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Book review Gamble, Bruce. Darkest Hour: The True Story of Lark Force at Rabaul: Australia's Worst Military Disaster of World War II. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2006
Forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan Besier, Gerhard and Francesca Piombo. The Holy See and Hitler's Germany. Forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company in January 2007
Now available from Australia Mark, Jason D. Island of Fire: The Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory in Stalingrad, November 1942 - February 1943. Sydney: Leaping Horseman Books, 2006
Forthcoming from Stackpole Sweet, John Joseph Timothy. Iron Arm: The Mechanization of Mussolini's Army, 1920-1940. Forthcoming from Stackpole Books in January 2007
Now available from Houghton Miflin Pleshakov, Constantine. Stalin's Folly: The Tragic First Ten Days of WWII on the Eastern Front. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006
In memoriam Lieutenant Commander Gerald Ford, USNRwho served aboard USS Monterey (CVL-26) in the Pacific during 1943 and 1944, and later became President of the United Statesdied on 26 December in California at the age of 93.
Now available from CUP Miscamble, Wilson D. From Roosevelt to Truman: Potsdam, Hiroshima, and the Cold War. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2006
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 25 December 1941, Governor Young and General Maltby formally surrendered Hong Kong to General Sakai of Japanese 23rd Army.
Book review Hague, Arnold. The Allied Convoy System, 1939-1945: Its Organization, Defence and Operation. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2000
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 24 December 1941, Japanese forces landed along Lamon Bay on Luzon in the Philippines, on Jolo Island in the Philippines, and at Kuching, British Borneo in the East Indies.
In memoriam Hector Santa Anaone of the few Latino B-17 pilots with the US 8th Air Force, flying 35 combat missions over Europedied on 9 December in Delaware at the age of 83
In memoriam Mary Fornithe woman who first spotted German agents Erich Gimpel and William Colepaugh on the beach in Maine where they had been landed by U-1230 in November 1944died on 16 December in Maine at the age of 91.
Now available from UBC Mayne, Richard O. Betrayed: Scandal, Politics, and Canadian Naval Leadership. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press, 2006
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 23 December 1941, the IJN Special Naval Landing Force amphibious assault overwhelmed USMC defenses and captured Wake Island.
In memoriam Edward Louis Beltraminia soldier with the US 746th Tank Battalion on D-Day and in the Battle of the Bulgedied on 8 December in California at the age of 84.
In memoriam Robert Stanley Muellera sailor aboard the USN destroyer Stormes when it was heavily damaged by kamikazi attack off Okinawa in May 1945died on 22 November in California at the age of 87.
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, Gerry White, and his book, Wings & Chopsticks, 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.
News from Montana Judy Crandall writes that Eagle Editions has revamped its publication schedule for 2007, adding some titles and altering release dates for others. Unfortunately, volume 4 of Black Cross, Red Star seems to have been postponed indefinitely due to the author's back injury. Check our Eagle Editions page for details on upcoming books.
Recommended The last few weeks have seen the arrival of some of the best WWII books of the year, so we've updated our Recommended Reading page to accommodate a few more of our personal favorites.
Forthcoming from Potomac Althoff, William F. Forgotten Weapon: U.S. Navy Airships and the U-Boat War in the Atlantic. Forthcoming from Potomac Books in January 2007
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 19 December 1941, Adolf Hitler dismissed Field Marshal von Brauchitsch and assumed direct personal command of the German Army.
News from Charles Trang Author Charles Trang sends this message: "Totenkopf is now available. It has 520 pages and it also includes about 1100 photographs and documents. An English version is due spring 2007."
In memoriam Robert Morrisona bombardier/navigator with the 398th Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force who was shot down over France but escaped via Spaindied on 13 December in California at the age of 83.
Now available from Illinois Ishizuka, Karen L. Lost and Found: Reclaiming the Japanese American Incarceration. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2006
Book review Bergstrom, Christer, Andrey Dikov and Vlad Antipov. Black Cross, Red Star: Air War over the Eastern Front, vol 3: Everything for Stalingrad. Hamilton, MT: Eagle Editions, Ltd, 2006
Forthcoming from Transaction Gruhl, Werner. Imperial Japan's World War Two: 1931-1945. Forthcoming from Transaction Publishers in January 2007
Now available from Potomac Record, Jeffrey. The Specter of Munich: Reconsidering the Lessons of Appeasing Hitler. Washington, DC: Potomac Books, 2006
Jerboa Printed "Supplement #107" has arrived here from Jerboa-Redcap Books in Hightstown, NJ with six pages of new and used military, aviation, and naval books for sale.
