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At Stone & Stone Second World War Books, we don't buy, stock, or sell books or anything else. This is strictly an informational website, designed to offer fresh news every day about WWII-related books, publishers, booksellers, and authors. We also provide a wide range of book reviews, historical essays, an online WWII order-of-battle database, and an entertaining WWII Trivia Challenge. We've been building this site since 1995, and we have over twenty thousand webpages of information available for you to explore and enjoy. Have fun!
Forthcoming from Berkley Yenne, Bill. Aces High: The Heroic Saga of the Two Top-Scoring American Aces of World War II. Forthcoming from Berkley in February 2009
First catalog of the new year We found printed "Catalogue #102" from T. Cadman WW2 Books in the mailbox today. As usual, Tom's list of secondhand books for sale includes plenty of desirable items at reasonable prices.
Now available from Hellgate Bagley, Mark G. with Marianne Stephens. The G Stands for Guts: A Glider Pilot Remembers WWII. Central Point, OR: Hellgate Press, 2008
Book review Hughes, David, David A. Ryan and Steve Rothwell. The British Armies in World War Two: An Organisational History, vol 10: The Indian Army, part three: The Indian Army in the East, 1944-45. West Chester, OH: Nafziger Collection, 2008
Now available from Routledge Hill, Alexander. The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, 1941-45: A Documentary Reader. London: Routledge, 2008
Forthcoming from W & N Fowler, William. We Gave Our Today: Burma 1941-1945. Forthcoming from Weidenfeld and Nicolson in February 2009
Now available from Zenith Hopkins, William B. The Pacific War: The Strategy, Politics, and Players that Won the War. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2008
Now available from McFarland Lepage, Jean-Denis G.G. Hitler Youth, 1922Ð1945: An Illustrated History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2008
In memoriam Lieutenant General Victor "Brute" Krulak—who commanded the USMC 2nd Parachute Battalion during its diversionary raid on Choiseul Island in the Solomons in October and November 1943—died on 29 December in California at the age of 95.
Book statistics For the first day of the new year we present a compilation of statistics from Stone & Stone showing the most popular books, authors, publishers, and subjects for the year 2007.
Recco We've been updating our Recommended Reading page with our latest favorites which you might find to be interesting and informative books.
Forthcoming from Cambridge Kitchen, Martin. Rommel's Desert War: Waging World War II in North Africa, 1941-1943. Forthcoming from Cambridge University Press in October 2009
Now available from Praeger Keene, Judith. Treason on the Airwaves: Three Allied Broadcasters on Axis Radio during World War II. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2008
News from Pen and Sword Tons of new books on the way from Barnsley! Check our page for P & S for a complete inventory of all their upcoming titles.
In memoriam Quentin C. Aanenson—a USAAF fighter pilot who flew 75 combat missions and was featured in the Ken Burns documentary, The War—died on 28 December in Maryland at the age of 87.
Hamilton The "Bargain Books" catalog for 26 December has arrived here from Edward R. Hamilton with a range of inexpensively priced WWII titles tucked among all their other offerings.
Now available from Da Capo Gisevius, Hans Bernd. Valkyrie: An Insider's Account of the Plot to Kill Hitler, 1933-1945. New York: Da Capo Press, 2008
Forthcoming from Edinburgh Gilmour, John. Sweden, the Swastika and Stalin: The Swedish Experience in the Second World War. Forthcoming from Edinburgh University Press in October 2009
Book review Boiten, Theo. Nachtjagd War Diaries: An Operational History of the German Night Fighter Force in the West. Walton on Thames, UK: Red Kite, 2008. (Two volumes)
Now available from PM Orlow, Dietrich. The Lure of Fascism in Western Europe: German Nazis, Dutch and French Fascists, 1933-1939. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company, 2008
Now available from Zenith Kehn Jr, Donald M. A Blue Sea of Blood: Deciphering the Mysterious Fate of the USS Edsall. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2008
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 26 December 1943, US Navy Task Force 76 landed the 1st Marine Division at Cape Gloucester on the island of New Britain in the Bismarck Archipelago.
Forthcoming from Routledge-Cavendish Fraser, D. The Fragility of Law: Constitutional Patriotism, Collaboration and the Jews of Belgium, 1940-1945. Forthcoming from Routledge-Cavendish in January 2009
Now available from McFarland Radlo, Lucyna B. Between Two Evils: The World War II Memoir of a Girl in Occupied Warsaw and a Nazi Labor Camp. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2008 Mazgaj, Marian S. In the Polish Secret War: Memoir of a World War II Freedom Fighter. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2008
News from NIP The team at Naval Institute Press has released an ambitious schedule of reprints and new titles for the first six months of 2009. Check our NIP page for a newly updated list of all their plans.
