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News archive for August 2007
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Forthcoming from Stackpole Wood, James A. Army of the West: The Weekly Reports of German Army Group B, May-October 1944. Forthcoming from Stackpole Books in October 2007
Now available from HarperCollins Korda, Michael. Ike: An American Hero. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc, 2007
In memoriam Attilio Chiappari—signalman aboard USS Antares who notified USS Ward of a Japanese midget submarine attempting to enter Pearl Harbor just before the Japanese air attack—died in California on 25 August at the age of 91. Ordered by his skipper not to alert Pearl Harbor of the submarine sighting, Chiappari in later life often lamented that he had not disobeyed the order. "It might have made a difference," he said in a 1992 newspaper interview about the lost opportunity to warn the naval base.
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 30 August 1942, Panzer Army Afrika began attacking British 8th Army in the Battle of Alam Halfa.
Forthcoming from Praeger Barbier, Mary Kathryn. D-Day Deception: Operation Fortitude and the Normandy Invasion. Forthcoming from Praeger Security International in November 2007
News from Ken Joyce Author Ken Joyce kindly let us know his new Into the Maelstrom: The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion is now available from Service Publications.
Now available from Midland Hooton, E.R. Luftwaffe at War Luftwaffe at War, volume 2: Blitzkreig in the West, 1939-1940. Hinckley, UK: Midland Publishing Limited, 2007
Forthcoming from Routledge Jones, Kevin. Intelligence, Command and Military Operations: The Eighth Army Campaign in Italy, 1943-45. Forthcoming from Routledge in March 2008
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 25 August 1942, at the conclusion of the Battle of the Eastern Solomons the Japanese reinforcement convoy bound for Guadalcanal was forced to turn back while in New Guinea Japanese forces landed near Rabi along Milne Bay.
Now available from Fedorowicz Trojca, Waldemar. Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger Ausf. B Konigstiger: Technical and Operational History. Winnipeg: J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc, 2007
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 24 August 1942, German 6th Army began attacking into the northern suburbs of Stalingrad.
Now available from Berkley Johnson, Forest B. Phantom Warrior: The Heroic True Story of Pvt. John McKinney's One-Man Stand against the Japanese in World War II. New York: Berkley, 2007
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 23 August 1942, the overture to the Battle of Stalingrad occurred when the 16th Panzer Division pushed to the banks of the Volga along the edge of the northern suburbs while Luftflotte 4 conducted massive air attacks against the city.
Now available from Palgrave Macmillan Lilly, J. Robert. Taken by Force: Rape and American GIs in Europe during WWII. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company, 2007
Forthcoming from Pen and Sword Ross, Hamish. Freedom in the Air: A Czech Flyer and His Aircrew Dog. Forthcoming from Pen and Sword Books Ltd in October 2007
Now available from Zenith Yeide, Harry and Mark Stout. First to the Rhine: The 6th Army Group in World War II. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2007
News from Greg Urwin Author Greg Urwin tells us he is now "...more than halfway finished with writing the sequel to Facing Fearful Odds. This new book, Victory in Defeat: The Wake Island Defenders as Prisoners of War, 1941-1945, explains how so many of the Americans captured on Wake Island on December 23, 1941, managed to survive nearly four years of hellish confinement in Japanese prison camps."
Book review Gretzyngier, Robert. Poles in Defence of Britain: A Day-by-Day Chronology of Polish Day and Night Fighter Operations, July 1940 - June 1941. London: Grub Street, 2001
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 19 August 1942, Canadian 2nd Infantry Division and No. 3 and 4 Commandos conducted Operation Jubilee, the unsuccessful amphibious raid against Dieppe.
Now available from H and L Schmidt, Ulf. Karl Brandt: The Nazi Doctor: Medicine and Power in the Third Reich. London: Hambledon and London, 2007
In memoriam Harry L. Gershon—a veteran of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the US 82nd Airborne Division who jumped into Normandy on D-Day and fought in the Battle of the Bulge—died in California on 2 August at the age of 85.
