Now available from Sutton
31 October 2002

Nesbit, Roy and George Van Acker. The Flight of Rudolf Hess: Myths and Reality. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2002

Forthcoming from Presidio
30 October 2002

Megellas, James. All the Way to Berlin. Forthcoming from Presidio Press in March 2003

Now available from Rowman
30 October 2002

Galante, Pierre and Eugene Silianoff. Operation Valkyrie: The German Generals' Plot against Hitler. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2002. Reprint edition

Forthcoming from UTP
30 October 2002

Meadows, William C. Comanche Code Talkers of World War II. Forthcoming from University of Texas Press in January 2003. Softcover reprint edition

Forthcoming from McFarland
29 October 2002

Ross, Stewart Halsey. Strategic Bombing by the United States in World War II: The Myths and the Facts. Forthcoming from McFarland & Company, Inc in November 2002

Now available from Evans
29 October 2002

Allen, Martin. Hidden Agenda: How the Duke of Windsor Betrayed the Allies. New York: M. Evans, 2002

Self-Publisher
28 October 2002

We've added another self-publisher, Frank Harbord, and his book to our Directory of Self-Publishers. If you have 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.

Now available from Osprey
28 October 2002

Looks like six new WWII-related titles have been released from these folks over the last week or two. Check our Osprey page for full details.

Book review
27 October 2002

Yelton, David K. Hitler's Volkssturm: The Nazi Militia and the Fall of Germany, 1944-1945. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2002

Read our review

Editor's Pick
26 October 2002

Sometimes when we run across an interesting/unusual/informative book, especially an old and out-of-print one, we like to bring it to your attention. Here's one, or in this case an entire series, that's not too old but deserves a closer look:

Der Zweite Weltkrieg im Kartenbild

The books in this series have grown better and better with each new release, and they provide map after map with unprecedented detail, including not just German operations but deployments for the forces of Poland, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Greece, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, etc. The accompanying text is in German, but these books are really all about the maps, so language is not an obstacle. Dreadfully expensive, but worth every penny.

Now available from Schiffer
26 October 2002

Hill, Michael and Betty Karle. The 464th Bomb Group in World War II: In Action over the Third Reich with the B-24 Liberator. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2002

In memoriam
25 October 2002

Queen Geraldine, widow of King Zog of Albania, who fled the country with her husband and infant son when the Italians invaded in 1939, died in Spain on 22 October 2002 at age 87. She is survived by her son, the exiled King Leka. The Times provides an excellent obituary. See also Albania at War, 1939-1945 by Bernd Fischer.

Now available from Greenhill
24 October 2002

Koschorrek, Gunter K. Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front. London: Greenhill Books, 2002

Hogg, Ian. German Secret Weapons of the Second World War. London: Greenhill Books, 2002. Softcover reprint edition

Jessen, Morten. Luftwaffe at War The Junkers Ju52: The Luftwaffe's Workhorse. London: Greenhill Books, 2002

Now available from Aberjona
23 October 2002

Novotny, Alfred. The Good Soldier. Bedford, PA: Aberjona Press, 2002. Revised edition of self-published memoir

Forthcoming from Hellgate
23 October 2002

Cervantes, Henry. Migrant Worker to Jet Pilot. Forthcoming from Hellgate Press in January 2003

Now available from Simon
22 October 2002

Beschloss, Michael R. The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002

Forthcoming from Brassey's Inc
22 October 2002

The folks at Brassey's have dispatched information about some of their forthcoming books, all of which is available on our page for them.

Antheil
22 October 2002

The newest printed catalog from Antheil Booksellers arrived here today with forty-eight pages of new and used naval, maritime, aviation, and military books.

News from Down Under
21 October 2002

Brook Scarlett sends this news from Australia:

"A reprint of The Grim Glory of the 2/19 Battalion AIF is due for release shortly [by the Battalion Association]. The book is a reprint of the rare 1975 and 1976 editions that are much sought after by relatives and collectors...."

