News from Helion
30 June 2003

Duncan at Helion tells us they've just released two new books:

Scheiderbauer, Armin. Adventures in My Youth: A German Soldier on the Eastern Front, 1941-45. Solihull, UK: Helion & Company, 2003

Lord, Cliff and Graham Watson. The Royal Corps of Signals: Unit Histories of the Corps (1920-2001) and Its Antecedents. Solihull, UK: Helion & Company, 2003

Aardvark
30 June 2003

The folks at Aardvark Books updated their online inventory of secondhand military books today.

Book review
29 June 2003

Cohen, Stan and Don DeNevi with Richard Gay. They Came to Destroy America: The FBI Goes to War against Nazi Spies and Saboteurs before and during World War II. Missoula, MT: Pictorial Histories, 2003

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Forthcoming from Viking
28 June 2003

Bishop, Patrick. Fighter Boys: The Battle of Britain, 1940. Forthcoming from Viking Penguin in August 2003

Now available from Crecy
28 June 2003

Gibson, Guy. Enemy Coast Ahead. Manchester: Crecy Publishing Ltd, 2003

Forthcoming from HarperCollins
27 June 2003

Ruggero, Ed. Combat Jump: The Young Men Who Led the Assault into Fortress Europe, July 1943. Forthcoming from HarperCollins Publishers, Inc in October 2003

Now available from Mushroom
27 June 2003

Januszewski, Tadeusz. Mitsubushi A5M Claude. Redbourn, UK: Mushroom Model Publications, 2003

Forthcoming from SR Books
26 June 2003

Zeiler, Thomas W. Unconditional Defeat: Japan, America, and the End of World War II. Forthcoming from Scholarly Resources in October 2003

Jerboa-Redcap
26 June 2003

Supplement #69, containing six pages of new and used military, aviation, and naval books, arrived here today by mail from Jerboa-Redcap Books of Hightstown, NJ.

Now available from Nafziger
25 June 2003

Ryan, David A., David Hughes and Steve Rothwell. British Armies in World War Two The British Armies in World War Two: An Organisational History, vol 6: The Canadian Army. West Chester, OH: Nafziger Collection, 2003

Editor's pick
24 June 2003

Sometimes when we run across an interesting/unusual/informative book, especially (but not always) an old and out-of-print one, we like to bring it to your attention. Here's one:

Ellis, John. World War II: A Statistical Survey. New York: Facts on File, 1993

Packed with maps, statistics, organigrams, and hard data. One of a small handful of must-have books that should be on the bookshelf of everyone who studies the the Second World War.

Now available from OUP
24 June 2003

Wylie, Neville. Britain, Switzerland, and the Second World War. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003

Forthcoming from HarperCollins
24 June 2003

Barenblatt, Daniel. A Plague upon Humanity: The Secret Genocide of Axis Japan's Germ Warfare Operation. Forthcoming from HarperCollins Publishers, Inc in February 2003

Now available from Sutton
23 June 2003

Williamson, Gordon. Waffen-SS Handbook, 1933-1945. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2003

Now available from CUP
23 June 2003

Steigmann-Gall, Richard. Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Book review
22 June 2003

Heal, S.C. Ugly Ducklings: Japan's WWII Liberty Type Standard Ships. St Catherines, ONT: Vanwell Publishing Ltd, 2003

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Now available from Free Press
21 June 2003

Eisenhower, John S. D. General Ike: A Personal Reminiscence. New York: The Free Press, 2003

News from TAMU
20 June 2003

Having just released the excellent December 8, 1941: MacArthur's Pearl Harbor by William Bartsch, Texas A&M University has scheduled four more WWII-related titles for the next few months. Check our TAMU Press page for details.

Now available from Mutual
20 June 2003

Seiden, Allan. Pearl Harbor: A Complete Illustrated History. Honolulu: Mutual Publishing, 2003

News from Mark Yerger
20 June 2003

Author Mark Yerger tells us that his German Cross in Gold Holders of the SS and Police, volume 1 will be released in September by Bender Publishing.

Now available from Taylor
19 June 2003

Ossad, Steven L. and Don R. Marsh. Major General Maurice Rose: World War II's Greatest Forgotten Commander. Dallas: Taylor Publishing, 2003

Forthcoming from Pelican
19 June 2003

Walker, Paul D. Truman's Dilemma: Invasion or the Bomb. Forthcoming from Pelican Publishing Company in August 2003

Now available from LSU
19 June 2003

Poncio, John Henry and Marlin Young. Girocho: A GI's Story of Bataan and Beyond. Baton Rouge, LA: LSU Press, 2003

Forthcoming from Random House
18 June 2003

Wistrich, Robert S. Hitler and the Holocaust. Forthcoming from Random House in August 2003

Now available from Airlife
18 June 2003

Gustin, Emmanuel and Anthony Williams. Flying Guns of World War II. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd, 2003

Forthcoming from Alabama
17 June 2003

Cronenberg, Allen. Forth to the Mighty Conflict: Alabama and World War II. Forthcoming from University of Alabama Press in August 2003

Now available from Wisconsin
17 June 2003

Fenyvesi, Charles. When Angels Fooled the World: Rescuers of Jews in Wartime Hungary. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003

News from Cass
16 June 2003

Have a look at our Frank Cass webpage for the latest updates on all their new and forthcoming WWII-related titles, of which there are a great many.

