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Fusiliers – How the British Army lost America but learned to Fight

Review by Martin Koenigsburg The British Army of the Seven Years’ War (The French And Indian War in the US) had been victorious all over the Globe. The British Army of the Napoleonic Wars would be one of the most efficient military forces of the period, if smaller than most European Powers’ Armies. In between, …

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German Self-Propelled Artillery At War 1940-1945

Author-Ian Baxter Review by Martin Koenigsburg When German General Heinz Guderian was dreaming of his perfect artillery to accompany the Panzer Division of the future in the 1920s, he thought that the guns would eventually need to be fully tracked to keep up- But when WWII began, German artillery was all towed, most of it …

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Invasion On

Being there . . . . for author Lt. Col. Stephen M. Rusiecki, PhD, USA (Ret.)’s brilliant, meticulouslyresearched, in-depth treatise how D-Day in Europe, 6 June 1944, was conceived, media shaped,then almost instantly matched, if not excelled, 7 December 1941 as the most important date inAmerican history. Traditionally, us Americans have been taught to believe …

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GebirgsJager – German Mountain Troops 1935-45

Pen and Sword Publishing Review by Martin Koenigsberg Just finished my 86th Book Review of the Year!! In 1935, the Wehrmacht brought back the Mountain Regiments, the specially trained Nordic and mountain troops that had been features of both the Imperial German and Austrian armies of WWI and the previous centuries. Jean-Denis Lepage, French writer …

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Marcus Reno in the Valley of the Little Big Horn

Being there . . . . to fully understand and appreciate the poignant drama surrounding drama ofunsung Major Marcus Reno’s life, career, and controversial, if not outright disturbing, actions atthe Battle of the Little Big Horn. Prior to what unsurpassed, unrivaled, Civil War-emphasizingMcFarland Publishers has prepared for you, and partially defined here, there has been …

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Hoosier Spies and Horse Marines; Boy General of the 11th Alabama

Being there . . . . for the proud announcement and introduction of two hot-off-press Civil Warbooks published by the incomparable McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers – – and just in timeto offer them, if wrapped together, as a splendid Christmas or New Year gift. Ardent enthusiastsof the Civil War, upon unwrapping the package, will …

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US Navy Protected Cruiser 1885-1918; Allied Warships vs the Atlantic Wall; Super-Battleships of World War II

Being there . . . to consider three new Osprey Publishing Christmas gifts for our US naval historybuffs, offerings in its two unique series, “DUEL: Engage the Enemy” and “New Vanguard”, thatthat might interest general World War II buffs and serious collectors, or anyone else with theslightest smidgen of interest in America’s wars in the …

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The Poles at Arnhem

Professor Hal Sosabowski , University of Brighton, discusses the formation of the First Polish Independent Parachute Brigade, and its combat debut during Operation Market Garden. Hal is the great grandson of the Brigade Commander, Major General Stanislaw Sosabowski