14 World War II Book Reviews for Summer 2025 - Warfare History Network
(Mark Stille, Osprey Books, Oxford UK, 2025, 320 pp., maps, photographs, Bibliography, index, $23, SC)
(Josef Lewkowicz with Michael Calvin, Harper Horizon, New York NY, 2025, 272 pp., photographs, $29.99, HC)
(David Alan Johnson, Prometheus Books, Essex CT, 2024, 264pp., photographs, notes, bibliography, index, $32.95, HC)
(Stephen A. Bourque, University of North Texas Press, Denton TX, 2024, 512pp., maps, photo-graphs, notes, bibliography, index, $34.95, HC
(Robert M. Edsel, Harper Horizon, New York NY, 2025, 512 pp., maps, photographs, notes, bibliography, index, $31.99, HC)
(Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, Osprey Books, Oxford UK, 2025, 320 pp., maps, photographs, bibliography, index, $32, HC)
(M.G. Sheftall, Dutton Books, New York NY, 2024, 545pp., notes, bibliography, index, $36, HC)
(Norman Fine, Potomac Books, Lincoln NE, 2024, 230pp., photographs, notes, bibliography, index, $29.95, HC)
(Ian Baxter, Casemate Books, Havertown PA, 2024, 128pp., maps, photographs, bibliography, index, 28.95, SC)
(Damien Lewis, Citadel Press, New York NY, 2024, 400pp., bibliography, index, $28, HC)
(Hugues Wenkin, Pen and Sword Books, South Yorkshire UK, 2024, 269pp., maps, photographs, notes, bibliography, index, $34.95, HC)
(Becky Aikman, Bloomsbury Publishing, New York, NY, 2025, 368pp., notes, photographs, $31.99, HC)
(James Donovan, Dutton Caliber, New York, NY, 2025, 448pp., $35, HC)
(Tim Bouverie, Crown, New York, NY, 2025, 672pp., $38, HC)
(Ken Delve, Air World Books, 2024, $39.95, HC) An in-depth look at the Spitfire’s combat legacy, tactical employment and legacy. The book also has extensive technical data.
(Pier Paolo Battistelli, Osprey Books, 2024, $25, SC) The fighting between Great Britain and Italy for East Africa proved hard but necessary. England needed to protect its supply lines from Italian interference.
(Mark Stille, Osprey Books, 2024, $23, SC) The Japanese Fleet was still strong even after the looses at Midway. It fought a hard and ultimately costly campaign for the Solomon Islands chain.
(Angus Konstam, Osprey Books, 2024, $25, SC) Australian troops with American and Dutch support retook the island from Japanese forces. Its strategic position and resources made it vital for both sides.
The East Pomeranian Offensive, 1945: Destruction of German Forces in Pomerania and West Prussia (Ian Baxter, Casemate Books, 2024, $28.95, SC) Pomerania and West Prussia had to be taken so the Soviet advance into Poland and Germany could occur. This book highlights the Soviet success over the weakened German forces.
The Price of Victory: Memoir of the Commander of 1st Polish Armoured Division (Gen. Stanislau Maczek, Pen and Sword Books, 2024, $44.95, HC) The author fought the Germans in 1939 before escaping into Hungary. He later commanded the division in Western Europe.