Book review
15 June 2003

Coates, Steve with Jean-Christophe Carbonel. Helicopters of the Third Reich. Crowborough, UK: Classic Publications, 2002

Read our review

Now available from HarperCollins
14 June 2003

Shachtman, Tom. Laboratory Warriors: How Allied Science and Technology Tipped the Balance in World War II. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc, 2003

Now available from U of Chicago
14 June 2003

Muller, Eric L. Free to Die for Their Country: The Story of the Japanese-American Draft Resisters in World War II. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003

Now available from Arcade
14 June 2003

Curtis, Michael. Verdict on Vichy: Power and Prejudice in the Vichy France Regime. New York: Arcade Publishing, 2003

Forthcoming from Brassey's
14 June 2003

Commanger, Henry Steele. The Story of the Second World War. Forthcoming from Brassey's Inc in August 2003

Now available from U of Toronto
13 June 2003

Copp, Terry. Fields of Fire: The Canadians in Normandy. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2003

Gaudette
13 June 2003

Today's mail brought the "Spring 2003" printed catalog from Paul Gaudette Books with forty pages of new and used books for sale: mostly aviation and mostly dealing with World War II.

Forthcoming from Presidio
13 June 2003

Loving, George. Woodbine Red Leader: A P-51 Mustang Ace in the Mediterranean Theater. Forthcoming from Presidio Press in July 2003

Now available from Weidenfeld
12 June 2003

Farrell, Nicholas. Mussolini. London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2003

Now available from Eagle Eds
12 June 2003

Crandall, Jerry. Wings of the Black Cross Wings of the Black Cross: Photo Album of Luftwaffe Aircraft, volume 1. Hamilton, MT: Eagle Editions, Ltd, 2003

News from NIP
12 June 2003

Check our page for Naval Institute Press for fresh news about their latest announcements and recently released titles including Prince, Mason, Savas, etc.

Now available from Red Kite
12 June 2003

Foreman, John. Fighter Command Victory Claims, volume 1: September 1939 - December 1940. Walton on Thames, UK: Red Kite / Air Research Publications, 2003

Now available from Front Street
12 June 2003

Gautsch, Willi. General Henri Guisan: Commander-in-Chief of the Swiss Army in World War II. New York: Front Street Press, 2003

Forthcoming from Stackpole
11 June 2003

Carius, Otto. Tigers in the Mud: The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius. Forthcoming from Stackpole Books in September 2003

Now available from Lewis Intl
11 June 2003

Fowler, Will. D-Day: The First 24 Hours: The Normandy Beaches. Miami, FL: Lewis International, 2003

Recommended
10 June 2003

As we're wont to do from time to time, we've updated our Recommended Reading page with some fresh suggestions.

Now available from Nafziger
10 June 2003

Hautecler, Georges and George F. Nafziger (editor). Rommel and Guderian against the Belgian Chasseurs Ardennais: The Combats at Chabrehez and Bodange. West Chester. OH: The Nafziger Collection, 2003

Ryan, David A., David Hughes and Steve Rothwell. British Armies in World War Two The British Armies in World War Two: An Organisational History, vol 5: The Australian Army. West Chester, OH: Nafziger Collection, 2003

Ryan, David A., Steve Rothwell and David Hughes. British Armies in World War Two The British Armies in World War Two: An Organisational History, supplement 3: Orders of Battle, 1942 - 1944. West Chester, OH: Nafziger Collection, 2003

Now available from Casemate
10 June 2003

Killblane, Richard and Jake McNiece. The Filthy Thirteen: From the Dustbowl to Hitler's Eagles Nest: The 101st Airborne's Most Legendary Squad of Combat Paratroopers. Havertown, PA: Casemate, 2003

Scholars
10 June 2003

Our mail carrier has delivered to us the new "Summer 2003 History" catalog from Scholar's Bookshelf with a good batch of WWII titles.

