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An excellent book on the retrograde operations for Dunkirk in 1940. The Germans made a huge mistake by letting the British, French, and Belgium warriors escape by sea. This could…

Seamlessly interweaving archival war footage and a fictional narrative, Stuart Cooper’s immersive account of one twenty-year-old’s journey from basic training to the front lines of D-Day brings all the terrors…

to the tastes of a certain kind of audience,” writes Robin in a brilliant Introduction. No holds arebarred in terms of honest and frank perspectives.Sander’s diaries offer a totally genuine…

Summary: A great new book from Casemate that covers the behind the scenes planning and operations for Desert One. These Special Operators infiltrated Tehran, rented vans and transport vehicles, stored…

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I liked this book, even though it can’t quite tell the story as fully as I thought necessary. Maybe the book I was looking for would have to be a…

Review By Martin Koenigsberg The Soviets might have been the first to experiment with Parachute Infantry, but it was the Nazis who first used it tactically- with the feats in…

The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the most pivotal battles in the Civil War. It’s considered a turning point, because after it was over, the Union gained the momentum…

depended entirely on his unit’s unique “newpaper’s” second-hand accounts of how it was overthere.For the truly interested in wartime journalism, as this reviewer is having been editor of hisEdison High…

Review by Martin Koenigsberg British General Allenby was given a real challenge late in WWI. The Army that he had taken Jerusalem with in 1917 was needed on the Western…

Would the history of the twentieth century have taken a different turn if the World War I Battle of Tannenberg had ended in a Russian victory rather than defeat? When…

Every seasoned hunter is well aware of the strength of 10mm ammunition. These rounds are primarily used in competition or for hunting, and they are more than capable of taking…

Excerpted from HYMNS OF THE REPUBLIC: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War, by S.C. Gwynne. Copyright © 2019 by Samuel C. Gwynne.  Excerpted with permission…

Being there . . . flying with “high-air heroes” in “bent-wings birds”, the F4U Corsairs to rescue from the sea and return to base America’s most precious treasures, her young…

Published by Casemate Publishers and Savas Beatie This weekend is the 159th anniversary of The Battle of Gettysburg and thus it seems like an excellent time to review two new…

Being there . . . . in the heart of hell, the heroical “Bloody Omaha”, a beach of valor and gallantry, on that D-Day, 6 June 1944, 78 years ago…

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.-…

General Matthew B. Ridgway’s experiences as an airborne commander in Word War 2 provided the mindset and experience he needed to be successful when he assumed command of 8th Army…

Operation Totalize by Tim Saunders. Published by Pen & Sword Books, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK, 2019, 276 pages. The author, Tim Saunders, has written OPERATION TOTALIZE as part of the…

The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) and their work during World War II is the stuff of legends. Not only were these men fighting the Nazis, but they were fighting…

Whether you want the best handgun for women for personal defense, home defense, recreation, or competitive shooting, the gun should be comfortable and easy to handle. The best handguns are…

Although the tragedy at Arnhem and the failure of Operation Market Garden have been covered extensively here on Argunners.com and other websites it still remains a hot topic that draws…

[junkie-toggle title=”Season 1″ state=”closed”] Episode 1: Seeing is Believing Episode 2: Gordon’s Will Episode 3: Private Bill Episode 4: Curley Episode 5: Eddie’s Birthday Episode 6: Pacifying the Angels[/junkie-toggle] Title…

If you’re a gun owner, you know that few things are more satisfying than firing off a round from your favorite weapon. And if you’re looking for something new to…

Last night, film critic and aviation enthusiast Nathan Cragun, finally got to see the war movie Midway which was released a day earlier on November 8, 2019! I was super…

lives, Allied or their own, meant little or nothing. Another surprise was learning how justfeeding the often-accumulated countless horses seemed insurmountable. How did the Germantroops manage when it was common…

“The Doom of the Van Imhoff” is a Dutch World War II documentary which focuses on a naval disaster / crime that was kept silent for decades. In 1942 near…

Article by Commander Mark R Condeno (Philippine Navy)    On June 1939, the second Filipino Q-Boat arrived in Manila and was named “LUZON” after one of the three Island groups…

Most of the major military publishing companies in this country are not only registeringsurprisingly large sales after creating, then enlarging, very specific combat series, each with adozen or more selections,…

In Their Own Words: Writings of War Correspondent Don Matin and His 11-Year-Old Daughter Dorothy-An Intimate View of WWI. James Larrimore, editor. Self published, 2021. Hardcover, illustrated, 273pp. Review by…

2 Comments / Films, Games / By ARGunners Magazine World War I Game Verdun World War II has given the video game industry plenty of material, but a good World War…

Emerging as a tiny, but leading independent publishing company of nonfiction titles for the academic and general markets, it has distinguished itself both nationally and internationally with daring biographies, themes…

Published by Casemate Publishers Robert C. Conner’s biographies of James Montgomery and Gordon Granger both go a long way in providing students of the American Civil War with balanced portraits…

Author-Ian Baxter Review by Martin Koenigsburg When German General Heinz Guderian was dreaming of his perfect artillery to accompany the Panzer Division of the future in the 1920s, he thought…

Published by Greenhill Press, available from Casemate Publishers Lawrence Patterson’s book detailing Operation Colossus, the British airborne raid against the Italian aqueduct providing fresh water to the Apulia region of…

Being there . . . . to watch the high drama of the final months of World War II in Berlin – – the German conspiracy to exterminate the Fuhrer;…

Torpedo also known as U-235 (2019) is a Belgian upcoming World War II action movie, which tells the story of a Belgian resistance fighters group who receive a dangerous, secret…

Did you know that the British were responsible for some of the most advanced weapons of World War 2? From pistols and rifles to fighter planes and tanks, the Brits…

Mark to bring a whole new dimension to the minor controversies of the battle. He examines theintended role of the submarine in the plans and doctrine of both navies, and…

“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…

An exclusive interview with Filmmaker/Editor/Writer Michael Sellers about his newly released documentary Return to Hardwick. Here are the details from the filmmaker himself explaining the project. Previews are shown nationally…

After long years of studying sources and literature, author Werner Haupt now presents themilitary history of one of the largest theaters of was the world has yet known. It must…

Review by Moon Mullins The book reads like a political thriller and is interesting from front to back. Anything to do with Polish Leaders from WWII or the Polish armed…

Being there . . . . when Britain’s exacting battle for survival of the fittest began less than threeweeks after the fall of France on July 10, 1940, and when…

Review by Martin Koenigsberg In the wake of the apparent success of their dazzling Pearl Harbor attack, the Japanese set about taking all those “Southern” Resources they had gone to…

Despite their obsolete equipment, flying the Hs 26, Do 17 and He 46, they fought as bestthey could against Tito’s until the end of the war. More than half a…

 The Suez Crisis of 1956 involved Britain, Egypt, US, France, Israel, and Jordan. At the center of this crisis and controversy was the Suez Canal design and built by Frenchman…

“AMERICA’S FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER – – USS Langley and the Dawn of U.S. Naval Aviation” byDavid F. Winkler. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD; 2024, 374 pages, 6 ¼” x 9…

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