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Reading Hitler’s Mind

. . by Norman Ridley. Hardback (6.4×9.5 inches). 173 pages. 2022. Subtitle: The Intelligence Failure That Led to WW2 Covering the 1930s, British Prime Ministers consistently failed to appreciate that a psychopath like Hitler never made a deal he intended

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Why Appeasement Failed: The Ignored Evidence

. . by Andrew Sanger. Hardback (6.4×9.5 inches). 199 pages. 2025. I’m not sure the title should be Why Appeasement Failed as much as How Appeasement Failed. The why seems obvious: you can’t negotiate with a German psychopath leading a

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The Secret War Between Hitler & Stalin

. . by Norman Ridley. Hardback (6.3×9.5 inches). 225 pages. 2025. Subtitle: Intelligence and Counterintelligence on the Eastern Front Convention wisdom notes the Germans underestimated USSR manpower reserves in WWII. This book will explain why. It covers the various kinds

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Central European Wars 1918-1921: Men At Arms 563

. . by Philip Jowett. Softcover (7.25×9.75 inches). 56 pages. 2025. Subtitle: Revolutions and Border Wars in the Former Austro-Hungarian Empire To me, Osprey volumes shine when tackling relatively obscure topics. Such overviews can inspire further research into the topic.

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Super-Battleships of World War I: New Vanguard 338

. . by Angus Konstam. Softcover (7.25×9.75 inches). 48 pages. 2025. Subtitle: The Lost Battleships of the Washington Treaty This is more a volume about the US, UK, and Japan scrapping ships than deploying them. A quick history of battleship

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US Coast Guard Cutter 37: Legends of Warfare

. . by David Doyle. Hardback (Horizontal: 9.3×9.3 inches). 144 pages. 2025. Subtitle: Formerly Known as USCGC Taney The US built seven cutters for the US Coast Guard (USCG) from 1935 to 1936. As the USCG was under the Treasury

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Nagato-Class Battleships: Legends of Warfare

. . by Hans Lengerer and Lars Ahlberg. Hardback (Horizontal: 9.3×9.3 inches). 144 pages. 2025. Subtitle: IJN Super-Dreadnoughts Nagato and Mutsu This thorough profile of the sister battleships Nagato and Mutsu noted their construction start during WWI and post-war commissioning.

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Light Panzers

. . by Thomas Anderson. Hardback (8.0×9.9 inches). 288 pages. 2025. I’ve enjoyed past volumes in this series and this one is no exception. This history of the development of Germany’s light tanks starts in WWI with the A7V, although

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