Forthcoming from Knopf
9 June 2003

Monahan, Evelyn M. And If I Perish: Frontline U. S. Army Nurses in World War II. Forthcoming from Alfred A. Knopf in November 2003

Now available from Presidio
9 June 2003

Jackson, Charles and Bruce H. Norton. I am Alive: A United States Marine's Story of Survival in a World War II Japanese POW Camp. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 2003

Book reviews
8 June 2003

Isby, David C. (editor). Fighting the Bombers: The Luftwaffe's Struggle against the Allied Bomber Offensive. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2003

George, Robert H. Army Air Forces Historical Studies, No 36: Ninth Air Force: April to November, 1944. Reno, NV: Historica Aviation Publications, 2002

Gallagher, James P. With the Fifth Army Air Force: Photos from the Pacific Theater. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001

Mankau, Heinz and Peter Petrick. Messerschmitt Bf 110 / Me 210 / Me 410: An Illustrated History. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2003

Read our reviews

Now available from Yale
7 June 2003

Snow, Philip. The Fall of Hong Kong: Britain, China, and the Japanese Occupation. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003

Editor's pick
7 June 2003

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:

Schull, Joseph. Far Distant Ships: An Official Account of Canadian Naval Operations in World War II. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing, 1987

Originally published in 1950, Schull turned official reports and interviews with Canadian naval personnel into a gripping story that succeeds both as official history and as a thrilling tale of combat at sea.

Now available from Greenwood
6 June 2003

Dunn Jr, Walter S. Heroes or Traitors: The German Replacement Army, the July Plot, and Adolf Hitler. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press and Praeger Publishers, 2003

Forthcoming from Burford
6 June 2003

Teare, Denys. Evader. Forthcoming from Burford Books in September 2003

Now available from Cass
6 June 2003

Shaw, Louise Grace. The British Political Elite and the Soviet Union, 1937-1939. London: Frank Cass Publishers, 2003

Technical note
6 June 2003

Due to severe server failure, our "Book Forum" and "Directory of Self-Publishers" features will be out of action until further notice.

AOW
5 June 2003

Way down in New Mexico, Bob Ruman has updated his terrific Articles of War website with more than seven thousands titles encompassing just about every armed conflict in human history.

Forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan
5 June 2003

Mallett, Robert. Mussolini and the Origins of the Second World War, 1933-1940. Forthcoming from Palgrave Macmillan in September 2003

Now available from Grub Street
5 June 2003

Franks, Norman. Typhoon Attack. London: Grub Street, 2003

Franks, Norman. Beyond Courage: Air Sea Rescue by Walrus Squadrons in the Adriatic, Mediterranean, and Tyrrhenian. London: Grub Street, 2003

Forthcoming from HarperCollins
5 June 2003

Sacco, Jack. Where the Birds Never Sing: The True Story of the 92nd Signal Battalion and the Liberation of Dachau. Forthcoming from HarperCollins Publishers, Inc in September 2003

Now available from TAMU
4 June 2003

Bartsch, William H. December 8, 1941: MacArthur's Pearl Harbor. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2003

Military Collector
4 June 2003

Check the Military Collector website for several thousand secondhand WWII-related books, including many added today, available to be added to your own collection.

News from Schiffer
3 June 2003

Check our webpage for Schiffer for full details on newly announced books for summer and fall.

Forthcoming from Washington
3 June 2003

Straus, Ulrich. The Anguish of Surrender: Japanese POWs of World War II. Forthcoming from University of Washington Press in February 2004

T. Cadman World War Two Books
3 June 2003

Today Tom Cadman uploaded four pages of book inventory files to his T. Cadman website which specializes in secondhand WWII-related titles.

Now available from Sutton
3 June 2003

Price, Alfred. Spitfire in Combat. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2003

Forthcoming from Illinois
2 June 2003

Wygoda, Hermann. In the Shadow of the Swastika. Forthcoming from University of Illinois Press in August 2003

Ephraim, Frank. Escape to Manila: From Nazi Tyranny to Japanese Terror. Forthcoming from University of Illinois Press in September 2003

Antheil
2 June 2003

Printed catalog 192 arrived by mail today from Antheil International Booksellers with forty-eight pages of naval, maritime, aviation, and military titles for sale.

Now available from Schiffer
2 June 2003

Regnat, Karl-Heinz. Dornier Do 335: An Illustrated History. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2003

Old Army
2 June 2003

Looks like the Old Army Books website has just been updated with a new assortment of secondhand military books for browsing, searching, and purchasing.

Forthcoming from Kentucky
2 June 2003

Generous jr, William Thomas. Sweet Pea at War: A History of USS Portland. Forthcoming from University Press of Kentucky in September 2003

Book review
1 June 2003

Fisher, Louis. Nazi Saboteurs on Trial: A Military Tribunal and American Law. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2003

Read our review

WWII Books, Woking
1 June 2003

As he does about this time every month, Graham Palmer of World War II Books in Woking, England has updated his online inventory with thousands upon thousands of secondhand WWII-related books for sale.

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