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The Strategists; Break Contact Continue Mission; Cassino ’44; Valhalla Boys

Being there . . . for four newly published military titles (four arrived within five days last week),two dealing with complex World War II subjects, the other two with more contemporarymilitary issues – – and, just in time for Christmas purchases, as this reviewer has been urgingreaders to do issue after issue: buy all four, …

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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 genuflection ofheartfelt respect and appreciation for all publishers of military history who continually provideus buffs, enthusiasts, and aficionados a sizeable chunk of the best researched …

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 Read More »

Architect of Death at Auschwitz; The Sound of Hope

Being there . . . for a few minutes to bear, nay, suffer, in pain the announcement of tworepublished McFarland titles dealing with holocaust topics. At the beginning of the ChristmasSeason? Why now? Well, especially now. Huh? YES, lest we forget, that’s why, and thank Godthere’s a McFarland Publishing Company to remind us World War …

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Our Ancient Faith; Tubby; The Second Sun; By Water Beneath the Walls; The Fighting Fathers; The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum; Falling in Love at the Movies; The White Ladder; Hiroshima; Mers El-Kebir 1940

Being there . . . . for this reviewer’s sampling of the Best Book Buys for Christmas and the NewYear – – several of America’s finest publishers have lined up 10 titles for today’s shopping early .. . . he wonders, “Why not select two or three, or even four, around a total of $100-$125, …

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Dying Hard

Being there . . . for a minor classic so satisfying as a brilliant interpretation of the ordinaryinfantryman you’ll literally demand more combat insight from Colonel French L. MacLean. His“DYING HARD – – Company B, 39 th Infantry Regiment, 9 th US Infantry Division in WWII” is sobeautifully written it is one of the finest …

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Japanese Combined Fleet; Borneo 1945; Sumatra 1944-45

Being there . . . since the countdown of Yuletide’s gift-giving Day of the Year has begun inearnest. Relish following World War II readers as they are offered the opportunity to realizethen learn the true, exact, wonderful stories how crescendo after crescendo of bombs sunk theinfamous Japanese Combined Fleet’s plan to master and dominate the …

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Hawk Recon; In Strange Company; Elite Bastards; Survival in the South Pacific

Being there . . . . for the endless miracle of military publishing this yuletide (Christmas time)buying season – – ten+ weeks left to shop and order from the last of the vanishing bookstores,old-man Amazon, directly from CASEMATE (PEN AND SWORD) Publishers, or quick emails toNorth Pole Santa, (him or her). “So, it was with …

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A Doctor’s War; Southern Brigadier Generals in the Revolutionary War; The Cavalry of the Army of the Ohio

Being there . . . first, to appreciate, then acknowledge, followed by the ultimate show of highrespect purchasing three of the latest McFarland Publishing Company books patiently awaitingyour arrival. for the targeted, nay, beloved recipient’s treasured expanding home library. Ofcourse, there are other mazes of gifts that add to, make even better, a warm, peaceful, …

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Zerstorer Gruppe; Gabby A Fighter Pilot’s Life

Being there with Don DeNevi . . . . on January 30, 1933, when Adolf Hitler became chancellor ofthe German Reich via a Nazi–Nationalist coalition victory with immediate plans to cancel theclause that prohibited Germany from manufacturing modern military equipment, i.e., tanks,planes, submarines, etc. Within a day, Marshal Hermann Goring eagerly established a “Leagueof Air …

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