Being there . . . . with a few “high selects” from the ARGunners staff, and thousands upon
thousands of readers of this column, to collectively bend our knees in genuine genuflection of
heartfelt respect and appreciation for all publishers of military history who continually provide
us buffs, enthusiasts, and aficionados a sizeable chunk of the best researched literature of
World War II. Today’s column focuses upon two such publishers: noble, trustworthy McFarland
& Company, Inc., Publishers, of Jefferson, North Carolina, and scholarly, resolute Osprey
Publishing in Great Britain and New York. Readers of limited budgets are especially desirous
and indulgent of their titles usually based on topics other publishing houses reject outright
fearing limited sales. Hence, many fledging home libraries, some begun with loose change
found in between car and couch cushions, relish their monthly, quarterly, and semiannual new
title announcements. Who among readers about the Second World War can resist even one of
the recommended titles listed below? Select any three, and you’ll be pleased to learn they can
be purchased for around, some even less, than $100. Unwrapped as one package, the wide-
eyed, surprised recipient will unequivocally, unabashedly stand before YOU, Yule Day gift-giver,
and genuflect.
Five from McFarland & Company, Inc., Publisher:
“JAPAN’S SPY AT PEARL HARBOR – – Memoir of an Imperial Navy Secret Agent”, by Takeo
Yoshikawa, translated by Andrew Mitchell. 299 pages, softcover, 5 7/8” x 8 ¾”, few illustrations,
understandably, $29.95. See, www.mcfarlandpub.com.
“NEW ZEALAND IN THE PACIFIC WAR – – Personal Accounts of World War II”, by Bruce M. Petty.
233 pages, softcover, 5 7/8”x 8 ¾”, well-illustrated with maps, $29.95. See,
www.mcfarlandpub.com.
“ ‘DEVIL DOG’ DAN DALY – -America’s Fightin’est Marine”, by Charley Roberts. 232 pages,
softcover, 5 7/8” x 8 ¾”, few illustrations, $35.00 See, www.mcfarland.com.
“TATYANA’S WAR – – Escape and Survival on the Eastern Front in World War II”, by Helen Charov
and Tatyana Artemyeff. 227 pages, softcover, 5 7/8” x 8 ¾”, very well-illustrated, $29.95. See,
www.mcfarland.com.
“YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, SERGEANT – – The World War II Combat Memoir of an Armored
Infantryman in Patton’s Third Army”, by Paul S. Porter, edited by Colleen C. Porter with Don M.
Fox. 195 pages, softcover, 5 7/8” x 8 ¾”, well-illustrated, $29.95. See, www.mcfarland.com.
Five from Osprey Publishing:
“US MARINE Versus JAPANESE SOLDIER – – Saipan, Guam, and Peleliu, 1944”, by Gregg Adams.
(COMBAT SERIES). (COMBAT SERIES), 80 pages, softcover, 7 ¼” x 9 ¾ “, very well illustrated,
maps or photos, $23. See, www.ospreypublishing.com.
“EIGHTH ARMY SOLDIER Versus ITALIAN SOLDIER – – El Alamein, 1942”, by David Greentree.
(COMBAT SERIES), 80 pages, softcover, 7 ¼” x 9 ¾”, very well illustrated, maps or photos, $23.
See, www.ospreypublishing.com.
“YUGOSLAVIA AND GREECE 1940 – 1941 – – The Axis’ aerial assault in the Balkans”, by Basilio Di
Martino & Pier Paolo Battistelli, Illustrated by Graham Turner. (AIR CAMPAIGN), 96 pages,
softcover, 7 ¼”” x 9 ¾”, exceptionally well-illustrated, maps or photos, $25. See,
www.ospreypublishing.com.
“ROMANIA 1944 The Turning of Arms against Nazi Germany”, by Grant T. Harward, Illustrated
brilliantly by Johnny Shumate. (CAMPAIGN 404), well-illustrated, maps and photos, often two
photos per page, 7 ¼” x 9 ¾”, $25. See, www.ospreypublishing.com.
“WARSHIPS IN THE KOMANDORSKI ISLANDS 1943 – – The USN and IJN fight the last pure surface
battle”, by Mark Lardas, Illustrated by Paul Wright. (NEW VANGUARD 333), 48 pages, softcover,
well-illustrated, maps and photos, often three per page, 7 ¼” x 9 ¾”, $20. See,
www.ospreypublishing.com.
