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Illustrated with plenty of archive photos, it makes for a good read. [b] Read the Full Review [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/dd-sherman-tank-warriors] Here [/link] [/b]
Military Model Scene

Introducing the author. James had an incredible 35 years serving with both the US Army Special Forces & the CIA. His own first-hand experiences & knowledge clearly shine through in the telling of this true story. The phrases 'Counter Terrorism' & 'Unconventional Warfare' seem like more modern methods to be used against an enemy. Yet this book goes back to a Berlin at the centre of the Cold War. Here the author provides a fascinating brief history of the Special Forces team known as 'Detachment A', which was based in Berlin. We learn that quickly after the second world war ended, new methods were being trained for & tested incase of war with the Soviets. This also included training teams from other countries, including Germany. Being on constant readiness, six seperate teams had to speak the language & blend into everyday Berlin life. Should the Cold War escalate these teams would enter East Germany within two hours to "wreak havoc behind enemy lines". From gathering intelligence, sabotaging.. Read more
History Book Chat

The Spanish Civil War is fascinating in its own right- but also is instructive now that we have another Land War in Europe. ER Hooton, an author on conflict in the 20th Century takes on the Naval campaigns that did have effect on the land war that was central to the struggle. The Fascist Nationalists and the Socialist-then Communist Republicans both tried to conduct naval warfare -with the Nationalists being far more successful. The Nazi Germans and Blackshirt Italians also sent both weapons for the Nationalists- as well as naval forces to help. The French and the British tried to play the Naval Power adults in the room- safeguarding neutral shipping- but were not very successful. Overall, it made sailing anywhere near Spain, or Spain's Atlantic islands a dangerous exercise in the late 1930s. Spain's two coastlines (on either side of Portugal) are quite long- and any traffic coming by sea from Northern Europe to the Mediterranean has to pass lots of it, so this had a big effect on European.. Read more
Goodreads

"...the real value of the book is the window it offers into the perspectives of the German participants and the nature of the “near run thing” that characterised their assault on Narvik. I would recommend it."
The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord (Vol. 33, Nos 3 and 4).