This is a book not to be missed and the companion Volume I, covering Fairmile and US Submarine Chasers, is equally important. Read the full review [link=http://reviews.firetrench.com/allied-coastal-forces-of-world-war-ii-volume-ii-vosper-mtbs-us-elcos/]here[/link]
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I’m convinced this deeply researched and beautifully presented, book will become the definitive reference source on the subject, for historians, collectors, model makers and war gamers.
Model Boats, November 2018 - reviewed by John Deamer

The author followed a career in the Royal Navy with a period at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, as curator, before making a new career in writing about naval history. The Royal Navy assembled a Task Force that was sent to the Pacific at the ending of war in Europe. – Very Highly Recommended. Read the full review [link=http://reviews.firetrench.com/the-british-pacific-fleet-the-royal-navys-most-powerful-strike-force/#more-4205]here.[/link]
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From Seaforth Publishing, a division of Pen and Sword, comes a new book I found particularly interesting. Many of us are familiar with the stories of the German Navy capital ships, the U-boats and the E-boats in WW2, yet this one covers to stories of less well known craft, the minesweepers, submarine hunters, minelayers, barrage breakers, landing craft, freighters, trawlers and the riverine craft that were used to patrol the Danube. Maybe not as glamorous as the likes of the U-boats, Bismark or Tirpitz etc but still a vital part of their war effort and a story about which little has been done before... There is lots in here to enjoy, and certainly for me, to learn. Read the complete review [link=http://www.militarymodelscene.com/hitlers-forgotten-flotillas]here.[/link]
Military Model Scene, Robin Buckland

'There are photographs and maps through the body of the book to strongly complement the incisive text. Understanding parts of WWII history that has received limited attention, is important both to developing a firm understanding of the great conflict, and understanding the history since 1945, including the motives behind the establishment of the European Union, the progress towards the type of single European power that has driven Germans since the mid 19th Century, and the explosive tensions within that political project.' Read the Review in full [link=http://reviews.firetrench.com/operation-menace-the-dakar-expedition-and-the-dudley-north-affair/]here![/link]
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