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Now available from Fedorowicz Fischer, Thomas. Soldiers of the Leibstandarte. Winnipeg: J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc, 2008
Forthcoming from Greenwood/Praeger Bradham, Randolph. To the Last Man: The Battle for Normandy's Cotentin Peninsula and Brittany. Forthcoming from Praeger Security International in March 2008
News from Canada Author Paul Douglas Dickson has notified us that his new biographical work, A Thoroughly Canadian General: A Biography of General H.D.G. Crerar, is now available from University of Toronto Press.
Forthcoming from Harvard Fritzsche, Peter. Life and Death in the Third Reich. Forthcoming from Belknap Press / Harvard University Press in March 2008
Forthcoming from AirTime Foreman, John and Sid Harvey. The Messerschmitt Me262 Combat Diary. Forthcoming from AirTime Publishing in March 2008
Now available from NIP Wise Jr, James E. Sole Survivors of the Sea. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2008
Forthcoming from Pen and Sword Adlam, Henry. On and Off the Flight Deck: Reflections of a Naval Fighter Pilot in World War II. Forthcoming from Pen and Sword Books Ltd in March 2008 Hichens, Anthony. Gunboat Commander: The Biography of Lieutenant Commander Robert Hichens. Forthcoming from Pen and Sword Books Ltd in March 2008
Now available from Zenith Green, Michael and James D. Brown. Tiger Tanks at War. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2008
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, Kenneth I. Friedman, and his book, Morning of the Rising Sun: The Heroic Story of the Battles for Guadalcanal, 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.
Book review Tennent, Alan J. British and Commonwealth Merchant Ship Losses to Axis Submarines, 1939-1945. Stroud, England: Sutton Publishing, 2001
Now available from McFarland Petty, Bruce M. New Zealand in the Pacific War: Personal Accounts of World War II. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2008 Connole, Dennis A. The 26th Yankee Division on Coast Patrol Duty, 1942-943. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2008
Jerboa Bless the WWII booksellers who continue to send out printed catalogs, including Jerboa-Redcap Books, whose "Supplement #111" has arrived here with an assortment of goodies.
Now available from Routledge Sabrin, Ramet P. The Independent State of Croatia 1941-45. London: Routledge, 2008
Now available from Helion Steinhardt, Fred (editor). Panzer Lehr Division, 1944-45. Solihull, UK: Helion & Company, 2008
Forthcoming from Grub Street McIntosh, Wallace with Mel Rolfe. Gunning for the Enemy: Bomber Command's Top Sharp-Shooter Tells His Remarkable Story. Forthcoming from Grub Street in June 2008 Smith, R.I.A. with Christopher Shores. The Spitfire Smiths: A Unique Story of Brothers in Arms. Forthcoming from Grub Street in July 2008
News from Aberjona Patti Bonn sends this flash from Pennsylvania: "Victory Was Beyond Their Grasp: With the 272nd Volks-Grenadier Division from the Hurtgen Forest to the Heart of the Reich is now available. Doug Nash, the author, was here in the office yesterday signing books that had been pre-ordered. They go into the mail today."
Hamilton Every catalog from Edward R. Hamilton contains at least a few interesting WWII titles at bargain prices, and the freshly delivered February 2008 catalog is no exception.
Now available from NIP Felton, Mark. Slaughter at Sea: The Untold Story of Japan's Naval War Crimes. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2008
Forthcoming from Pen and Sword Thomas, Nick. RAF Top Gun: The Story of Battle of Britain Ace and World Air Speed Holder Teddy Donaldson. Forthcoming from Pen and Sword Books Ltd in April 2008 Thomas, Graham. Terror from the Sky: The Battle Against the Flying Bombs. Forthcoming from Pen and Sword Books Ltd in April 2008
Now available from Canada Toman, Cynthia. An Officer and a Lady: Canadian Military Nursing and the Second World War. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press, 2007
Book review Westermann, Edward B. Flak: German Anti-aircraft Defenses, 1914-1945. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2001
News from England AirPower Editionsa new UK-based imprinthas released its first three titles, biographies of Luftwaffe aces by Christer Berstrom and James Kitchens.
