USS Missouri (BB-63) Legends of Warfare

Published: February 3, 2020
Book Author(s): David Doyle
Company: David Doyle Books

David Doyle is a well-known author of over 100 books since 2003, covering a wide range of military subjects. Adding aircraft and warship subjects to his already lengthy list of published books covering military vehicles, Doyle’s portfolio of publications continues to expand rapidly, while maintaining the highest degree of quality, accuracy, and depth of coverage.

Doyle covers the… more

Latin American Wars 1900-1941

Published: July 10, 2018
Book Author(s): Philip S. Jowett
Company: Osprey Publishing

This publication is another edition to Osprey’s “Men-at-Arms” series, and follows author Jowett previous Osprey books, Men-at-Arms 306: Chinese Civil War Armies 1911-49; and his three-part sequence, “The Italian Army 1940-45 (Men-at-Arms 340, 349 and 353)”.

This book is illustrated by Stephen Walsh. Walsh has worked as a professional illustrator since 1988. His projects for Osprey… more

Tenochtitlan 1519-21

Published: June 7, 2018
Book Author(s): Si Sheppard
Company: Osprey Publishing

This publication is available in Ebook format. (ePUB and ePDF)

Copied from the website, the short biographies of author Dr. Si Sheppard and Illustrator-Artist, Peter Dennis provide evidence that both are uniquely qualified in the production of this outstanding publication. “London-born Si Sheppard completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in New Zealand before receiving his… more

F-4 Phantom II Warpaint Series No. 114

Published: April 16, 2018
Book Author(s): Charles Stafrace
Company: Guideline Publications

This is another excellent addition to the War Paint Series written by Charles Stafrace, a well-known and repeat contributor to the War Paint series. Theillustrations by Richard J. Caruana support the text and story line, and in and of themselves, are an excellent collection of Aviation Art. This book covers the development, deployment, service, and retirement of one of the most well-known… more

Cross & Cockade Int. Quarterly Journal Spring 2018 Vol 49/1

Published: April 6, 2018
Book Author(s): Mick Davis, Managing Editor
Company: Cross & Cockade International

C&C Spring 2018 Vol 49/1 is now available. For those not familiar with Cross & Cockade International, it is the journal of “The First World War Aviation Historical Society”. As such, the publication focuses on aviation topics associated with World War 1, and an in-depth study of the historical aspects of aviation in World War 1. Those historians with an interest in the history of World… more

Malta 1940-42 Axis Air Battle

Published: February 28, 2018
Book Author(s): Ryan K. Noppen; Illustrated by Graham Turner
Company: Osprey Publishing

The Promo on the Osprey website states, “In 1940, the strategically vital island of Malta was Britain's last toehold in the central Mediterranean, wreaking havoc among Axis shipping. Launching an air campaign to knock Malta out of the war, first Italy and then Germany sought to force a surrender or reduce the defenses enough to allow an invasion. Drawing on original documents, multilingual… more

J7W2 Interceptor-Fighter Jet Version

Published: February 28, 2022
Company: Hasegawa

Hasegawa has reissued an old friend in the form of a 1/48th scale J7W2 (Jet Version) Interceptor Fighter. The J7W2 was a natural follow-on to the prop-driven J7W1 kit which was released quite some time ago. While the J7W1 prototypes actually flew short test flights for a total time of just under an hour, the J7W2 never got off the drawing board. The Info-Paragraph on the Hasegawa website… more

Operation Market-Garden 1994 (3): The British XXX Corps Missions

Published: January 14, 2018
Book Author(s): Ken Ford
Company: Osprey Publishing

Ken Ford is the author of over 30 books on various aspects of World War II, including 3 publications covering Operation Market-Garden. The subject of this review is the 3rd and final book covering an extremely ambitious and risky plan, Operation Market-Garden.

The first publication, “Operation Market-Garden 1944 (1)” was the work of Steve Zagola and focused on the US Paratroopers of… more

Building the Wingnut Wings Sopwith Camels (& LVG C.VI)

Published: December 27, 2017
Book Author(s): Ray Rimell
Company: Albatros Productions, Ltd.

This is the fifth in a series of publications featuring a Wingnut Wings kit, in a series entitled, “Windsock Centenary WWI Modelling Special, thus this is “No. 5” in that series.

Fans of WWI aviation models will certainly be familiar with the Wingnut Wings series of kits in 1/32nd scale, numbering just over 60 models. Google “Wingnut Wings” or visit… more

Cross & Cockade Int. Quarterly Journal Winter 2017 Vol 48/4

Published: December 20, 2017
Book Author(s): Mick Davis, Managing Editor
Company: Cross & Cockade International

The latest journal of Cross & Cockade International – Winter 2017 Vol 48/4 , features a postcard by G. Hautot showing the Michelin Man, waving a laurel victory wreath at an aerial armada, with the caption, “Our future is in the air.” The postcard was a promotion for the concept of strategic bombing, a “cause” advocated by the Michelin brothers, Andre and Edouard. The year was 1912 and the… more