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In memoriam Bruce Cunningham—a USAAF fighter pilot in North Africa and the Pacific—died on 21 August in California. George Gatter—a graduate of the US Naval Academy who served in the Pacific— died on 24 August in California at the age of 83. Capt. Robert Alfred Bush—skipper of USS Duffy (DE-27) in the Pacific—died on 26 August in California. Glenn Ford—a veteran of the US Marines and the Battle of Midway, but better known as a movie actor—died on 30 August in California at the age of 90.
Now available from Palgrave Macmillan Hampton, Ellen. Women of Valor: The Rochambelles on the WWII Front. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company, 2006
Editor's Pick Sometimes when we run across an interesting/unusual/informative book, especially an older or out-of-print one, we like to bring it to your attention. Here's one: Middlebrook, Martin and Chris Everitt. The Bomber Command War Diaries: An Operational Reference Book, 1939-1945. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1996 A huge compilation of day-by-day, raid-by-raid statistics interspersed with thoughtful commentary and reliable reports from cities under the bombs.
Forthcoming from Canada Copp, Terry. Cinderella Army: The Canadians in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945. Forthcoming from University of Toronto Press in September 2006
Now available from Doubleday Helm, Sarah. A Life in Secrets: Vera Atkins and the Missing Agents of WWII. New York: Doubleday, 2006
Book review Kriebel, Colonel Rainer and the U.S. Army Intelligence Service. Edited by Bruce Gudmundsson. Inside the Afrika Korps: The Crusader Battles, 1941-1942. Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA 1999
In memoriam Paul Zinke—a veteran of the US 10th Mountain Division in the Italian campaign—died on 18 August in California at the age of 85.
Now available from Casemate Gilbert, Alton Keith. A Leader Born: The Life of Admiral John Sidney McCain, Pacific Carrier Commander. Havertown, PA: Casemate, 2006
Forthcoming from Wisconsin Sarfatti, Michele. The Jews in Mussolini's Italy: From Equality to Persecution. Forthcoming from University of Wisconsin Press in October 2006
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 25 August 1941, neutral Iran was invaded by British forces in the south and Soviet forces in the north.
Forthcoming from Greenwood Bennett, G.H. Destination Normandy: Three American Regiments on D-Day. Forthcoming from Greenwood Press and Praeger Publishers in November 2006
Now available from Houghton Mifflin Eubank, Keith. World War II: Roots and Causes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, Roy R. Fisher, Jr, and his book, The Lucky Bastard Club, 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.
Forthcoming from Grub Street Smith, Richard. RAF Duxford: A History in Photographs from 1917 to the Present Day. Forthcoming from Grub Street in September 2006
Now available from Sutton Wyllie, James. The Warlord and the Renegade: The Story of Hermann and Albert Goering. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2006
Now available from Greenhill Kubizek, August. The Young Hitler I Knew. London: Greenhill Books, 2006
Forthcoming from Holt Goetz, Aly. Hitler's Beneficiaries: Plunder, Racial War, and the Nazi Welfare State. Forthcoming from Henry Holt and Company in January 2007
In memoriam Combat cameraman Joe Rosenthal—celebrated photographer of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima in 1945—died on 20 August in California at the age of 94.
Forthcoming from Greenwood Mitcham, Samuel W. Rommel's Lieutenants: The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, France 1940. Forthcoming from Greenwood Press and Praeger Publishers in November 2006
Book review Clark, George B. The Six Marine Divisions in the Pacific. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2006
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, Darrell Fleming, and his book, Family, Friends, and War Heroes, 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.
Now available from Military Press Anonymous. The German Army 1940: An Order of Battle. Milton Keynes, UK: The Military Press, 2006
Forthcoming from Princeton Gordin, Michael. Five Days in August: How World War II Became a Nuclear War. Forthcoming from Princeton University Press in December 2006
Now available from Classic Pegg, Martin. Luftwaffe Colours: Transporter, volume one: Luftwaffe Transport Units, 1937-1943. Hinckley, UK: Classic Publications, 2006 Pegg, Martin. Luftwaffe Colours: Transporter, volume two: Luftwaffe Transport Units, 1943-1945. Hinckley, UK: Classic Publications, 2006
Forthcoming from Smithsonian Carlisle, Rodney P. One Day in History: December 7 1941. Forthcoming from Smithsonian Institution Press in October 2006
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, Jesse Pettey, and his book, One More Mission, 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.
