War of Annihilation: Combat and Genocide on the Eastern Front, 1941 – Megargee, Geoffrey P.
This is another short book, but provides an excellent background on Barbarossa, as well as a concise explanation of the...
June 1941: Hitler and Stalin – Lukas, John
Just finished this short book about the relationship between the two dictators leading up the the German invasion of the...
Dauntless: The Battle of Midway
Dauntless: The Battle of Midway is a “mockbuster” - a low budget film that’s intended to capitalize on the publicity...
Revell angled deck Essex – bow “knuckle” & flight deck installation
One of the characteristics of the SCB-125 Essex class carriers was a prominent crease or "knuckle" at the bow which...
The Devil Rides Out – Dennis Wheatley
I don’t know how this happened. Some post somewhere suggested that this was a classic piece of horror fiction from...
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa – E.B. Sledge
This is the first of several books that were required reading for my first WW II Studies course, and while...
The Shadow Land – Elizabeth Kostova
I am an eternal follower of Kostova because I loved The Historian so much. That means I will (eventually) drag...
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey – Michael Collins
Collins’ book about his experiences as an astronaut in the space program is hands down not just my favorite astronaut...
Revell angled deck Essex – gallery deck pt. 2 – gun platforms and sponsons
The Revell angled deck Essex is a little like the AMT Star Trek Enterprise in that I’ve looked at the...
Revell angled deck Essex – hull reshaping
What a mess. I didn't have the Floating Drydck plans when I widened the hull the appropriate 4' each side...