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Now available from Robert Hale 23 May 2013 Jefferson, David. Tobruk: A Raid Too Far. London: Robert Hale Publishing, 2013
Forthcoming from NIP Hone, Thomas C. The Battle of Midway: The Naval Institute Guide to the U.S. Navy's Greatest Victory. Forthcoming from Naval Institute Press in June 2013
News from the Netherlands Arnhem: A Few Vital Hours: The SS-Panzergrenadier-Ausbildungs und Ersatz-Battalion 16 at the Battle of Arnhem, September 1944 by Scott Revell, Bob Gerritsen, and Niall Cherry will be published by R.N. Sigmond on 22 June.
Now available from Scarecrow Mahoney, Kevin A. Fifteenth Air Force against the Axis: Combat Missions over Europe during World War II. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2013
Now available from Merriam Ippolito, Melanie Friscia. I'll Be Back When Summer's in the Meadow: A World War II Chronicle, volume 3, 1945-1946. Bennington, VT: Merriam Press, 2013
Forthcoming from McArthur Bercuson, David J. and Holger H. Herwig. Long Night of the Tankers: Hitler's War Against Caribbean Oil. Forthcoming from McArthur & Company in June 2013
Book review Rolf, David. The Bloody Road to Tunis: Destruction of the Axis Forces in North Africa: November 1942 - May 1943. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2001
Now available from John Murray Tootal, Stuart. The Manner of Men: 9 Para's Heroic D-Day Mission. London: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2013
Forthcoming from History Press Matthews, Peter. Sigint: The Secret History of Signals Intelligence in the World Wars. Forthcoming from The History Press in June 2013
News from McFarland Many thanks to our friends at McFarland & Company for notifying us that American Amphibious Gunboats in World War II: A History of LCI and LCS(L) Ships in the Pacific by Robin L. Rielly is now available. Also on the schedule:
Now available from Little Brown Urban, Mark. The Tank War: The Men, the Machines and the Long Road to Victory. London: Little Brown and Company, 2013
Forthcoming from Wisconsin Howansky Reilly, Diana. Scattered: The Forced Relocation of Poland's Ukrainians after World War II. Forthcoming from University of Wisconsin Press in June 2013
Now available from Holt Atkinson, Rick. Liberation Trilogy, volume 3: The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2013
Forthcoming from Penguin Glass, Charles. The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II. Forthcoming from Penguin Press in June 2013
Forthcoming from Zenith Bruning, John R. Battle for the North Atlantic: The Strategic Naval Campaign that Won World War II in Europe. Forthcoming from Zenith Press - Motorbooks - MBI in June 2013
Forthcoming from Fourth Estate Martin, Andrew. Flight By Elephant: The Untold Story of World War Two's Most Daring Jungle Rescue. Forthcoming from Fourth Estate in June 2013
T. Cadman Many thanks to T. Cadman WW2 Books for sending along a copy of printed "Catalogue #128" with 27 pages of primo titles for sale.
Now available from Kansas Barry, Steven Thomas. Battalion Commanders at War: U.S. Army Tactical Leadership in the Mediterranean Theater, 1942-1943. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2013
Forthcoming from Cornell Koshiro, Yukiko. Imperial Eclipse: Japan's Strategic Thinking about Continental Asia before August 1945. Forthcoming from Cornell University Press in June 2013
Book review Osborne, Richard E. World War II in Colonial Africa: The Death Knell of Colonialism. Indianapolis, IN: Riebel-Roque Publishing Company, 2001
News from Casemate Our friends at Casemate have passed along some updates about their publication schedule: Shanghai 1937: Stalingrad on the Yangtze by Peter Harmsen is now available. Or Go Down in Flame: A Navigator's Death over Schweinfurt by W. Raymond Wood and The Tigers of Bastogne: Voices of the 10th Armored Division during the Battle of the Bulge by Michael Collins and Martin King will be published in June. Hitler's Wave-Breaking Concept: An Analysis of the German End-Game in the Baltic, 1944-45 by Henrik Lunde and Behind the Lines: A Critical Survey of Special Operations in World War II by Michael Dilley will be published in July. Casemate's schedule of releases for the second half of this year should be available by the end of this month. Check our Casemate page for more information.
