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