The CA 527 Carbine – A modern bolt action rifle chambered in two modern military calibers Article By Nick Jacobellis Those of us who are military history enthusiasts know, that millions of bolt action rifles chambered in various calibers have been used by combatants in numerous wars and combat actions throughout the world. Even in the 21st …
Previous Next Author: Charles C. Roberts Jr. Reviewed by: Todd Shugart Publisher: Frontline Books (Pen & Sword Ltd) ISBN: 9781526785022 Price: £19.99 Date: 2021 Pages: 139 page hardback The book is packed with diagrams, schematics, photos, and one of the most thorough histories of Allied airborne tanks in the Second World War. The focus …
By Author Frank Steer “Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics.” This quote is attributed to General Omar Bradley, although it is not verified he ever said it. Regardless, the quote highlights the importance of professional, flexible and responsive logistics support during combat operations. Franks Steer’s Arnhem: The Fight to Sustain illustrates that this is particularly …
Fallschirmjäger! is a collection of stories from men who served as parachutists in the German military during the Second World War. Author Greg Way assembled an array of viewpoints from sixteen airborne veterans of operations in Holland, Russia, France, Crete and numerous other fronts. Way’s efforts focus on translating the veteran’s own words for a wider …
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 officer in the Polish Army for over twenty years and led an infantry brigade in the defense of Warsaw at the beginning of WW2. After …
Robert M. Murphy’s No Better Place to Die provides readers with an honest portrayal of small-unit combat during the opening days of the Normandy campaign. The action centers around the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment’s (PIR) D-Day mission to seize and hold the La Fiere bridge, over the Merderet River in the vicinity of Ste. Maire …
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Mark Vlahos has produced a meticulously researched, well-told history of troop carrier operations in the Second World War. His book, Men Will Come, is not a general overview of the development and employment of troop carrier units, but rather the story of one specific Group. That being said, the exploits of the 314th Troop Carrier …
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Lieutenant Colonel Jos Groen’s Three of the Last WWII Screaming Eagles is a genuine gift to the airborne community. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that less than 500,000 American veterans of the Second World War are still alive, and they are dying at a rate of almost 350 per day[1]. 16 Million …
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Another great historical fiction genre of book that carries us back the end of World War 1. In this series called “The Frontline Fugitives, this particular book has the main characters hunting down Werewolves, Straggler SS teams that were conducting hit and run tactics in Germany towards the end of the war. A compelling story …
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An excellent book that covers 9th Infantry Division LRRPS deployments and missions by his team during the Vietnam War. The author Jim Thayer does an outstanding job of covering all the things that make being a LRRP soldier into focus, the long deployments, the difficult missions, weapons and equipment modifications, special uniforms, and the learned …
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