"...those with an interest in British cruisers should read this book..."
International Plastic Modellers Society (UK) Newsletter - Issue 148, March 2025
"...those with an interest in British cruisers should read this book..."
International Plastic Modellers Society (UK) Newsletter - Issue 148, March 2025
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars Memoirs of A Holocaust Survivor is written by A. M. Fox, on behalf of her Polish Jewish husband Harry who survived incomprehensible horrors as a child (political!) prisoner at Czestochova, Buchenwald, Dora, Nordhausen and Hertzung. His father died at Nordhausen. Dozens of other family members died or were murdered except for Harry and his younger brother, Jona, and a cousin. After miraculously surviving the camps, the brothers were forced on a death march and taken to Theresienstadt Camp where they finally liberated. They and other "Boys" were taken to England where they were treated with care. Harry even met British royalty later! The author describes Harry's energetic childhood, school, his loving parents Jossel and Ruchel, and siblings. Though antisemitism always simmered, it worsened drastically one night when Nazis arrived and ordered everyone in their small community to leave in two hours or be shot. Their lives changed forever that day. First came.. Read more
NetGalley, Brenda Carleton
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars Memoirs of A Holocaust Survivor is written by A. M. Fox, on behalf of her Polish Jewish husband Harry who survived incomprehensible horrors as a child (political!) prisoner at Czestochova, Buchenwald, Dora, Nordhausen and Hertzung. His father died at Nordhausen. Dozens of other family members died or were murdered except for Harry and his younger brother, Jona, and a cousin. After miraculously surviving the camps, the brothers were forced on a death march and taken to Theresienstadt Camp where they finally liberated. They and other "Boys" were taken to England where they were treated with care. Harry even met British royalty later! The author describes Harry's energetic childhood, school, his loving parents Jossel and Ruchel, and siblings. Though antisemitism always simmered, it worsened drastically one night when Nazis arrived and ordered everyone in their small community to leave in two hours or be shot. Their lives changed forever that day. First came.. Read more
NetGalley, Brenda Carleton
“The accounts offer a quick survey of service, number of tanks, armored vehicles, and AT guns destroyed, awards, and fates.”
Read the full review [link=https://www.hmgs.org/blogpost/1779451/507557/BOOK-REVIEW-Panzer-Aces-of-the-Wehrmacht-and-the-Waffen-SS]here[/link]
Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
“The accounts offer a quick survey of service, number of tanks, armored vehicles, and AT guns destroyed, awards, and fates.”
Read the full review [link=https://www.hmgs.org/blogpost/1779451/507557/BOOK-REVIEW-Panzer-Aces-of-the-Wehrmacht-and-the-Waffen-SS]here[/link]
Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
Plenty of diagrams from that survey are included. While a few of those old bunkers have been demolished since the war, many have not, and there are some great photos of many of them today, both inside and out. Once again, and especially with the extra detail that has been added since that original article, this is another of the modern series of Then & Now books from After the Battle which I think will be very popular, and which will also be handy to have with you if you plan to visit the area yourself.
Read the full review [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/german-command-headquarters-in-the-west]here[/link]
Military Model Scene
Plenty of diagrams from that survey are included. While a few of those old bunkers have been demolished since the war, many have not, and there are some great photos of many of them today, both inside and out. Once again, and especially with the extra detail that has been added since that original article, this is another of the modern series of Then & Now books from After the Battle which I think will be very popular, and which will also be handy to have with you if you plan to visit the area yourself.
Read the full review [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/german-command-headquarters-in-the-west]here[/link]
Military Model Scene
"In From Norway to Burma, which covers the whole of the Second World War, Roger Holgate has skillfully woven the very different fighting experiences of the several battalions of the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry that served." Book review by Johnathan Hunt, author of Hard Fighting.
Johnathan Hunt.
"In From Norway to Burma, which covers the whole of the Second World War, Roger Holgate has skillfully woven the very different fighting experiences of the several battalions of the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry that served." Book review by Johnathan Hunt, author of Hard Fighting.
Johnathan Hunt.
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The Victorian Guide to Sex
An exciting factual romp through sexual desire, practises and deviance in the Victorian era. The Victorian Guide to Sex will reveal advice and ideas on sexuality from the Victorian period. Drawing on both satirical and real life events from the period, it explores every facet of sexuality that the Victorians encountered. Reproducing original advertisements… Read more...
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Nottingham in the Great War
The years 1914-1918 cost many lives in the trenches of France and Belgium. Those trenches and the battles that were fought from them are well documented. But back home in towns and cities up and down the United Kingdom death and desperation were also apparent. Those left behind to carry on suffered from harsh winters, lack of food and fuel and flu… Read more...
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Cardiff and the Valleys in the Great War
Looks at the Cardiff Pals and other local regiments who fought in the Great War and how the experience of war impacted on the area, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Cardiff were committed to as the war stretched out… Read more...
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the Great War
With the large number of troops stationed in and around the area and its position as a major industrial city, which focused on armaments production, shipbuilding and heavy engineering, the realities of the war were always prominently felt in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The city played a key role in the nation's war effort, as it was a key port and the nation's… Read more...
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Chelmsford in the Great War
By the end of the Great War in 1918, 1,791 Chelmsford men were serving in the army or navy. Three hundred and ninety two of them did not return. Chelmsford in the Great War is the touching story of the people these men left behind: the munitions workers, special constables, VADs, shopkeepers, magistrates, councillors, conscientious objectors, teachers… Read more...
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Castle Point in the Great War
A brief history on the various parishes that make up the Borough of Castle Point and what life was like prior to 1915. It includes stories of suspected aliens, conscientious objectors (The peculiar People), those who claimed exemption for business reasons and British overseas internees. Read more...
'It is all free fighting here. Even some of the windows do not open, so it is useless to cry for help. Dampness and misery, violence and wrong, have left their handwriting in perfectly legible characters on the walls.' - Manchester Guardian, 1870 Step into the Victorian underworld of Angel Meadow, the vilest and most dangerous slum of the Industrial… Read more...
When people think of a World Cup manager from Barnsley, Mick McCarthy instantly springs to mind for his exploits with Ireland. But did you know one man from the town took a country to the semi-finals long before McCarthy had even kicked a ball. Barnsley's Best pays tribute to the those who have flown the flag on the biggest stage and, not content with… Read more...