Now available from Little Brown Lineberry, Cate. The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines. New York: Little Brown and Company, 2013 Downing, Taylor. Night Raid: The True Story of the First Victorious British Para Raid of WW2. New York: Little Brown and Company, 2013
Forthcoming from Lyons Press Rand, Peter. Conspiracy of One: Tyler Kent's Secret Plot against FDR, Churchill, and the Allied War Effort. Forthcoming from Lyons Press in June 2013
Now available from Osprey The latest batch of releases from Osprey is now available:
Forthcoming from Ian Allan Boyd, Douglas. Normandy in the Time of Darkness: Everyday Life and Death in the French Channel Ports 1940-45. Forthcoming from Ian Allan Publishing in June 2013
Now available from Canada Tieke, Wilhelm. The Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS. Winnipeg: J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc, 2013
Forthcoming from Bloomsbury Gilmour, John and Jill Stephenson (editors). Hitler's Scandinavian Legacy. Forthcoming from Bloomsbury in June 2013
Now available from Kentucky Willbanks, James H. (editor). Generals of the Army: Marshall, MacArthur, Eisenhower, Arnold, Bradley. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2013
Forthcoming from Michigan Goltermann, Svenja. War in Their Minds: German War Veterans and Their Experiences of Violence in the Second World War. Forthcoming from University of Michigan Press in June 2013
In memoriam Gordon Gayle—a highly decorated officer who served with 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal, New Britain, and Peleliu, subsequently writing Bloody Beaches: The Marines at Peleliu and retiring as a brigadier general—died in Virginia on 21 April at the age of 95.
Book review Pallud, Jean Paul. The Desert War: Then and Now. London: After the Battle, 2013
News from Sussex Our old friend Robert Forsyth at Tattered Flag tells us that Stalin's Claws: From the Purges to the Winter War: Red Army Operations before Barbarossa, 1937-1941 by E.R. Hooton has been published and is now available.
Now available from Harper Zuckoff, Mitchell. Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II. New York: Harper, 2013
Forthcoming from Yale Rubin, Barry. Nazis, Islamists, and the Making of the Modern Middle East. Forthcoming from Yale University Press in January 2014
Forthcoming from NIP Aboul-Enein, Youssef H. and Basil H. Aboul-Enein. The Secret War for the Middle East: The Influence of Axis and Allied Intelligence Operations during World War II. Forthcoming from Naval Institute Press in October 2013
Now available from Da Capo Harding, Stephen. The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe. New York: Da Capo Press, 2013
Forthcoming from Schiffer Luther, Craig W.H. Barbarossa Unleashed: The German Blitzkrieg through Central Russia to the Gates of Moscow, June - December 1941. Forthcoming from Schiffer Publishing Ltd in December 2013
Now available from Oklahoma McCaffrey, James M. Going for Broke: Japanese American Soldiers in the War against Nazi Germany. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2013
Forthcoming from HMH Mitter, Rana. Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945. Forthcoming from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in September 2013
Forthcoming from Random House Persico, Joseph E. Roosevelt's Centurions: FDR and the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II. Forthcoming from Random House in May 2013
Now available from Amber Books Two fresh reprints have been published by Amber:
Forthcoming from Osprey Buttar, Prit. Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II. Forthcoming from Osprey Publishing in May 2013
Forthcoming from Columbia Hoare, Marko Attila. The Bosnian Muslims in the Second World War: A History. Forthcoming from Columbia University Press in May 2013
Forthcoming from Palgrave Shilcutt, Tracy. Infantry Combat Medics in Europe, 1944-45. Forthcoming from Palgrave in May 2013
Forthcoming from Kent State Barger, Judith. Beyond the Call of Duty: Army Flight Nursing in World War II. Forthcoming from Kent State University Press in May 2013
Now available from S&S Cobb, Matthew. Eleven Days in August: The Liberation of Paris in 1944. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2013
Forthcoming from Preface Williams, Michael. Steaming to Victory: How Britain's Railways Won the War. Forthcoming from Preface Publishing in May 2013
Recommended We've updated our Recommended Reading page to offer our latest thoughts on the most important new books coming to our attention.
