“Bairnsfather” – Review by Mark Barnes
I had a colleague who was deep into a mammoth project collating the histories of all the illustrators who had contributed material for one of…
“Monty’s Functional Doctrine” – Book Review by Mark Barnes
Big name writers from Chester Wilmot onwards have offered up mixed opinions of the performance of British formations during the North-West Europe campaign of 1944-45.…
“The Last War of the Superfortresses” – Review by Mark Barnes
The Korean War seems to be getting a lot more attention at the moment. Perhaps it is because the WW2 book market is as saturated…
“Sea Stories – A Memoir of a Naval Officer” – Review by Mark Barnes
The book is similar in style to a number of books we have seen during the past year, but this one is helped by Mr.…
‘Regiments of the Dead’ – Review by Mark Barnes
Hot on the heels of the majestic Silent Landscapes we have this impressive collection of images by Paul Shenton. The Great War centenary was bound…
‘Spitfire: The Legend Lives On’ – Review by Mark Barnes
I am by no means a hardened veteran of the airshow circuit, but I have snapped quite a few aircraft in my time. These days…
“M4 Sherman Tanks” – Review by Mark Barnes
A friend of mine has got back into model making. It is something I gave up a long time ago and only resumed for a…
A pair of naval books from Seaforth – Review by Mark Barnes
Safe to assume regular readers of these ramblings will be up to speed on my interest in warship books and especially the classy photography that…
“Oswald Boelcke – Germany’s First Fighter Ace and Father of Air Combat” – Review by Mark Barnes
Oswald Boelcke’s untimely death as a result of a mid-air collision was, without question, an immense loss to German military aviation during the First World…
“Forgotten Victory” – Review by Chris Buckham
Maj Chris Buckham is an active duty logistics officer in the RCAF who reviews books in his spare time. He maintains a blog of his…
“American Eagles” – Review by Mark Barnes
Here is another impressive book in this mercurial series from Pen & Sword. This time, we benefit from the knowledge of Tony Holmes, one of…
“PANZER III: Owners Workshop Manual” – Book Review by Mark Barnes
We are back after an extended break with yet another outing from Haynes Publishing. This time round we get a detailed look at a true…