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Forthcoming from Smithsonian Smithsonian Institution Press has announced five new and reprint titles, all due in August of 2002: Spires, David N. Patton's Air Force: Forging a Legendary Air-Ground Team McFarland, Stephen L. and Wesley Phillips Newton. To Command the Sky Lowden, John L. Silent Wings at War: Combat Gliders in WWII Sweeting, C. G. Combat Flying Equipment: U.S. Army Aviators' Personal Equipment, 1917-1945 Sweeting, C. G. Combat Flying Clothing: Army Flying Clothing through World War
Now available from LSU Luza, Radomir and Christina Vella. The Hitler Kiss: A Memoir of the Czech Resistance. Baton Rouge, LA: LSU Press, 2002
Now available from Lyons Ishida, Jintaro. The Remains of War: Apologies and Forgiveness. Lyons Press, 2002
Forthcoming from Sutton Compton-Hall, Richard and William S, Murphy. They Came Unseen: Epic Submarine Actions of the Second World War. Due from Sutton Publishing Ltd in October 2002
Now available from Princeton Gross, Jan T. Revolution from Abroad: Soviet Conquest of Poland's Western Ukraine and Western Belorussia. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002. Softcover reprint edition
Forthcoming from Greenhill Russell, Edward F. L. Knights of Bushido: A Short History of Japanese War Crimes. Reprint edition due from Greenhill Books in July 2002 Koschorrek, Gunter K. Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front. Due from Greenhill Books in October 2002
Now available from Battery Binkoski, Joseph and Arthur Plaut. The 115th Infantry Regiment in World War II. Nashville, TN: Battery Press, 2002. Reprint of 1948 edition
Aardvark Martin and Caroline have freshened their online inventory of over 11,000 (mostly WWII-related) titles at the Aardvark Books website.
Now available from Wiley Kelly, Orr. Meeting the Fox: The Allied Invasion of Africa,from Operation Torch to Kasserine Pass to Victory in Tunisia. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2002
Forthcoming from Da Capo Werner, Herbert A. Iron Coffins: A Personal Account of the German U-Boat Battles of World War II. Softcover reprint edition due from Da Capo Press in June 2002
Now available from Midland Gordon, Yefim and Keith Dexter. Red Star, volume 3. Polikarpov's I-16 Fighter, Its Forerunners and Progeny. Leicester, UK: Midland Publishing Limited, 2002. Distrubted in the US by Specialty Press
Forthcoming from Airlife Morrison, Alexander. Silent Invader: A Glider Pilot's Story of the Invasion of Europe in World War II. Due from Airlife Publishing Ltd in July 2002
Now available from RZM Nash, Douglas E. Hell's Gate: The Battle of the Cherkassy Pocket, January to February 1944. Southbury, CT: RZM, 2002
Nations at War We continue to gradually open new pages of our Nations at War feature. Just unveiled today: Finland at War, 1939-1945.
Now available from Da Capo Brooks, Victor. The Normandy Campaign, 6 June - 25 August 1944. New York: Da Capo Press, 2002. Reprint edition
Book reviews Ransom, Stephen and Hans-Hermann Cammann. Me 163 Rocket Interceptor, volume 1. Crowborough, UK: Classic Publications, 2002 Loza, Dmitriy. Attack of the Airacobras: Soviet Aces, American P-39s, and the Air War against Germany. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2001 Kolln, Jeff. The 421st Night Fighter Squadron in World War II. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military Book, 2001 Ullmann, Michael. Luftwaffe Colours, 1935-1945. Ottringham, UK: Hikoki Publications, 2002
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, Dan E. Bailey, and his books 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.
News from Helion "Bellanger's US Army Infantry Divisions, vol 1 is still on course for June. Scheiderbauer's Adventures in My Youth is now March 2003. Jowett and Berger's Rays of the Rising Sun, vol 1 is now April 2003. All other dates etc remain unchanged."
Forthcoming from Harcourt Fest, Joachim. Speer. Due from Harcourt in August 2002
News from Fedorowicz "We have the blueline [for Das Reich III], so printing is a matter of weeks. BTW, final editing is taking place for the SS-Totenkopf-Division history by Ullrich."
Scholar's Bookshelf The "Military History" printed catalog for "Summer 2002" just arrived here from Scholar's Bookshelf with over 1800 titles including a great WWII section.
Forthcoming from HarperCollins Hirshon, Stanley P. General Patton: A Soldier's Odyssey. Due from HarperCollins Publishers in August 2002
Now available from Houghton Mifflin Giblin, James Cross. The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002
Forthcoming from Broadway McConnell, Malcolm. The Last Mission: The Secret History of World War II's Final Battle. Due from Broadwary Books in August 2002
Hamilton The latest "Bargain Books" printed catalog from Edward R. Hamilton is in the mail with its usual assortment of WWII-related titles.
News from Pen & Sword The kind folks at Pen & Sword have announced eight new books due later this month and in June, including several of their Battleground series. Check the Pen & Sword page for more information.
