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Forthcoming from Routledge Gould, Jonathan S. German Anti-Nazi Espionage in the Second World War: The OSS and the Men of the TOOL Missions. Forthcoming from Routledge in August 2018
Now available from CUP Enstad, Johannes Due. Soviet Russians under Nazi Occupation: Fragile Loyalties in World War II. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2018
Forthcoming from Greenhill Paterson, Lawrence. Hitler's Brandenburgers: The Third Reich Elite Special Forces. Forthcoming from Greenhill Books in August 2018
Korsun Pocket It looks like The Battle of Cherkassy by Nikolaus von Vormann has been delayed until October or November by Casemate.
In memoriam Kazuko Murakami—an American citizen who was incarcerated under Executive Order 9066—died in San Francisco on 8 March 2018 at the age of 90.
Book review Jackson, Ashley. Persian Gulf Command: A History of the Second World War in Iran and Iraq. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2018
Now available from Frontline Goss, Chris. Knights of the Battle of Britain: Luftwaffe Aircrew Awarded the Knights Cross in 1940. Barnsley, UK: Frontline / Pen and Sword, 2018
Self-publisher We've added another self-publisher, Van Dorn Books, and book, Wilber's War, to our Directory of Self-Publishers. If you've self-published a military-related title about World War II, especially if you're a veteran writing about your wartime experiences, please send us information so we can add you to the Directory.
Forthcoming from Potomac Goldman, Stan. Left to the Mercy of a Rude Stream: The Bargain That Broke Adolf Hitler and Saved My Mother. Forthcoming from Potomac Books Inc in December 2018
Now available from S&S Vincent, Lynn and Sara Vladic. Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018
Subject matters Looking for books on a particular wartime subject? Our Stone & Stone bibliographies contain more than 5000 individual WWII topics on file, all completely cross-referenced with links to related subjects, and each one packed with relevant books. You can also use the "Quick-Finder" feature in the upper left of any of our pages (select "subject" from the pop-up menu) to search for specific topics. For an example of our bibliographies, take a look at our page for the sinking of the Indianapolis.
Forthcoming from Routledge Lintott, Brett. The Mediterranean Double-Cross System, 1941-1945. Forthcoming from Routledge in December 2018
War Diary reminder This seems like an excellent opportunity to remind everyone about our detailed day-by-day chronicle of the Second World War, now amounting to more than 63,000 entries and growing, with 10 July 1943 standing out as a fairly important date.
News from Germany Luftfahrtverlag reports the first volume of their authoritative series of books covering emblems of the Luftwaffe is now available: Petrick, Peter et al. Embleme der Luftwaffe, volume 1: Nah- und Fernaufklaerer. Bad Zwischenahn, Germany: Luftfahrtverlag, 2018
Book review Chubaryan, Alexander O. and Harold Shukman (editors). Stalin and the Soviet-Finnish War, 1939-1940. London: Frank Cass, 2002
Now available from Hellgate Butalla, S. Fabian. Warbirds in the Cloak of Darkness: The Amazing True Story of American Airman Robert Holmstrom and the Top Secret Operation Carpetbagger During WWII. Central Point, OR: Hellgate Press, 2018
More recommendations Sometimes it seems to take weeks or months to find a new book that really strikes our fancy. This week, we've twice updated our Recommended Reading page with the latest titles we deem worthy of an extra measure of attention.
Now available from History Press Tweddle, Paul. The Other Battle of Britain, 1940: Bomber Command's Forgotten Summer. Stroud, UK: The History Press, 2018
Forthcoming from Bantam Holland, James. Big Week. Forthcoming from Bantam Press in August 2018
Now available from Frontline Mallmann Showell, Jak P. Hitler's Wonder U-Boats: The Birth of the Cold War's Hunter-Killer Submarines. Barnsley, UK: Frontline / Pen and Sword, 2018
Cadman Be sure to take a look at Tom Cadman's latest, printed "Catalogue #159," and/or visit him online for a terrific selection of WWII titles.
Forthcoming from Belknap Jackson, Julian. De Gaulle. Forthcoming from Belknap Press in August 2018
Recommended We've updated our Recommended Reading page with the latest titles that we think deserve an extra measure of attention.
Now available from Brill Sica, Emanuele et al. Italy and the Second World War: Alternative Perspectives. Leiden, the Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishing, 2018
Storm guns On the way from Schiffer:
Forthcoming from Bloomsbury Mark, Ethan. Japan's Occupation of Java in the Second World War: A Transnational History. Forthcoming from Bloomsbury in July 2018
Now available from CUP Statiev, Alexander. At War's Summit: The Red Army and the Struggle for the Caucasus Mountains in World War II. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2018
Churchillian in size What size? Churchill: Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts, coming from Viking in November, weighs in at 1088 pages. Instead of walking, maybe Winston should have been jogging.
Now available from Yale Jackson, Ashley. Persian Gulf Command: A History of the Second World War in Iran and Iraq. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2018
Forthcoming from PeKo Cockle, Tom. World War Two Photobook Series, volume 18: Panzer III on the Battlefield, volume 2. Forthcoming from PeKo Publishing in July 2018
News from Casemate The busy folks at Casemate have a heavy load of new WWII titles in the pipeline, including these items, all due for publication as soon as next month:
Now available from Amberley Rose, Jill. Nursing Churchill: Wartime Life from the Private Letters of Winston Churchill's Nurse. Stroud: Amberley Publishing, 2018
Book review Cherry, Niall. Doomed before the Start: The Allied Intervention in Norway 1940, Volume 2: Evacuation and Further Naval Operations. Solihull, UK: Helion & Company, 2017
Forthcoming from Grub Street Shores, Christopher et al. A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945, volume four. Forthcoming from Grub Street in September 2018
Now available from Bloomsbury Dodd, Lindsey and David Lees (editors). Vichy France and Everyday Life. London: Bloomsbury, 2018
War Diary reminder This seems like an excellent opportunity to remind everyone about our detailed day-by-day chronicle of the Second World War, now amounting to more than 63,000 entries and growing, with 22 June 1941 standing out as a fairly important date.
Forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan McCann jr, Frank D. Brazil and the United States during World War II and Its Aftermath: Negotiating Alliance and Balancing Giants. Forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company in September 2018
Forthcoming from St Martin's McConahay, Mary Jo. The Tango War: The Struggle for the Hearts, Minds and Riches of Latin America During World War II. Forthcoming from St Martin's Press in September 2018
News from France Author Jean-Yves Mary reports that Editions Heimdal last week issued the fourth and final volume of his Memorial de la Bataille de France series. It will probably take a number of weeks before volume four reaches distributors in some other countries, such as Casemate in the USA.
Now available from NIP Edwards, Ted. Seven at Santa Cruz: The Life of Fighter Ace Stanley 'Swede' Vejtasa. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2018
Forthcoming from Amberley Trigg, Jonathan. Voices of the Scandinavian Waffen-SS: The Final Testament of Hitler's Vikings. Forthcoming from Amberley Publishing in July 2018
Book reviews Werhas, Mario and Bozidar Mikulcic. Handschar: 13th SS Mountain Division. Zagreb, Croatia: Despot Infinitus, 2018 Werhas, Mario and Bozidar Mikulcic. Prinz Eugen: 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division. Zagreb, Croatia: Despot Infinitus, 2018
Now available from OUP Morgan, Philip. Hitler's Collaborators: Choosing between Bad and Worse in Nazi-Occupied Western Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018
Forthcoming from Da Capo Whitlock, Flint. Desperate Valour: Triumph at Anzio. Forthcoming from Da Capo Press in October 2018
Now available from Palgrave Macmillan Burgwyn, H. James. Mussolini and the Salo Republic, 1943-1945: The Failure of a Puppet Regime. London: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company, 2018
Now available from McFarland Williams, Greg H. The Last Days of the United States Asiatic Fleet: The Fates of the Ships and Those Aboard, December 8, 1941-February 5, 1942. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2018
News from Germany Luftfahrtverlag has notified us that Embleme der Luftwaffe, volume 1: Nah- und Fernaufklaerer should be shelf-ready in about four weeks.
Forthcoming from Stackpole Nijboer, Donald. Flak in World War II. Forthcoming from Stackpole Books in September 2018
Book review Mary, Jean-Yves with Pascal Kerger. Memorial de la Bataille de France, volume 3: Du 5 au 16 Juin 1940. Bayeux: Editions Heimdal, 2017
Now available from NIAS Gunn, Geoffrey C. Monarchical Manipulation in Cambodia: France, Japan, and the Sihanouk Crusade for Independence. Copenhagen: NIAS Press, 2018
Italy on the march It looks like four notable books about Italy are on our radar—three on the way and one newly available—from four different publishers:
Subject matters Looking for books on a particular wartime subject? Our Stone & Stone bibliographies contain more than 5000 individual WWII topics on file, all completely cross-referenced with links to related subjects, and each one packed with relevant books. You can also use the "Quick-Finder" feature in the upper left of any of our pages (select "subject" from the pop-up menu) to search for specific topics. For an example of our bibliographies, take a look at our page for Italy during the war years.
Forthcoming from Pegasus Lyman, Robert. Under a Darkening Sky: Americans in Hitler's Europe, 1939-1941. Forthcoming from Pegasus Books in November 2018
In memoriam Georg von Tiesenhausen—who helped develop German V-weapons at Peenemunde, came to the US with Operation Paperclip, and eventually worked on the NASA space flight program—died on 3 June in Alabama at the age of 104.
Forthcoming from Simon & Schuster Vincent, Lynn and Sara Vladic. Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man. Forthcoming from Simon & Schuster in July 2018
War Diary reminder This seems like an excellent opportunity to remind everyone about our detailed day-by-day chronicle of the Second World War, now amounting to more than 63,000 entries and growing, with 6 June 1944 standing out as a fairly important date.
Forthcoming from The History Press Tweddle, Paul. The Other Battle of Britain, 1940: Bomber Command's Forgotten Summer. Forthcoming from The History Press in July 2018
News from Texas The new catalog from the Texas Book Consortium brings word of Flying with the Fifteenth Air Force: A B-24 Pilot's Missions from Italy during World War II by Tom Faulkner, scheduled for release in October 2018.
War Diary reminder This seems like an excellent opportunity to remind everyone about our detailed day-by-day chronicle of the Second World War, now amounting to more than 63,000 entries and growing, with 4 June 1942 standing out as a fairly important date.
Book review Rush, Robert Sterling. Hell in Huertgen Forest: The Ordeal & Triumph of an American Infantry Regiment. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2001
Forthcoming from Avonmore Claringbould, Michael and Peter Ingman. South Pacific Air War, volume 2: The Struggle for Port Moresby, March-April 1942. Forthcoming from Avonmore Books in July 2018
Now available from Westholme Publishing Gutierrez, Dave. Patriots from the Barrio: The Story of Company E, 141st Infantry: The Only All Mexican American Army Unit in World War II. Yardley, PA: Westholme Publishing, 2018
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