Now available from Little Brown Mrazek, Robert J. A Dawn Like Thunder: The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight. New York: Little Brown and Company, 2008
Now available from Routledge Gilbert, Martin. The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War. London: Routledge, 2008
Forthcoming from Amber McNab, Chris. Order of Battle: German Luftwaffe in World War II. Forthcoming from Amber Books in February 2009 McNab, Chris. Order of Battle: German Kriegsmarine in World War II. Forthcoming from Amber Books in February 2009
Book review Gamble, Bruce. The Black Sheep: The Definitive Account of Marine Fighting Squadron 214 in World War II. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1998
News from the Great White North J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc has announced the upcoming release of the English translation of Ernst Rebentisch's history of the 23rd Panzer Division, a stalwart of the Russian front. To the Caucasus and the Austrian Alps should be ready for shipping in February.
Now available from Down Under Mark, Jason D. Angriff: The German Attack on Stalingrad in Photos. Sydney: Leaping Horseman Books, 2008
Now available from Alabama Dunn jr, Walter Scott. Second Front Now - 1943: An Opportunity Delayed. University, AL: University of Alabama Press, 2009
Our suggestions From among all the many boks arriving here, we still like to select and promote our personal favorites, so have a look at our Recommended Reading page for our latest picks.
Now available from McFarland Jason, Sonya N. Maria Gulovich, OSS Heroine of World War II: The Schoolteacher Who Saved American Lives in Slovakia. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2008
Now Available from Texas Greeley Jr, Brendan M. (editor). The Two Thousand Yard Stare: Tom Lea's World War II. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2008
Forthcoming from Toronto Wakelam, Randall T. The Science of Bombing: Operational Research in RAF Bomber Command. Forthcoming from University of Toronto Press in June 2009
Now Available from Red Kite Boiten, Theo. Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1: An Operational History of the German Night Fighter Force in the West, September 1939 - March 1944. Walton on Thames, UK: Red Kite, 2008 Boiten, Theo. Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 2: An Operational History of the German Night Fighter Force in the West, April 1944 - May 1945. Walton on Thames, UK: Red Kite, 2008
Now Available from Spellmount Healy, Mark. Zitadelle: The German Offensive Against the Kursk Salient, 4-17 July 1943. Staplehurst, UK: Spellmount Ltd, 2008
Book review Goda, Norman J. W. Tomorrow the World: Hitler, Northwest Africa, and the Path toward America. College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press, 1998
Forthcoming from Stackpole Stackpole Books has announced a new three-volume set in the works from J.E. Kaufmann and H.W. Kaufmann, The American GI in Europe in World War II, with the first volume, D-Day: Storming Ashore, due in May.
Now available from Spellmount Walker, Jonathan. Poland Alone: Britain, SOE, and the Collapse of the Polish Resistance, 1944. Staplehurst, UK: Spellmount Ltd, 2008
In memoriam Betty Jane Williams—a US Women's Airforce Service Pilot during WWII—died on 8 December in California at the age of 89.
News from Osprey We've updated our Osprey page with all their latest publications and soon-to-be-released titles, including books on Operation Overlord, the Warsaw Uprising, Kriegsmarine coastal forces, and more.
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, Art by Wayne (actually Wayne Scarpaci), and his book, US Battleships 1941-1963: An Illustrated Technical Guide, 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.
Now available from Macmillan Thomas, Joan Maria. Roosevelt and Franco during the Second World War: From the Spanish Civil War to Pearl Harbor. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company, 2008
In memoriam Admiral George Stephen Morrison—an ensign aboard the USS Pruitt during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, later in the war a naval aviator, afterwards the US Navy's youngest admiral, and also the father of musician Jim Morrison—died on 17 November in California at the age of 89.
Forthcoming from Random House Nelson, Anne. Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler. Forthcoming from Random House in April 2009
Book review Glantz, David M. Stumbling Colossus: The Red Army on the Eve of World War. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1998.
Now available from UBC Jensen, Kurt. Cautious Beginnings: Canadian Foreign Intelligence, 1939-51. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press, 2008
Forthcoming from Texas Holwitt, Joel Ira. Execute Against Japan: The U.S. Decision to Conduct Unrestricted Submarine Warfare. Forthcoming from Texas A&M University Press in January 2009
Now available from History Press Diczbalis, Sigismund. The Russian Patriot: A Red Army Soldier's Service for his Motherland and against Bolshevism. Stroud, UK: The History Press, 2008
Now available from Zenith Camp, Dick. Last Man Standing: The 1st Marine Regiment on Peleliu, September 15-21, 1944. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2008
Forthcoming from Da Capo Parker, Danny S. At the Crossroads: SS Colonel Joachim Piper and the Ghosts of Malmedy. Forthcoming from Da Capo Press in September 2009
Now available from AMP Clark, Lloyd. Crossing the Rhine: Breaking into Nazi Germany 1944 and 1945: The Greatest Airborne Battles in History. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2008
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 2 December 1943, a Luftwaffe attack on Allied shipping at Bari harbor in Italy resulted in the loss of eighteen vessels, including the John Harvey, whose cargo of mustard gas accounted for almost 1000 casualties in the harbor area.
Now available from History Press Yakubov, Vladimir and Richard Worth. Raising the Red Banner: The Pictoral History of Stalin's Fleet 1920-1945. Stroud, UK: The History Press, 2008
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