Now available from Viking
21 October 2002

Bierman, John and Colin Smith. The Battle of Alamein: Turning Point, World War II. New York: Viking, 2002

Book review
20 October 2002

Saunders, Tim. Battleground Europe, Normandy: Gold Beach - Jig: Jig Sector and West, June 1944. Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword Books Ltd, 2002. Distributed in the US by Casemate

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Latest book feedback
19 October 2002

We always encourage our visitors to contribute a few thoughtful lines of feedback concerning books about which they are familiar. You can submit feedback by using the form near the bottom of any of our thousands of book pages, and in the same location you can also find feedback which has already been contributed by other visitors. In addition, you can visit our newest webpage which contains a summary of some of the most recent book feedback submissions

Now available from Viking
19 October 2002

Keegan, John. Winston Churchill. New York: Viking, 2002

Now available from Fedorowicz
19 October 2002

Ullrich, Karl. Like a Cliff in the Ocean: A History of the 3. SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf. Winnipeg: J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc, 2002

Forthcoming from Sutton
18 October 2002

White, Peter. With the Jocks: A Soldier's Struggle for Europe, 1944-45. Forthcoming from Sutton Publishing Ltd later this month. Softcover reprint edition

Scholars
18 October 2002

In the mail today arrived the "Fall 2002 History" catalog from Scholar's Bookshelf with a goodly number of WWII titles, some at substantial discounts.

Recommendations
17 October 2002

We've just updated our Recommended Reading page with fresh titles hand-picked as some of our personal favorites.

Now available from Casemate
17 October 2002

Koskimaki, George. D-Day with the Screaming Eagles. Havertown, PA: Casemate, 2002

Now available from Ian Allan
16 October 2002

Mallmann Showell, Jak P. U-Boat Warfare: The Evolution of the Wolf Pack. Hersham, UK: Ian Allan Publishing, 2002

Westwell, Ian. Spearhead No. 6 1st Infantry Division: The Big Red One. Hersham, UK: Ian Allan Publishing, 2002

News from Rupert Butler
15 October 2002

"My next book to be published in the UK by Spellmount is SS Hitlerjugend: An IIlustrated History of the 12th SS Division, 1943-45. It will appear summer 2003."

Forthcoming from Airlife
15 October 2002

Kynoch, Joseph. Norway 1940: The Forgotten Fiasco. Forthcoming from Airlife Publishing Ltd in November 2002

In memoriam
14 October 2002

Stephen Ambrose, prolific author of historical works including many WWII-related titles, died of lung cancer on Sunday, 13 October in Mississippi.

Book reviews
13 October 2002

Trojca, Waldemar. Junkers Ju 88, volume 1. Winnipeg: J. J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc, 2002

Gordon, Yefim and Dmitriy Khazanov. Yakovlev's Piston-Engined Fighters. Leicester, UK: Midland Publishing Limited, 2002. Distributed in the US by Specialty Press

Sarkar, Dilip. Battle of Britain: Last Look Back. Worcester, UK: Ramrod Publications, 2002

Goss, Chris with Bernd Rauchbach. Luftwaffe Seaplanes, 1939-1945: An Illustrated History. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2002

Read our reviews

News from David Glantz
12 October 2002

Colonel Glantz tells us he was no longer involved in the Black Sea Inferno book which is no longer on Spellmount's production schedule. However, as always, he has plenty of other projects in the works:

"The University of Kansas Press will publish my long treatise, Leningrad 1941-1944...[later this month]...and in early January Frank Cass (London) will publish my vastly expanded and rewritten two volumes on Red Army operations in the Far East during August and September 1945. This project covers all of the fighting in Manchuria, in Korea, and on Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands based on archival information (both Soviet and Japanese).

"I am presently struggling to complete Colossus Reborn: The Red Army 1941-1943, which I hope to complete by 1 February. Volume six of Forgotten Battles, an atlas on the border battles of June-July 1941, and my book (with Jon House) on Stalingrad wait in the wings."

Now available from Nafziger
12 October 2002

Nafziger, George F. (editor). The German Tank Platoon in WWII: Its Training and Employment in Battle. West Chester. OH: The Nafziger Collection, 2002

News from Pacifica
11 October 2002

We're pleased to report that Eric Hammel of Pacifica Military History has decided to resume his publishing program next year, per his recent post to our Book Forum.

Now available from Indiana
11 October 2002

Catanzaro, Francis B. With the 41st Division in the Southwest Pacific: A Foot Soldier's Story. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2002

Forthcoming from Rowman
10 October 2002

Galante, Pierre and Eugene Silianoff. Operation Valkyrie: The German Generals' Plot against Hitler. Forthcoming from Rowman and Littlefield later this month. Reprint edition

Now available from NIP
10 October 2002

Ewing, Steve. Reaper Leader: The Life of Jimmy Flatley. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2002

Blair jr, Clay. Ridgway's Paratroopers: The American Airborne in World War II. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2002. Reprint edition

Forthcoming from Wiley
9 October 2002

Smith, Steven Trent. The Rescue: A True Story of Survival and Courage in World War II. Forthcoming from John Wiley & Sons in January 2003

Powaski, Ronald E. Lightning War: Blitzkrieg in the West, 1940. Forthcoming from John Wiley & Sons in December 2002

Now available from Osprey
9 October 2002

Smith, Jack H. Aviation Elite Units 10 359th Fighter Group. Botley, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2002

Recommendations
8 October 2002

Of all the WWII-related books we receive, examine, study, and/or review, a few tickle our fancy sufficiently to be posted to our Recommended Reading page, just updated today.

