Luke R. Bucci, PhD
Reviews By Author
Caesar’s Great Success - Sustaining the Roman Army on CampaignPublished: March 12, 2021 Thanks to Casemate Books (an imprint of Pen & Sword Books) & Casemate Publishers for the review copy! Alexander Morrow received a PhD in European history from Georgetown University, and has taught history at Georgetown, Franklin & Marshall University and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Alexander is a prolific writer of military history and fiction. Agostino… more |
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The Battle of Znaim. Napoleon, the Hapsburgs and the End of the War of 1809.Published: March 4, 2021 Thanks to Casemate Publishing & IPMSUSA for the review copy! John H. Gill is currently a Professor at the National Defense University, and an Associate Professor at the Near East-South Asia Center for Strategic Studies in Washington, D.C. Jack is a retired Colonel with over 27 years of service, including the Liaison Officer to the Pakistani Army, and has worked on South Asia… more |
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Warsaw 1920 - The War for the Eastern BorderlandsPublished: October 30, 2020 Thanks to Osprey Publishing & IPMSUSA for the review copy! Steven J. Zaloga has a BA in History from Union Collee and a MA from Columbia University. Steven was an analyst on missile systems and international arms trade for the aerospace industry for over 30 years, and served on the Institute for Defense Analyses, a Federal think tank. He is a prolific author on military issues,… more |
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Red Star and Roundel: A Shared CenturyPublished: September 12, 2020 Thanks to Casemate Publishing & IPMSUSA for the review copy! Philip Wilkinson has written a tome on a topic seldom seen – Anglo-Russian air force togetherness from before the First World War to a few years ago. This book contains a wealth of historical information that is very difficult to find, along with a first-hand view of military cooperation (or not) by the author. Mr.… more |
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WWII YD72 USN Crane Barges IPublished: September 1, 2020 Thanks to DragonUSA for supplying the resin/PE set for review and IPMSUSA staff for handling the request and publishing this review. Bottom Line: LionRoar has produced a line of WW2 US Navy barges, either mixed resin + photoetch or all metal photoetch. Few parts, a tricky PE folding and assembly job for an unusual subject that would be a necessity for dockyard dioramas… more |
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American Destroyer USS Fletcher 1942. Super Drawings in 3DPublished: July 25, 2020 Thanks to Casemate Publishing & IPMS/USA for the review copy! Waldemar Tubus Goralski is a prolific author of illustrated warship books for Kagero Publishing. He also makes exhibitions of his illustrations in Poland where visitors can virtually walk on ships. The late Piotr Forkasiewicz designed the ocean and battle settings (this virtual tour is not in this book). Waldemar is… more |
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The Paraguayan War 1864-70. The Triple Alliance at stake in La Plata. Campaign 342.Published: July 24, 2020 Gabriele Esposito is an Italian student of military history with an interest in 1800s Latin America. Giuseppe Rava contributed three two-page and a smaller paintings in color of the pivotal battles of this war. Osprey’s Campaign 342 covers the war that involved the eastern countries of South America as they joustled their own revolutions with military actions against their neighbors,… more |
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Portuguese Dragoons 1966-1974. The Return to HorsebackPublished: July 11, 2020 Thanks to Casemate Publishing & IPMSUSA for the review copy! John P. Cann has written nine titles on Portugal’s colonial actions in Angola. This book is part of Helion & Company’s Africa@War Series - #42. John Cann is a Research Fellow and retired Professor of National Security Studies at Marine Corps University (www.usmcu.edu) in Quantico,… more |
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Bomber Squadron - Men Who Flew With XV SquadronPublished: May 5, 2020 Thanks to Casemate Publishing & IPMSUSA for the review copy! This book is a second edition, with three new chapters. Martyn R. Ford-Jones is the historian for No. XV Squadron Association, Royal Air Force (http://www.xvsqnassociation.co.uk ). His wife, Valerie, is the Treasurer and would have been a co-author but declined the honor.… more |
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The Japanese Battleship Kirishima 1940 - Super Drawings in 3DPublished: March 20, 2020 Thanks to Casemate Publishing & IPMSUSA for the review copy! Waldemar Tubus Goralski is a prolific author of illustrated warship books for Kagero Publishing, and has previously authored Super Drawings in 3D book on Kirishima’s sister ships Kongo (in 2015) and Haruna (in 2013, previously reviewed in IPMSUSA). He is still working on the Hiei, the final sister ship in the foursome of… more |