Forgotten Armies- The Fall of British Asia 1941-45

I liked this book, even though it can’t quite tell the story as fully as I thought necessary. Maybe the book I was looking for would have to be a…

General Karl Student

Review By Martin Koenigsberg The Soviets might have been the first to experiment with Parachute Infantry, but it was the Nazis who first used it tactically- with the feats in…

The Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the most pivotal battles in the Civil War. It’s considered a turning point, because after it was over, the Union gained the momentum…

Invasion On

depended entirely on his unit’s unique “newpaper’s” second-hand accounts of how it was overthere.For the truly interested in wartime journalism, as this reviewer is having been editor of hisEdison High…

The Battle of Megiddo – Palestine 1918

Review by Martin Koenigsberg British General Allenby was given a real challenge late in WWI. The Army that he had taken Jerusalem with in 1917 was needed on the Western…

The Battle of Tannenberg: Not Quiet on the Eastern Front

Would the history of the twentieth century have taken a different turn if the World War I Battle of Tannenberg had ended in a Russian victory rather than defeat? When…

10mm Ammo – Can It Take Down Bears?

Every seasoned hunter is well aware of the strength of 10mm ammunition. These rounds are primarily used in competition or for hunting, and they are more than capable of taking…