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.Mosquito Victory (Bomber Crews)
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by: Jack Currie

2004-02
I thought that the author's "Lancaster Pilot" was one of the best books about air in the war that i have read.This is the third book in the trilogy.Whilst it is a very good read it is not quite as good as the other 2 and that is because despite his protestations he was not returned to active duty after his tour finished,He became an instructor,then a glider pilot and finally flew Mosquitos on weather trips,virtually unopposed over enemy territory.So that insecurity which permeates the first 2 books is not there.In fact life became slightly routine for him.So although not quite up to the standard of the first 2 this is still an absorbing study of the RAF in the last year of the war
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."Bismarck": The Story Behind the Destruction of the Pride of Hitler's Navy
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by: David J. Bercuson, Holger H. Herwig

March 06, 2003
Great read, so well written, clear and precise in it's description, it makes the pursuit of the Bismarck take on a certain level of romance and myth, especially after it sinks 'the mighty Hood'. I found myself spurring on the Bismarcks capture but at the same time admiring it's brilliance. This really was a book that I simply could not put down. An intriguing story of a magnificent structure and scenario which my generation will never see the likes of. The excitement is matched only by the Bismarks tragic fate, triggered by an invention that would eventually spell the end for the battleship in general....the aeroplane.
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.Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941 (Allen Lane History)
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by: Ian Kershaw

June 07, 2007
EVENTS, DEAR BOY, EVENTS

By IAIN FRASER GRIGOR

THE PRINCIPLES of warfare are really very simple. As codified by the military sages of antiquity and modernity, they can be reduced to two simple rules. The first is to win without having to fight at all. And the second is: if you have to fight, attack a small, defenceless and entirely unconscious enemy with devastating superiority of force and absolute surprise.

The great Prussian von Moltke knew this. But he was to add one great aphorism to the principles of war, to the effect that no plan survives contact with the enemy. So it was in the wars of his nineteenth century, after all, and so it would prove to be in the first Great War of Europe's bloody ... Read More:
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.World War II Combat Reconnaissance Tactics (Elite) (Elite)
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by: Gordon Rottman

September 10, 2007
Usefull book if you quickly want some knowledge on recon tactics of UK, Russia,US,Germany and Japan during WW2. Chapters on each country, Modus Operandi and establishments.
Why the author chose to explain in a seperate chapter that recon units need compasses, maps ect. only he knows, terrible waste of space.
Artwork unspecatacular.
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.Forgotten Voices of the Second World War: A new history of world war two in the words of the men and women who were there
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by: Max Arthur

October 07, 2004
I have read a few books on WWII. This book will draw you into the lifes of the men and women who were there. It covers the start of the war right upto the War with Japan and VE Day. What I found interesting about this book is that it covers hundreds of different accounts from the different people who experienced the war. This book was difficult to put down. If you like WWII then this is a must read !!
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.Pedestal: The Convoy That Saved Malta
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by: Peter C. Smith

March 31, 2002
I have read a few books on WWII. This book will draw you into the lifes of the men and women who were there. It covers the start of the war right upto the War with Japan and VE Day. What I found interesting about this book is that it covers hundreds of different accounts from the different people who experienced the war. This book was difficult to put down. If you like WWII then this is a must read !!
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.Propaganda and the German Cinema, 1933-1945 (Cinema and Society)
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by: David Welch

March 23, 2001
I have read a few books on WWII. This book will draw you into the lifes of the men and women who were there. It covers the start of the war right upto the War with Japan and VE Day. What I found interesting about this book is that it covers hundreds of different accounts from the different people who experienced the war. This book was difficult to put down. If you like WWII then this is a must read !!
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.Sherman Firefly Vs Tiger: Normandy 1944 (Duel): Normandy 1944 (Duel)
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by: Stephen A. Hart

September 10, 2007
This book provides the usual technical details (armour thickness, speed of the machine etc) you would expect to find alongside information regarding the maintenance required, crew life and firing procedures etc

After giving several examples of excellent performances from each machine, for example relating the story of Otto Carius (over 150 victories) or Wilfred Harris (who destroyer 5 Panther tanks in one day) , the book then discusses in depth the German armoured counterattack during the initial phases of Operation Totalize - the main focus being the death of Michael Wittmann.

While Ashley Hart on the whole disagrees with Brian Reid on how Wittmann was killed he does provide an excellent insight on what happened and favours the famous Joe ... Read More:
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.The Sting of the Scorpion
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by: Mike Morgan

December 09, 2003
The L.R.D.G. were the undisputed "kings of the Desert" from mid 1940 till the end of the war in N. Africa. Without their help the S.A.S. would never have got off the ground, yet they have always remained virtually unknown. Fortunately, over the past few years, this has slowly been put to rights by books such as "The Sting of the Scorpion".
A vast majority of books written about the war were written by the Officers who took part in the events or oversaw them. It was quite unusual to find an author with the wartime rank of Private, Generals being far more commonplace. This was due to two factors. Firstly, the higher the rank, the better informed the author and the greater the selling point for the book. Secondly, many "Other Ranks" were unable to write ... Read More:
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.Armageddon: The Battle for Germany 1944-45
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by: Max Hastings

October 15, 2004
An impressive panoramic narrative of the battle for Germany, "Armageddon" combines a wide range of sources (including many veterans) with Hastings's sharp, often iconoclastic judgement. His criticism of the military folly of Operation Market Garden, the Ardennes offensive, and Zhukov's Oder crossing is hard-hitting, but frequently deserved. Hastings is no apologist for military failings, although he frequently gets moralistic: discussions of the justice of the allied cause or the tyranny of Stalin, which is perceived in downright Manichean terms, should not be part of a work of history. This is not to deny the reality of good and evil, or to say that tales of atrocity should not be included: of course they should, especially in a book that intends to provide a comprehensive ... Read More:
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