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"Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe" is now available for purchase in the United Kingdom. 

You may order the book through Amazon UK, Casemate, Foyles, and Waterstones.

New Book Review Published

Submitted by SteveMerc
on Fri, 10/25/2013 - 14:12

The Michigan War Studies Review (MiWSR) has just published my latest book review. This is my third review for MiWSR (a scholarly journal affiliated with the Michigan War Studies Group) and it is of David Stahel's Operation Typhoon: Hitler's March on Moscow, October 1941. Unlike the previous two work's I have reviewed for MiWSR this is unfortunately a book that I found quite lacking.

Though the book has some commendable qualities, it's overall impact is to further obscure just why and how the Second World War reached the conclusion it did.

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Book Review
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David Stahel
Operation Typhoon: Hitler's March on Moscow
October 1941
Steven Mercatante

The Prague Uprising

Submitted by SteveMerc
on Wed, 10/09/2013 - 19:29

The Prague Uprising (not to be confused with the Prague Spring of 1968), occurred from May 5 to May 8, 1945. With the Third Reich collapsing on all fronts the last significant German military grouping was that of Army Group Center, which early in May 1945 controlled, among other areas, the better part of Bohemia and Moravia - including the Czech capital of Prague.

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Czechoslovakia
Prague Uprising
Prague
Old Town
Heydrich
May 1945
Waffen-SS
Hetzer
Prague Astronomical Tower

Terezin (Theresienstadt Concentration Camp)

Submitted by SteveMerc
on Sun, 10/06/2013 - 10:55

When it comes to the Holocaust, and its attendant concentration and extermination camps, the names most commonly resonating in our minds are those such as; Auschwitz-Birkenau, Buchenwald, Dachau, or Treblinka.

That said, there were many other camps that played a crucial role in the mass murder of millions of human beings. Many times their role in the Nazi camp system is often overlooked, but they were no less important in terms of perpetrating one of history's greatest crimes against humanity.

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WWII
Holocaust
concentration camp
Jewish Ghetto
Terezin
Theresienstadt
Czech Republic
Small Fortress
Walled Town

Gun Mart Magazine Recommends Why Germany Nearly Won

Submitted by SteveMerc
on Fri, 09/20/2013 - 15:26

The latest issue of Gun Mart Magzine  is now available, and readers can find on its website a recommendation of Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe.

Gun Mart Magazine praises Why Germany Nearly Won: "There are plenty of books which postulate the opinion of ‘what if’ Germany had won the war, but this book is different. Firstly, the opinion of the title is based on solid research to present a sound argument.

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Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe
Book Review
Steven Mercatante

30 Former Auschwitz Guards Face New Murder Trials

Submitted by SteveMerc
on Sun, 09/15/2013 - 16:03

Last month we noted that the infamous war criminal Laszlo Csatary managed to escape justice and die at age 98 while awaiting trial for his crimes. However, this month things are looking up for those who support the rule of law. On September 3rd, German prosecutors announced that they are seeking to put 30 former Auschwitz death camp guards on trial for murder.

The 30 suspects all live in Germany, and their files have been referred to individual state level prosecutors who will decide whether to put them on trial.

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World War II
Holocaust
Laszlo Csatary
John Demjanjuk
Auschwitz
Nazi

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