Forthcoming from Stanford Ristaino, Marcia. The Jacquinot Safe Zone: Wartime Refugees in Shanghai. Forthcoming from Stanford University Press in March 2008
Forthcoming from Cambridge Bradley, Phillip. The Battle for Wau: New Guinea's Frontline, 1942-1943. Forthcoming from Cambridge University Press in March 2008
Now available from Texas Crager, Kelly E. Hell under the Rising Sun: Texas POWs and the Building of the Burma-Thailand Death Railway. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2008
Now available from McFarland McDonald, Craig R. The USS Puffer in World War II: A History of the Submarine and Its Wartime Crew. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2008
Now available from Kentucky Sturma, Michael. The USS Flier: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2008
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 14 February 1943, Axis forces in Tunisia launched Operation Fruhlingswind, the offensive leading to the Battle of Kasserine Pass.
Recommended We've just received a very nice book by Richard Mead published at the end of last year, and we're sufficiently impressed to add it to our Recommended Reading page, which is where all our recent favorites can be found.
Forthcoming from Sigmond Gijbels, Peter and David Truesdale. Leading the Way to Arnhem: An Illustrated History of the 21st Independent Parachute Company 1942-1946. Forthcoming from R.N. Sigmond in April 2008
News from Osprey We're reliably informed that Osprey Publishing has released a pair of new WWII titles within the last few days and also added a pair to the production schedule for May. Check our Osprey page for details.
Now available from Stackpole Wright, Stephen L. The Last Drop: Operation Varsity, March 24-25 1945. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2008
In memoriam Tom Lantosa Hungarian Jew who escaped from a Nazi work camp in 1944, was recaptured, escaped again, reached a safe house run by Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, joined the resistance, and after the war became the only Holocaust survivor to serve in the United States House of Representativesdied in Maryland on 11 February at the age of 80.
Now available from H & C Restayn, Jean. Encyclopaedia of AFVs of WWII: Tanks. Paris: Histoire & Collections, 2008
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 9 February 1943, with the last organized Japanese troops having withdrawn before daylight, the campaign on Guadalcanal came to an end.
Now available from Eagle Luce, Steve. The US 86th Fighter Group in WWII. Hamilton, MT: Eagle Editions, Ltd, 2008
Forthcoming from Savas Beattie McCroden, William T. and Thomas Nutter. German Army Order of Battle for World War II, 1939-1945. Forthcoming from Savas Beatie in October 2008
News from Schiffer The guys in Atglen have announced a bunchthat's the technical termof new WWII titles for release between now and May. Check our Schiffer page for details
Now available from Ian Allan Healy, Mark. Panzerwaffe, volume 2: The Campaign in the West, 1940. Hersham, UK: Ian Allan Publishing, 2008
Now available from NIP Brown, David K. Atlantic Escorts: Ships, Weapons and Tactics in World War II. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2008
News from Grub Street The Grub Street crew has notified us of some upcoming releases, including books by Sean Feast, Alan McGregor, and Tim Vigors. Check our Grub Street page for details.
Now available from McFarland Daugherty III, Leo J. The Allied Resupply Effort in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2008
Book review Probert, Henry. Bomber Harris: His Life and Times. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2001
Forthcoming from Stackpole Balkoski, Joe. From Beachhead to Brittany: The 29th Infantry Division at Brest, August - September 1944. Forthcoming from Stackpole Books in March 2008
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 2 February 1943, having continued to hold out in the ruined city after the surrender of Paulus, 11th Korps of German 6th Army finally capitulated, thus ending the Battle of Stalingrad.
Now available from Yale Materski, Wojciech. Katyn: A Crime without Punishment. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008
Antheil Printed catalog #206 for 2008 has arrived from Antheil Booksellers ("51 successful years," according to the cover, "of mail order bookselling") with a superior trove of new and used naval, maritime, military, and aviation books for sale.
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