WWII | War History

IMAGES OF WAR B-17 MEMPHIS BELLE

Mark Barnes

The press release with this book leaves us in no doubt the Memphis Belle is an all-American icon and that some claim she is in…

MOSQUITO Menacing the Reich

Mark Barnes

An admission: After I read this book I started another which I had been so looking forward to. A Great War history with fantastic photos…

IT HAD TO BE TOUGH The Origins and Training of the Commandos in World War II.

Mark Barnes

The cover illustration for this book shows the wonderful Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge in the Highlands of Scotland. My sole visit back in 1990…

Book Review: The Way It Was by L. Langford Hodges

Phil Hodges

L. Langford Hodges captures the imagination of World War II history buffs, military strategists, and patriotic citizens as he relates the realities of war, the…

STALINGRAD DAY BY DAY

Mark Barnes

It would be easy to write this one of as the sort of book you often find in one of those bargain book shops in…

DEEDS OF HEROES The Story of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1854-1993

Mark Barnes

I occasionally travel to work with a colleague, who, by coincidence, reviews albums for a rock music website. While I might often find common ground…

THE COMPLETE GEORGE CROSS

Mark Barnes

In the sticky heat of an October day, I found myself in the Commonwealth cemetery in Stanley on Hong Kong Island.  There is much to…

OPERATION MARKET GARDEN – Hell’s Highway

Mark Barnes

The BHTV team returns with a further episode of the Market Garden saga with an account of the events involving the 101st Airborne Division and…

THE GERMAN 88 The Most Famous Gun of the Second World War.

Mark Barnes

This could be the easiest review I will ever write. I’m not going to waste your time thinking up any clever wordy stuff to make…

GERMAN CAPITAL SHIPS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Mark Barnes

You wouldn’t be reading this without the power of the internet and we have all seen what a wonderful tool it can be.  I work…

THE NAZIS’ NUREMBERG RALLIES

Mark Barnes

If you need an example of the wide range of titles published by Pen & Sword you have to look no further than this curio…

COMBINED OPERATIONS MEMORIAL

Jack Beckett

  COMBINED OPERATIONS MEMORIAL The first stage of a memorial to WW2 Combined Operations has been completed at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire at…