Franco’s Pirates
For the uninitiated in Spain sad Civil War history, Hooten explains in detail how Franco, whenhe assumed supreme power, organized the country first and foremost into a waging warmachine. Political…

Birth and Fall of an Empire- The Italian Army in East Africa 1935-41
Review by Martin Koenigsberg With its unification as recent as 1871, Italy was a real latecomer to the Colonial impulse. By the time they decided to prey on Indigenous Peoples,…

Best Brass Catcher For Pistols: Reviews and Buying Guide
Shooting in the indoor range is all fun until you have to collect the spent brass casings that fell in all directions. It can be time-wasting and irritating, and installing…

A Family At War (1970)
The lower middle class Ashton family of the city of Liverpool deal with life on the home front during the Second World War. [junkie-toggle title=”Season 1″ state=”closed”] Coming soon ……

2 Pilots Missing Since World War II Are Finally Accounted For
The DPAA has released that U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Howard T. Lurcott and 2nd Lt. Lynn W. Hadfield, both missing since World War II, have finally been accounted for.…

Broadside (1964)
Lt. Anne Morgan and her fellow Waves are posted to the backwater station on Ranakai, much to the displeasure of Commander Adrian. So his South Seas idyll, including gourmet cook,…

The 5 Top US WW2 Generals
The U.S. would not have won World War II without the leadership of generals with adequate military skills and who were committed to the welfare of the country. So to…

The 188th Crybaby Brigade
Review by Martin Koenigsberg When I saw this book at the Thrift Store (Charity Shop), I thought it would help me understand the present Lebanon situation (this review is written…

Abigail Adams on the Front Lines of History
John Adams knew that Boston was going to be front and center in the battle for independence, and he was concerned about his family’s safety when he was away. Abigail…

The Thompson Machine Gun
THE THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN MODEL 1921, SUBMACHINEGUN CALIBER .45 MODEL 1928, 1928A1, M1 THOMPSON AND M1A1 AKA THE THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN BY: NICK JACOBELLIS U.S. Marines were the first combat…

REVIEW: Holt’s Definitive Battlefield Guide to the D-Day Normandy Landing Beaches
Book Review of Major and Mrs. Holt’s Definitive Battlefield Guide to the D-Day Normandy Landing Beaches (75th Anniversary Edition with GPS References). Pen & Sword Books. Major and Mrs. Holt’s…

Naval Institute Press latest releases – Part 3
Being there . . . . to help command naval operations in the Mediterranean after the Italian declaration of war in June 1940, especially the maelstrom whirlwinds against Taranto, under…

Iceland in WWII
Review by Martin Koenigsberg If you were not a combatant, WWII had the potential to be a gold mine, even if you were occupied by a semi-friendly power, or two.…

Oldest MoH Recipient, WWII Veteran Robert D. Maxwell, Passed Away
We’ve received the news that the oldest Medal of Honor Recipient, World War II veteran Robert D. Maxwell, has passed away on May 11, 2019 in Oregon. The death was…

Battle of Kiska – When Allied Forces lost a battle against ghosts
In the summer of 1943, American and Canadian forces launched an amphibious assault on the north Pacific island of Kiska, in order to seize the last enemy strongholds on U.S. Soil…

Courage under Fire; First Fights in Fallujah
Vietnamese Army had 1.1 million deaths. Two million Vietnamese civilians in North and SouthVietnam were killed. But deaths were not the only lamentable result of the war. It divided ournation.…

Vladimir Putin- The World’s most dangerous man
Review by Martin Koenigsberg I just finished my 11th Book Review of the Year!! I’m not sure what to make of this little book. Starts as a Biography of Putin,…

REVIEW: The Germans in Normandy by Richard Hargreaves
Richard Hargreaves’ thorough analysis of the German defense of Normandy through the summer of 1944 provides “the other side of the story” for readers who based their understanding of the…

REVIEW: Killing Bin Laden – Operation Neptune Spear 2011
Osprey Publishing, Raid Series, Raid 45. Author – Peter Panzeri Jr. Peter’s book provides a very detailed accounting of events leading up to, during, and after the raid that killed…

Waffen SS Armour On The Eastern Front 1941-1945
Just Finished my 2nd Book Review of the Year!!hIn this latest addition to the Images of War Series, author and Image Historian Ian Baxter goes after the Waffen-SS, telling the…

THE KAHR ARMS AUTO ORDNANCE 9MM 1911: by Nick Jacobellis
For the record, Auto Ordnance is no stranger to the firearms industry. My familiarity with Auto Ordnance goes back many years, when I adopted their .30 caliber Paratrooper Model…

Pen & Sword Giving Away 4 Ebooks to mark Anniversary of Napoleon’s Death
This Sunday, May 5 (1821), marks the anniversary of Napoleon’s death, to coincide with this anniversary Pen and Sword Books will be giving away four eBooks for free from Amazon.…

Speer und er also known as Speer & Hitler (2005)
[junkie-toggle title=”Season 1″ state=”closed”] Episode 1: Germania – Der Wahn Episode 2: Nürnberg – Der Prozess Episode 3: Spandau – Die Strafe[/junkie-toggle] Title Speer und er Country Germany Production Co.…

Target Hong Kong
his brilliant “You Are There” personal approach through the experiences of seven men whoselives intersected in those air-runs of January 1945. The seven were Commander John D.Lamade, five of his…

Operation Overlord: Low Altitude Beach Photographs (PART 2)
After publicizing Part 1 of Operation Overlord: Low Altitude Beach Photographs taken by a P-38, here’s the second part with more aerial beach photographs. All help and information that may…

