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Now available from Belknap Fritzsche, Peter. Life and Death in the Third Reich. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press / Harvard University Press, 2008
Forthcoming from Casemate Bennett, David. A Magnificent Disaster: The Failure of Market Garden, the Arnhem Operation, September 1944. Forthcoming from Casemate in May 2008
Book review Zeng, Henry L. de and Douglas G. Stankey with Eddie J. Creek. Bomber Units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945: A Reference Source, volume 1. Hinckley, UK: Midland Publishing Limited, 2007
Now available from Zenith Chant, Chris. Allied Bombers, 1939-1945. St Paul, MN: Zenith Books, 2008 Chant, Chris. Allied Fighters, 1939-1945. St Paul, MN: Zenith Books, 2008
Hamilton The printed "Bargain Books" catalog for 7 March has arrived here from Edward R. Hamilton with, as always, an assortment of WWII-related titles at very inexpensive prices tucked away amongst the needlecraft books and cooking books and gardening books.
Now available from Fedorowicz Nevenkin, Kamen. Fire Brigades: The Panzer Divisions, 1943-1945. Winnipeg: J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc, 2008
Forthcoming from Pen and Sword Tucker-Jones, Anthony. Falaise: The Flawed Victory. Forthcoming from Pen and Sword Books Ltd in April 2008
Now available from Belknap Berkhoff, Karel C. Harvest of Despair: Life and Death in Ukraine under Nazi Rule. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press / Harvard University Press, 2008
Now available from Columbia Pavlowitch, Stevan. Hitler's New Disorder: The Second World War in Yugoslavia. New York: Columbia University Press, 2008
Now available from Stanford Ristaino, Marcia. The Jacquinot Safe Zone: Wartime Refugees in Shanghai. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2008
News from England Can't get enough aviation books? Tom Ferris informs us that he's spearheading the new Lancaster imprint at UK-based History Press (Tempus, Spellmount, etc) to focus solely on military and civilian aviation titles, including WWII topics. The first new titles will be released later this year.
Forthcoming from OUP Rotter, Andrew J. Hiroshima: The World's Bomb. Forthcoming from Oxford University Press in April 2008
Now available from Casemate Sion, Edward M. Through Blue Skies to Hell: America's Bloody 100th in the Air War over Germany. Havertown, PA: Casemate, 2008
Forthcoming from FSG Demetz, Peter. Prague in Danger: The Years of German Occupation, 1939-45. Forthcoming from Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in April 2008
Now available from Zenith Yeide, Harry. Steeds of Steel: A History of American Mechanized Cavalry in World War II. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2008
Forthcoming from Basic Mukerjee, Madhusree. Churchill's Choice. Forthcoming from Basic Books in December 2008
Recommended reading We've updated our Recommended Reading page with some of our latest favorites. If you're looking for the best recently released books, this is a great starting point.
In memoriam Captain Benjamin C. Jarvis—skipper of the USN submarine Baya during World War II—died in California on 22 February at the age of 91.
Now available from Cape Bailey, Roderick. The Wildest Province: SOE in the Land of the Eagle. London: Jonathan Cape, 2008
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 21 March 1943, Hitler survived the second assassination attempt in eight days when Colonel von Gersdorff was unable to detonate a bomb before the Fuehrer abruptly left a memorial ceremony at the Unter den Linden Armory museum in Berlin.
News from Eagle Jerry and Judy Crandall have released this information: "Eagle Editions Ltd. proudly announces the acquisition of one of the foremost, leading aviation publishing companies, Monogram Aviation Publications. We now own the logo, domain name and copyrights to this prestigious publication house. Please be advised that we have not acquired any inventory of back listed titles, as they are all out of print; however, we may in the future offer some reprints of past titles if warranted. Among the first titles we will release is the long awaited, much anticipated book Ta 152 by Thomas H. Hitchcock."
Now available from McFarland Griggs, Alan L. Flying Flak Alley: Personal Accounts of World War II. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2008
Forthcoming from Specialty Graff, Cory. Clear the Deck: Aircraft Carrier Accidents of World War II. Forthcoming from Specialty Press in May 2008
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 20 March 1943, British 8th Army began attacking Axis forces in the Mareth Line in southern Tunisia overnight.
News from Osprey No rest for the weary! Osprey Publishing has released several new WWII-related titles this month and announced more due for publication in coming weeks. Check our Osprey page for details.
In memoriam Arthur C. Clarke—a lieutenant in the RAF who worked with radar systems during World War II and went on to become one of the world's leading technologists and author of more than 100 books—died today in Sri Lanka at the age of 90.
Now available from Knopf Hastings, Max. Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008
Now available from Stackpole Stackpole Books has over the last couple of weeks released several new and reprint items, including a pair of AFV titles from George Bradford and books from Gordon Blaker, Alan Levine, Walter Dunn, and Robert Citino.
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 are two: Potter, E. B. Nimitz. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1979 Ugaki, Matome edited by D. Goldstein and K. Dillon. Fading Victory: The Diary of Admiral Matome Ugaki, 1941-1945. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, 1991 A pair of classics about the war in the Pacific, complementing each other very nicely, and both recently reissued in softcover by Naval Institute Press.