Now available from Hikoki Ullmann, Michael. Luftwaffe Colours, 1935-1945. Ottringham, UK: Hikoki Publications, 2002
Now available from Dutton Gerard, Philip. Secret Soldiers: The Story of World War II's Heroic Army of Deception. New York: Dutton Books, 2002
Book review Delaforce, Patrick. Smashing the Atlantic Wall: The Destruction of Hitler's Coastal Fortresses. London: Cassell & Co, 2001
Nations at war We continue to gradually open new pages of our Nations at War feature. Just unveiled today: China at War, 1939-1945.
Now available from Da Capo Hapgood, David and David Richardson. Monte Cassino: The Story of the Most Controversial Battle of World War II. New York: Da Capo, 2002
Now available from NYU Press Schrijvers, Peter. The GI War against Japan: American Soldiers in Asia and the Pacific during World War II. New York: New York University Press, 2002
News from U of I University of Illinois Press has asked us to pass along the news that all fifteen volumes of their softcover reprint edition of Samuel Eliot Morison's magnificent History of United States Naval Operations in World War II are now in print and available.
Now available from Morrow Schachtman, Tom. Terrors and Marvels: How Science and Technology Changed the Character and Outcome of World War II. New York: William Morrow and Company, 2002
Nations at war Miles yet to go, but we continue to add data to our new, far-from-finished Nations at War feature, including the newly opened page for Palestine at War, 1939-1945.
News from NIP Maureen Peterson just sent us all the latest news from Naval Institute Press. In addition to four newly available releases, NIP also has about a dozen new and reprint titles due between now and November. Among the latter, one that especially stands out is John Campbell's out-of-print and hard-to-find Naval Weapons of World II. Check our Naval Institute Press webpage for details.
Now available from Ohio Lawler, Nancy Ellen. Soldiers, Airmen, Spies, and Whisperers: The Gold Coast in World War II. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2002
Forthcoming from St Martins Atkinson, Rick. An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943. Due from St Martin's Press in September 2002
Now available from Fedorowicz Kurowski, Franz. Bridgehead Kurland. Winnipeg: J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc, 2002
Forthcoming from Da Capo Rees, Laurence. Horror in the East: Japan and the Atrocities of World War II. Due from Da Capo Press in August 2002
Now available from Viking Beevor, Antony. The Fall of Berlin, 1945. New York: Viking, 200
Forthcoming from Greenwood Kauffman, Bill and Ruth Sarles (editors). The Story of America First. Due from Greenwood Press in June 2002
Forthcoming from Editions Heimdal Bernage, Georges. Red Devils: The 6th Airborne Division at Normandy. Due from Editions Heimdal in June 2002 Lannoy, Francois de. La Ruee de L'armee Rouge. Due from Editions Heimdal in June 2002 Lannoy, Francois de. Kursk: 1943. Due from Editions Heimdal in June 2002
Now available from Casemate Altner, Helmut and Tony Le Tissier. Berlin Dance of Death. Havertown, PA: Casemate, 2002
Now available from Spellmount Jordan, David. Wolfpack: The Weapons and Tactics of German U-Boats in WWII. Staplehurst, UK: Spellmount Ltd, 2002
Now available from McFarland Getz, Marshall J. Subhas Chandra Bose: A Biography. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2002 In addition, check our listing for McFarland to see several newly announced WWII titles which are due later this year.
Now available from SI Press Cain, Anthony Christopher. The Forgotten Air Force: French Air Doctrine in the 1930s. Washington. DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2002
Book reviews Hogg, Ian V. British and American Artillery of World War Two. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2002 Hogg, Ian V. German Artillery of World War Two. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2002
News from John Foreman This from John Foreman, author of the Fighter Command War Diary series: "Pleased to say that Volume 4 goes off to the publisher tomorrow for final proof-reading. Format exactly as before; July 1st 1943 - June 30th 1944. 396 pages plus index, which will make it around 425 pages at a guess. Somewhere around 175 photos. I reckon it will be available around September, if not before. Cracking on now with Volume 5."
Jerboa Printed "Supplement #55" arrived here by post from Jerboa-Redcap Books with six pages of new and secondhand naval, military, and aviation titles.
Forthcoming from Battery Binkoski and Plaut. The 115th Infantry Regiment in World War II. Reprint edition forthcoming from Battery Press in June 2002 Knickerbocker, H. R. Danger Forward: Story of the First Division in WWII. Reprint edition forthcoming from Battery Press in July 2002
AOW Bob Ruman just uploaded his latest inventory files—over 6000 new and used military titles—to his Articles of War website.
Best Books Newly revised today: Recommended Reading.
Cadman T. Cadman's secondhand book stock was updated today on his webpages.
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, Ted Faris, and his books 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.
Old Army Check out Bruce Halsted's Old Army Books website, just updated today, for a fine selection of secondhand military titles.
Military Collector Don't overlook the Military Collector if you're seeking secondhand military books. Ian Wilkinson just updated his online stock files today.
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