Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes is a longstanding friend of WHO, providing features, photography and reviews. He has contributed to The Times of London and other publications. He is the author of The Liberation of Europe (pub 2016) and If War Should Come due later in 2020.

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Articles by Mark Barnes:

Review: THE GERMANS IN FLANDERS 1917-1918, by Mark Barnes

THE GERMANS IN FLANDERS 1917-1918 By David Bilton Published by Pen & Sword ISBN: 978 1 84884 650 0 Review by Mark Barnes for War…

THE OLD WEST COUNTRY REGIMENTS – Review by Mark Barnes

THE OLD WEST COUNTRY REGIMENTS From Plassey to the Somme (11th, 39th & 54th) By Jeremy Archer Published Pen & Sword Military ISBN: 978 1…

VOICES FROM THE LUFTWAFFE – Review by Mark Barnes

VOICES FROM THE LUFTWAFFE By Bob Carruthers Published by Pen & Sword Aviation ISBN: 978 1 78159 111 6 Review by Mark Barnes for War…

Review: CATASTROPHE Europe Goes to War 1914. By Mark Barnes

CATASTROPHE  Europe Goes to War 1914 By Max Hastings Published by William Collins ISBN: 978 0 00 739857 7 Review by Mark Barnes for War…

Review: THE DESERT WAR THEN AND NOW & THE BATTLES FOR MONTE CASSINO THEN AND NOW. By Mark Barnes

THE DESERT WAR THEN AND NOW By Jean Paul Pallud ISBN: 978 1 870067 77 5 £44.95 THE BATTLES FOR MONTE CASSINO THEN AND NOW…

DVD GUDERIAN’S TANKS – From Panzer I to Kongistiger. – Review by Mark Barnes

Once the narrator puts a cork in it for a bit, the DVD gets properly under way with a quite stunning sequence of beautifully choreographed pre-war propaganda films showing armour, aircraft and much more on exercise.

TIP & RUN. The untold tragedy of the Great War In Africa. Review by Mark Barnes

By Edward Paice. Published in 2007 by Wiedenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN-13: 9 780297 847090 ISBN-10: 0 297 847090 Review by Mark Barnes for War History…

I got Somme mud on my Mutt – Mark Barnes visits the Somme

It had been raining heavily for some days and a steady drizzle was still in the air as we chugged along the D254 from Carnoy…

Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land: The Vietnam War Revisited. Review by Mark Barnes

Published by Osprey Review for War History Online by Mark Barnes The cultural impact of the Vietnam War is huge. Just think of all the…

WINTER WARRIORS – Across Bosnia with the PBI 1995/1996. Review by Mark Barnes.

By Les Howard Published by The Book Guild Ltd, Pavilion View, 19 New Road, Brighton BN1 1UF Price £17.99 ISBN 1 84624 077 8 What do…

ANZIO: Italy and the battle for Rome 1944. Review by Mark Barnes

ANZIO: Italy and the battle for Rome 1944 By Lloyd Clark. Published by Headline. £20.00 hardback. ISBN 07553 1420 4 ISBN 978 0 7553 1420…

DEATH WAS OUR BEDMATE – Review by Mark Barnes

DEATH WAS OUR BEDMATE 155th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment and the Japanese 1941-1945 By Agnes McEwan and Campbell Thomson Published Pen & Sword Military ISBN:…