“LEYTE GULF 1944 (Volume 2) – – Surigao Strait and Cape Engano” complements the firstvolume’s coverage of the IJN’s First Diversion Attack Force at the Battles of the Sibuyan Sea andoff Samoa. This brilliantly illustrated second volume focuses on the forces supporting the mainJapanese thrust. The size and complexity of the battle is unmatched. We…
As Sherlock Holmes would have put it, when one has eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. Holmes used the aphorism to solve crimes, but for his creator Arthur Conan Doyle, the surly attitudes of Germans in attendance at the 1911 International Road Competition in 1911 convinced him that the automobile…
“THE IMPERIAL GERMAN NAVY OF WORLD WAR I – – A Comprehensive Photographic Study ofthe Kaiser’s Naval Forces, Volume 1: Warships”, by Jeffrey Judge, Graphic Artwork by Jamie L.Scherer. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.: 2016, 312 pages, hc: $69.99. See: Info@schifferbooks.com,www.schifferbooks.com, phone (610) 593-1777.Reviewed and Highly Recommended by Don DeNeviOn one of the Schiffer browsing rooms’ shelves…
WHO REALLY RULED THE VAST, COLD ATLANTIC IN WWII? WHY EVERYONE KNOWS, THE RNVSR,THAT’S WHO!For an overpowering, first-rate read of an overlooked World War II story of how and why 2,000brave amateur sailors volunteered to fight in the Royal Navy’s Volunteer SupplementaryReserve (RNVSR), an organization of which they knew little, had no idea what was…
Being there . . . . with expert analysts and brilliant writers who combine gripping first-hand accounts, rare photographs, and strategic tactical maps for new truths and insights about the realities of World War II frontline fighting . . . . NOT WITH ONLY ONE OSPREY, BUT 15 OF THEM, AND ALL AT ONCE! Reviewed…
30 victories, Aces with 29 to 20 victories, 19 to 15 victories, 14 to 11, 10 and 9, an 6 and 5. Thetop 12 German aviators open the book after the Introduction. Such a German Air Force photohistory is always a popular subject among aviation historians, enthusiasts, and war gamers. Ofcourse, us buffs recognize Manfred…
This book primarily focuses on the 3rd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, a key contributor to the overall allied airborne assaults during World War II. Although most of the favorable press goes to the 2nd Battalion due to the success of the Book and film, Band of Brothers, any of the airborne infantry…
There are many timeless images that evoke the patriotism of World War II: posters of Uncle Sam and Rosie the Riveter; signs urging the public to buy war bonds; the Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima; the exuberant sailor kissing the nurse – who was actually a dental assistant – in the middle of…
Being there . . . . in the summer of 1941 when three Yale graduates in the Yale-China Association traveled to Yuanling, China, to teach high school students English as Japanese Zero fighters and Zeke bombers strafed and bombed them . . . . Building Institutions of Education and Medicine While the Two Battle-weary Empires…
Sajjan Singh Rangroot (2018) is based on Sikh regiments serving in the Indian Expenditionary Force that went to the front lines during World War I. Sajjan Singh, a polo aficionado, was a British Indian Army officer and Maharaja of Ratlam State, ruling from 1893-1947. He served on the Western Front during WWI. Here are a few stills from…
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