Forthcoming from Knopf Ward, Geoffrey C. and Ken Burns. The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945. Forthcoming from Alfred A. Knopf in September 2007
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 17 August 1942, elements of the USMC 2nd Raider Battalion under LtCol Evans Carlson, landed by USN submarines Nautilus and Argonaut, conducted a raid on Japanese-held Makin in the Gilbert Islands.
Forthcoming from Tauris Bearman, Henrietta et al. Out of Austria: The Austrian Centre in London in World War II. Forthcoming from I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd in December 2007
News from Lawrence Paterson Author Lawrence Paterson sends word that his latest book, U-Boat Combat Missions ("primarily first person accounts of personnel aboard the boats"), is now available and he's hard at work on his next title, Doenitz's Last Gamble ("about the inshore campaign in British waters in 1944/45").
In memoriam Waffen-SS officer Heinz Barth—convicted in 1983 for his role in the 1944 massacre of the inhabitants of the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane and sentenced to life in prison—reportedly died in Germany within the last few days at the age of 86.
What we're reading We've updated our Recommended Reading page with our choices for some of the books we've been enjoying recently.
News from Osprey Osprey Publishing has released Operation Barbarossa by Robert Kirchubel and Hitler's War on Russia by Charles Winchester, and has also announced several new WWII titles for publication during September and October. Check our Osprey page for details.
Book review Lorant, Jean-Yves and Richard Goyat. Jagdgeschwader 300: A Chronicle of a Fighter Geschwader in the Battle for Germany, volume 2: September 1944 - May 1945. Hamilton, MT: Eagle Editions, Ltd, 2005
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 12 August 1942, in Moscow Churchill explained to Stalin there would be no Second Front in 1942, while in the Mediterranean Axis air and naval forces clobbered the Allied Pedestal convoy en route to Malta.
Now available from Leaping Horseman Wuster, Wigand. An Artilleryman in Stalingrad. Sydney: Leaping Horseman Books, 2007
Forthcoming from Minnesota Saylor, Thomas. Long Hard Road: American POWs during World War II. Forthcoming from Minnesota Historical Society Press in November 2007
Now available from Potomac Crawford, Steve. The U.S. Marine Corps in World War II: The Stories behind the Photos. Washington, DC: Potomac Books, 2007 Crawford, Steve. The U.S. Army in World War II: The Stories behind the Photos. Washington, DC: Potomac Books, 2007
Forthcoming from Douglas & McIntyre Zuehlke, Mark. Terrible Victory: First Canadian Army and the Sheldt Estuary Campaign: September 13 - November 6, 1944. Forthcoming from Douglas & McIntyre in November 2007
Now available from Palgrave Macmillan Knapp, Andrew (editor). The Uncertain Foundation: France at the Liberation 1944-47. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company, 2007
Forthcoming from Routledge Swann, Sebastien. Japan's Imperial Dilemma in China: The Tientsin Incident, 1939-1940. Forthcoming from RoutledgeCurzon in April 2008
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 7 August 1942, US Marines landed on Guadalcanal and other islands in the Solomons, opening a counter-offensive that would for the first time compel hitherto triumphant Japanese forces to permanently retreat from conquered ground.
News from Canada The folks in St Catherines, Ontario have announced some newly published titles and several more due within the next couple of months. Check our Vanwell page for details.
Forthcoming from Pen and Sword Granin, Daniil Alexandrovich. Leningrad Under Siege. Forthcoming from Pen and Sword Books Ltd in November 2007
Now available from Zenith Hammel, Eric. Guadalcanal: The U.S. Marines in World War II: A Pictorial Tribute. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2007
Now available from Schiffer Coil, Spencer Anthony and Clemens Ellmauthaler. The German Wehrmacht on All Fronts, 1939-1945: Images from Private Photo Albums, volume 1: Nebelwerfer, Panzer, Flak, Funker, Gebirgsjaeger. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2007
Now available from Penguin Jeffers, H. Paul. Onward We Charge: The Heroic Story of Darby's Rangers in World War II. New York: Penguin (USA) / NAL, 2007
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