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News from Anne Hicks Author Anne Hicks reports her new book, The Last Fighting General: The Biography of Robert Tryon Frederick, is now available from Schiffer.
Forthcoming from Random House Moses, Sam. At All Costs: How a Crippled Ship and Two American Merchant Mariners Reversed the Tide of World War II. Forthcoming from Random House in November 2006
Now available from Europa Books Filipescu, Mihai Tone. Reluctant Axis: The Romanian Army in Russia, 1941-1944. Bayside, NY: Europa Books, 2006
Now available from Fordham Christofferson, Thomas R. with Michael S. Christofferson. France during World War II: From Defeat to Liberation. New York: Fordham University Press, 2006
Forthcoming from Greenwood Carafano, James J. GI Ingenuity: Improvisation, Technology, and Winning World War II. Forthcoming from Greenwood Press and Praeger Publishers in July 2006
Forthcoming from Knopf Callil, Carmen. Bad Faith: A Forgotten History of Family, Fatherland, and Vichy France. Forthcoming from Alfred A. Knopf in September 2006
Tireless in Annapolis The busy crew at Naval Institute Press has announced a new batch of strong WWII titles for the last few months of the year. Check our NIP page for all the details.
Now available from Robson Thorburn, Gordon. Bombers First and Last. London: Robson Books, 2006
Forthcoming from Prometheus Pabico, Rufino C. Exiled Government: The Phillippine Commonwealth in the United States during the Second World War. Forthcoming from Prometheus Books in September 2006
Forthcoming from U of I Land-Weber, Ellen. To Save a Life: Stories of Holocaust Rescue. Forthcoming from University of Illinois Press in October 2006 Archibald, Katherine. Wartime Shipyard: A Study in Social Disunity. Forthcoming from University of Illinois Press in November 2006 Ishizukz, Karen L. Lost and Found: Reclaiming the Japanese American Incarceration. Forthcoming from University of Illinois Press in December 2006
Hamilton The printed "Bargain Books" catalog dated June 16, 2006, delivered here by our intrepid postal carrier, contains the usual apportionment of, among many other titles, WWII-related books available at discounted prices.
Book review Levine, Alan J. The War against Rommel's Supply Lines, 1942-1943. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1999
Forthcoming from Zenith Yenne, Bill. The American Aircraft Factory in World War II. Forthcoming from Zenith Books in October 2006
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, Florence Farek, and her book, World War II Memoirs, to our Directory of Self-Publishers. If you've 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.
SB The Spring 2006 printed "Military History" catalog from The Scholar's Bookshelf is on the way and probably arriving in a mailbox near you.
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 22 June 1941, the Wehrmacht launched Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union.
Forthcoming from Columbia Friedrich, Jorg. The Fire: The Bombing of Germany, 1940-1945. Forthcoming from Columbia University Press in October 2006
Now available from HarperCollins Gilbert, Martin. Kristallnacht: Prelude to Destruction. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc, 2006
News from Schiffer Looks like a full load of books on the way, especially covering airpower. Check our Schiffer page for details.
USS Lagarto The wreckage of the submarine USS Lagarto, sunk on 3 April 1945 by the IJN minelayer Hatsutaka in the Gulf of Siam, has been located and identified by Navy divers.
Book review Burrell, Robert S. The Ghosts of Iwo Jima. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2006
Now available from Zenith Yenne, Bill. B-17 at War. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2006
Forthcoming from Praeger Newpower, Anthony. Iron Men and Tin Fish: The Race to Build a Better Torpedo during World War II. Forthcoming from Greenwood Press and Praeger Publishers in August 2006
Recommended reading As we like to do occasionally, we've updated our Recommended Reading page with some personal favorites from among a large number of recent arrivals.
MHB The latest printed catalog from Ian and Gillian Knight of The Military History Bookshop in Folkestone, Kent is now on hand with 76 pages of new and used military books for sale, including about fourteen pages of WWII titles.
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 15 June 1941, Allied forces in the Western Desert launched Operation Battleaxe.
News from NIP The crew in Annapolis has released a flood of new books over the last few weeks, with another wave ready to hit between now and the end of the month. Check our Naval Institute Press page for details about all the goodies.
