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Now available from Casemate Celander, Lars. How Carriers Fought: Carrier Operations in WWII. Philadelphia: Casemate, 2018
Forthcoming from Air World Baughen, Greg. RAF On the Offensive: The Rebirth of Tactical Air Power 1940-1941. Forthcoming from Air World in September 2018
News from Canada J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing reports that Posen '45: Bastion on the Warthe by Gunther Baumann missed its July publication date due to shipping and customs issues, but it should be on hand by mid-September.
Forthcoming from PublicAffairs Watson, Peter. Fallout: Conspiracy, Cover-Up, and the Deceitful Case for the Atom Bomb. Forthcoming from PublicAffairs in September 2018
Forthcoming from Kagero Martinez, Eduardo. Romanian Armored Forces in World War II. Forthcoming from Kagero Publishing in September 2018
News from Osprey Among recent releases from Osprey, we note these:
Cxld Grub Street has cancelled publication of Lone Wolf: The Remarkable Story of Britain's Greatest Nightfighter Ace of the Blitz by Andy Saunders.
Book review Reardon, Mark J. Victory at Mortain: Stopping Hitler's Panzer Counteroffensive. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2002
News from the Netherlands Robert at Sigmond Publishing sends word about Bob Gerritsen's upcoming book: "Fighting the British at Arnhem describes, amongst other events, the involvement of the SS-Unterfuhrerschule Arnheim in what is now known as 'The Battle of Arnhem'. The SS-Unterfuhrerschule Arnheim was a school for soldiers of the Waffen-SS where they were trained to become non-commissioned officers. The training was extremely demanding and rigorous. During the 'Battle of Arnhem' the school's officers and students were chiefly deployed on the western fringes of the area so desperately defended by the 1st British Airborne Division. "The school was established at the end of 1943 in Arnhem and remained there till August 1944. In that month the school was sent to the Dutch coast and deployed for coastal defence duties. At the beginning of September 1944 it was moved again. This time the school had to take up security duties along the River Waal. When, on 17th September 1944, the 1st British Airborne Division landed in the Wolfheze area, the school was swiftly mobilised and transported to the battle area. It was incorporated into the 'Kampfgruppe von Tettau', a force raised as a direct result of the airborne landings. This force was commanded by Generalleutnant Hans von Tettau. Its main task was to destroy the British airborne forces and thwart Allied plans, both of which they managed to do. "Not only does Bob Gerritsen share with us the school's early history and its deployment during the Battle of Arnhem, but he goes on to describe the unit's desperate struggle to fend off later Allied attacks in the area south of the River Rhine. There the school fought fierce battles and suffered many casualties, eventually leading to its demise and disbandment in November 1944."
Now available from Helion Timin, Mikhail. Air Battles over the Baltic 1941: The Air War on 22 June 1941: The Battle for Stalin's Baltic Region. Solihull, UK: Helion & Company, 2018
News from Hungary The kind folks at PeKo Publishing tell us they have a newly released book and two more on the way:
News from Christopher Shores Author Chris Shores has passed along this very useful information about A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945: "We have been able to keep to our September 2018 publication date (just). We had thought at one point to get ahead to the July Duxford Air Show date, but unexpected arrival of a lot of new information thrust us back somewhat. However the book (690 plus pages) is currently at the printers and we hope to launch it at the September air show on 22nd of the coming month—although it will be a little later before the shippers can get copies out to North America. "In the event we did not have to 'slice' into two volumes but there has been a bit of realignment because the constraints of space meant that we could not get everything into the strict date order we would have liked. So in Vol 4 you will find the main tactical operations over Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica and mainland Italy as far as 5 June 1944 (the date of the fall of Rome to the Allies). Therein also are details of such strategic operations as are effectively those of a "long-range tactical" nature. However, strategic operations generally are planned to be dealt with in Vol 6—certainly from October 1943 onwards when the formation of the US 15th Air Force occurred and targets increasingly became increasingly distant. "What we are now having to carry forward to Vol 5 are the operations in the Balkans and Aegean area during the period May 1943-June 1944 which, of course, were occurring at the same time as those of the tactical units detailed in Vol 4 and need to be brought up in line with them. However this will allow us to incorporate into Vol 5 a considerable amount of additional information (and some corrections) related to earlier volumes in the series. Vol 5 is also planned to include the main tactical operations over Italy until the end of hostilities at the start of May 1945. This will also include the formation and activities of the Balkan Air Force and operations during the invasion of the South of France. "Readers will note that we have now included Wg Cdr Andy Thomas in our research team. He has become our 'illustrations man', seeking for us the illustrations we are employing generally. Meanwhile Vol 5 is progressing well, but at the same time because age is creeping up on all members of the team, the work is getting harder. So if your question is "When?"—please watch this space! "As ever, Good Reading all!"
Now available from Hellgate Redman, Judith Lindsey. Duty Bound: One Marine's Story of World War II and the Cold War. Central Point, OR: Hellgate Press, 2018
Forthcoming from Aquila Polonica Garlinski, Jozef. Fighting Auschwitz: The Resistance Movement in the Concentration Camp. Forthcoming from Aquila Polonica Publishing in September 2018
Next year Savas Beatie tells us that German Ground Forces of World War II has been postponed again, and probably won't be available until next year.