Now available from Plymouth Grove, P. D. Turning the Tide: The Battles of Coral Sea and Midway. Plymouth, England: University of Plymouth Press, 2013
Forthcoming from Simon & Schuster Scott, James. The War Below: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan. Forthcoming from Simon & Schuster in May 2013
Now available from UPK Revelli, Benvenuto. Mussolini's Death March: Eyewitness Accounts of Italian Soldiers on the Eastern Front. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2013
Forthcoming from Polity Ingrao, Christian. Believe and Destroy: Intellectuals in the SS War Machine. Forthcoming from Polity Press in May 2013
Now available from Osprey The kind folks at Osprey dispatched a package in this direction—thanks!—with three new titles:
Forthcoming from Harvard Moore, Aaron William. Writing War: Soldiers Record the Japanese Empire. Forthcoming from Harvard University Press in May 2013 13th
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, Sandra O'Connell, and her book, An American Family in World War II, 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 Glenn, Harlan and Remy Spezzano. Kampfraum Arnheim: A Photo Study of the German Soldier Fighting in and around Arnhem, September 1944. Stamford, CT: RZM Publishing, 2013
News from Helion It looks like Helion & Company has released three WWII books all at once, including two new titles and one softcover reprint.
Forthcoming from National Geographic Cronkite IV, Walter and Maurice Isserman. Cronkite's War: His World War II Letters Home. Forthcoming from National Geographic in May 2013
Now available from Germany Prien, Jochen et al. Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934-19456, Teil 12, Band II: Einsatz im Osten 3.2. bis 31.12.1943. Eutin: Struve Druck Verlag, 2013
Forthcoming from Little Brown Downing, Taylor. Night Raid: The True Story of the First Victorious British Para Raid of WWII. Forthcoming from Little Brown and Company in May 2013
News from Kansas Does it feel like it's been a darned long wait for the third volume of the Stalingrad trilogy by Col. David Glantz? Be patient. University Press of Kansas says we need to wait another year, with publication now scheduled for spring 2014.
In memoriam We've just belatedly learned—thank you, Ron Nass, for alerting us—that respected historian and author Vincent Orange passed away in November.
Welcome to the new world The folks at RZM, exclusive US distributors for After the Battle, tell us that The Desert War: Then and Now by Jean Paul Pallud has finally reached American shores and is now available on this side of the Atlantic.
Forthcoming from Berkley Alexander, Bevin. Macarthur's War: The Flawed Genius Who Challenged The American Political System. Forthcoming from Berkley in May 2013
News from India Many thanks to Skip Jones for informing us that a publisher in New Delhi has reprinted eight of the major volumes of the "Official History of Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War" series. He notes "I have purchased one volume, The Arakan Operations, and it appears to be an exact reprint including the original folding maps." The eight originals have been out of print for many years, becoming almost impossible to locate and dreadfully expensive on those rare occasions when they turn up. Check with Pentagon Press in India for details about purchasing individual books or the set of eight reprints.
Forthcoming from Little Brown Lineberry, Cate. The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines. Forthcoming from Little Brown and Company in May 2013
News from Douglas Stankey Thanks to Doug Stankey for news about volume 2 of Dive-Bomber and Ground-Attack Units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945, the latest (and apparently final) volume in the excellent Units of the Luftwaffe series. He tells us: "The book was printed and is currently available from Amazon.uk and will become generally available in about a month."
Now available from Grub Street Orange, Vincent. Churchill and His Airmen. London: Grub Street, 2013
Forthcoming from John Murray McKinstry, Leo. Operation Sealion: How Britain Crushed the German War Machine's Dreams of Invasion in 1940. Forthcoming from John Murray Publishers Ltd in October 2013
Now available from Cornell Ward, James Mace. Priest, Politician, Collaborator: Jozef Tiso and the Making of Fascist Slovakia. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2013
Now available from Random House Olson, Lynne. Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941. New York: Random House, 2013
Book review Claasen, Adam R. A. Hitler's Northern War: The Luftwaffe's Ill-Fated Campaign, 1940-1945. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2001
News from McFarland Our friends in North Carolina tell us they have several WWII items lined up for the next few months:
Forthcoming from Continuum Godfrey, Simon. British Army Communications in the Second World War: Lifting the Fog of Battle. Forthcoming from Continuum in May 2013
Now available from CUP Stahel, David. Operation Typhoon: Hitler's March on Moscow, October 1941. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2013
Forthcoming from OUP Reinisch, Jessica. The Perils of Peace: The Public Health Crisis in Occupied Germany. Forthcoming from Oxford University Press in May 2013
Forthcoming from History Press Trigg, Jonathan. Death on the Don: The Destruction of Germany's Allies on the Eastern Front 1941-44. Forthcoming from The History Press in October 2013
Now available from Kansas Sacquety, Troy J. The OSS in Burma: Jungle War against Japan. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2013
Self-Publisher We've added another self-publisher, Elizabeth James Ingham, and her book, I Was One of the Brylcreem Boys, 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.
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