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News archive for November 2002
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Helion Just in time for the start of the holiday shopping season, the printed "Military Book News No. 13" catalog arrived here today from Helion packed with great stuff.
Now available from Yale Lukacs, John. Churchill: Visionary, Statesman, Historian. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, Tucker Giblin, and his book to our 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 Classic Although nowadays the Classic imprint is owned by Ian Allan, the original gang of authors, editors, and designers continues to turn out attractive, high-quality aviation books for Classic Publications. Their two newest releases are Helicopters of the Third Reich by Steve Coates and Strike in the Balkans, April-May, 1941 by Eric Mombeek, et al. Also coming soon from Classic: Genda's Blade: 343 Kokutai, Japan's Squadron of Aces by Henry Sakaida and Koji Takaki as well as Patton's Eyes in the Sky: USAAF Combat Reconnaissance Missions North West Europe 1944-45 by Tom Ivie.
Nations at war We continue to open new pages of our Nations at War feature. Just unveiled today: Ethiopia at War, 1939-1945.
Aardvark Time for that big holiday push to acquire the books you've coveted all year? Be sure to have a look at the Aardvark Books website where the inventory files have just been updated.
News from Osprey Osprey has published a half dozen new WWII-related books within the last week or so, and—as always—has plans for about ten more within the next couple of months. Full details at our webpage for Osprey.
War Room Tom Paragian just updated the inventory files at his War Room website with a fresh assortment of WWII books, videos, and posters.
Now available from Hyperion Drez, Ronald J. Twenty-Five Yards of War: The Extraordinary Courage of Ordinary Men in World War II. New York: Hyperion, 2002
Delayed The folks at OUP tell us volume five, part two of Germany and the Second World War has been postponed until April.
Now available Schiffer Myhra, David. Arado Ar 232: The Luftwaffe's Combat Zone Transport Aircraft in World War II. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2002
Book review Engel, Heinrich. 7,000 Kilometers in a Sturmgeschutz. Winnipeg: J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc, 2002
Nations at war We continue to open new pages of our Nations at War feature. Just unveiled today: Eritrea at War, 1939-1945.
Now available from Sutton Clark, Lloyd. Arnhem: Operation Market-Garden, September 1944. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2002
Now available from Ian Allan Fowler, Will. Blitzkrieg 1: Poland and Scandinavia, 1939-1940. Hersham, UK: Ian Allan Publishing, 2002 Fowler, Will. Blitzkrieg 2: France, Holland, and Belgium, 1940-1941. Hersham, UK: Ian Allan Publishing, 2002
Forthcoming from Norton Schom, Alan Morris. The Eagle and the Rising Sun: The Japanese-American War, 1941-1943: Pearl Harbor through Guadalcanal. Forthcoming from W.W. Norton & Company, Inc in March 2003
Forthcoming from Greenwood Zahniser, Marvin R. Then Came Disaster: France and the United States, 1918-1940. Forthcoming from Greenwood Press and Praeger Publishers later this month
Now available from McFarland Thobaben, Robert G. (editor). For Comrade and Country: Oral Histories of World War II Veterans. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2002
Recommendations A great many WWII-related books cross our desk, but only a very few qualify for our Recommended Reading page, just updated today.
Now available from Johns Hopkins Rogers, Michael H. Answering Their Country's Call: Marylanders in World War II. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002
Now available from Rowman Bergen, Doris. War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2002
Forthcoming from UNC Lewis, Adrian R. Omaha Beach: A Flawed Victory. Forthcoming from University of North Carolina Press in February 2003. Softcover edition
Book review Mann, Chris and Christer Jorgensen. Hitler's Arctic War: The German Campaigns in Norway, Finland, and the USSR, 1940-1945. Hersham, UK: Ian Allan Publishing, 2002
Forthcoming from C and G Jackson, Steve. Lucky Lady: The World War II Heroics of the USS Sante Fe and Franklin. Forthcoming from Carroll and Graf in January 2003
Scholars Today's mail brought the very nice "Fall 2002 World War II" catalog from the Scholar's Bookshelf with an excellent selection of books and videos.
Top Ten Ballots have been pouring into the "online voting machine" for our annual Top Ten selection, so we've opened the standings page where you can keep track of how your favorite books are faring. Please cast your vote to help choose the best books of the year!
Now available from UPK Glantz, David M. The Battle for Leningrad, 1941-1944. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2002
Forthcoming from Battery Mittelman, Joseph B. Eight Stars to Victory: History of the Veteran Ninth US Infantry Division. Forthcoming from Battery Press in January 2003. Reprint edition
U Mo Press The "Fall Sale" at University of Missouri Press is underway with discounts of up to 90%, including some WWII titles.
Now available from Westview Werner, Emmy. A Conspiracy of Decency: The Rescue of the Danish Jews during World War II. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2002
Now available from Continuum Hehn, Paul. A Low, Dishonest Decade: The Great Powers, Eastern Europe, and the Economic Origins of World War II. New York: Continuum, 2002
Editor's pick Sometimes when we run across an interesting/unusual/informative book, especially an old and out-of-print one, we like to bring it to your attention. Here's one: Behrens, C. B. A. History of the Second World War: Merchant Shipping and the Demands of War. London: HMSO and Longmans, Green, 1955 Ms. Behrens, in this hard-to-find volume of the "Civil Series" of the British official histories, provides a scholarly analysis of Allied shipping issues with an unsurpassed wealth of hard data in dozens of tables and charts. A fundamental source for any serious investigation of the subject.
