(Peter Harmsen, Casemate Publishing, Havertown PA, 2024, 224 pp., maps, photographs, appendix, notes, bibliography, index, $34.95, HC)

(Peter Zablocki, Frontline Books, South Yorkshire UK, 2024, 275 pp., photographs, notes, bibliography, index, $42.95, HC)

(Tim Cook, Allen Lane Publishing, Canada, 2024, 576 pp., photographs, notes, bibliography, index, $30, HC)

(Prit Buttar, Osprey Publishing, Oxford UK, 2024, 464 pp., maps, photographs, notes, bibliography, index, $40, HC)

(Philip Kay-Bujak, Pen and Sword Maritime, South Yorkshire UK, 2024, 223 pp., photographs, notes, bibliography, index, $36.95, HC)

(Ingo Bauernfeind, Casemate Publishing, Havertown PA, 2024, 240 pp., photographs, bibliography, index, $49.95, HC)

(Steven J. Zaloga, Osprey Publishing, Oxford UK, 2024, 80 pp., photos, bibliography, index, $20, SC)

(Brian Bruce, Casemate Publishing, Havertown PA, 2024, 224 pp., maps, photos, notes, bibliography, index, $34.95, HC)

(Mark Lardas, Osprey Publishing, Oxford UK, 2024, 80 pp., maps, photographs, bibliography, index, $23, HC)

(Daniel M Braun, Pen and Sword Books, South Yorkshire UK, 2024, 262 pp., maps, photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index, $49.95, HC)

(Compiled by Chris McNab, Osprey Publishing, 2024, $12, SC) This compact reference guide provides technical and historical data on the major tank types of the war.

(Brenda Muller Ellis, Hellgate Press, 2024 $14.95, SC) This well-written novel is based upon the diary and other records of the Red Army sniper during World War II.

The Weimar Years: Rise and Fall 1918-1933 (Frank McDonough, Head of Zeus, 2024, $45, HC) The Weimar Republic was an attempt to stabilize and democratize Germany. This book examines its origins, history and ultimate failure.

Forgotten War: The British Empire and Commonwealth’s Epic Struggle Against Imperial Japan, 1941-1945 (Brian E. Walter, Casemate Publishers, 2024, $37.95, HC) As the U.S. dominanted the Pacific, in South Asia the British Commonwealth played the major part in defeating the Japanese.

The Defeat and Attrition of the 12.SS-Panzerdivision Hitlerjugend, Volume I: The Normandy Bridgehead Battles 7-11 June 1944 (Arthur W. Gullachson, Casemate Publishers, 2024, $37.95, HC) This new analysis of this German’s division’s failure at Normandy examines German and Canadian leadership.

British Lendlease Warships 1940-45: The Royal Navy’s American-built destroyers and frigates (Angus Konstam, Osprey Publishing, 2024, $20, SC) This new work reveals the history of the small combatant warships the United Kingdom acquired for convoy escort during the Battle of the Atlantic.

Crusader Versus M13/40 North Africa 1941-42 (David Greentree, Osprey Publishing, 2024, $23, SC) These two tanks were mainstays of the British and Italian armies in the early years of the desert war. This book examines their technical specifications and service during this period.

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