Forthcoming from Bender Miller, Michael. Leaders of the SS & German Police, Volume I. Forthcoming from R. James Bender Publishing in February 2007
Now available from Macmillan Davies, Norman. Europe at War 1939-1945: No Simple Victory. London: Pan Macmillan, 2006
Now available from Zenith Gamble, Bruce. Darkest Hour: The True Story of Lark Force at Rabaul: Australia's Worst Military Disaster of World War II. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2006
Forthcoming from OUP Hoare, Marko Attila. Genocide and Resistance in Hitler's Bosnia: The Partisans and the Chetniks, 1941-1943. Forthcoming from Oxford University Press in January 2007
Now available from Casemate Lubbeck, William. At Leningrad's Gates: The Story of a Soldier with Army Group North. Havertown, PA: Casemate, 2006
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 11 December 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States, and the United States reciprocated.
Forthcoming from McFarland Culp, Robert K. The First Black United States Marines: The Men of Montford Point, 1942-1946. Forthcoming from McFarland & Company, Inc in May 2007
Book review Megargee, Geoffrey P. Inside Hitler's High Command. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2000
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 10 December 1941, Japanese forces landed on Luzon in the Philippine Islands and on Guam, and Japanese aircraft sank HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse off the east coast of Malaya.
Now available from Greenhill Crook, David. Spitfire Pilot: A Personal Account of the Battle of Britain. London: Greenhill Books, 2006
Forthcoming from Kansas Litvin, Nikolai. 800 Days on the Eastern Front: A Russian Soldier Remembers World War II. Forthcoming from University Press of Kansas in April 2007
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, James R. Haun, and his book, Spitfire Wingman from Tennessee, 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.
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 8 December 1941, at almost the same time Pearl Harbor was under attack, but on the western side of the international dateline, Japanese forces invaded Thailand and Malaya and bombed Singapore. Delayed by weather conditions, a few hours later Japanese aircraft largely destroyed American airpower in the Philippines.
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 7 December 1941, the armed forces of Imperial Japan launched a series of carefully coordinated assaults reaching from the Hawaiian Islands to Singapore. On the eastern side of the international dateline, an IJN striking force attacked Pearl Harbor with devastating results.
News from Osprey Just in time for the holiday season, Osprey Publishing has released a raft of fresh titles and announced several new books for publication early next year. Check our Osprey page for details.
Now available from Praeger Bennett, G.H. Destination Normandy: Three American Regiments on D-Day. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press and Praeger Publishers, 2006 Mitcham, Samuel W. Rommel's Lieutenants: The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, France, 1940. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press and Praeger Publishers, 2006
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 6 December 1941, while Japanese forces prepared for operations against Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, Malaya, and Singapore, Soviet Armies on the Russian Front launched a major offensive along approximately 500 miles of frontage in the Moscow sector.
Forthcoming from St Martin's Press Lambert, Angela. The Lost Life of Eva Braun. Forthcoming from St Martin's Press in January 2007
Now available from Kansas Glantz, David M. Red Storm over the Balkans: The Failed Soviet Invasion of Romania, Spring 1944. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2006
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 4 December 1941, a Japanese naval force departed Hainan Island for the invasion of Malaya with 27,000 troops in eighteen transports protected by Escort Force Main Body and Malaya Force Main Body.
In memoriam Kenneth Taylora USAAF pilot who managed to get his P-40 into the air and attack Japanese aircraft at Pearl Harbor, later served on Guadalcanal, and retired as a colonel after twenty-seven years in the servicedied on 25 November in Arizona at the age of 86.
Book review Howard, Peter. Pointe du Hoc. Hersham, UK: Ian Allan Publishing, 2006
Forthcoming from Greenwood Mitcham, Samuel W. Rommel's Desert Commanders: The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, North Africa, 1941-1942. Forthcoming from Greenwood Press and Praeger Publishers in March 2007
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 2 December 1941, the code message "Climb Mount Niitaka" was transmitted to Japanese military commands, indicating offensive operations were to proceed as planned.
Now available from Fedorowicz Schneider, Wolfgang. Das Reich Tigers: The Tigers of the 8./SS-Panzer-Regiment 2 Das Reich schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 102 and schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502. Winnipeg: J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc, 2006
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 1 December 1941, in Tokyo Prime Minister Tojo and his cabinet make another presentation to the Emperor about the necessity for going to war, and Hirohito signalled his assent.
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