Now it may seem like all we have been publishing lately are notices about the great reviews garnered by Globe at War editor Steven Mercatante's book Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe. However, we do have more great content to come, it's just that lately the reviews have been coming in at a rapid pace. And so here we are again. This time the book review is from Military History Monthly - a UK publication focused upon exploring Britain’s own military history and 20th century conflicts.
The August 2013 Issue of WW II History Magazine is now available, and includes for its readers a recommendation of Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe.
Each month the magazine reviews recent books, and on page 71 of the current issue WWII History praises Why Germany Nearly Won as "an intriguing book that will surely be of great interest to students of World War II. It offers a fresh analysis of why Germany was beaten and poses reasons why it should have won."
The British Army Rumour Service (a blog and web community for those with an interest in the British Army) has just published it's review and endorsement of the UK edition of Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe.
The review praises Why Germany Nearly Won as "a good read." The research that went into the book is also commended with the review stating that "the author has no end of numbers to back up his position and has obviously studied the subject in some depth." The reviewer ultimately finds that the book is worth reading "for its good detail, interesting
On October 1, 2012 The Michigan War Studies Review published its review of Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe. The review provided below is as it appears on the Michigan War Studies Review website:
Steven D. Mercatante, Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2012. Pp. xviii, 408. ISBN 978–0–313–39592–5.
World War II Magazine (a publication of the Weider History Group - the world's largest publisher of history magazines) in its November/December 2012 issue is publishing it's review of Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe. Reviewer Conrad Crane finds that Why Germany Nearly Won is a "thought provoking book" whose "case deserves to be heard". The review provided below is as published (text only: minus two accompanying pictures and book title/publisher/pricing information):
This book’s title doesn’t adequately describe the ambitions of the author. Steven D.
Choice Magazine (a publication of the Association for College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association) in its August 2012 issue published it's review of Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe. More than 25,000 academic librarians, faculty, and key decision makers rely on the reviews in Choice magazine and Choice Reviews Online for collection development and scholarly research. Choice reaches almost every undergraduate college and university library in the United States. The review provided below is in full, and as published:
Choice Magazine (a publication of the Association for College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association) in its August 2012 issue has just published it's review of Why Germany Nearly Won: A New History of the Second World War in Europe.
Choice praises Why Germany Nearly Won and not only recommends the book for all libraries and levels but states it contains an "an impressive operational overview of Operation Barbarossa and various battles on the Eastern Front, D-Day, and the final drive into Germany" as well as going on to commend the book's ability to make it's
Military History Monthly Commends Why Germany Nearly Won:
"a fresh perspective on key events...Mercatante's...scholarship is undoubtedly on solid ground, which makes this book a welcome addition to Second World War bibliography."
Military History Monthly published its review of Why Germany Nearly Won in its July 2013 issue
WWII History Magazine Praises Why Germany Nearly Won:
"This is an intriguing book that will surely be of great interest to students of World War II. It offers a fresh analysis of why Germany was beaten and poses reasons why it should have won."
