REVIEW: THE FIRST BLITZ The German Air Campaign Against Britain 1917-1918 by Mark Barnes
Well, how confusing is this? In the one corner we have the well established First Blitz by Neil Hanson which looks at the German bombing…
REVIEW: WITH THE EAST SURREYS IN TUNISIA, SICILY AND ITALY 1942-1945 by Mark Barnes
This is an unusual book from the outset – the title alone is resonant of books of the past and doesn’t have one of those…
REVIEW: SAILOR Battle of Britain Legend: ADOLPH MALAN by Mark Barnes
The American author Philip Kaplan is right at home with the Battle of Britain and his writing appeals to me very much. He brings a…
REVIEW: SOUTHERN AND WEST COUNTRY AIRFIELDS OF THE D-DAY INVASION AIR FORCE by Mark Barnes
I won’t keep you long. Behind the enormously wordy title hides an extremely handy little book bringing the D-Day air war right to your door.…
REVIEW: WORLD WAR ONE: A LAYMAN’S GUIDE by Mark Barnes
The village of Beaumont Hamel is a nice enough place. Take a walk out of it and along the road that leads you to the…
REVIEW: SEA KILLERS IN DISGUISE by Mark Barnes
You’re a movie producer and you’re sitting in your palatial Hollywood office and you’ve just seen War Horse and you managed to understand some of…
REVIEW: CHURCHILL’S SECRET DEFENCE ARMY Resisting the Nazi Invader by Mark Barnes
I appreciate an informative book and I really like an entertaining read, so a book that encompasses both is a boon. Step up Arthur Ward,…
REVIEW: SURVIVING BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR TWO by Mark Barnes
It’s a well worn axiom that any guide book is pretty much out of date as soon as it’s printed and I’m already thinking you…
REVIEW: PORTRAIT OF A BOMBER PILOT by Mark Barnes
English Electric built a lot of Halifax bombers. Jack Wetherly flew one to Berlin in 1943 and didn’t come back. It was his second tour.…
Outstanding review: BRITISH BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR ONE by Mark Barnes
Once there was a fleet so big and so powerful the world looked on in awe at it. It was as vast as it was…
REVIEW: JOHNNY The Legend and Tragedy of General Sir Ian Hamilton by Mark Barnes
Up in Scotland there is a tumbledown grave of an old soldier and his good lady where the health and safety people have been round.…
REVIEW: BOEING B-52 STRATOFORTRESS Haynes Workshop Manual by Mark Barnes
In their last offering Haynes gave us the Vickers Wellington, a classic piece of 1930s technology from the mind of Barnes Wallis the genius we…