Forthcoming from Hodder Kershaw, Robert J. Tank Men: The Heroes behind the Machines in Their Own Words. Forthcoming from Hodder in April 2008
Book review Rush, Robert Sterling. Hell in Huertgen Forest: The Ordeal & Triumph of an American Infantry Regiment. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2001
Forthcoming from Grub Street Orange, Vincent. Dowding of Fighter Command: Victor of the Battle of Britain. Forthcoming from Grub Street in September 2008
Now available from Simon & Schuster Baker, Nicholson. Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008
Now available from Kansas Kobylyanskiy, Isaak edited by Stuart Britton. From Stalingrad to Pillau: A Red Army Artillery Officer Remembers the Great Patriotic War. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2008
News from England Jonathan Prickett sends a full accounting of upcoming titles from Military Press: We have Jack Hays' Mountain Division here. It will be going to be printed next week as part 1 and part 2. There is also a revised edition of his Infantry Division—three parts—to follow that. We also have a new author writing a series on the US Army's WWII Divisions. Volume one is underway and there will be about five more volumes. Kennedy's series on the British division T & OEs in NW Europe 1944-5 seems to be running to nine volumes. Philson's series on the BEF May 1940 division T & OEs, also with operational histories, is progressing, and will include a volume of colour maps. As to Lee Sharp's series on the French Army, volume 6 will be published in two parts, followed by:
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 13 March 1943, Hitler returned safely to his Wolfsschanze headquarters after a botched assassination attempt when a bomb placed aboard his aircraft failed to detonate.
Cadman Printed catalog #97 from T. Cadman WW2 Books appeared in our mailbox with a tasty assortment of secondhad WWII titles for sale.
News from McFarland & Company, Inc The team in North Carolina has announced a wealth of new WWII titles for release over the next few months. Check our McFarland page for details on all their new books.
Forthcoming from Zenith Forty, George. Tiger Tank Battalions in World War II. Forthcoming from Zenith Books in April 2008
In memoriam Pearl Cornioley (nee Witherington)—an SOE operative in France in 1943 and 1944, code-named Pauline, who later wrote a memoir of her wartime experiences—died in France on 24 February at the age of 93.
News from Casemate Our friends at Casemate tell us they are handling US distribution for Leandoer and Eckholm, from whom two new books are now available: Operation Freshman: The Hunt for Hitler's Heavy Water by Jostein Berglyd and Uniformed Police Forces of the Third Reich by Phil Nix and Georges Jerome.
Forthcoming from Harvard Totani, Yuma. Tokyo War Crimes Trial: The Pursuit of Justice in the Wake of World War II. Forthcoming from Harvard University Press in April 2008
Book review Isby, David (editor) Fighting in Normandy: The German Army from D-Day to Villers-Bocage. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2001.
Now available from Palgrave Clogg, Richard. Bearing Gifts To Greeks: Humanitarian Aid to Greece in the 1940s. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company, 2008
Forthcoming from Tempus Buckingham, William F. Tobruk. Forthcoming from Tempus Publishing in April 2008 Warren, Alan. World War II. Forthcoming from Tempus Publishing in April 2008
Now available from NIP Potter, E. B. Nimitz. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2008 Wise Jr, James E. Sole Survivors of the Sea. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2008 Friedman, Norman. Naval Firepower: Battleship Guns and Gunnery in the Dreadnought Era. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2008
News from Joe Balkoski Author Joe Balkoski's new From Beachhead to Brittany: The 29th Infantry Division at Brest, August - September 1944 has been published by Stackpole Books and can be purchased via all the usual sources.
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 5 March 1943, RAF Bomber Command dispatched 442 aircraft to attack Essen overnight, opening the air Battle of the Ruhr, while on the other side of the globe the air-sea Battle of the Bismarck Sea reached a conclusion.
Forthcoming from Viking Beevor, Antony. The Siege of Leningrad. Forthcoming from Viking in April 2009
Now available from the Nafziger Collection Hughes, David, David A. Ryan and Steve Rothwell. British Armies in World War Two The British Armies in World War Two: An Organisational History, vol 10: The Indian Army, part three: The Indian Army in the East, 1944-45. West Chester, OH: Nafziger Collection, 2008 Nafziger, George. Japanese Armored Vehicles and Tactics. West Chester, OH: The Nafziger Collection, 2008
Forthcoming from Missouri Kingsbury, R. Richard. The Eighteen-Year-Old Replacement: Facing Combat in Patton's Third Army. Forthcoming from University of Missouri Press in April 2008
News from George B. Clark George Clark, author of The Six Marine Divisions in the Pacific, has just had two new books about the USMC published: United States Marine Corps Generals of World War II: A Biographical Dictionary and United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor Recipients.
Forthcoming from Yale Kershaw, Ian. Hitler, the Germans, and the Final Solution. Forthcoming from Yale University Press in June 2008
Book reviews Bernad, Denes, Dmitriy Karlenko, and Jean-Louis Roba. From Barbarossa to Odessa: The Luftwaffe and Axis Allies Strike South-East, June-October 1941, volume 1: The Air Battle for Bessarabia: 22 June - 31 July 1941. Hinckley, UK: Midland Publishing Limited, 2007 Kitchens, James H. and John R. Beaman. Hans-Joachim Marseille. Crowborough: AirPower Editions, 2008 Bergstrom, Christer. Barbarossa: The Air Battle, July - December 1941. Hinckley, UK: Midland Publishing Limited, 2007
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 2 March 1943, the Battle of the Bismarck Sea—one of the decisive air-sea engagements of the campaign in New Guinea—opened with 5th Air Force aircraft blasting the IJN reinforcement convoy en route from Rabaul to Lae.
Now available from Harper Holland, James. Italy's Sorrow: A Year of War 1944-45. London: HarperPress, 2008
Forthcoming from Allen Lane Mazower, Mark. Hitler's Empire: Nazi Rule in Occupied Europe. Forthcoming from Allen Lane in June 2008
Now available from Routledge Blackburn, Kevin. Forgotten Captives in Japanese Occupied Asia: National Memories and Forgotten Captives. London: Routledge, 2008
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