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Dunkirk German Operations in France 1940
15/07/2019
Dunkirk German Operations in France 1940 Hans-Adolf Jacobsen Casemate, 2019 Reviewed by Neil Smith Originally published in 1958, Dunkirk relates the incredible success of the German army in crushing French, Belgian, and British opposition in a blitzkrieg campaign that took place over a few weeks in May 1940. In five chapters,...
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WWII in the Desert
WWII in the Desert Andy Singleton Pen & Sword, 2019 Reviewed by Neil Smith I do not intend to start an internet versus book debate here, but I had wasted an awful lot of time looking for painting tips and lessons in the virtual world before Andy Singleton’s WWII in the...Tags WWII -
T-54/55 – Soviet Cold War Main Battle Tank
T-54/55 – Soviet Cold War Main Battle Tank Robert Jackson Pen & Sword, 2019 Reviewed by Robert Jackson’s T-54/55 – Soviet Cold War Main Battle Tank marks the 16th release in Pen & Sword’s Tank Craft series, which “aims to provide modelmakers and enthusiasts with a new standard of primarily visual... -
Great Naval Battles of the Ancient Greek World
Great Naval Battles of the Ancient Greek World Owen Rees Pen and Sword Military, 2018 Reviewed by Zachary G Martin The importance of warships to the Greeks cannot be overstated. Indeed, the Athenian Empire was a Thallassocracy in name and nature, existing much like the later British Empire, generally by dint... -
Charles XI’s War – The Scanian War Between Sweden and Denmark, 1675-1679
Charles XI’s War – The Scanian War Between Sweden and Denmark, 1675-1679 Michael Fredholm von Essen Helion (Century of the Soldier) 2019 Reviewed by Bernd Biege We all heard of the Thirty Years War, and the Great Northern War, but apart from that, Scandinavian military history is often lost in a...Tags Franco-Prussian War
