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Now available from Presidio Gamble, Bruce. Black Sheep One: The Life of Gregory 'Pappy' Boyington. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 2000
Aardvark The good folks at Aardvark Books today updated their online inventory with over 8600 secondhand military titles, mostly WWII-related, carefully organized for easy browsing and quick searching.
Now available from Sarpedon Kershaw, Robert. War without Garlands: Operation Barbarossa. Rockville Centre, NY: Sarpedon, 2000 Blunt, Roscow. Foot Soldier: An Infantryman's War in Europe. Rockville Centre, NY: Sarpedon, 2000
Forthcoming from McFarland Gibran. The 92nd Infantry Division and the Italian Campaign in World War II. Due from McFarland in May 2001 Norton. Chippewa Chief in World War II: The Survival Story of Oliver Rasmussen in Japan. Due from McFarland in May 2001
Now available from Schiffer Remp, Roland. Heinkel He 219: An Illustrated History of Germany's Premier Nightfighter. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 2000
Author database We've just opened our new Directory of Authors webpage to assist contemporary writers of WWII-related non-fiction books in communicating with readers such as yourself. Although relatively small to begin with, as the weeks and months go by you'll find the database constantly growing as more and more authors customize their entries on the Directory with email addresses, personal websites, and notes about their latest book projects. We hope this new service will help you learn more about the kinds of books you're interested in.
Book review Zetterling, Niklas. Normandy 1944: German Military Organization, Combat Power and Organizational Effectiveness. Winnipeg, Manitoba: J.J. Fedorowicz, 2000.
Dabney Catalogue 556—"Old, Used, Rare, and Out-of-Print Books on World War II"—has arrived from Q.M. Dabney & Co of Washington, DC with some tres hard-to-find titles, such as Joslen and some Indian official history volumes. Also very nice to see the Dabney catalog is actually alphabetizing its listings by author these days instead of mixing them randomly as in the past....
Recommended reading The latest update to our page of WWII book recommendations is guaranteed to provide you with a holiday season—and beyond—of pleasurable reading.
Now available from Schiffer von Manteuffel, Hasso. The 7th Panzer Division: An Illustrated History of Rommel's Ghost Division. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 2000
News from Specialty Press Molly Koecher informs us that Jack Lambert's Assault on the Empire: Return to the Philippines, 1944 from Specialty Press has been delayed until further notice.
Now available from U of I Kahn, Sy. Between Tedium and Terror: A Soldier's World War II Diary, 1943-45. Champagne-Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2000. Softcover reprint Griffith, Brigadier General Samuel B. The Battle for Guadalcanal. Champagne-Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2000. Softcover reprint
Now available from Pacifica Hammel, Eric. Aces against Germany: The American Aces Speak, Vol. II. Pacifica, CA: Pacifica Military History, 2000. Reprint edition.
Forthcoming from Spellmount Here we have the latest plans for upcoming titles from Spellmount Publishers:
Mann and Hughes. SS Totenkopf. Due March 2001
Now available from Regnery Romerstein, Herbert and Eric Breindel. The Venona Secrets: Exposing Soviet Espionage and America's Traitors. Regnery Publishing, 2000
Book review Gailey, Harry. MacArthur Strikes Back: Decision at Buna: New Guinea, 1942-1943. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 2000
Top Ten standings Voting for our annual Top Ten awards continues at a pace sufficient to frighten the Secretary of State of Florida, but—since no hand recounts are anticipated—you can check the up-to-the-nanosecond standings any time you want.
Now available from NIP Alexander, Col. Joseph H. Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2000
Hamilton The "Bargain Books" catalog dated 3 November 2000 from Edward R. Hamilton arrived here today.
Now available from Schiffer Richards, Guy. World War II Troop Type Parachutes, Axis: Germany, Italy, Japan. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 2000
Kisselburg Clad in its red cover arrives "Military History Catalogue 51" from Kisselburg Military Books of Stillwater, Minnesota with twelve pages and 134 secondhand WWII titles for sale, including some very tasty items such as Hessler, Hirszowicz, and Papagos.
Now available from Rienner Ohl, John Kennedy. Minuteman: The Military Career of General Robert S. Beightler. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000
News from Greenwood In addition to recently purchasing Ablex Publishing, the Greenwood Publishing Group is currently offering discounts on all Ablex titles as well as a large number of Greenwood backlist titles. Greenwood has also recently released a new WWII-related book: Rasor, Eugene L. Winston S. Churchill, 1874-1965: A Comprehensive Historiography and Annotated Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000
Forthcoming from Crofoot Craig Crofoot informs us that in addition to volume 26 (covering 1 July 1943 and due in January 2001), he has now added volume 7 (covering 1 December 1941 and due in April 2001) to the production schedule for his projected forty-eight volume series of The Order of Battle of the Soviet Armed Forces in the Great Patriotic War.
Now available from McFarland Lehrer, Steven. Wannsee House and the Holocaust. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2000
N & M Press "Issue 49," the new catalog from Naval & Military Press of East Sussex, arrived here with some twenty newsprint pages packed with military books, many at reduced prices.
Book review Brown, David. (editor) Naval Operations of the Campaign in Norway. London: Frank Cass, 2000.
Now available from Fedorowicz Zetterling, Niklas. German Ground Forces in Normandy, 1944. Winnipeg: J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing, 2000
Historic Aviation Another new catalog decked out in holiday motif—this one from Historic Aviation—has arrived with 90 colorful pages of new aviation books, including many WWII titles.
