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A Century of Innovation Explained – Review by Paul Theobald

This is the centenary year of Royal Air Force. It became the RAF on the 1st of April 1918 when the Royal Flying Corps and…

80 Years, A Tribute To The PBY Catalina – Review by Mark Barnes

Hans Wiesman first came to my attention a few years ago on the publication of his book The Dakota Hunter, a book detailing much of…

The Axis Occupation Of Europe Then And Now – Review by Mark Barnes

We live in troubled times where fear and loathing of immigrants, school yard shootings, youth violence, distant wars and poisonings in sleepy cathedral cities vie…

The Most Decorated Panzer Companies Of The Wehrmacht PART 1 – 2nd Company, 502nd Heavy Tank Battalion

War History Online presents this guest blog by Evan Pinter In this three-part series, we will take a look at the three most decorated panzer…

The Great War Illustrated 1917 – Review by Mark Barnes

I remember a warmish spring evening four years ago when I attended an event at the Houses of Parliament in London where a number of…

The Roman Barbarian Wars; The Era of Roman Conquest – Review by William McLaughlin

Roman wars against “barbarians” can often be very difficult to cover. In victory, they can be deemed inconsequential or unworthy of special mention by ancient…

Operations Manual From ancient times to the beginning of the gunpowder age – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

We start with a disclaimer: I live in a country that has a lot of castles and I have visited some of them. It’s a…

The Maginot Line – Book Review by Mark Barnes

It is ever so easy to ridicule the Maginot Line given its strategic failure, but it would be wrong to denigrate the wonder of it’s…

Fantastic New Titles From Haynes Publishing – Review by Mark Barnes

If you’re looking for a couple of books that are both informative and entertaining, look no further than this first class duo from Haynes Publishing. …

The Man Who Saved Paris: Roger West’s Ride 1914 – Review by Mark Barnes

The first months of the Great War are hardly ignored by historians, but the period is wholly overshadowed by the years of trench warfare that…

A Selection Of Armor Related Books To Consider – Review by Mark Barnes

Every so often I am presented with books I can enthuse about but not to any great length and my masters in the WHO version…

Four World War II Books to consider – Review by Mark Barnes

Two new books in the soft backed Illustrated series from Casemate have an unmistakable French presentation style to them and this is no accident. They…