{"id":15207,"date":"2016-05-13T13:39:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T18:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hcstx.org\/?p=15207"},"modified":"2016-05-13T13:39:10","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T18:39:10","slug":"historical-non-fiction-and-fiction-books-of-the-month-selections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/13\/historical-non-fiction-and-fiction-books-of-the-month-selections\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical Non-Fiction and Fiction Books of the Month Selections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Military History Monthly <\/a><\/strong>Routinely publishes a “Book Guide” of recently released or soon-to-be released Historical Non-Fiction and Fiction Titles; here is their latest for all you hopeless book worms like me….<\/p>\n

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KITCHENER\u2019S\u00a0MOB: THE NEW\u00a0ARMY TO THE\u00a0SOMME<\/h4>\n

Peter Doyle and Chris\u00a0Foster<\/em><\/p>\n

\"a6\"<\/p>\n

Kitchener\u2019s Mob<\/em> tells\u00a0the story of the raising\u00a0of Kitchener\u2019s Army, from the earliest days of recruitment,\u00a0through to the creation of whole \u2018Pals\u2019 battalions across the\u00a0country and beyond. This book follows the journey of these\u00a0men, born to fight together, through an amalgam of words\u00a0and images.<\/p>\n

PUBLISHER:<\/strong> The History Press<\/p>\n

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AIR POWER: A\u00a0GLOBAL HISTORY<\/h4>\n

Jeremy Black<\/em><\/p>\n

\"a7\"<\/p>\n

One of the world\u2019s finest\u00a0scholars of military history,\u00a0Jeremy Black provides a\u00a0lucid analysis of the use of\u00a0air power over land and sea\u00a0over the last 100 years, with\u00a0particular emphasis on the\u00a0RAF during World War II\u00a0and the two Gulf Wars. An\u00a0essential and compelling\u00a0book.<\/p>\n

PUBLISHER:<\/strong> Rowman & Littlefield<\/a><\/p>\n

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LAWRENCE OF\u00a0ARABIA\u2019S WAR:\u00a0THE ARABS, THE BRITISH\u00a0AND THE REMAKING OF THE\u00a0MIDDLE EAST IN WWI<\/h4>\n

Neil Faulkner<\/em><\/p>\n

\"a8\"<\/p>\n

A wealth of new research supports\u00a0this groundbreaking account of\u00a0the Arab Revolt and the Palestine\u00a0Campaign during WWI. Author\u00a0Neil Faulkner provides insights into Lawrence\u2019s peculiar genius,\u00a0the collision of tradition with modernity, and the beginnings\u00a0of the insurgencies that today inflame the Middle East.<\/p>\n

PUBLISHER:<\/strong> Yale University Press<\/p>\n

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FIFTY GREAT\u00a0WAR FILMS<\/h4>\n

Tim Newark<\/em><\/p>\n

\"a9\"<\/p>\n

From the 1916\u00a0classic The Battle of\u00a0the Somme<\/em> to the\u00a02014 blockbuster\u00a0American Sniper<\/em>,\u00a0this stunning new\u00a0book examines\u00a050 of the greatest war films from the\u00a0last century. Highly illustrated throughout, it offers rare\u00a0insight into some of history\u2019s most compelling cinematic\u00a0productions.<\/p>\n

PUBLISHER:<\/strong> Osprey Publishing<\/p>\n

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THE BATTLE OF\u00a0THE SOMME<\/h4>\n

Matthias Strohn <\/em>(ed.)<\/p>\n

\"b1\"<\/p>\n

Featuring articles\u00a0by leading military\u00a0historians and an introduction\u00a0by renowned\u00a0World War I scholar Sir Hew Strachan, this new\u00a0study looks beyond the\u00a0horrendous conditions\u00a0and staggering casualty\u00a0rate to examine the\u00a0strategic and tactical\u00a0impact of the campaign\u00a0for German, French, British, and Dominion forces\u00a0on the Somme.<\/p>\n

PUBLISHER:<\/strong> Osprey Publishing<\/p>\n

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SOL LIMITIS<\/h4>\n

James Collins<\/em><\/p>\n

\"b2\"<\/p>\n

AD 367: a battlehardened\u00a0soldier is\u00a0sent to the frozen\u00a0north of Britannia on\u00a0a mission from the\u00a0Emperor. Conducting\u00a0his investigation from\u00a0a hostile garrison on\u00a0the crumbling frontier\u00a0of Hadrian\u2019s Wall,\u00a0Atellus must struggle\u00a0to survive in a lawless\u00a0land torn apart by the\u00a0death-throes of an\u00a0over-stretched empire.<\/p>\n

PUBLISHER:<\/strong> Ramora<\/p>\n

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TAIL GUNNER<\/h4>\n

R C Rivaz<\/em><\/p>\n

\"b3\"<\/p>\n

\u2018Rivaz was, without doubt,\u00a0one of the best gunners with\u00a0whom I ever flew,\u2019<\/em> said\u00a0Group Captain Leonard\u00a0Cheshire, VC\u00a0Written only months\u00a0after the events\u00a0described, R C Rivaz\u00a0provides a uniquely fresh\u00a0and immediate perspective\u00a0on some of the most\u00a0harrowing episodes of\u00a0World War Two.<\/p>\n

PUBLISHER:<\/strong> Albion Press<\/p>\n

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HITLER\u2019S\u00a0SOLDIERS<\/h4>\n

Ben H Shepherd<\/em><\/p>\n

\"b4\"<\/p>\n

Drawing on a wealth\u00a0of primary sources\u00a0and recent scholarship,\u00a0this penetrating\u00a0history is\u00a0the first to examine\u00a0the full extent of\u00a0the German army\u2019s\u00a0complicity in the\u00a0Nazi crimes of\u00a0World War Two\u00a0and the range of\u00a0reasons for its early\u00a0victories and eventual defeat.<\/p>\n

PUBLISHER:<\/strong> Yale University Press<\/p>\n

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THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND<\/h4>\n

John Brooks<\/em><\/p>\n

\"b5\"<\/p>\n

In this major new account of the Battle of Jutland, the key naval battle of the\u00a0First World War, John Brooks reveals the key technologies employed, from\u00a0ammunition to battle orders. He offers important new interpretations of the\u00a0battle, drawing on contemporary sources, along with official records, letters,\u00a0and memoirs.<\/p>\n

PUBLISHER:<\/strong> Cambridge University Press<\/p>\n

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ESCAPE TO PAGAN<\/h4>\n

Brian Devereux<\/em><\/p>\n

\"b6\"<\/p>\n

A gripping true story of survival as one family struggles against overwhelming\u00a0odds in WWII occupied Asia. Whilst his wife and son are in Burma evading the\u00a0Japanese and surviving in the jungle, Jack Devereux survives the sinking of a\u00a0PoW ship and the atom bomb at Nagasaki.<\/p>\n

PUBLISHER:<\/strong> Casemate<\/p>\n

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PARIS \u201944: THE CITY OF LIGHT REDEEMED<\/h4>\n

William Mortimer Moore<\/em><\/p>\n

\"b7\"<\/p>\n

A compelling account of the occupation and liberation of Paris, this book draws\u00a0on a wealth of diverse accounts and memoirs weaving together the intricate\u00a0parallel chains of events \u2013 military and diplomatic, Allied and German \u2013 that\u00a0led General Leclerc\u2019s French 2nd Armoured Division to the boulevards of Paris in 1944.<\/p>\n

PUBLISHER:<\/strong> Casemate<\/p>\n

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Stay Alert, Stay Armed, Read Good Books and Stay Dangerous!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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