If the history of the US armored forces interests you, then this book is a necessary addition to your library. It will appeal to many other tastes too such as reenactors, historians, and uniform / equipment buffs. The title says it is a pictorial history and it delivers in a superb manner on that description. The author must have spent a massive amount of time locating the photos and deserves congratulating on this wonderful book.
Dr Stuart C Blank
If the history of the US armored forces interests you, then this book is a necessary addition to your library. It will appeal to many other tastes too such as reenactors, historians, and uniform / equipment buffs. The title says it is a pictorial history and it delivers in a superb manner on that description. The author must have spent a massive amount of time locating the photos and deserves congratulating on this wonderful book.
Dr Stuart C Blank
The Humvee was a Cold War design, and rather like the British Land Rover (covered by Ben in another of the LandCraft books) it struggled in terms of protection when faced by the challenges of more irregular warfare in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan. That has led to the more recent attention towards Mine Protected Patrol vehicles, but that shouldn't detract from the valuable contribution that the Humvee has made to the US military over many years, and how it offers so much variety for modellers. Another helpful addition to the LandCraft series for modellers especially.
Read the full review [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/HUMVEE%2C-LandCraft-6]here[/link]
Military Model Scene, Robin Buckland
The Humvee was a Cold War design, and rather like the British Land Rover (covered by Ben in another of the LandCraft books) it struggled in terms of protection when faced by the challenges of more irregular warfare in places such as Iraq and Afghanistan. That has led to the more recent attention towards Mine Protected Patrol vehicles, but that shouldn't detract from the valuable contribution that the Humvee has made to the US military over many years, and how it offers so much variety for modellers. Another helpful addition to the LandCraft series for modellers especially.
Read the full review [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/HUMVEE%2C-LandCraft-6]here[/link]
Military Model Scene, Robin Buckland
Another good addition to the LandCraft series which I am sure modellers will enjoy.
Read the full review [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/M113%2C-LandCraft-5]here[/link]
Military Model Scene, Robin Buckland
Another good addition to the LandCraft series which I am sure modellers will enjoy.
Read the full review [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/M113%2C-LandCraft-5]here[/link]
Military Model Scene, Robin Buckland
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars I truly haven't a clue for how long it's been since I read a book this fast! Let's just say that it's been one heck of a long time! Did I enjoy this? Did I ever! Who doesn't love the outlaws? Truthfully, I'm disgusted with them! Such a lawless time. I'm happy to say that most died as they lived..violently! I even love the "dead outlaw" photo's! I do have a soft spot for Butch and Sundance. I'm sure the movie has swayed me! BUT, Butch did have a sense of humor, and I still can't help but believe, even after reading this book, that they were just lazy, wayward souls. Most others? they were just as vicious as we all thought! What is surprising is how many of these men had families. The story of that Indian Ned? It must have been too easy back then to railroad an innocent. Back then, though? It took nerves of steel or some type of insanity to want to be law! And, yes! I once thought I'd have been a Marshall back then! Hey! Matt Dillon roont me! It actually boggles.. Read more
NetGalley, Lisa Noell
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars I truly haven't a clue for how long it's been since I read a book this fast! Let's just say that it's been one heck of a long time! Did I enjoy this? Did I ever! Who doesn't love the outlaws? Truthfully, I'm disgusted with them! Such a lawless time. I'm happy to say that most died as they lived..violently! I even love the "dead outlaw" photo's! I do have a soft spot for Butch and Sundance. I'm sure the movie has swayed me! BUT, Butch did have a sense of humor, and I still can't help but believe, even after reading this book, that they were just lazy, wayward souls. Most others? they were just as vicious as we all thought! What is surprising is how many of these men had families. The story of that Indian Ned? It must have been too easy back then to railroad an innocent. Back then, though? It took nerves of steel or some type of insanity to want to be law! And, yes! I once thought I'd have been a Marshall back then! Hey! Matt Dillon roont me! It actually boggles.. Read more
NetGalley, Lisa Noell
A fascinating book about allied tank design, production and advancement from the allied side of the war. This seems to be maybe the third book from a series as the book has a very similar design to the recently released books Tank Warfare and Artillery Warfare. They are all impressive books indeed with the knowledge and knowhow standing out from the book. The chapters in the book cover various British and American tanks, but it also covers tank heavy manoeuvres and operations such as the attack on Italy, Northern African front and the western front in Europe too. Also included in the book is the leadership abilities and tactics of the tanks taken by various commanders such as Rommel and Montgomery. I personally think there is wider scope for a bigger book, but this is a great book written by a really good author who I know is at the top of his game. A thoroughly good book, well construction and I would happily recommend this book. 5 stars Read the full review [link=http://ukhistorianbendavidson.co.uk/allied-armour-1939-1945/]here[/link]
UK Historian
A fascinating book about allied tank design, production and advancement from the allied side of the war. This seems to be maybe the third book from a series as the book has a very similar design to the recently released books Tank Warfare and Artillery Warfare. They are all impressive books indeed with the knowledge and knowhow standing out from the book. The chapters in the book cover various British and American tanks, but it also covers tank heavy manoeuvres and operations such as the attack on Italy, Northern African front and the western front in Europe too. Also included in the book is the leadership abilities and tactics of the tanks taken by various commanders such as Rommel and Montgomery. I personally think there is wider scope for a bigger book, but this is a great book written by a really good author who I know is at the top of his game. A thoroughly good book, well construction and I would happily recommend this book. 5 stars Read the full review [link=http://ukhistorianbendavidson.co.uk/allied-armour-1939-1945/]here[/link]
UK Historian
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Leadership in War
In this controversial study, Correlli Barnett examines the strengths and weaknesses of twenty wartime leaders in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He considers the extraordinary difficulties they faced, and analyses how they performed and what they achieved. Were they successful, or were they beaten down by the burden of their roles? His… Read more...
