By Christopher Miskimon

Full Reviews

Putin’s Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine (Mark Galeotti, Osprey Publishing, Oxford UK, 2022, 384 pp., maps, photographs, bibliography, index, $35, hardcover)

The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962 (Max Hastings, Harper Collins Publishing, New York NY, 2022, 544 pp., maps, photographs, notes, bibliography, index, $35, hardcover)

The Chinese Civil War 1945-49 (Michael Lynch, Osprey Publishing, Oxford UK, 2022, 144 pp., maps, photographs, bibliography, index, $20, softcover)

Carrhae 53BC: Rome’s Disaster in the Desert (Nic Fields, Osprey Publishing, Oxford UK, 2022, 96 pp., maps, photographs, bibliography, index, $24, softcover)

Elite Souls: Portraits of Valor in Iraq and Afghanistan (Raymond James Raymond, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis MD, 2022, 392 pp., notes, bibliography, index, $49.95, hardcover)

America’s Forgotten Wars, From Lord Dunmore to the Philippines (Ian Hernon, Amberley Publishing, Gloucestershire UK, 2022, 337 pp., photographs, notes, bibliography, index, $32.95, hardcover)

Target Saigon 1973-75 Volume 3: Disaster at Da Nang 1975 (Nic Fields, Osprey Publishing, Oxford UK, 2022, 96 pp., maps, photographs, bibliography, index, $24, softcover)

Short Bursts

Baghdad Blues (Paul M. Kendel, Casemate Books, 2022, $24.95, softcover) A U.S. Army veteran wrote this novel. It tells the story of a sergeant serving in southwest Baghdad and dealing with the stresses of service there.

The Origins of Surface to Air Missile Technology (James Mills, Casemate Books, 2022, $34.95, hardcover) Both the Allies and Germans studied anti-aircraft missiles during World War II. Afterwards the Allies transferred German knowledge to their custody and put it to use.

Entente Imperial: British and French Power in the Age of Empire (Edward J. Guinn, Amberley Books, 2022, $30, hardcover) This book details how Britain and France cooperated to expand their empires during the mid-19th Century, but drifted apart in the following decades, to their detriment.

Bomber Command: Men, Missions and Machines 1936-68 (Gordon A. A. Wilson, Amberley Books, 2022, $30, hardcover) This is a history of the RAF Bomber Command from its inception in 1936 through to its end during the Cold War. There is detailed information on organization, aircraft, and impact.

The Hawk Air Defense Missile System (Marc Romanych & Jacqueline Scott, Osprey Books, 2022, $19, softcover) The Homing All the Way Killer (HAWK) was the world’s first mobile anti-aircraft missile system. This book highlights its development and service.

Tanks at the Iron Curtain 1960-75 (Steven J. Zaloga, Osprey Books, 2022, $19, softcover) A new generation of tanks entered service during the 1960s. New advances in the tanks and the missiles designed to destroy them caused changes on the battlefield.

Maritime Strike: The Untold Story of the Royal Navy Task Group off Libya in 2011 (Rear Admiral John Kingwell, Casemate Books, 2022, $37.95, hardcover) The author commanded this British task group off the coast of Libya during the Arab Spring. The book is an interesting look at a modern naval force on an operation.

AMARG: America’s Strategic Military Aircraft Reserve (Jim Dunn and Nicholas S. Veronico, Key Books, 2021, $24.95, softcover) Over 3,000 aircraft are stored at the “Boneyard” in Arizona. This new book reveals how these planes are preserved, and sometimes rebuilt for new service.

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