Review by Martin Koenigsberg Early in the Cold War, Anti Aircraft suppression had to be done with ECM- jamming- or full missions dedicated to flak suppression. Radars were things to be noted and avoided, or whole side missions designed to destroy them were scheduled. Korea led to Vietnam- the whole time strategic requirements had to …
Esteemed historian Clay Blair described the airborne operations that comprised part of the Allied assault on Normandy in World War II, as “the stuff of instant legend” in his 1985 masterpiece “Ridgway’s Paratroopers”. Blair’s assessment is accurate as the exploits of the sky soldiers captured the public imagination and their achievements have been discussed in …
David C. Bonk and George Anderson have produced an outstanding work of scholarship and art with their Atlas of the Battles and Campaigns of the American Revolution, 1775-1783. The volume is a comprehensive summary of the conflict, written chronologically and covering 119 separate engagements or campaigns. Every entry is accompanied by narratives that are both …
The 80th Anniversary Edition of Neil Barber’s “Pegasus Bridge” is an achievement of the highest order and a tribute to the men of the 6th Airborne Division and their actions during Operation Tonga at the beginning of Normandy invasion. As Barber himself points out in the forward, his goal was to allow the men to …
Review by Martin Koenigsberg By the time we get to Volume 12 of the Pacific Profiles series, the Allies are totally ascendant. 1945 brings the P-51 and F-6 Mustang to the Pacific War theater, fresh of its role in ending the Luftwaffe. Kenney’s Fifth Air Force in the South Pacific would work up to ten …
Review by Martin Koenigsberg The American Plan for defeating Japan in the Pacific was simple and complex at the same time. American forces would cross the pacific, in large jumps and small until it was possible to bombard the Japanese Home islands from the Air and reduce their capacity to make war. by the time …
Review by Martin Koenigsberg Gotta say i really liked this edition of the Casemate Illustrated series. Simon Forty is an author with a lot of Military History experience, and he takes us through the Soviet War effort at the Infantry level. In the Casemate Illustrated style, the book is absolutely littered with Colour Photos of …
review by Martin Koenigsberg British Academic Professor Yasmin Khan takes on the History of India in WWII with this book, although there is some coverage of the other parts of British Asia, Burma, Malaysia and Singapore. Her focus is on the taut dance between the British Government, British Indian Government and the Nationalist Independence movements …
For casual students of the Second World, when considering the contributions of the United States, the European Theater of Operations is associated with the Army while the Pacific is considered the exclusive domain of the United States Marine Corps. The Marines rightly won a reputation for courage and tenacity fighting their way from Guadalcanal to …
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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 forces from that era is bound to be clouded by the facts that the Polish people and Nation were abandoned by the British, and French …
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