The Lion of Round Top; General Gordon Granger; James Montgomery Abolitionist Warrior; Lieutenant General James Longstreet Innovative Military Strategist
“Biographies of the participants and studies of the Civil War itself, in part or as a whole, makeup the secondary sources. These are not only interesting and rewarding in their…
THE CZ BREN 2MS AR PISTOL
A TOP GUN FOR CQB ENCOUNTERS AND SURVIVAL SITUATIONS BY: NICK JACOBELLIS If there was ever a category of firearms that can best be described by the expression, “Life is…
British and American Aces of World War I
Being there . . . . for Schiffer Publishing Company’s famed military historian-author NormanFranks’ introductions of British and American Aces of World War I, followed in a few weeks,with an…
Birthplace of the Atomic War; Thousands of Roads; Abbott and Costello on the Home Front; A Doctor’s War; Captured on Corregidor
BEST BOOKS TO LIVE THROUGH WORLD WAR II IF YOU HAVN’T LIVE THROUGH WORLD WAR IIPart Two of A Three Part-Series of 2022’s Most Recommended TitlesOF COURSE, TINY, BUT GROWING…
Operation Infatuate: Walcheren Landings in 1944
Operation Infatuate was the codename given to an Anglo-Canadian operation during the Second World War to open the port of Antwerp to shipping and relieve logistical constraints. The operation was…
A Giant Abandoned Cold War Bunker in Southern Europe
Somewhere in Southern Europe stands a giant bunker, build within a mountain, that once was a massive, busy complex for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Build during the Cold War…
Zerstorer Gruppe; Gabby A Fighter Pilot’s Life
Being there with Don DeNevi . . . . on January 30, 1933, when Adolf Hitler became chancellor ofthe German Reich via a Nazi–Nationalist coalition victory with immediate plans to…
Vortex Venom VS Vortex Viper
If you’re a gun lover, you know there are a lot of choices when it comes to optics. So, which one should you choose? We narrowed it down to two…
Futile Exercise? The British Army’s Preparations for War 1902-1914 by Simon Batten
The popular notion of the British Expeditionary Force in 1914, as it prepared to embark for France in 1914, is of a small, professional Army comprised of regulars,…
Deanne Durbin in Hollywood; In Search of the Thin Man; Mr. Bojangles, Dance; Joan Crawford in Film Noir
Being there . . . . for one of my few cinema columns rather than continuing with introductionsto new titles about death and destruction during the seething hell of World…
Then & Now from the Battle of Arnhem in 1944
Koos Winkelman, an avid Dutch traveler and photographer, has made another great photographic Then & Now tribute, this time related to the Battle of Arnhem that occurred during Operation Market…
Weapons of War
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…
The Luzon Campaign-1945- Macarthur Returns
Review by Martin Koenigsberg When I got back from a trip to the Philippines- I knew I wanted to read this book next. The Philippines was my father’s campaign- and…
A Soldier once…and always
Hal Moore, “Leadership in Action” series from Casemate Publishing Descriptive events of the life and leadership role of Hal Moore. A lesson learned about the Vietnam War as well as…
Krasnaya Kapella (2004)
[junkie-toggle title=”Season 1″ state=”closed”] Episode 1 – 16[/junkie-toggle] Title Krasnaya Kapella Country Russia Production Co. Rekun TV, Rizhskaja Kinostudia Creators Cast Andrey Ilin, Aleksey Gorbunov, Dmitriy Nazarov Language Russian English…
Commander, 1st Polish Parachute Brigade
Published by Pen & Sword, available from Casemate Publishers Freely I Served is a remarkable combat memoir by one an underappreciated World War Two commander. Stanislaw Sosabowski served as an…
The Israeli Attack on the USS Liberty on June 8, 1964
The year 1967 was the Summer of Love in the United States, but while young people, hippies, peace activists and flower children flocked to Haight-Asbury, San Francisco to revel in…
REVIEW: The Nazi Spy Ring in America – Hitler’s Agents, The FBI & The Case That Stirred The Nation
Publisher’s Summary: In the mid-1930s, just as the United States was embarking on a policy of neutrality, Nazi Germany launched a program of espionage against the unwary nation. “The Nazi…
Civil War Scoundrels and the Texas Cotton Trade;The Chicago Board of Trade Battery in the Civil War ;The 6th Michigan Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War;The 117th New York Infantry in the Civil War
profited from them but escaped the gallows. Author Walter E. Wilson, a retired Navy Captainand former head of U.S. Naval Intelligence operations in Europe, has authored numerousarticles and reviews.“THE CHICAGO…
The Giant Killer
American Hero: The most decorated Native American soldier in U.S. history – 4 Silver Stars, 5 Bronze Stars, 3 Purple Hearts. He earned a total of 42 medals and citations.…
Part Four of a Five Part Series
Being there . . . . on deck of any one of 14 tiny Shetland Island fishing boats in the usual stormy North Sea shuttling SOE agents to, and Gestapo-hunted…
Japan’s Indian Ocen Raid 1942
Review by Martin Koenigsberg Fresh off their stunning masterpiece of an attack on Pearl Harbor, in early 1942 the Japanese sent their combined aircraft carrier fleet to do the same…
