REVIEW: Stauffenberg – Symbol of Resistance – The Man who almost killed Hitler
Wolfgang’s book covers the story of Colonel Stauffenberg’s plot to overthrow Hitler’s regime and his assassination attempt on Hitler. A conspiracy that started early in World War II but did…
Profane Angel
“PROFANE ANGEL – – The Life and Career of CAROLE LOMBARD”, by Jerry Vermilye. McFarland& Company., Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina: 2024, 177 pages, 5 ¾”x 8 ¾”; softcover;$39.95. Visit, www.mcfarlandpub.com.Reviewed…
REVIEW: History of Terror IRGUN Revisionist Zionism 1931-1948
An excellent historical record of the IRGUN. A right-wing component of the Likud Party with a controversial history. A key book to understanding the formation of the IRGUN and the…
REVIEW: Images of War – The Battle for Arnhem 1944-1945
Book Review of Images of War– The Battle for Arnhem 1944-1945 by author Anthony Tucker-Jones. Pen and Sword Publishing. An excellent catalog of images related to the tragic Operation Market…
Lockheed Model 9b Orion: The Swiss Revolution Book Review
Review by Martin Koenigsberg A lovely little book about a lovely little airplane. In this book, Rob J. M. Mulder, a writer, and publisher of aviation titles tell the story…
The Forgotten Stretcher-Bearers during World War I
When America sends sons and daughters into combat not all will return unscathed, and some will die. When a member of the United States military is injured in combat, it…
Our Ancient Faith; Tubby; The Second Sun; By Water Beneath the Walls; The Fighting Fathers; The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum; Falling in Love at the Movies; The White Ladder; Hiroshima; Mers El-Kebir 1940
Being there . . . . for this reviewer’s sampling of the Best Book Buys for Christmas and the NewYear – – several of America’s finest publishers have lined up…
REVIEW: My Way (2011) – Immense Action World War II Movie
My Way (2011), a South Korean World War II movie, and apparently being one of the most expensive Korean films ever made with a budget of ₩28 billion (US$24 million),…
The Last Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Final Combat Mission of World War II
Remembering the final combat mission of WWII – and the boys who flew it On Aug. 15, 1945, while the Allies waited to hear if Japan would surrender, 21-year-old Captain…
Has the USS Johnston (DD-557) been discovered?
On October 30, 2019, it was announced that the wreckage of USS Johnston (DD-557) most likely has been located by the research vessel RV Petrel of Vulcan Inc. It is…
