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At Stone & Stone Second World War Books, we don't buy, stock, or sell books or anything else. This is strictly an informational website, designed to offer fresh news every day about WWII-related books, publishers, booksellers, and authors. We also provide a wide range of book reviews, historical essays, an online WWII order-of-battle database, and an entertaining WWII Trivia Challenge. We've been building this site since 1995, and we have over twenty thousand webpages of information available for you to explore and enjoy. Have fun!
Forthcoming from History Press Maresch, Eugenia . Katyn 1940: The Documentary Evidence of the West's Betrayal. Forthcoming from The History Press in April 2010
News from Norway Geirr Haarr's The German Invasion of Norway, April 1940 was one of the top books of 2009. The sequel, The Battle for Norway, April - June 1940, will be released by Seaforth Publishing in the UK in March and by Naval Institute Press in the US in June.
Random books Looking for inspiration, serendipity, or just a quick diversion? Check our new Random Book link and see what comes up.
Book review Shores, Christopher and Chris Thomas. 2nd Tactical Air Force, volume one: Spartan to Normandy, June 1943 to June 1944. Crowborough, UK: Classic Publications, 2004
Now available from Viking Plokhy, S. M. Yalta: The Price of Peace. New York: Viking, 2010
News from Annapolis Among other upcoming titles, Naval Institute Press has announced a major softcover reprint of the entire History of United States Naval Operations in World War II series by Samuel Eliot Morison featuring new introductions by prominent historians. The first three volumes are due in March.
Now available from Manchester Hately-Broad, Barbara. War and Welfare: British Prisoner of War Families, 1939-45. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 2010
Forthcoming from North Texas Wolk, Herman S. Cataclysm: General Hap Arnold and the Defeat of Japan. Forthcoming from University of North Texas Press in May 2010
Now available from Random Olson, Lynne. Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour. New York: Random House, 2010
Now available from McFarland Monroe-Jones, Edward. Crossing the Zorn: The January 1945 Battle at Herrlisheim as Told by the American and German Soldiers Who Fought It. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2010
Forthcoming from Down Under Stockings, Craig. Bardia: Myth, Reality and the Heirs of ANZAC. Forthcoming from University of New South Wales in April 2010
In memoriam Lee Archer—Tuskegee Airman and USAAF fighter ace—died in New York on 27 January at the age of 90.
Now available from Stackpole Mitcham jr, Samuel W. Blitzkrieg No Longer: The German Wehrmacht in Battle, 1943. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2010
In memoriam Howard Zinn—bombardier with the 490th Bomb Group of the US 8th Air Force and subsequently a best-selling author—died in California on 27 January at the age of 87.
Now available from UPK Hebert, Valerie Genevieve. Hitler's Generals on Trial: The Last War Crimes Tribunal at Nuremberg. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2010
Forthcoming from Toronto Belco, Victoria. War, Massacre, and Recovery in Central Italy, 1943-1948. Forthcoming from University of Toronto Press in May 2010
Forthcoming from Amber Porter, David. Hitler's Secret Weapons, 1933-1945. Forthcoming from Amber Books in April 2010
Now available from McFarland Cornebise, Alfred Emile. The Shanghai Stars and Stripes: Witness to the Transition to Peace, 1945-1946. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2010
Forthcoming from Frontline Kempka, Erich. I Was Hitler's Chauffeur: The Memoir of Erich Kempka. Forthcoming from Frontline in February 2010
Book review Doorman, P. L. G. Military Operations of the Dutch Army, 10th-17th May 1940. Solihull, UK: Helion & Company, 2005
Now available from Bloomsbury Macintyre, Ben. Operation Mincemeat. London: Bloomsbury, 2010
Forthcoming from Potomac Stoddard, Brooke C. World in the Balance: The Perilous Months of June-October 1940. Forthcoming from Potomac Books Inc in June 2010 Record, Jeffrey. A War It Was Always Going to Lose: Why Japan Attacked America in 1941. Forthcoming from Potomac Books Inc in July 2010
Forthcoming from Orion Grose, Peter. An Awkward Truth: The Bombing of Darwin, February 1942. Forthcoming from Orion Group in April 2010
Forthcoming from Yale Jablonsky, David. War by Land, Sea, and Air: Dwight Eisenhower and the Concept of Unified Command. Forthcoming from Yale University Press in March 2010
Now available from Transaction Brody, J. Kenneth. The Trial of Pierre Laval: Defining Treason, Collaboration and Patriotism in World War II France. Edison, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2009
Self-publisher We've added another self-publisher, Richard S. Fuegner, and his book, Dawn of Courage: Dutch Resistance to the German Occupation of Holland, 1940-1945, 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.
