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The Lamsdorf Clarion
The magazine published by prisoners of war at Stalag VIIIB (344) Lamsdorf during the Second World War
2023 || Paperback || Philip Baker || Bookmundo
On the last page of the Christmas 1944 edition of The Clarion prisoners of war at Stalag VIIIB (344) Lamsdorf were invited to take part in a competition to design the cover of the Spring 1945 edition, entries to be submitted by 31st March 1945.
On 22nd January 1945 the German guards began evacuating the camp, and indeed most of their POW camps westwards, away from the rapidly advancing Soviet army. Thus began the terrible Long March in extreme winter conditions, that the POWs had to endure w...
Churchill's Spearhead (Heruitgave)
the Development of Britain's Airborne Forces in World War II
2023 || Paperback || John Greenacre || Pen & Sword
The first comprehensive review of the formation and operations of Britain's Airborne Forces in WWII.
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Judgement at Tokyo
world War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
2023 || Paperback || Gary J. Bass || Picador
The definitive account of the Tokyo war crimes trials of 1946-48, WWII and the beginning of the end of the European empires in Asia and the impact the settlement has had on post-war China and Japan, the wider history of East and South Asia and of the world to this day.
The Lamsdorf Clarion
The magazine published by prisoners of war at Stalag VIIIB (344) Lamsdorf during the Second World War
2023 || Hardcover || Philip Baker || Bookmundo
On the last page of the Christmas 1944 edition of The Clarion prisoners of war at Stalag VIIIB (344) Lamsdorf were invited to take part in a competition to design the cover of the Spring 1945 edition, entries to be submitted by 31st March 1945.
On 22nd January 1945 the German guards began evacuating the camp, and indeed most of their POW camps westwards, away from the rapidly advancing Soviet army. Thus began the terrible Long March in extreme winter conditions, that the POWs had to endure w...