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Book Reviews
Review: Allied-Axis: The Photo Journal of the Second World War, Issue 20
The 20th volume in the Allied-Axis series contains four photo-essays on World War II military vehicles and towed weapons. More
The Mammoth Book of Special Ops
First published in the U.K. in 2006, a quick scan of the contents page says this collection has the potential to live up to its subtitle: "The 40 Most Dangerous Special Operations of Modern Times." More
House to House: Playing the Enemy’s Game in Saigon, May 1968, by Keith Nolan
In May 1968, several months after the Tet Offensive, the Vietcong launched a suicidal attack on Saigon. Dubbed Mini-Tet, this offensive was intended to show America and the world that the VC were willing to accept catastrophic losses in their bid to win the war. More
Why Air Forces Fail: The Anatomy of Defeat, edited by Robin Higham and Stephen J. Harris
The reason why various air forces have suffered collapses is the subject of this collection of eleven essays by twelve notable aviation historians. The debacles they examine include those of the air forces of Germany/Austria-Hungary in WW I, Poland, France, and the individual Axis powers in WWII, the Arabs from the 1967 Arab-Israeli war to the 2003 Gulf War, and Argentina in the Falklands War. More
Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot’s Story, by Chuck Gross
Chuck Gross was 19 years old when he started his 1970-71 tour of duty as a UH-1 Huey pilot in Vietnam. Among his assignments as a member of the 71st Assault Helicopter Company were operations against the Ho Chi Minh Trail (he was shot down during one such mission) and inserting special operations forces into Laos. More
B-17 at War, by Bill Yenne
B-17 at War is a brief, heavily illustrated history of the Boeing Flying Fortress in WWII. More
Aces of the Reich: The Making of a Luftwaffe Pilot, by Mike Spick
The title of this book is somewhat a misnomer. Actually, this work is much broader in scope, comprising an analytical study of the meteoric rise of the Luftwaffe in WWII and its equally abrupt fall. More
The U.S. Marine Corps in the Vietnam War: III Marine Amphibious Force, 1965-75 (Battle Orders No. 19), by Ed Gilbert
During the Vietnam War, the III Marine Amphibious Force (MAF) was a reinforced corps comprising two divisions, an air wing, and a division-sized logistics command. This book details the origins of III MAF; its component units and complex organizational history; its doctrine, training, and tactics; and its weapons and equipment. More
SLT 56 and SLT 50-3 in Detail (Present Vehicle Line No. 10), by Josef Spurny, Jan Martinec, and Frantisek Koran
The FAUN SLT 50-3 8×8 wheeled tractor and its 8×6 sister vehicle, the SLT-56, teamed with 52- and 56-ton semi-trailers, served the Bundeswehr as heavy tank transporters. These powerful units have proven their worth in peacetime as well as in UN deployments from Africa to the former Yugoslavia. More