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News archive for April 2002
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Forthcoming from Stackpole Pearson, Michael. Red Sky in the Morning: The Battle of the Barents Sea, 1942. Due from Stackpole Books in July 2002.
Aardvark Just updated today, the Aardvark Books website includes over 11,000 secondhand books for sale, almost entirely WWII-related.
Now available from Sutton Delaforce, Patrick. Churchill's Desert Rats 2: The Armoured Division in North Africa, Burma, Sicily and Italy. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2002 Nesbit, Roy Conyers. The Battle of the Atlantic. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2002
Under construction It's still very much in the experimental phase, but visitors might be interested in previewing our new Nations at War pages while work is in progress.
Now available from Stackpole Cross, J.P. and Buddhiman Gurung (editors). Gurkhas at War: In Their Own Words: The Gurkha Experience, 1939 to the Present. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2002. Published in the UK by Greenhill Books. Hogg, Ian V. German Artillery of World War II. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2002. Softcover reprint edition; published in the UK by Greenhill Books.
Helion Just arrived here today is the printed "Military Book News No. 10" catalog from Helion & Company featuring "over 700 rare and secondhand military books" including a juicy assortment of WWII titles.
Now available from UPK Rigg, Bryan Mark. Hitler's Jewish Soldiers. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2002. Read and submit feedback about this book
Now available from St Martin's Thomas, W. Hugh. The Strange Death of Heinrich Himmler. New York: St Martin's Press, 2002. Read and submit feedback about this book
Now available from Stackpole Hogg, Ian. British and American Artillery of World War Two. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2002. Reprint edition. Read and submit feedback about this book
Now available from Brassey's Windrow, Martin (editor). The Soldier's Story: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy. London: Brassey's Military Books (UK), 2002. Softcover reprint edition. Read and submit feedback about this book
Forthcoming from Da Capo Brooks, Victor. The Normandy Campaign, 6 June - 25 August 1944. Reprint edition forthcoming from Da Capo in May 2002 Hapgood, David and David Richardson. Monte Cassino: The Story of the Most Controversial Battle of World War II. Reprint edition forthcoming from Da Capo in May 2002
Forthcoming from Westview Werner, Emmy. A Conspiracy of Decency: The Rescue of the Danish Jews during World War II. Forthcoming from Westview Press in October 2002
Gordon Stooke We're saddened to report the passing of WWII veteran and author Gordon Stooke on Friday, 19 April in Australia.
Forthcoming from Crecy Here's the latest word on upcoming titles from Crecy Publishing: Goss, Chris with Bernd Rauchbach. Luftwaffe Seaplanes, 1939-1945: An Illustrated History. Due in July 2002 Smith, Albert. Mosquito Pathfinder. Due in September 2002 Warner, Graham. The Bristol Blenheim. Due in September 2002 Goss, Chris with Peter Cornwell and Bernd Rauchbach. The Luftwaffe's Fighter-Bombers: The Tip and Run Campaign over Britain, 1942-1943. Due in December 2002
Publisher of the week Ronald Tarnstrom has been working on his series of Armed Forces Handbooks for years, and the result is an impressive line-up of heavy-weight titles. Have a look at his Trogen Books entry on our Directory of Publishers for details.
Scholars Check the new "Bargains" printed catalog for Spring 2002 from The Scholar's Bookshelf for a selection of WWII titles at reduced prices.
Now available from SR Books Willmott, H.P. The War with Japan: The Period of Balance, May 1942-October 1943. Wilmington, DE: SR Books, 2002. Read and submit feedback about this book
Hamilton Gotta love those printed catalogs from Edward R. Hamilton that keep coming, and coming, and coming.... The "Bargain Books" catalog for 29 March 2002 contains the same and more of the same, but that's not a bad thing.
Now available from Stackpole Crankshaw, Edward. Gestapo: Instrument of Tyranny. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2002. Softcover reprint edition, published in the UK by Greenhill Books. Read and submit feedback about this book
Forthcoming from Greenwood Hoyt, Edwin P. Backwater War: The Allied Campaign in Italy, 1943-1945. Due from Greenwood in June 2002.
Now available from Hambledon Warren, Alan. Singapore, 1942: Britain's Greatest Defeat. London: Hambledon and London, 2002. Read and submit feedback about this book
Postponed Readers awaiting Nash's Hell's Gate from RZM and Ross' US War Plans from Lynn Rienner will need to wait a little longer. Both have been delayed until May.
Book reviews Mallmann Showell, Jak P. What Britain Knew and Wanted to Know about U-Boats, volume 1. Milton Keynes, UK: Military Press, 2001 Munoz, Antonio. Goering's Grenadiers: The Luftwaffe's Field Divisions, 1942-1945. Bayside, NY: Axis Europa Books, 2002
News from Axis Europa Tony Munoz of Axis Europa Books sends this note: "Mark Axworthy's Axis Slovakia is coming along and God willing should be out in September or October 2002."
May we recommend.... We receive and read a great many WWII-related books at Stone & Stone, and some tickle our fancy more than others. For some of our personal favorites, check our Recommended Reading page.