Now available from Military Press Kennedy, Gary. British Army of World War Two War Establishment Tables: Northwest Europe June 1944 - May 1945, volume II: The Armoured Division. Milton Keynes, UK: The Military Press, 2006
Now available from HarperCollins Ruggero, Ed. The First Men In: US Paratroopers and the Fight to Save D-Day. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc, 2006
Forthcoming from McGill-Queens Kelsey, Marion. Victory Harvest: Diary of a Canadian in the Women's Land Army. Forthcoming from McGill-Queens University in September 2006 Adams, Geoffrey. Political Ecumenism: The Collaboration of Catholics, Jews, and Protestants in De Gaulle's Free France, 1940-1945. Forthcoming from McGill-Queens University in October 2006 Lindsay, Oliver. The Battle for Hong Kong 1941-1945: Hostage to Fortune. Forthcoming from McGill-Queens University in October 2006
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, Thomas J. Piemonte, and his book, A World War II Sailor's Journey: The North Atlantic to the Sea of Japan, to our Directory of Self-Publishers. If you've 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.
Antheil The latest printed catalog from Antheil Booksellers landed here today with 48 pages of new and used naval, maritime, military, and aviation titles for sale. Definitely worth a peek.
News from Osprey It's no surprise to discover new releases and plans for more WWII-related titles. Check our Osprey page for details.
Book review Beyer, Kenneth M. Q-Ships versus U-Boats: America's Secret Project. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1999
Forthcoming from Routledge Blinkhorn, Martin. Mussolini and Fascist Italy. Forthcoming from Routledge in September 2006
Now available from Kentucky Hofmann, George F. Through Mobility We Conquer: The Mechanization of U.S. Cavalry. Forthcoming from University Press of Kentucky in June 2006
Jerboa According to "Supplement #104" from Jerboa-Redcap Books, it looks likein addition to their usual assortment of new and used military, aviation, and naval titlesthey are now carrying the latest books from Military Press. Those are relatively difficult to find in the US, so a New Jersey source should be a convenience to readers on this side of the Atlantic.
Now available from Fordham Litoff, Judy Barrett. American Heroine in the French Resistance: The Memoir and Diary of Virginia D'Albert-Lake. New York: Fordham University Press, 2006
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 8 June 1941, Allied forces crossed the border from Palestine and Transjordan to launch Operation Exporter, the invasion of the Vichy French Levant.
Now available from Chicago Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko. Kamikaze Diaries: Reflections of Japanese Student Soldiers. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006
Forthcoming from Texas Owens, Emiel W. Blood on German Snow: An African American Artilleryman in World War II and Beyond. Forthcoming from Texas A&M University Press in September 2006
Now available from Penguin Asahina, Robert. Just Americans: How Japanese Americans Won a War at Home and Abroad. New York: Penguin Group, 2006
Now available from Lyons Armstrong, Alan. Preemptive Strike: The Secret Plan That Would Have Prevented the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2006
News from Canada The guys at Fedorowicz have announced two new books for next month: Kurowski, Franz. Infantry Aces 2. Forthcoming from J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc in July 2006 Strassner, Peter. European Volunteers: The 5. SS Panzer Division Wiking. Forthcoming from J.J. Fedorowicz in July 2006
Forthcoming from CUP Miscamble, Wilson D. From Roosevelt to Truman: Potsdam, Hiroshima, and the Cold War. Forthcoming from Cambridge University Press in September 2006
Book review Williamson, Gordon. Luftwaffe Handbook, 1935-1945. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2006
Now available from Hambledon Jackson, Ashley. The British Empire and the Second World War. London: Hambledon and London, 2006
Forthcoming from Harvard Hughes, Judith M. To the Maginot Line: French Military Preparation in the 1920s. Forthcoming from Harvard University Press in September 2006
News from Military Press Lee Sharp is hard at work on his esteemed French Army, 1939-1940 series. Volume five should be released during the summer while parts 1 and 2 of volume six are likely to be ready in the autumn or winter.
Now available from ALM Toyn, Gary W. The Quiet Hero: The Untold Medal of Honor Story of George E. Wahlen at the Battle for Iwo Jima. Clearfield, UT: American Legacy Media, 2006
Forthcoming from Zenith Hammel, Eric. Iwo: United States Marines in the Pacific: Portrait of a Battle. Forthcoming from Zenith in September 2006
Now available from Grub Street Franks, Norman. Air Battle for Dunkirk, 26 May - 3 June 1940. London: Grub Street, 2006
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