As featured in
Military History Monthly, December 2016
As featured in
Military History Monthly, December 2016
The book contains many quotes, in which Penn excels. It does not make reading very easy, one must like it. In general it is not a book that is easy to read. That is partly because of the complex subject the book is about, but mostly the writer is hard to follow. His line of reasoning becomes blurred along the pages. Sometimes it was needed to check external sources to follow the story. The book is in the English language, what makes it an international book. Writers for such a market should take in mind that not everybody is familiar with typical English facts like First Sea Lord or First Lord of the Admiralty. A short explanation would be welcome. The entire controversy between Churchill and his several Sea Lords depend on this.
In general this book is well taken care of.
Onno De Meer - Jomini
The book contains many quotes, in which Penn excels. It does not make reading very easy, one must like it. In general it is not a book that is easy to read. That is partly because of the complex subject the book is about, but mostly the writer is hard to follow. His line of reasoning becomes blurred along the pages. Sometimes it was needed to check external sources to follow the story. The book is in the English language, what makes it an international book. Writers for such a market should take in mind that not everybody is familiar with typical English facts like First Sea Lord or First Lord of the Admiralty. A short explanation would be welcome. The entire controversy between Churchill and his several Sea Lords depend on this.
In general this book is well taken care of.
Onno De Meer - Jomini
As featured in.
The Daily Mirror 19/5/16
As featured in.
The Daily Mirror 19/5/16
Artillery is the topic for this new one in the series of books that make up 'G.I., An Illustrated History of the American Soldier, his Uniform and his Equipment'. It follows the standard format for the series, with an 82-page soft cover book, where the first four pages give the background text to the story, followed by 8 pages of colour images and the remainder being black and white archive photos. Starting from the end of the Spanish American war, the development of artillery in the US armed forces is nicely covered.
Military Modelling
Artillery is the topic for this new one in the series of books that make up 'G.I., An Illustrated History of the American Soldier, his Uniform and his Equipment'. It follows the standard format for the series, with an 82-page soft cover book, where the first four pages give the background text to the story, followed by 8 pages of colour images and the remainder being black and white archive photos. Starting from the end of the Spanish American war, the development of artillery in the US armed forces is nicely covered.
Military Modelling
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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...
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Winston Churchill: Portrait of an Unquiet Mind
Dr Andrew Norman approaches Churchill's state of mind from an entirely new medical angle, disproving the commonly held views of medical experts. Lord Moran, Winston's doctor, who was a physician not a psychiatrist, admitted to being powerless to help his patient, who understood all was not well, not understanding his mental condition. The book also… Read more...