Now available from Zenith Hammel, Eric. Iwo: United States Marines in the Pacific: Portrait of a Battle. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2006
Now available from Ian Allan Kemp, Ian. Eben Emael: Operation Granite, 10 May 1940. Hersham, UK: Ian Allan Publishing, 2006 Cornish, Nik. Armageddon Ost: The German Defeat on the Eastern Front 1944-45. Hersham, UK: Ian Allan Publishing, 2006
Forthcoming from R and L Bendersky, Joseph. A Concise History of Nazi Germany. Forthcoming from Rowman and Littlefield in October 2006
Now available from Greenwood Newpower, Anthony. Iron Men and Tin Fish: The Race to Build a Better Torpedo during World War II. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press and Praeger Publishers, 2006
Forthcoming from Potomac Victor, George. The Pearl Harbor Myth. Forthcoming from Potomac Books in October 2006
Book review Bowen, Wayne H. Spain during World War II. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 2006
Now available from Berg Gildea, Robert et al. Surviving Hitler and Mussolini: Daily Life in Occupied Europe. Oxford, UK: Berg, 2006
Forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan Smith, Hazel Knowles. Changing Face of the Channel Islands Occupation: Record, Memory and Myth. Forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company in October 2006
News from Osprey Trying to keep up with all the announcements and new releases from Botley? Check our Osprey page for the complete scoop on their WWII titles.
Now available from Sterling Shirer, William L. The Sinking of the Bismark: The Deadly Hunt. New York: Sterling Publishing, 2006
Forthcoming from Simon & Schuster Miller, Donald L. Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany. Forthcoming from Simon & Schuster in October 2006
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 10 August 1941, the Atlantic Conference with Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill commenced at Placentia Bay, Newfoundland.
Now available from Stackpole Black, Robert W. The Battalion: The Dramatic Story of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in World War II. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2006
Now available from Lyons Ostlund, Mike. Find 'Em, Chase 'Em, Sink 'Em: The Mysterious Loss of the WWII Submarine USS Gudgeon. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2006
Forthcoming from Hawaii Yost, Israel A. Combat Chaplain: The Personal Story of the World War II Chaplain of the Japanese American 100th Battalion. Forthcoming from University of Hawaii Press in September 2006
Hamilton In the mail today arrived the "Bargain Books" printed catalog for 1 August 2006 from Edward R. Hamilton.
News from ATB Winston Ramsey has kindly notified us that After the Battle's newest book, Ruckmarsch! The German Retreat from Normandy by Jean Paul Pallud, has been published and is now available.
Now available from Vanwell LaGrandeur, Philip. We Flew, We Fell, We Lived: Stories from RCAF Prisoners of War and Evaders. St Catherines, ONT: Vanwell Publishing Ltd, 2006
New to us We're always pleased to learn about new publishers and new books, so we enjoyed hearing from Rudi Rolf that his Prak Publishing has released some terrific books on European fortifications, including German Bunkers in Denmark.
Now available from Greenhill Watkins, Gwen. Cracking the Luftwaffe Codes: The Secrets of Bletchley Park. London: Greenhill Books, 2006
Book review Le Tissier, Tony. Race for the Reichstag: The 1945 Battle for Berlin. London: Frank Cass, 1999
Now available from McFarland Clark, George B. The Six Marine Divisions in the Pacific. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2006
In memoriam Arthur Feldman—an American WWII war correspondent and radio broadcaster who reported on operations in Europe, Asia, and the Pacific—died in California on 1 August at the age of 91.
Now available from Penguin Wukovits, John. One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa. New York: Penguin Group (US), 2006
Forthcoming from Simon & Schuster Weintraub, Stanley. 11 Days in December: Christmas at the Bulge, 1944. Forthcoming from Simon & Schuster in November 2006
Now available from Greenwood Carafano, James J. GI Ingenuity: Improvisation, Technology, and Winning World War II. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press and Praeger Publishers, 2006
Forthcoming from Harvard Sebag-Montefiore, Hugh. Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man. Forthcoming from Harvard University Press in November 2006
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