SIDE FOLDING, RETRACTABLE/TELESCOPING, UNDER-FOLDING STOCKS
AND STABILIZING BRACES ON RIFLES, SUBMACHINE GUNS, PISTOLS AND SHOTGUNS By Nick Jacobellis One of the more significant advancements that has been made in the firearms industry, has involved the…
Creepy Cold War Bunkers You Can Visit Today
Who doesn’t love a little creepy Cold War history? While every the citizens of every country feared nuclear attack during this era, the top men in power were looking for…
In The Shadows Of Guadalcanal Book Review
Being there . . . . aboard the PC – 450 submarine chaser when America’s brave sailors island-hopped across the Pacific vastness turning the tide of defeat into victory against…
Into the Endless Mist, Vol 1, The Aleutian Campaign, June- August 1941
Review and rating by Christopher Eric (Moon) Mullins Author : Michal A Piegzik Details General – Pages : 106 | Images : 68 b/w photos, 17 colour profiles, 5 b/w…
The Big Red One (1980)
A hardened sergeant and the four core members of his infantry unit try to survive World War II as they move from battle to battle throughout Europe. Film The Big…
Bomb Girls (2012)
Set in the 1940s, Bomb Girls tells the remarkable stories of the women who risked their lives in a munitions factory building bombs for the Allied forces fighting on the…
US Navy Protected Cruiser 1885-1918; Allied Warships vs the Atlantic Wall; Super-Battleships of World War II
“US NAVY PROTECTED CRUISERS 1883 – 1918”, by Brian Lane Herder, Illustrated by Paul Wright.OSPREY PUBLISHING/Bloomsbury Publishing: 2023, New Vanguard Series #320, 48 pages, 7 ¼” x 9 ¾”, softcover,…
WHY NOT CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES AMONG OUR MOST CHERISHED STARS?
Being there . . . to quietly watch you ponder, purchase, wrap colorfully and elaborately the three wonderful gifts, then carefully hide them under the living room Christmas tree until…
The Central Air Force Museum in Monino, Moscow
The Central Air Force Museum first opened in 1960, on the Monino Air Force base close to Moscow, with a collection of 14 aircraft. Today, the Central Air Force Museum…
The Congress of Vienna: Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars
Before the League of Nations, the United Nations, and the European Union, there was the Congress of Vienna. This series of meetings lasted from November 1814 through June 1815 and…
Casablanca (1983)
[junkie-toggle title=”Season 1″ state=”closed”] Episode 1: Who am I Killing Episode 2: Master Builder’s Woman Episode 3: Jenny Episode 4: The Cashier and the Belly Dancer Episode 5: Divorce Casablanca…
THE TISAS RAIDER MODEL 1911s
A TRIBUTE TO THE U.S. MARINE CORPS COLT M45A1 1911 CQB PISTOL Article by Nick Jacobellis In 1904 the Ordnance Department launched the search for a new service handgun that…
Never A dull Moment
Our Ben Powers is featured in Casemate Publishers’ latest offering. Congrats Ben for being a great historian for the 82nd ABN DIV! https://www.casematepublishers.com/military-titles-for-review/ Never a Dull Moment The 80th Airborne…
Operation Overlord: Low Altitude Beach Photographs taken by a P-38
As while ago, we’ve encountered excellent low altitude aerial beach photographs taken by a P-38 “Lightning” pilot during his World War II service. Although trying to contact the author, TripleCrowner…
Harpoon Missile vs Surface Ships
Being there . . . . to learn about the incredibly complex Harpoon missile, the most widely usedanti-ship missile (ASM) employed by the Allies. It enjoys that unique for two…
Uncategorized
Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Don DeNevi Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Don DeNevi Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Don DeNevi Being there .…
Hueys Over Khe Sanh
Being there . . . . in mid-1967 when the Vietnam War reached a turning point as officers of thehighest level of the MACV, the US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam,…
REVIEW: The Undercover Nazi Hunter – Exposing Subterfuge and Unmasking Evil in Post War Germany
A great book about the Nuremburg Trials impact on Germany, the western media and worldwide perceptions of how the German war crimes were managed by the Allies. It was during…
Waltzing into the Cold War. The Struggle for Occupied Austria
Review by Christopher Eric (Moon) Mullins Carafano opens his story by highlighting the pre-war neglect of occupation planning, exposing a void in military doctrine and institutional mechanisms for coordinating with…
The USS Grayback, Missing for 75 Years, Is Discovered Off Okinawa
Private explorers of the Lost 52 Project have finally solved the mystery of the US Navy Submarine, USS Grayback (SS-208), after 75 years. Although the wreck was found on June…
“Saipan 1944 – The Most Decisive Battle of the Pacific War”, Images of War Series
Reviewed by Don DeNevi Publisher’s Summary: A chronological account of the battle with more than 200 photographs, including graphic images of the fighting and the huge naval bombardment. Review In…
The First Hellcat Ace
“THE FIRST HELLCAT ACE”, by Cdr HAMILTON MCWHORTER III, USN (RET.). CasematePublishers, Havertown, PA. 19083: 2024, 226 pages, 70 b&w unpublished photos, 6 ¼” x 9 ¼”,hardback, $34.95. Visit, www.casematepublishers.com.No…
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…
