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Forthcoming from Palgrave Tamkin, Nick. Britain, Turkey and the Soviet Union, 1940-45: Strategy, Diplomacy and Intelligence in the Eastern Mediterranean. Forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company in August 2009
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 31 January 1944, US Army and Marine units, supported by the US 5th Fleet, began conducting Operation Flintlock, the amphibious invasion of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Now available from H&C Enjames, Henry-Paul. G.I. Collector's Guide: Army Service Forces Catalog: US Army European Theater of Operations, volume 2. Paris: Histoire & Collections, 2009
Blast from the past Author and publisher Eric Hammel contacted us after being out of action for awhile: "I now have fifteen of my older military history books back in print as print-on-demand (POD) trade paperbacks, all under my old imprint, Pacifica Military History. A sixteenth is in production. They are all available on Amazon.com, and I expect to develop a website soon that will include book descriptions and sample chapters."
News from Belgium Erik Mombeek tells us that he'll be self-publishing English translations of two of his Luftwaffe unit histories in March. Check our page for Erik for more information.
Now available from Routledge Fraser, D. The Fragility of Law: Constitutional Patriotism, Collaboration and the Jews of Belgium, 1940-1945. London: Routledge-Cavendish, 2009
Forthcoming from Dialog Black, Edwin R. Nazi Nexus: America's Corporate Connections to Hitler's Holocaust. Forthcoming from Dialog Press in March 2009
Now available from Tauris Mommsen, Hans. Germans against Hitler: The Stauffenberg Plot and Resistance under the Third Reich. London: I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2009
Book review Gilbert, Martin. The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War. London: Routledge, 2008
Now available from Palgrave Macmillan Gladman, Brad William. Intelligence and Anglo-American Air Support in World War Two: Tunisia and the Western Desert, 1940-43. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company, 2008
In memoriam USMC fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient James E. Swett—who shot down seven Japanese dive bombers in the span of fifteen minutes over Tulagi Island in the Solomons on 7 April 1943—died on 18 January in California at the age of 88.
News from Schiffer The latest catalog from Schiffer Publishing brings word of ten new WWII-related titles on the schedule between now and April. Check our Schiffer page for details.
Now available from Yale Spotts, Frederic. The Shameful Peace: How French Artists and Intellectuals Survived the Nazi Occupation. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2009
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 22 January 1944, RN and USN naval forces landed Allied units of US VI Corps around Anzio and Nettuno on the Italian west coast.
Forthcoming from Hodder Kershaw, Robert. Never Surrender: The Men and Women Who Saved Britain 1939-1945. Forthcoming from Hodder in March 2009
News from London The team at Grub Street has added a few books to their publication schedule. Check our Grub Street page for the latest info.
Now available from Jonathan Cape Fort, Adrian. Archibald Wavell: The Life and Times of an Imperial Servant. London: Jonathan Cape, 2009
Book review Hayward, Joel S.A. Stopped at Stalingrad: The Luftwaffe and Hitler's Defeat in the East, 1942-1943. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1998
Forthcoming from Berkley Catherwood, Christopher. Winston Churchill: The Flawed Genius of World War II. Forthcoming from Berkley in March 2009
Antheil The mail brings printed "Catalog 209" from Antheil Booksellers with a goodly stock of naval, maritime, military, and aviation for the purchasing pleasure of book connoisseurs.
Now available from W&N Boeselager, Philipp von. Valkyrie: The Plot To Kill Hitler. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2009
Forthcoming from Overlook Moss, Norman. Picking Up the Reins: America, Britain, and the Postwar World. Forthcoming from The Overlook Press in April 2009
In memoriam Harry Kinnard—who as a Lieutenant Colonel with the US 101st Airborne Division in besieged Bastogne suggested Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe respond to the German surrender demand with one word, "Nuts!"—died on 5 January in Virginia at the age of 93.
