The Arab Israeli War of Attrition 1967-73, Vol 3
Review by Martin Koenigsberg In the West, we tend to think of the Six Day War of 1967 and the October War of 1973 as two distinct events. In the…
The Sinking and Raising of the RPS Rajah Soliman (D-66) in 1964
The RPS RAJAH SOLIMAN (D-66) a former FLAGSHIP of the Philippine Navy sunk on 29 June 1964 during the height of TYPHOON WINNIE. The loss of a Flagship is a…
Guadalcanal
Review by Martin Koenigsberg I was delighted when I saw this book at a local thrift store (Charity Shop) a few months ago- I love these books for travel and…
Soviet Cruisers 1917-45; The ‘Grossdeutschland’ Division in World War ll
Its primary function? Guide ceremonial guards in parades. Later its more fanciful epithet,or official appellation, was the “Grossdeutschland” Division, suggesting it was to be “GreaterGermany’s” No. 1 police force capable…
Guest of Adolf
Being there . . . . to read and know what a Tyrone, Pennsylvania, draftee’s experiences were likebeing drafted into that state’s Army National Guard in April of 1941, then…
Japanese Combined Fleet; Borneo 1945; Sumatra 1944-45
Being there . . . since the countdown of Yuletide’s gift-giving Day of the Year has begun inearnest. Relish following World War II readers as they are offered the opportunity…
Zhou Enlai A Life; A Revolutionary Friendship; The Horse
Being there with Don DeNevi. . . now and in the forthcoming coming weeks of Christmas giftbuying fun to enter the unusual, nay, extraordinary, potpourri-medley avalanche of good booksinundating today’s…
Blood and Soil – The Memoirs of a Third Reich Brandenburger by Sepp De Giampietro
One of the best memoirs of a German soldier I have ever read. The author provides a detailed accounting of the Brandenburgers missions and daring exploits in Eastern Europe, Greece,…
REVIEW: My Father Joachim Von Ribbentrop – Hitler’s Foreign Minister
The author and the subject are both Ribbentrop. A family name that will forever be tied to the subject Joachim Von Ribbentrop Joachim was Hitler’s Foreign Minister tried of war…
REVIEW: The Memoirs of Karl Doenitz
Originally published in 1958 this book provides the Naval and military history reader great insight into the mind of the German Naval Leader during World War II. The German Prussian…
