[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars Among the very many accounts of the Second World War this book stands out and deserves to be widely read, not just because it sheds light on a little known fighting force that played a vital - if unsung - role in protecting the better known fighting formations from aerial attack, but also because of the light it sheds on an aspect of social history that reflects badly on the ‘land of the free’. It’s not the reviewer’s job to summarise the account of Samuel de Korte over the part played by the 452nd AAA, or the wider discrimination experienced by black US servicemen in WW2; the details are set out clearly in the text. However, suffice to say that this book serves to highlight the casual and destructive attitude in the discrimination exhibited by many white servicemen at all levels and in all branches of the armed services. De Korte also takes the reader on a journey through training and eventual deployment of the battalion in the ETO. If this reviewer’s.. Read more
NetGalley, Kevin Manley

"It is one of the very few accounts to have been written by one of ‘the many’ without whom ‘The Few’ could not have succeeded. The author joined up in late 1941 and was trained as an armourer, initially serving at a gunnery school. However, shortly before D-Day he joined a ‘Free French’ Spitfire squadron with which he served until the end of the war. The second half of this highly readable account is in effect a detailed history of the Free French Spitfire Wing during the last year of the war. That in itself is hugely welcome, but even more so is the description of the itinerant life of a 2nd Tactical Air Force fighter unit in the months after D-Day and the often-miserable conditions endured by the hardworking and ever faithful groundcrew. No less valuable is the earlier description of life for a working-class family in London during the inter-war years. A peach of a book that was unputdownable."
Andrew Thomas - Author and Historian

There is an amazing amount of detail in this one, which should be of great for anyone with an interest in the Battle of Britain, giving us more detail on the other side of the history of that important period in the history of both the RAF and Britain as a whole. [b] Read the Full Review [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/-luftwaffe-aces-in-the-battle-of-britain] Here [/link] [/b]
Military Model Scene

An interesting look inside of Hitler's Nazi empire and the fractures caused by his attempts to direct the war effort. The author does a great job of explaining the impacts and failures caused by Hitler and how it affected the war. There was a good use of first-hand accounts and testimonies to further illustrate the points being made. This is a good read for the historical enthusiast.
NetGalley, Ron Baumer

[b] 5 Stars [/b] This will be of interest to amateur historians and hobbyists and essential reading for battlefield guides, and a useful reference for relatives of those who served. [b] Read the Full Review [link=https://www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/forward-air-bases-in-europe-from-d-day-to-the-baltic-supporting-the-allied-advance-trevor-stone.316702/] Here [/link] [/b]
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