Now available from Routledge Maas, Ad and Hans Hooijmaijers. Scientific Research in World War II: What Scientists Did in the War. London: Routledge, 2009
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 14 January 1944, the Soviet Leningrad Front opened a massive new offensive against German 18th Army in an effort to break the lengthy siege.
News from Osprey Osprey Publishing continues to add books to its publishing schedule, including about six new titles due to be released in April. Check our page for Osprey for all the info about fresh items coming up in the next few months.
Forthcoming from Indiana Megargee, Geoffrey P. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933Ð1945, volume 1: Early Camps, Youth Camps, and Concentration Camps and Subcamps under the SS-Business Administration Main Office (WVHA). Forthcoming from Indiana University Press in May 2009
Forthcoming from Yale Engelking, Barbara and Jacek Leociak. The Warsaw Ghetto: A Guide to the Perished City. Forthcoming from Yale University Press in February 2009
From Cranbury, NJ The "Winter 2009 Military History" catalog from the Scholar's Bookshelf has arrived with a copious supply of—you guessed it—military books for sale. Lots o' good stuff.
Editor's Choice awards for 2008 Stone & Stone Second World War Books annually selects new releases for the Editor's Choice awards, aka the "Stonies," as the best books of the year. Here are the winners of the Stonies for 2008.
Forthcoming from NAL Alexander, Larry. Shadows in the Jungle: The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines in World War II. Forthcoming from New American Library in February 2009
Military History Bookshop Today's mail brought "Catalogue Code PY" for winter 2008/2009 from the Military History Bookshop of Folkestone, Kent, packed with a tempting assortment of new and used items for sale.
Now available from PM Campion, Garry. The Good Fight: Battle of Britain Wartime Propaganda and The Few. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company, 2008
Now available from Zenith Press Kamenir, Victor. The Bloody Triangle: The Defeat of Soviet Armor in Ukraine, June 1941. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2008 Forty, George. 4th Armored Division in World War II. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2008 Forty, George. Tiger Tank Battalions in World War II. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2008
In memoriam Tom Bates—"on deck in his skivvies...." aboard USS Ramsay in Pearl Harbor when Japanese aircraft attacked on 7 December 1941—died on 27 December in California at the age of 90.
News from Kansas University Press of Kansas previously announced volume one of the new Stalingrad trilogy by David Glantz, To the Gates of Stalingrad: Soviet-German Combat Operations, April-August 1942, for publication in April. Now our informants tell us volume two, Armageddon in Stalingrad, September-November 1942, is scheduled for release in October.
Forthcoming from Berkley Yenne, Bill. Aces High: The Heroic Saga of the Two Top-Scoring American Aces of World War II. Forthcoming from Berkley in February 2009
First catalog of the new year We found printed "Catalogue #102" from T. Cadman WW2 Books in the mailbox today. As usual, Tom's list of secondhand books for sale includes plenty of desirable items at reasonable prices.
Now available from Hellgate Bagley, Mark G. with Marianne Stephens. The G Stands for Guts: A Glider Pilot Remembers WWII. Central Point, OR: Hellgate Press, 2008
Book review Hughes, David, David A. Ryan and Steve Rothwell. 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
Now available from Routledge Hill, Alexander. The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, 1941-45: A Documentary Reader. London: Routledge, 2008
Forthcoming from W & N Fowler, William. We Gave Our Today: Burma 1941-1945. Forthcoming from Weidenfeld and Nicolson in February 2009
Now available from Zenith Hopkins, William B. The Pacific War: The Strategy, Politics, and Players that Won the War. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2008
Now available from McFarland Lepage, Jean-Denis G.G. Hitler Youth, 1922-1945: An Illustrated History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2008
In memoriam Lieutenant General Victor "Brute" Krulak—who commanded the USMC 2nd Parachute Battalion during its diversionary raid on Choiseul Island in the Solomons in October and November 1943—died on 29 December in California at the age of 95.
Book statistics For the first day of the new year we present a compilation of statistics from Stone & Stone showing the most popular books, authors, publishers, and subjects for the year 2007.
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