Forthcoming from Berghahn Shipway, Martin. The Road to War: France and Vietnam, 1944-1947. Forthcoming from Berghahn Books in December 2002. Softcover reprint edition
Now available from Carroll and Graf Cunningham, Chet. Hell Wouldn't Stop: An Oral History of the Battle of Wake Island. New York: Carroll and Graf, 2002
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, Thomas G. Ratliff, and his book to our 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.
Now available from Airlife Kynoch, Joseph. Norway 1940: The Forgotten Fiasco. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd, 2002
Forthcoming from McFarland Degan, Patrick. Flattop Fighting in World War II: The Battles between American and Japanese Aircraft Carriers. Forthcoming from McFarland & Company, Inc in April 2003
Now available from Ashgate Syrett, David (ed). Signals Intelligence and the Battle of the Atlantic: U-Boat Tracking Papers 1941-1947. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2002
Forthcoming from OUP Jackson, Julian. The Fall of France: The Nazi Invasion, 1940. Forthcoming from Oxford University Press in May 2003
Now available from HarperCollins Newcomb, Richard F. Abandon Ship! The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the Navy's Greatest Sea Disaster. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc, 2002. Softcover reprint edition
Book review Bellanger, Yves J. US Army Infantry Divisions US Army Infantry Divisions, 1943-45, volume 1: Organization, Doctrine, and Equipment. Solihull, UK: Helion & Company, 2002.
Now available from Sutton Tout, Ken. Roads to Falaise. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2002
Helion "Military Book News No. 12"—the printed catalog from Helion & Co—landed on our desk today with 90 juicy pages of military books on a wide range of topics, including many WWII tiles.
Now available from IAP O'Halpin, Eunan (editor). MI5 and Ireland, 1939-1945: The Secret History. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2002 Hull, Mark. Irish Secrets: German Espionage in Wartime Ireland, 1939-1945. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2002 Duggan, John. Herr Hempel at the German Legation in Dublin, 1937-1945. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2002
Nations at War We continue to open new pages of our Nations at War feature. Just unveiled today: Ukraine at War, 1939-1945.
Now available from NIP Vernon, James. The Hostile Sky: A Hellcat Flyer in the Pacific. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2002 Gleichauf, Justin F. Unsung Sailors: The Naval Armed Guard in World War II. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2002. Softcover reprint edition von Mullenheim-Rechberg, Burkard. Battleship Bismarck: A Survivor's Story. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2002. Softcover reprint edition Campbell, John. Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2002. Reprint edition
Now available from Sutton Forty, George. The Desert War. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2002
Old Army To his large online inventory of secondhand military books, Bruce Halsted has just added a considerable number of fresh titles. All available for browsing and searching at the Old Army Books website.
Hamilton The newsprint "Bargain Books" catalog for 25 October arrived here today from Edward R. Hamilton.
Now available from Ian Allan Mann, Chris and Christer Jorgensen. Hitler's Arctic War: The German Campaigns in Norway, Finland, and the USSR, 1940-1945. Hersham, UK: Ian Allan Publishing, 2002
AOW Bob Ruman has updated the online inventory files at his Articles of War website with almost 7000 new and used military titles covering every imaginable era of warfare, including a large number of WWII-related items.
Now available from HarperCollins Blum, Howard. The Brigade: An Epic Story of Vengeance, Salvation, and World War II. New York: HarperCollins, 2002. Softcover reprint edition
Jerboa From Jerboa-Redcap Books, printed "Supplement #61" arrived via mail today.
Now available from NIP Smith, J. R. and Anthony L. Kay. German Aircraft of the Second World War. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2002. Reprint edition
Military Collector Check out the Military Collector website where the proprietor, Ian Wilkinson, has just uploaded several thousand secondhand military books to the online inventory for sale there.
News from Casemate Here's the latest scoop from David Farnsworth at Casemate: "The following two books have just come off press: A Mighty Fortress: Lead Bomber Over Europe by Charles Alling and Battle of the Bulge, 1944: Hitler's Last Hope by Robin Cross. "Also, just about to arrive (four weeks) from the UK: Bounce the Rhine by Charles Whiting. "And forthcoming in December: The Battered Bastards of Bastogne by George Koskimaki."
TC Tom Cadman has updated the online inventory files at his books website. Good stuff and good prices.
Top Ten of 2002 Is it that time of the year already? You betcha! Our seventh year of Top Ten balloting opened today and will run through the stroke of the New Year, allowing visitors—such as you—to vote for your favorite WWII-related books of 2002. To get you in the mood, you can also take a peek at winners from past years:
World War II Books Like clockwork, Graham Palmer of World War II Books in Woking has conducted his monthly inventory update, refreshing his league-leading stock with many additional secondhand titles, all of which seek new homes.
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