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Now available from Greenwood Andidora, Ronald. Home by Christmas: The Illusion of Victory in 1944. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001. Read and submit feedback about this book Rottman, Gordon L.. U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle: Ground Units and Air Units in the Pacific War. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001. Read and submit feedback about this book
News from Edward Westermann Edward Westermann, author of Flak, sends this news: "I am currently working on another book concerning German Uniformed Police (Ordnungspolizei) actions on the Eastern Front in WWII—I have published several articles on this topic and I'm looking at writing the monograph now."
Military Book Club Selections for December 2001: von Below, Nicholas. At Hitler's Side Cavanaugh, William. A Tour of the Bulge Battlefields
Forthcoming from Fedorowicz Here are the latest estimates for upcoming titles from J.J. Fedorowicz: Trojca, Waldemar and Markus Jaugitz. Sd. Kfz. 166 Sturmpanzer Brummbar, volume 1. Due in December 2001 Trojca, Waldemar. The Ju 88, volume 1: The A and H Series. Due in December 2001 Engel, Heinrich. 7,000 Kilometers in a Sturmgeschutz. Due in January 2002 Munch, Karlheinz. The Combat History of Schwere Panzer-Jaeger-Abteilung 654. Due in February 2002 Trojca, Waldemar and Markus Jaugitz. Sd. Kfz. 166 Sturmpanzer Brummbar, volume 2. Due date unknown
Now available from Aberdeen Dibold, Hans. Doctor at Stalingrad. Littleton, CO: Aberdeen Books, 2001. Reprint edition. Read and submit feedback about this book von der Heydte, Baron. Daedalus Returned. Littleton, CO: Aberdeen Books, 2001. Reprint edition. Read and submit feedback about this book
Aardvark Big update today of secondhand WWII-related titles at the Aardvark Books website.
Now available from Vanwell Horn, Bernd. Bastard Sons: An Examination of Canada's Airborne Experience, 1942-1995. St Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing Ltd, 2001. Read and submit feedback about this book
Now available from Casemate Metelmann, Henry. Through Hell for Hitler. Havertown, PA: Casemate Books, 2001. Read and submit feedback about this book
News from Hikoki Here's the latest word on WWII-related releases from Hikoki. Simonsen, Clarence. RAF & RCAF Aircraft Noseart in World War II. Now available Ullmann, Michael. Luftwaffe Colours 1935-1945. Due "very soon" Thomas, Geoff. KG200. Due in spring 2002
Book review Tennent, Alan J. British and Commonwealth Merchant Ship Losses to Axis Submarines, 1939-1945. Stroud, England: Sutton Publishing, 2001
Now available from Stackpole Isby, David C. (editor) Fighting in Normandy: The German Army from D-Day to Villers-Bocage. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2001. Published in the UK by Greenhill Books. Read and submit feedback about this book
Forthcoming from UPK Jessica from University Press of Kansas tells us they have four WWII-related titles due in the next six months or so: Rigg, Bryan Mark. Hitler's Jewish Soldiers: The Untold Story of Nazi Racial Laws and Men of Jewish Descent in the German Military. Due in May 2002 Reardon, Mark J. Victory at Mortain: Stopping Hitler's Panzer Counteroffensive. Due in March 2002 Moskin, J. Robert. Mr. Truman's War: The Final Victories of World War II and the Birth of the Postwar World. Softcover reprint edition due in April 2002 Megargee, Geoffrey P. Inside Hitler's High Command. Softcover reprint edition due in March 2002
Top Ten for 2001 Voting is well underway for choosing the Top Ten new, non-fiction, WWII-related books of 2001. Please cast your ballot via our online voting machine, and be sure to check the standings to see how your favorites are faring. The voting machine will automatically shut itself down at the stroke of the new year, California time, and we'll announce the winners here shortly thereafter.
History Book Club Several WWII-related offerings from the History Book Club for "December 2001": Persico, Joseph. Roosevelt's Secret War: FDR and World War II Espionage Rush, Robert Sterling. Hell in Huertgen Forest Spector, Ronald H. At War at Sea: Sailors and Naval Warfare in the Twentieth Century Jenkins, Roy. Churchill: A Biography
Hamilton The "Bargain Books" catalog dated 2 November 2001 has been mailed by Edward R. Hamilton.
Delayed The publication date for Japanese Army Air Force Fighter Units And Their Aces, 1931-1945 by Ikuhiko Hata, Yashuho Izawa, and Christopher Shores has slipped to February 2002 according to Grub Street.
