World War II

Mosquito Intruders- Target Burma

Review by Martin Koenigsberg When the RAF finally got the Mosquito over to the India/Burma theatre, it was a significant upgrade over the Beaufighter it replaced and supplanted as a two engine Intruder in WWII. The Intruder mission is basically to travel all along the enemy’s line of communications and wreck shop. The Mosquito, faster …

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Proposed Airborne Assaults during Operation Overlord Cancelled Allied Plans in Normandy and Brittany by James Daly

Esteemed historian Clay Blair described the airborne operations that comprised part of the Allied assault on Normandy in World War II, as “the stuff of instant legend” in his 1985 masterpiece “Ridgway’s Paratroopers”. Blair’s assessment is accurate as the exploits of the sky soldiers captured the public imagination and their achievements have been discussed in …

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Pegasus Bridge: The Capture, Defence and Relief of the Caen Canal and Rive Orne Bridges on D-Day by Neil Barber

The 80th Anniversary Edition of Neil Barber’s “Pegasus Bridge” is an achievement of the highest order and a tribute to the men of the 6th Airborne Division and their actions during Operation Tonga at the beginning of Normandy invasion. As Barber himself points out in the forward, his goal was to allow the men to …

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United States Army Divisions of the Pacific War by Stephen Taffy

For casual students of the Second World, when considering the contributions of the United States, the European Theater of Operations is associated with the Army while the Pacific is considered the exclusive domain of the United States Marine Corps. The Marines rightly won a reputation for courage and tenacity fighting their way from Guadalcanal to …

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Operation ‘Dragoon’ and Beyond: Then and Now by author Jean Paul Pallud

     Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of Southern France during World War Two, was a successful, lightning-fast campaign that met its objectives in just over four weeks, from 15 August – 14 September 1944. Less famous than Operation Overlord, the cross-channel invasion of France that made the generic term D-Day synonymous with a single day …

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Brian E. Walter Books – Casemate UK

Post by Moon Mullins Here is something from my publisher regarding my most recent book (left) and my first book (right). Both are available 30% off from Pen and Sword.- Brian Walter 🟢Today is the 75th annual #CommonwealthDay. 🔵Did you know that the British Empire and Commonwealth eventually employed upwards of two million men in …

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Into the Endless Mist, Vol 1, The Aleutian Campaign, June- August 1941

Review and rating by Christopher Eric (Moon) Mullins Author : Michal A Piegzik DetailsGeneral – Pages : 106 | Images : 68 b/w photos, 17 colour profiles, 5 b/w maps, 1 colour map, 7 diagrams, 39 tables Paperback – Date of Publication : 6th December 2023 | Size : 297mm x 210mm | ISBN : …

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The Tanks are Coming Through Now, The Brigade battles at Gazala, May- June 1942

Review by Christopher Eric (Moon) Mullins Author : Neal Dando DetailsGeneral – Pages : 192 | Images : 8 colour maps, 3 tables Paperback – Date of Publication : 4th December 2023 | Size : 234mm x 156mm | ISBN : 9781804512326 | Helion Book Code : HEL1661 Neal Dando does a great job of storytelling regarding …

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The U.S. 37-MM Gun in World War II By Charles C. Roberts Jr.

     Charles Roberts work on the development and employment of the 37mm cannon by the United States is a straightforward and informative examination of the weapon in a variety of roles to include anti-tank support for infantry, armament for tracked vehicles, and its use in unarmored vehicles, waterborne craft, and airplanes. The book is very …

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