Now available from Harvard
8 October 2002

Latimer, Jon. Alamein. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2002. US edition

Scholars
8 October 2002

The postal service is busy right now delivering the fall 2002 "Military History" catalog from the Scholar's Bookshelf.

Now available from NIP
8 October 2002

Goss, Chris with Bernd Rauchbach. Luftwaffe Seaplanes, 1939-1945: An Illustrated History. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2002. US edition

Hamilton
7 October 2002

The printed catalog "Bargain Books" for 20 September arrived here today from Edward R. Hamilton, Bookseller.

Now available from Axis Europa
7 October 2002

Axworthy, Mark. Axis Slovakia: Hitler's Slavic Wedge, 1938-1945. Bayside, NY: Axis Europa Books, 2002

Now available from McGraw-Hill
7 October 2002

Jacobs, Paul P. and Robert Lightsey. The Battle of Britain: A Visual Perspective. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002

Book review
6 October 2002

Oliver, Kingsley M. The RAF Regiment at War, 1942-1946. Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword Books Ltd, 2002

Read our review

Now available from Smithsonian
5 October 2002

Spires, David N. Patton's Air Force: Forging a Legendary Air-Ground Team. Washington. DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2002

Old Army
4 October 2002

Approximately 5000 secondhand military books were added to the Old Army Books website by Bruce Halsted today.

Forthcoming from Military Press
4 October 2002

The Military Press has announced a new series of books, The US Army Division in World War II, which will eventually include seven volumes of TOE material, with the first two titles due in November.

Now available from Helion
4 October 2002

Melnyk, Michael. To Battle: The Formation and History of the 14th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division. Solihull, UK: Helion & Company, 2002

de Lotz
4 October 2002

The thickest books catalog we've laid eyes on in many moons appeared in our mailbox this week from P.G. de Lotz of London with almost 5000 listings for secondhand military titles, but—alas—they seem to have no website and no email address....

Now available from UPK
3 October 2002

Yelton, David K. Hitler's Volkssturm: The Nazi Militia and the Fall of Germany, 1944-1945. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2002

AOW
3 October 2002

Bob Ruman just uploaded over 6000 books to the online inventory files at his Articles of War website, including a large section of newly arrived WWII-related items.

Jerboa
3 October 2002

Just in from Jerboa-Redcap Books: Printed "Supplement #60" with six pages of new and secondhand naval, aviation, and military titles for sale.

Stoddart, Zuehlke, and the Gothic Line
2 October 2002

With Stoddart Publishing having gone through a messy bankruptcy, author Mark Zuehlke tells us his The Gothic Line: Canada's Climactic World War II Triumph in Italy no longer has a publisher. He's in the process of finding a new one "...and there is a chance that it will be released in spring of 2003. That will conclude my trilogy on the Canadians who served in the Italian campaign." The first two books in the series are of exceedingly high quality, and we're looking forward to the third one.

Now available from Stackpole
2 October 2002

Michael Pearson's Red Sky in the Morning: The Battle of the Barents Sea, 1942 from Airlife Publishing is now available through the US distributor, Stackpole.

Cadman
2 October 2002

The T. Cadman site has just been updated with a large quantity of secondhand WWII titles from Tom's inventory.

Now available from Crecy
2 October 2002

Goss, Chris with Bernd Rauchbach. Luftwaffe Seaplanes, 1939-1945: An Illustrated History. Manchester, UK: Crecy Publishing Ltd, 2002

Warner, Graham. The Bristol Blenheim. Manchester, UK: Crecy Publishing Ltd, 2002

News from Casemate
1 October 2002

The kind folks at Casemate have just let us know about quite a few new titles, including their own SS-Wiking: The History of the Fifth SS Division, 1941-45 by Rupert Butler and others they distribute in the US for publishers such as Pen & Sword and Editions Heimdal. Check our webpage for Casemate for details.

Now available from Texas A&M
1 October 2002

Carafano, James Jay. Waltzing into the Cold War: The Struggle for Occupied Austria. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2002

World War II Books, UK
1 October 2002

World War II Books of Woking, England now features more than 14,000 secondhand WWII-related books for sale on the web, and Graham uploaded a fresh batch of inventory today.

Military Collector
1 October 2002

Ian Wilkinson has updated the online inventory at his Military Collector site with several thousand secondhand military titles.

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