Article: Beyond the Iron Curtain
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FlyPast, May 2021
Article: Beyond the Iron Curtain
As featured by
FlyPast, May 2021
This gives a fine outline of events, and the actions of the US Marines in particular. It is the collection of archive images however that will rightly be the main attraction for this one. Maybe my age, but with memories of the great TV series M.A.S.H., this one struck a particular chord.
Read the full review [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/The-United-States-Marine-Corps-in-the-Korean-War]here[/link]
Military Model Scene, Robin Buckland
This gives a fine outline of events, and the actions of the US Marines in particular. It is the collection of archive images however that will rightly be the main attraction for this one. Maybe my age, but with memories of the great TV series M.A.S.H., this one struck a particular chord.
Read the full review [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/The-United-States-Marine-Corps-in-the-Korean-War]here[/link]
Military Model Scene, Robin Buckland
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
Colin Turbett did a excellent job with this book, his insight and items from his personal collection regarding the CPGB and its relationship to wartime politics, was very interesting and paints of vivid picture of this period both internationally and domestically in the UK. I was most taken aback by the general feeling that Russia was this unsung hero of the war (until deemed otherwise), being the focal point of fundraising drives, and pro-USSR charity events. This was very thought provoking, and runs counter to my notions of where Russia sat within the media at the time. Perhaps people were willing to look the other way to a maniacal monster like Stalin, much like how we do now with many of our “allies”, but the whole thing comes across as if the UK somewhat used the USSR and perhaps they used the UK.
Another solid offering from Pen and Sword, highly recommended.
NetGalley, Stephen Kelley
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
Colin Turbett did a excellent job with this book, his insight and items from his personal collection regarding the CPGB and its relationship to wartime politics, was very interesting and paints of vivid picture of this period both internationally and domestically in the UK. I was most taken aback by the general feeling that Russia was this unsung hero of the war (until deemed otherwise), being the focal point of fundraising drives, and pro-USSR charity events. This was very thought provoking, and runs counter to my notions of where Russia sat within the media at the time. Perhaps people were willing to look the other way to a maniacal monster like Stalin, much like how we do now with many of our “allies”, but the whole thing comes across as if the UK somewhat used the USSR and perhaps they used the UK.
Another solid offering from Pen and Sword, highly recommended.
NetGalley, Stephen Kelley
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
An absorbing book with regards to covert operations of the intelligence services throughout the world.
Very well researched, covering right up to date events and written in a very easy style.
I enjoyed reading the book and anyone with an interest in the intelligence services will thoroughly enjoy the book too. Recommended, buy one for your bookshelf now!
NetGalley, Kevin Stabler
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
An absorbing book with regards to covert operations of the intelligence services throughout the world.
Very well researched, covering right up to date events and written in a very easy style.
I enjoyed reading the book and anyone with an interest in the intelligence services will thoroughly enjoy the book too. Recommended, buy one for your bookshelf now!
NetGalley, Kevin Stabler
The author has provided the best analysis of logistics through the Vietnam Wars to be published. The battle for independence from French rule began as the Japanese were being driven out of Indo China. Logistics were one of the critical keys to eventual victory. – Very Highly Recommended
Read the full review [link=http://reviews.firetrench.com/logistics-in-the-vietnam-wars-1945-1975/]here[/link]
Firetrench
The author has provided the best analysis of logistics through the Vietnam Wars to be published. The battle for independence from French rule began as the Japanese were being driven out of Indo China. Logistics were one of the critical keys to eventual victory. – Very Highly Recommended
Read the full review [link=http://reviews.firetrench.com/logistics-in-the-vietnam-wars-1945-1975/]here[/link]
Firetrench
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The Yompers
'Yomping' was revealed by the journalist Charles Laurence in 1982 as the word which the Royal Marines used to describe carrying heavy loads long distances on foot. Given the intense public interest in the dramatic events then unfolding in the South Atlantic, it caught on and is now in common usage. The Yompers is the first account to be written by… Read more...
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Underground Structures of the Cold War
Books on the history of fortifications are plentiful. Medieval castles, the defensive systems of the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the trenches and bunkers of the First World War, the great citadels of the Second World War – all these have been described in depth. But the fortifications of the Cold War – the hidden forts of… Read more...
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Soviet Cold War Weaponry: Tanks and Armoured Vehicles
The T-54, T-62 and T-72 main battle tanks along with the personnel carriers, assault guns, self-propelled guns and anti-tank missiles that are illustrated in this photographic history represent the high point in the design and manufacture of armoured vehicles by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Although the superpowers never came to blows, the… Read more...
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Armoured Warfare in the Vietnam War
Historian and collector Michael Green shows in this fascinating and graphically illustrated book that the two wars that engulfed Indochina and North and South Vietnam over 30 years were far more armoured in nature than typically thought of. By skilful use of imagery and descriptive text he describes the many variants deployed and their contribution.… Read more...
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Cobra! The Attack Helicopter
The history of the Cobra helicopter is a long and varied one, characterised by extensive deployment in some of the most dynamic theatres of war. Designed in 1965, we are fast approaching the 50th Anniversary of the craft's inception into the world of combat flight, so it seems timely that we should be presented with this, a comprehensive historical… Read more...
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Korea - The Ground War from Both Sides
The Korean War opened with the invasion of South Korea by the North Koreans in June 1950. This superbly illustrated book traces the wildly fluctuating fortunes of both sides during three years of intense combat. The South Koreans were initially saved from defeat by the arrival of the American and UN forces under General MacArthur but the success of… Read more...
In 1963 the Indonesian Army that threatened Borneo numbered 330,000 men, plus three thousand Commandos. Of these, six thousand were within 20 miles of the Borneo frontier. This grew to thirteen thousand in early 1965. From mid-way through 1964, British troops and their allies who were defending the border started to make offensive incursions into Indonesian… Read more...
Lifeline in Helmand: RAF Front-Line Air Supply in Afghanistan
Lifeline in Helmand tells the story of the Royal Air Force tactical transport force operating in one of the most dangerous regions in the Afghanistan campaign – Helmand province. The Chinook helicopters of 1310 Flight fly heavy-lift and trooping missions to remote Forward Operating Bases and in direct support of Deliberate Ground Operations. They… Read more...
