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REVIEW: Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II by Prit Buttar

Literature, Reviews / By ARGunners Magazine

With the exception of Poland, no region or territory suffered more greatly during World War II than the Baltic States. Caught between the giants of the Soviet Union and the Third Reich, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia became pawns in the desperate battle for control of Eastern Europe throughout the course of World War II. This …

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REVIEW: Images of War – German Army on the Eastern Front by Ian Baxter

Literature, Reviews / By ARGunners Magazine

After the defeat at Stalingrad in January 1943, the German Army’s front lines were slowly smashed to pieces by the growing might of the Soviet Army. Yet these soldiers continued to fight gallantly. Even after the failed battle of the Kursk in the summer of 1943, and then a year later when the Russians launched …

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REVIEW: Subterranean Sappers by Iain McHenry

Literature, Reviews / By ARGunners Magazine

The first history covering a tunnelling company published since the 1920’s. This history of 177 Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers details from their formation on the Western Front in 1915 to the disbandment of the Company after the war. It looks at the men of all ranks who made up the Company, where they were from …

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REVIEW: Knight’s Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger by Jeremy Dixon

Literature, Reviews / By ARGunners Magazine

Presented here are the biographies of the 130 men of the Fallschirmjäger—Hitler’s elite paratroopers, who won the Knight’s Cross and its higher grades. These men fought on nearly every front during the Second World War, from their first action in Denmark in April 1940, to their last major battle at Monte Cassino. A total of …

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REVIEW: Illustrated History of the Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 202

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The Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 202 was one of the most successful German assault gun units in the Second World War. It had been deployed exclusively on the Eastern Front against the Red Army between 1941 and 1945. The StuGs of this unit were very effective AFVs on the battlefield in the role of heavy weapons for infantry …

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REVIEW: Letters from Iwo Jima (DVD) (2006)

Films, Movies & Series, Reviews / By ARGunners Magazine

Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Clint Eastwood’s Letters from Iwo Jima tells the untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended their homeland against invading American forces during World War II. With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of Iwo Jima itself, the unprecedented tactics of General Tadamichi …

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REVIEW: Images of War – Final Days of the Reich by Ian Baxter

Literature, Reviews / By ARGunners Magazine

The Final Days of the Reich is the latest in the popular Images of War series by Ian Baxter. Drawing on rare and previously unpublished photographs accompanied by in-depth captions and text, this book is a compelling account of the final weeks of the Nazis’ struggle for survival against overwhelming odds. Each photograph fully captures …

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REVIEW: History of the Totenkopf’s Panther-Abteilung by Ian Michael Wood

Literature, Reviews / By ARGunners Magazine

This book is the culmination of 15 years of research dealing with I/SS-Panzer Regiment 3, from its inception in 1942, when it was equipped with Panzer III’s and IV’s, until its conversion to the Panther tank during late 1943. The book covers the history of I/SS-Panzer Regiment 3 when it was equipped with Panther tanks. …

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REVIEW: The Oder Front 1945 by A. Stephan Hamilton

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BOOK: The Oder Front 1945: Generaloberst Gotthard Heinrici, Heeresgruppe Weichsel and Germany’s Final Defense in the East, 20 March – 3 May by A. Stephan Hamilton. Nazi Germany’s fall is regularly depicted through the dual images of Adolf Hitler directing the final battle for Berlin from his claustrophobic Führerbunker, and the subsequent Soviet victory immortalized …

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REVIEW: Too Brave to Live, Too Young to Die by Nigel Cawthorne

Literature, Reviews / By ARGunners Magazine

World War I was a slaughter on an unprecedented scale. Nevertheless there was no shortage of young men willing to sacrifice themselves for their country. Some lied about their age to join up, not just at the start of the war when it was seen as a glorious adventure, but even towards the end when …

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