News from Osprey It's that time of the month, so our sources tell us Osprey Publishing has released a couple of books and added a few—including titles by Forczyk, Konstam, and de Quesada—to the production schedule. Check our Osprey page for details.
Now available from Bloomsbury Burns, Jimmy. Papa Spy: Love, Faith, and Betrayal in Wartime Spain. London: Bloomsbury, 2009
News from Pen and Sword No one should be surprised to learn the team at P&S will be delivering a load of fresh WWII titles during the next few months. Check our Pen and Sword page for details about all their upcoming books.
Now available from Stackpole Kurowski, Franz. Jump Into Hell: German Paratroopers in World War II. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2010
Forthcoming from Indiana Willmott, H. P. The Last Century of Sea Power, volume 2: From Washington to Tokyo, 1922-1945 . Forthcoming from Indiana University Press in March 2010
In memoriam Miep Gies—one of the protectors of Anne Frank and the woman responsible for saving her diary—died on 11 January in the Netherlands at the age of 100.
Now available from Scarecrow Close, Frederick P. Tokyo Rose, An American Patriot: A Dual Biography. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2010
Editor's Choice awards for 2009 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 2009.
Forthcoming from New South Wales Hill, Maria. Diggers and Greeks: The Australian Campaigns in Greece and Crete. Forthcoming from University of New South Wales in March 2010
This day in history Sixty-five years ago today, on 9 January 1945, USN Task Force 77 landed four divisions of the US 6th Army along Lingayen Gulf on Luzon in the Philippine Islands.
Forthcoming from Schiffer Mackay, Ron. Third in Line: The 3rd Air Division over Europe in World War II. Forthcoming from Schiffer Publishing Ltd in February 2010
In memoriam Tsutomu Yamaguchi—recognized by the Japanese government as the only person who was in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki when each city was hit by an atomic bomb—died in Japan on 4 January at the age of 93.
Now available from Lexington Faingold, Eduardo. The Kalamata Diary: Greece, War, and Emigration. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books / Scarecrow Press, 2010
Forthcoming from Berg Klemann, Hein A. M. and Sergei Kudryashev. The Occupied Economy: Europe Under the German-Italian New Order. Forthcoming from Berg in September 2010
Now available from Pen and Sword Baxter, Ian. Images of War: Auschwitz Death Camp: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives. Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword Books Ltd, 2009
Cadman Not exactly the first baby of the new year, but T. Cadman WW2 Books wins the award for the first printed catalog to arrive in our mailbox in 2010.
Now available from Tauris May, Ernest R. Strange Victory: Hitler's Conquest of France. London: I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2009
In memoriam Freya von Moltke—a member of the anti-Nazi Kreisau Circle and author of Memories of Kreisau and the German Resistance—died in Vermont on 3 January at the age of 98.
Book review McAulay, Lex. MacArthur's Eagles: The U.S. Air War over New Guinea, 1943-1944. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2005
Now available from Wiley Brady, James. Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2010
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 2009.
Now available from Stackpole Anderson jr, Richard C. Cracking Hitler's Atlantic Wall: The 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers on D-Day. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2009
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