By Christopher Miskimon

Full Reviews

Fury and Ice: Greenland, The United States and Germany in World War II (Peter Harmsen, Casemate Publishing, Havertown PA, 2024, 224 pp., maps, photographs, appendix, notes, bibliography, index, $34.95, HC)

The Death of General Sikorski: The Polish Leader’s Last Flight in 1943, and the Tangled Web of Poland, the Allies, and the Soviets (Peter Zablocki, Frontline Books, South Yorkshire UK, 2024, 275 pp., photographs, notes, bibliography, index, $42.95, HC)

The Good Allies: How Canada and the United States Fought Together to Defeat Fascism During the Second World War (Tim Cook, Allen Lane Publishing, Canada, 2024, 576 pp., photographs, notes, bibliography, index, $30, HC)

Hero City: Leningrad 1943-44 (Prit Buttar, Osprey Publishing, Oxford UK, 2024, 464 pp., maps, photographs, notes, bibliography, index, $40, HC)

Empire Javelin, D-Day Assault Ship: The British Vessel That Landed the US 116th Infantry on Omaha Beach (Philip Kay-Bujak, Pen and Sword Maritime, South Yorkshire UK, 2024, 223 pp., photographs, notes, bibliography, index, $36.95, HC)

US Battleships 1939-45 (Ingo Bauernfeind, Casemate Publishing, Havertown PA, 2024, 240 pp., photographs, bibliography, index, $49.95, HC)

Beutepanzers of World War II: Captured tanks and AFVs in German Service (Steven J. Zaloga, Osprey Publishing, Oxford UK, 2024, 80 pp., photos, bibliography, index, $20, SC)

MacArthur’s Bloody Butchers: Company G, 163rd Infantry Regiment, in the Pacific War (Brian Bruce, Casemate Publishing, Havertown PA, 2024, 224 pp., maps, photos, notes, bibliography, index, $34.95, HC)

U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet 1941: America’s mighty last battleship fleet (Mark Lardas, Osprey Publishing, Oxford UK, 2024, 80 pp., maps, photographs, bibliography, index, $23, HC)

Armored Thunder: The Canadian Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment in the Normandy Campaign (Daniel M Braun, Pen and Sword Books, South Yorkshire UK, 2024, 262 pp., maps, photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index, $49.95, HC)

New and Noteworthy

World War II Tank Spotter’s Guide (Compiled by Chris McNab, Osprey Publishing, 2024, $12, SC) This compact reference guide provides technical and historical data on the major tank types of the war.

Roza’s War: Diary of a Soviet Sniper (Brenda Muller Ellis, Hellgate Press, 2024 $14.95, SC) This well-written novel is based upon the diary and other records of the Red Army sniper during World War II.

The Weimar Years: Rise and Fall 1918-1933 (Frank McDonough, Head of Zeus, 2024, $45, HC) The Weimar Republic was an attempt to stabilize and democratize Germany. This book examines its origins, history and ultimate failure.

Forgotten War: The British Empire and Commonwealth’s Epic Struggle Against Imperial Japan, 1941-1945 (Brian E. Walter, Casemate Publishers, 2024, $37.95, HC) As the U.S. dominanted the Pacific, in South Asia the British Commonwealth played the major part in defeating the Japanese.

The Defeat and Attrition of the 12.SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend, Volume I: The Normandy Bridgehead Battles 7-11 June 1944 (Arthur W. Gullachson, Casemate Publishers, 2024, $37.95, HC) This new analysis of this German’s division’s failure at Normandy examines German and Canadian leadership.

British Lendlease Warships 1940-45: The Royal Navy’s American-built destroyers and frigates (Angus Konstam, Osprey Publishing, 2024, $20, SC) This new work reveals the history of the small combatant warships the United Kingdom acquired for convoy escort during the Battle of the Atlantic.

Crusader Versus M13/40 North Africa 1941-42 (David Greentree, Osprey Publishing, 2024, $23, SC) These two tanks were mainstays of the British and Italian armies in the early years of the desert war. This book examines their technical specifications and service during this period.

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