Cambridge Spies (2003)
[junkie-toggle title=”Season 1″ state=”closed”] Episode 1 At Cambridge in the 1930s, don Anthony Blunt and student Guy Burgess recruit fellow students Kim Philby and Donald Maclean to fight fascism by…
Authentic Sherman Tank from 1943 for sale on ebaY!
There’s an authentic Sherman tank M4A1 for sale on ebaY and if your pockets are deeper than the current bid of $195,000 (although reserve still has not been met), it…
The Death of a Sherman Tank and her crew on Okinawa, 1945
This sad footage shows an USMC M4A3 Sherman Tank of the 6th Tank Battalion burning after hitting a heavy Japanese IED – typically an aircraft bomb or artillery shell in…
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…
