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Now available from CUP Smelser, Ronald and Edward J. Davies II. The Myth of the Eastern Front: The Nazi-Soviet War in American Popular Culture. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2007
Forthcoming from Routledge Blackburn, Kevin. Forgotten Captives in Japanese Occupied Asia: National Memories and Forgotten Captives. Forthcoming from Routledge in December 2007
Now available from Pegasus Loringhoven, Bernd Freytag von. In the Bunker with Hitler: 23 July 1944 - 29 April 1945. New York: Pegasus, 2007
Forthcoming from Zenith Bishop, Chris. Order of Battle: German Panzers in World War II. Forthcoming from Zenith in December 2007
News from Helion Duncan Rogers tells us Ian Baxter's new photo history of Operation Bagration is now available from Helion & Company.
Recommended It's not unusual for publishers to unleash some of their best new titles at this time of the year, and we're all over 'em. Check our Recommended Reading page for our latest suggestions.
Now available from Pen and Sword Granin, Daniil Alexandrovich. Leningrad Under Siege: First-Hand Accounts of the Ordeal. Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword Books Ltd, 2007
Book review Lewis, Adrian R. Omaha Beach: A Flawed Victory. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2001
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 25 November 1942, Soviet forces launched Operation Mars against the Rzhev salient.
Forthcoming from Hawaii Falgout, Suzanne, Lin Poyer and Laurence M. Carucci. Memories of War: Micronesians in the Pacfic War. Forthcoming from University of Hawaii Press in December 2007
Now available from CUAP Henry, Patrick. We Only Know Men: The Rescue of Jews in France during the Holocaust. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2007
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 23 November 1942, spearheads of Soviet 65th Army and 51st Army met near Kalach and encircled German 6th Army in and around Stalingrad.
In memoriam Ian Smith—an RAF fighter pilot with 237 (Rhodesia) Squadron who was injured in an air crash in Egypt in 1943, shot down in Italy in 1944, then picked up and sheltered by partisans until he reached an American patrol near the end of the war, and later in life became Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia—died in South Africa on 20 November at the age of 88.
Now available from Zenith Graff, Cory. P-47 Thunderbolt at War. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2007
Forthcoming from Berghahn Steininger, Rolf. Austria, Germany and the Cold War: From the Anschluss to the State Treaty, 1938-1955. Forthcoming from Berghahn Books in December 2007
Now available from Pen and Sword Kelly, Terence. Hurricanes versus Zeros: Air Battles Over Singapore, Sumatra and Java. Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword Books Ltd, 2007
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 19 November 1942, the Soviet Army launched Operation Uranus, the beginning of a major counteroffensive that would ultimately encircle German 6th Army in Stalingrad.
Book review Jones, Michael K. Stalingrad: How the Red Army Survived the German Onslaught. Havertown, PA: Casemate, 2007
News from Osprey We've updated our Osprey page to show all their latest releases and the newest additions to their publication schedule.
Now available from Stackpole Copp, Terry. The Brigade: The Fifth Canadian Infantry Brigade in World War II. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2007
Now available from Dundurn Goddard, Lance. Hell and High Water: Canada and the Italian Campaign. Toronto: Dundurn Group, 2007
Now available from Toronto Copp, Terry. Cinderella Army: The Canadians in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007
Now available from Palgrave Macmillan Smith, Timothy O. Britain and the Origins of the Vietnam War: UK Policy in Indo-China, 1943-50. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company, 2007
Forthcoming from Scarecrow West, Nigel. Historical Dictionary of World War II Intelligence. Forthcoming from Scarecrow Press in December 2007
News from Helion The kind folks at Helion & Company have graciously provided a complete update of their schedule of forthcoming titles. Changes include adding a new book (Road to Destruction: Operation Blue and the Battle of Stalingrad, A Photographic History by Ian Baxter), dropping two from the schedule (In Fascism's Shadow by Mark Bevis and US Army Infantry Divisions, volume 2 by Yves Bellanger), and shuffling many publication dates. Check our Helion page for details.
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 13 November 1942, the naval Battle of Guadalcanal saw the USN and IJN trading blows that resulted in the loss of a battleship, two cruisers, and six destroyers, with more losses to follow.
Now available from Yale Stansky, Peter. The First Day of the Blitz: September 7, 1940. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2007
Cadman Gotta love those printed catalogs! "Catalogue #95" from T. Cadman WW2 Books has arrived here with 18 pages of hand-picked WWII titles for sale.
Book review Silverstone, Paul H. The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. New York: Routledge, 2007
Now available from Palgrave Besier, Gerhard and Francesca Piombo. The Holy See and Hitler's Germany. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company, 2007
Recommended reading When we receive books that deserve some extra attention, we like to point them out. Check our Recommended Reading page for freshly updated information about books we think you'll like.
Now available from Frontline Neitzel, Sonke. Tapping Hitler's Generals: Transcripts of Secret Conversations, 1942-45. Leicester: Frontline Books, 2007
Now available from Berkley Whitlock, Flint and Ron Smith. The Depths of Courage: American Submariners at War with Japan, 1941-1945. New York: Berkley, 2007
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 8 November 1942, US and British forces launched Operation Torch, the invasion of French North Africa.
News from Joe Balkoski "My new book, From Beachhead to Brittany: The 29th Infantry Division at Brest, August - September 1944 will be published in March 2008 by Stackpole Books. It is the second volume in what I hope will be a four-volume history of the 29th Infantry Division in World War II. Volume I, Beyond the Beachhead, was published in 1989. I am currently working on Volume III, Into the Reich, which I hope to have published in 2009."
Forthcoming from Indiana Rubenstein, Joshua and Ilya Altman. The Unknown Black Book: The Holocaust in the German-Occupied Soviet Territories. Forthcoming from Indiana University Press in December 2007
Now available from Brown Stafford, David. Endgame, 1945: The Missing Final Chapter of World War II. New York: Little Brown and Company, 2007
Forthcoming from Praeger Hall, David Ian. Strategy for Victory: The Development of British Tactical Air Power, 1919-1943. Forthcoming from Praeger Security International in December 2007
Now available from NIP Lavery, Brian. Churchill Goes to War: Winston's Wartime Journeys. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2007
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 4 November 1942, Panzer Army Afrika finally broke under the incessant pounding of British 8th Army and—despite Hitler's orders to the contrary—began withdrawing from the Alamein line.
News from BC University of British Columbia Press has announced two new books for December release: Toman, Cynthia. Officer and a Lady: Canadian Military Nursing and the Second World War. Forthcoming from University of British Columbia Press in December 2007 Bangarth, Stephanie. Voices Raised in Protest: Defending North American Citizens of Japanese Ancestry, 1942-49. Forthcoming from University of British Columbia Press in December 2007
Now available from Kansas Wheeler, James Scott. The Big Red One: America's Legendary 1st Division from World War I to Desert Storm. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2007
Scholars With 48 pages full of WWII-related books, the "Fall 2007 World War II" catalog from Scholar's Bookshelf, new arrived here, deserves some attention.
Now available from Routledge Silverstone, Paul H. The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. London: Routledge, 2007
In memoriam General Paul Tibbets Jr—commander and pilot of the B-29 bomber "Enola Gay" which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945—died today in Ohio at the age of 92.
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