NORMANDY BATTLEFIELDS – Review by Mark Barnes
I was very keen to see this book when it appeared in the bumph Casemate routinely send to me and I am not disappointed. The…
WW1 ATLAS – Review by Mark Barnes
This large-scale book has the essence of the look of one produced under the banner of The Times newspaper, but don’t be fooled into thinking…
WW1 Fighter Aces – Review by Mark Barnes
In a corner of a foreign field just north of Ypres rests a young man named Edwin Benbow. He is no relation to me and…
CENTRAL POWERS – RUSSIAN FRONT 14-18 – Review by Mark Barnes
A lot of the focus of the centenary of the Great War in recent weeks has been on the Western Front, the cockpit of the…
HMS WARSPITE – Review by Mark Barnes
You know how it is. After days of sunshine there is a rare public holiday to enjoy and when the appointed twenty-four hours is here…
OPERATION HURRICANE – Review by Mark Barnes
Operation Hurricane was conceived as a mission to deal with as yet insufficiently damaged German industrial cities. It fitted in perfectly with Arthur Harris’ strategy…
IAN FLEMING AND POSTMASTER – Review by Mark Barnes
The ribbon of land behind Omaha Beach is now sacred soil, not just in the United States, but in the minds of anyone immersed in…
THE KAISER’S PIRATES – Review by Mark Barnes
Unlike her long established rival, at the start of hostilities the German navy was a young arm short on traditions and heritage. The Kaiser, looking…
THE MEN WHO GAVE US WINGS – Review by John Henry Phillips
A few weeks ago I was handed a book to review on the life and exploits of Australia’s most successful flying ace, Robert A. Little,…
MILITARY & FLYING MACHINES SHOW – By Mark Barnes
MUTTS, A DAKOTA AND A VERY NICE CUP OF TEA! Mark Barnes attends the Military & Flying Machines show at Damyn’s Hall aerodrome in a…
NAPOLEON ON CAMPAIGN – Review by Mark Barnes
When he strode down the gangplank of HMS Hecla at Balaclava on 8th March 1854, Roger Fenton was in the vanguard of an arts movement…
VANGUARD OF THE CRUSADE – The 101st Airborne Division in World War II – Review by Mark Barnes
I said some time ago that if the 101st Airborne Division were a brand they would be Apple. If that is the case then surely…