Now available from Presidio Wright, Mike. What They Didn't Teach You about World War II. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 2000. Softcover reprint edition Altobello, Brian. Into the Shadows Furious: The Brutal Battle for New Georgia. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 2000
Zenith The new Zenith Books catalog is out with twenty-four pages crammed with military and aviation titles, and it wins the award for being the first book catalog arriving here this year with Christmas decor.
Cadman Tom Cadman, proprietor of T. Cadman Books, has just updated the inventory listings at his website with a load of fresh secondhand World War II titles.
Now available from Grub Street Ross, David. Richard Hillary: The Definitive Biography of a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot and the Author of The Last Enemy. London: Grub Street, 2000
Forthcoming from Smithsonian Here is the next batch of titles planned for Smithsonian Institution Press:
Kirkland. Tales of a War Pilot. Due February 2001
Now available from MOA Foster, Col Frank and Lawrence Borts. A Complete Guide to All United States Military Medals, 1939 to Present. Fountain Inn, SC: MOA Press, 2000. Distributed by Stackpole Books Thompson, James G. Decorations, Medals, Ribbons, Badges, and Insignia of the United States Navy, World War II to Present. Fountain Inn, SC: MOA Press, 2000. Distributed by Stackpole Books
Woolcott Catalog "Gurkha" from Woolcott Books has arrived here with forty pages of very nice secondhand military titles, including quite a few WWII-related books.
Forthcoming from Classic The fellows at Classic Publications have some very ambitious plans for the coming months:
Smith and Creek. Me 262, volume 3. Due later this month
Now available from Sarpedon Tanner, Stephen. Refuge from the Reich: American Airmen and Switzerland during World War II. Rockville Centre, NY: Sarpedon, 2000
Bufo Given that catalogs from Bufo Books are always named rather than numbered means that it should come as no particular surprise that their "Catalog Teeth" for November 2000 has arrived with a good assortment of secondhand military books.
War Room The War Room Bookshop has just freshened its online inventory with a couple thousand WWII books, posters, and videos which can be browsed alphabetically or searched by author, title, and description.
Forthcoming from Fedorowicz Thanks to Bob Edwards for the latest on J.J. Fedorowicz's plans:
Zetterling. German Ground Forces in Normandy, 1944. Due 10 November
Book review Nipe Jr., George M. Last Victory in Russia: The SS-Panzerkorps and Manstein's Kharkov Counteroffensive, February-March 1943. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 2000
Forthcoming from Cass Hugh Davie sends word from Frank Cass & Co about their latest line-up, including some titles which have been delayed and some which will be available sooner than originally anticipated:
Harrison-Place. Military Training in the British Army, 1940-1944. Due later this month
News from David Glantz The prolific Colonel Glantz is hard at work on a large number of new projects for next year, as he explains here: "My publication plans for 2001 are tentative. Nevertheless, they involve a short study (150 pages) on the Battle for Leningrad 1941-1944, commissioned by a British publisher, an expanded version of the study (about 500 pages), a follow-on to Stumbling Colossus entitled Colossus Reborn: the Red Army in 1943, a study of the Soviet February-March 1943 offensive, entitled Prelude to Kursk, and a short commissioned work on Operation Barbarossa (150 pages). It remains to be seen, however, whether or not time will permit me to prepare all of these works. The short Leningrad is complete, the expanded Leningrad is close to complete, Colossus Reborn in two-thirds complete, Prelude to Kursk is two-thirds complete, and Barbarossa is one-third complete. "In addition, in the realm of self-publishing, I hope to publish a finished Atlas on the Battle of Smolensk (July-August 1941) and an Atlas on the L'vov-Sandomiersz Offensive (July-August 1944)."
Forthcoming from Helion The good folks at Helion continue to ramp up their new publishing program, and here's what's on tap for the next few months. Note the title change on the Bevis book.
Holtztraeger. In a Raging Inferno: Combat Units of the Hitler Youth, 1944-45. Due December 2000
Now available from Cass James, T.C.G. Air Defence of Great Britain, volume 2: The Battle of Britain. Ilford, Essex: Frank Cass & Co Ltd, 2000
Faber The latest printed catalog from J.H. Faber—Number 71—covers in its rotating fashion books by authors whose last names begin with T, U, V, and W.
Now available from Schiffer Ross, Robert Todd. The Supercommandos: First Special Service Force, 1942-1944: An Illustrated History. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 2000
AOW Bob Ruman of Articles of War has just updated the inventory at his website, and he has added a new feature allowing visitors to browse or search through his many military categories while limiting the books only to the latest arrivals.
News from John Lundstrom John Lundstrom—author of The First Team and The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign—has dispatched to us some news about his forthcoming book: "The working title for my Fletcher manuscript is Black Shoe Carrier Admiral: Frank Jack Fletcher and the Pacific Fleet 1941-1942. I am now on the home stretch, writing the Guadalcanal chapters, and expect to submit it for publication review next fall. Unlike my other books the focus is flag plot rather than the cockpit, and I hope it will provide new insights into Fletcher's command decisions and offer a new interpretation of this critical period of the Pacific War."
Now available from Praeger Mitcham, Samuel W. Retreat to the Reich: The German Defeat in France, 1944. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2000
Yale Yale University Press is currently holding a sale on selected books, including a number of WWII-related titles.
Top Ten Today we opened the online voting machine for our fifth annual "Top Ten New WWII-related Books of the Year" competition, so it's time to cast your ballots. To help get you in the spirit, here are the winners of our previous annual awards:
Top Ten Books of 1996
Web inventory Tons of fresh inventory files were uploaded today for easy Web access to new and used military books offered for sale by these booksellers: The Military Collector
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