Now available from Classic Beale, Nick. Ghost Bombers: The Moonlight War of NSG 9. Crowborough, England: Classic Publications, 2001. Read and submit feedback about this book
Book review Westermann, Edward B. Flak: German Anti-aircraft Defenses, 1914-1945. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2001
Recommended reading From the many books constantly arriving here we try to select a few of the most outstanding for our Recommended Reading page, just updated today.
Now available from FSG Jenkins, Roy. Churchill: A Biography. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001
Jerboa "Supplement #49" arrived here today from Jerboa-Redcap Books with six pages of new and secondhand military, naval, and aviation books.
Now available from Kentucky Pogue, Forrest C. Pogue's War: Diaries of a WWII Combat Historian. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2001. Read and submit feedback about this book Stahl, Bob Fugitives: Evading and Escaping the Japanese. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2001. Read and submit feedback about this book
Now available from Hellgate Berg, Norm. My Carrier War: A Naval Aviator in WWII. Central Point, OR: Hellgate Press, 2001. Read and submit feedback about this book
Book review Mason, Francis K. The Hawker Hurricane: An Illustrated History. Manchester: Crecy Publishing Limited, 2001
Forthcoming from Axis Europa Romanko, Oleg, Antonio Munoz, and Martin Bamber. The East Came West: Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist Volunteers in the German Army and Waffen-SS, 1941-1945. Due January 2002 from Axis Europa Books
Antheil "Catalog 187" from Antheil has just been mailed with forty-eight pages of new and used naval, maritime, aviation, and military books.
Scholars The "Fall 2001 History" catalog is now available from The Scholar's Bookshelf.
Now available from SUP Tomasevich, Jozo. War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941-1945: Occupation and Collaboration. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. Read and submit feedback about this book
MBC Military Book Club selections for "Veterans Day 2001": Lord Russell of Liverpool. The Scourge of the Swastika: A Short History of Nazi War Crimes. Lord Russell of Liverpool. The Knights of Bushido: A Short History of Japanese War Crimes. Morgan, Col. Robert. The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle.
Kisselburg "Military History Catlogue 60" from Kisselburg Military Books is now available with twelve pages of secondhand WWII titles.
Now available from Classic Freeman, Roger. American Eagles, vol 2: P-38 Lightning Units. Crowborough, England: Classic Publications, 2001. Read and submit feedback about this book Mombeek, Eric. Jagdwaffe, volume 2, section 2: Battle of Britain, Phase 2. Crowborough, England: Classic Publications, 2001. Read and submit feedback about this book
Helion The fattest, juiciest printed catalog of military history books we've seen in many months arrived here today from Helion & Company. Loads of great titles, well-organized, and easy to read.
Top Ten standings Although the voting has just begun and the number of ballots cast is only a tiny fraction of the anticipated total, we've opened the Top Ten Standings page so visitors can watch as the races take shape.
AOW Bob Ruman has updated his huge Articles of War website with thousands of new and secondhand books covering every era of warfare imaginable.
Book reviews Nafziger, George F. (editor). German Tactics in Western Europe, 1943-1945. West Chester, OH: The Nafziger Collection, 2001 Nafziger, George F. (editor). German Tactics in North Africa. West Chester, OH: The Nafziger Collection, 2001 War Department. U.S. Armored Infantry Battalion Tactics in WWII (FM 17-42). West Chester, OH: The Nafziger Collection, 2001 War Department. American Tank Company Tactics (FM 17-32). West Chester, OH: The Nafziger Collection, 2001
Now available from A & U Coulthard-Clark, Chris. The Encyclopedia of Australia's Battles. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 2001. Softcover reprint edition. Read and submit feedback about this book
Now available from Grub Street Rae, Jack. Kiwi Spitfire Ace. London: Grub Street, 2001. Read and submit feedback about this book
Now available from OUP Boog, Rahn, and Stumpf. Germany and the Second World War, vol VI: The Global War. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Read and submit feedback about this book
Top Ten awards for 2001 It's that time again! Today annual balloting for our "Top Ten Books" awards begins, and you—oh, welcomed visitor and reader of World War II history—are invited to participate by voting for your favorite new, non-fiction, WWII-related titles published during the year 2001. Voting will continue until the stroke of the New Year (California time), and we'll unveil this year's winners shortly thereafter. Ladies and gentlemen, cast your ballots! Meanwhile, here are the winners from our previous annual Top Ten awards:
Inventory updates As often happens at the beginning of the month, today we witnessed several major updates of online inventory listings by several major retailers of secondhand military books. All of these come highly recommended:
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