Final? Final?? Final??? Brisard, Jean-Christophe and Lana Parshina. The Death of Hitler: The Final Word. Forthcoming from Da Capo Press in September 2018
Forthcoming from Routledge: Was August, now September Gould, Jonathan S. German Anti-Nazi Espionage in the Second World War: The OSS and the Men of the TOOL Missions. Forthcoming from Routledge in September 2018
Forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan McCann jr, Frank D. Brazil and the United States during World War II and Its Aftermath: Negotiating Alliance and Balancing Giants. Forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company in September 2018
Forthcoming from Allen & Unwin Grose, Peter. A Very Rude Awakening: The Night the Japanese Midget Subs Came to Sydney Harbour. Forthcoming from Allen & Unwin in September 2018
Now available from Bantam Holland, James. Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War Two. London: Bantam Press, 2018
News from Andrew Bird Author Andrew Bird has updated us on his next book, Heroes of Coastal Command: The RAF's Maritime War 1939 - 1945: "Just finished the last edits/additions yesterday, understand it will be published by Pen & Sword imprint Frontline Books in spring 2019."
War Diary reminder This seems like another good opportunity to remind everyone about our detailed day-by-day chronicle of the Second World War, now amounting to more than 63,000 entries and growing, with 15 August 1945 standing out as a fairly important date.
Forthcoming from Stackpole Zaloga, Steve. Smashing Hitler's Panzers: The Defeat of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division in the Battle of the Bulge. Forthcoming from Stackpole Books in November 2018
Ultra and Enigma Turing, Dermot. X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken. Forthcoming from The History Press in September 2018
Subject matters Looking for books on a particular wartime subject? Our Stone & Stone bibliographies contain more than 5000 individual WWII topics on file, all completely cross-referenced with links to related subjects, and each one packed with relevant books. You can also use the "Quick-Finder" feature in the upper left of any of our pages (select "subject" from the pop-up menu) to search for specific topics. For an example of our bibliographies, take a look at our page for Ultra and Enigma.
A rose by any other name The US edition of Julian Jackson's biography of Charles de Gaulle—titled simply De Gaulle—as opposed to the UK edition—titled A Certain Idea of France—is now available.
Book review Sharp, Lee. The French Army, 1939-1940 : Organisation: Order of Battle : Operational History, volume 1. Milton Keynes, UK: The Military Press, 2002
SPAW, volume 2 Avonmore Books tells us the exact date remains uncertain, but it's looking like late September for publication of South Pacific Air War, volume 2: The Struggle for Port Moresby, March-April 1942 by Michael Claringbould and Peter Ingman.
Now available from Palgrave Tonsmeyer, Tatjana et al (editors). Coping with Hunger and Shortage under German Occupation in World War II. London: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company, 2018
Tanks and fighters and bombers, oh my! Amber Books has two new titles on the way:
Coming soon? As of today, the Savas Beatie website continues to show German Ground Forces of World War II: Complete Orders of Battle for Army Groups, Armies, Army Corps, and Other Commands of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS by William T. McCroden and Thomas Nutter will be published this month. However, an email from Savas Beatie indicates that is not actually the case, and SB is working to determine the actual publication date. We'll keep you posted.
Forthcoming from Sigmond Gerritsen, Bob. Fighting the British at Arnhem: The SS-Unterfuhrerschule Arnheim. Forthcoming from R.N. Sigmond in September 2018
In memoriam Mary Ellis—who, as Mary Wilkins, flew RAF aircraft for the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II—died on 24 July at the age of 101.
In memoriam Paul Laxalt—who served as a medic in the US Army in the Phillipines in 1944-1945 and subsequently served as governor of Nevada and US senator—died on 6 August at the age of 96 in Virginia.
Now available from Palgrave Macmillan Wiggam, Marc. The Blackout in Britain and Germany, 1939-1945. London: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company, 2018
War Diary reminder This seems like another good opportunity to remind everyone about our detailed day-by-day chronicle of the Second World War, now amounting to more than 63,000 entries and growing, with 7 August 1942 standing out as a fairly important date.
News from Craig Luther Author Craig Luther tells us his new book, The First Day on the Eastern Front: Germany Invades the Soviet Union, June 22, 1941, will be released by Stackpole Books in November. "It is 504 pages, large format (7" by 10") and addresses the first 21 hours of Operation Barbarossa (the Germans, of course, attacked at just after 0300) in granular detail; it is based on German and Soviet archival sources, and includes a large number of first hand accounts by participants on both sides."
War Diary reminder This seems like an excellent opportunity to remind everyone about our detailed day-by-day chronicle of the Second World War, now amounting to more than 63,000 entries and growing, with 6 August 1945 standing out as a fairly important date.
Book review Statiev, Alexander. At War's Summit: The Red Army and the Struggle for the Caucasus Mountains in World War II. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2018
Forthcoming from Indiana Kay, Alex J. and David Stahel (editors). Mass Violence in Nazi-Occupied Europe. Forthcoming from Indiana University Press in September 2018
Sink the Graf Spee Henry Harwood: Hero of the River Plate by Peter Hore is now available from Seaforth / Pen & Sword.
Now available from Helena History Press Jeszenszky, Geza. July 1944: Deportation of the Jews of Budapest Foiled. Saint Helena, CA: Helena History Press, 2018
France has lost a battle, but France has not lost the war Julian Jackson's impressive biography of Charles de Gaulle, A Certain Idea of France, is now available from Allen Lane in the UK, and later this month will be available from Belknap Press in the US, where it will be titled simply De Gaulle.
No publication date We checked with Naval Institute Press about David Lee Russell's long-awaited The War Begins: The Navy's Early Carrier Raids, February-May 1942, and they replied "There is no publication date assigned to this book yet."
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