Forthcoming from Viking Beevor, Antony. The Fall of Berlin, 1945. Due from Viking in May 2002
N-M Press Printed catalog #62 from the Naval and Military Press arrived here today by post with a huge assortment of "...titles covering the two great conflicts of the twentieth century." Lots of goodies, but we do wish they would list their WWI and WWII stock separately instead of mixing them all together.
Now available from NIP Koop, Gerhard and Klaus-Peter Schmolke. German Light Cruisers of World War II: Emden, Konigsberg, Karlsruhe, Koln, Leigzig, Nurnberg. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2002. Read and submit feedback about this book
Now available from Tempus Moffatt, Jonathan and Audrey Holmes McCormick. Moon over Malaya: A Tale of Argylls and Marines. Stroud, UK: Tempus Publishing, 2002. Distributed in the US by Arcadia. Read and submit feedback about this book
Now available from Classic Ransom, Stephen and Hans-Hermann Cammann. Me 163, volume 1. Crowborough, UK: Classic Publications, 2002. Read and submit feedback about this book
Forthcoming from Sutton Softcover reprint editions of books by Stan Lauryssens, Denis Rigden, Stephen Harper, and Ken Tout will be published in July by Sutton Publishing.
Now available from McFarland Myers, Odell. Thrice Caught: An American POW's 900 Days under Axis Guns. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2002. Read and submit feedback about this book
The Military Collector At the Military Collector, Ian Wilkinson has uploaded over 4500 fresh secondhand books to his online inventory, including a great selection of WWII-related titles.
Forthcoming from Stoddart Stoddart Publishing of Toronto has two WWII titles on schedule for this fall: Zuehlke, Mark. The Gothic Line: Canada's Climactic World War II Triumph in Italy Dix, John. Bombardier Down: An Allied Airman's Epic Escape Across Occupied Europe
Now available from Axis Europa Munoz, Antonio. Goering's Grenadiers: The Luftwaffe Field Divisions, 1942-1945. Bayside, NY: Axis Europa Books, 2002. Read and submit feedback about this book
News from Casemate David Farnsworth sends along news about all the lastest releases and upcoming books from Casemate, including books published by Casemate and overseas publications distributed in the US by Casemate. Check the Casemate entry on our Directory of Publishers for full details.
Jerboa Frank and Maureen have updated the online inventory files at their Jerboa-Redcap Books website.
Forthcoming from Hikoki According to Hikoki Books, An Ordinary Mission: US Eighth Air Force Mission Operation 376, 28 May 1944 has been added to the schedule, due within the next couple of months.
Now available from Banner Wilson, David. Seek & Strike: 75 Squadron RAAF, 1942-2002. Mayborough, QLD: Banner Books, 2002. Read and submit feedback about this book
Book review Dabrowski, Hans-Peter. Messerschmitt Me 321/323: The Luftwaffe's Giants in World War II. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2001
Forthcoming from Vanwell W.A.B. Douglas, Roger Sarty, Michael Whitby with Robert H. Caldwell, William Johnston, William G.P. Rawling. No Higher Purpose: The Official Operational History of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War, 1939-1943. Due from Vanwell in September 2002.
Now available from Schiffer Looks like another boatload of books arrived at Schiffer! They've just notified us of the availability of eight more titles, including the three-volume Uniforms of the Waffen-SS series by Michael Beaver. Check their listing on our Directory of Publishers for a complete list of their new and forthcoming titles.
Kisselburg "Military History Catalogue 62" arrived here today from Paul Kisselburg with 146 secondhand WWII books for sale.
Now available from UPK Moskin, J. Robert. Mr. Truman's War: The Final Victories of World War II and the Birth of the Postwar World. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2002. Read and submit feedback about this book
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, Ronald Tee, and his book, A British Soldier Remembers, to our new Directory of Self-Publishers. If you have 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.
New Thies map volume now available Thies, Klaus-Jurgen. Der Zweite Weltkrieg im Kartenbild, vol 5 part 1: Der Ostfeldzug: Heeresgruppe Mitte. Osnabruk: Biblio Verlag, 2002. Read and submit feedback about this book
Now available from Schiffer Beaver, Michael D. Waffen-SS in the West: Holland, Belgium, France 1940. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2002. Read and submit feedback about this book Regenberg, Werner. Armored Vehicles and Units of the German Order Police. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2002. Read and submit feedback about this book
Articles of War Bob Ruman has updated his Articles of War website with over 6000 new and secondhand military books, including an extensive selection of esoteric WWII-related titles very much worth browsing.
Now available from NIP Paterson, Lawrence. First U-Boat Flotilla. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2002. Read and submit feedback about this book
News from Helion Today's email brings news from Helion & Company of revised publication dates for many of their forthcoming titles, plus a new addition to the schedule: To Battle: The Formation and History of the 14th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division by Michael Melnyk, due in September 2002
Old Army As customary at the beginning of the month, the Old Army Books website has been updated with thousands of secondhand military titles including a large batch of interesting WWII-related items.
Grub Street catalog The latest catalog from Grub Street brings much to look forward to. Check their listing in our Directory of Publishers for their new books and reprints of old favorites.
Cadman Don't overlook the T. Cadmann website if you're searching for high-quality, inexpensive, secondhand WWII-related books. Tom just updated his online inventory files today.
Recommended As always, check our Recommended Reading page for our personal favorites among all the books arriving here.
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