Line of Separation also known as Tannbach (2015)
[junkie-toggle title=”Season 1″ state=”closed”] Episode 1: Der Morgen nach dem Krieg (Morning after the War) Young aristocrat Anna takes charge of the family estate after her parents are threatened by…

Terror to Triumph
Terror to Triumph, by Chris Whittemore Review By Moon Mullins Summary: A great new book from Page Publishing by Chris Whittemore that covers the behind the scenes training, passage of…

The Last Rescue (2015)
World War II: Shortly after D-Day, three American soldiers and two Army Corps nurses are stranded behind enemy lines. They take a high-ranking German officer as their prisoner and try…

China Horse Marine
with over 420 rare and previously unpublished HORSE MARINE items and hitherto unseenphotos, including drawings and watercolors by Col. John W. Thomason, my book presents aunique and unusual perspective into…

Truck Transporting WWII Tanks Collided with a Prison Bus
An accident occurred this afternoon on the Prague Ring Road at Řeporyje between a truck transporting World War II tanks and a prison service bus. Sources confirm one fatality. Update:…

Happy Jack’s Go Buggy
Being there . . . . when blue-eyed General of the Army George C. Marshall, soldier andstatesman, had few illusions about the Army, especially its Air Corps, under his command…

Lest we Forget
Just Finished my 58th Book Review of the Year!! Review by Martin Koenigsberg “Wild Bill” Meacham was a “Slick” Pilot in country at the crescendo of the American Vietnam War,…

6 [Must-Have] Mosin Nagant Upgrades
The Mosin Nagant is a legendary gun. It has been around since World War II and was one of the major weapons for the Russians. Its design was quite revolutionary…

The Tiger Tank of Snegiri Military History Museum in Russia
I think that already everyone has seen this tank or its replica’s in movies about World War II. It’s probably the most famous example of the German technology of those…

Blind Obedience and Denial
In perhaps the most thoroughly researched, scrutinizing, and disclosing book yet publishedon the infamous 11 of the Nuremberg Trial, as well as all 23 men who stood accused, authorAndrew Sangster,…

The Last Flight of Boris Lazarev
Boris Lazarev was a Soviet World War II Pilot who was shot down in February, 1943 by the Luftwaffe. His body and aircraft were recovered in a swamp in 1998…

Konvoy PQ-17 (2004)
[junkie-toggle title=”Season 1″ state=”closed”] Episode 1 – 8[/junkie-toggle] Title Konvoy PQ-17 Country Russia Production Co. MakDos Producer Cast Sergey Anufriev, Vladimir Erasov, Sergey Zamorev Language Russian, English, German English Subtitles…

New Zealand in the Pacific War; Japan’s Spy at Pearl Harbor; “Devil Dog” Dan Daly; Tatyanna’s War; You’re a Good Man, Sergeant; US Marine versus Japanese Soldier; Eight Army Soldier versus Italian Soldier; Yugoslavia and Greece 1940-41; Romania 1944; Warships in the Komandorski Islands 1943
Being there . . . . with a few “high selects” from the ARGunners staff, and thousands uponthousands of readers of this column, to collectively bend our knees in genuine…

The Skull and Cross Bones Squadron; Attack & Conquer; Happy Jack’s Go Buggy
Being there . . . . to meet and greet three splendidly republished World War II air-war titledbooks as Christmas gifts certain to excite and please ALL air battle fans,…

REVIEW: No Better Place To Die by Robert M. Murphy
Ste. Mere Eglise, June 1944, No Better Place to Die, The Battle for La Fière Bridge, by Robert M. Murphy A great battle memoir by one of the 505 soldiers…

The Battle Of Tarawa Book Review
Being there . . . . at 0250 beneath a third-quarter moon on the early morning of 20 November 1943 as 16 troop transporters sail into the blue lagoon of…

Bombers over Berlin: the RAF offensive, November 1943-March 1944
Just Finished my 44th Book Review of the Year!! Reviewer: Martin Koenigsberg Author: Alan W. Cooper In late 1943, with large numbers of Lancasters finally at his disposal, “Bomber” Harris-…

The Man in the High Castle (2015)
[junkie-toggle title=”Season 1″ state=”closed”] Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 [/junkie-toggle][junkie-toggle title=”Season 2″ state=”closed”] Episode 1…

Being there . . . . May 1940 – June 1941
Being there . . . . May 1940 – June 1941, when Great Britain stood alone as Hitler pivoted his powerful, power-diving Luftwaffe to “blitz” the United Kingdom’s armed forces…

REVIEW: Poland’s Struggle: Before, During and After the Second World War
Andrew Rawson’s book covers the struggles and experiences of the Polish Forces and people before, during and after the second World War to include the invasion of Poland, the extermination…

Gladiators 1st-5th Centuries AD; Ground Forces in the Korean War 1950-53; Blood River 1838; Roman Army Units in the Western Provinces; The Rif War 1921-26; The Union Army1861-65
Being there . . . . are you in the know of any of the newly published books now available forpurchase as Christmas gifts? My “Our Happy Book Heritage –…

9 Best Gifts For Navy Veterans
There’s never a bad time to gift someone you care about, especially when they are military veterans. A gift is an appropriate way to honor them, congratulate them on their…

German General Staff Book Review
Book review by Martin Koenigsberg One of the Greatest Prussian Staff Officers, Clausewitz, said that “War is the Continuation of Politics by other means,” and in German General Staff, Barry…

Movies & Series
Films, Movies & Series / By ARGunners Magazine The trailer of the upcoming World War 2 movie “Greyhound” has been released today by Sonic Entertainment. Greyhound is inspired on actual…

British soldier Gordon Cummins used German air raids to become a serial killer
The bravery and resilience of most who survived the Luftwaffe attacks during Germany’s World War II Blitz over London is beyond reproach. But let’s face it, some people are a–holes.…
