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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.

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My Review of Panzer Operations Has Been Published

Submitted by SteveMerc

on Tue, 06/16/2020 - 20:36

Astute readers may have noticed that to date I have shied away from reviewing any of the books written by German officers who fought in the Second World War. So why this book? Read on for that answer, my thoughts on the author, and a word of caution for readers.

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Die Wehrmacht Im Kampf

Steven Mercatante

Operation Barbarossa

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Memorial Day 2020

Submitted by SteveMerc

on Mon, 05/25/2020 - 15:44

As of this writing nearly 100,000 Americans have died of Covid-19. The vast majority of these deaths were entirey preventable. That is undisputable. What is also undisputable is the horror of dying from this disease, of dying alone. Though every one of these deaths is a tragedy unto itself - what sickens me even more is the fact that we, the supposed greatest nation on Earth, have allowed so many of our bravest to die needlessly before their time, after they had already sacrificed so much for our collective freedom.

I was going to do one of my usual Memorial Day blog posts on say, tank

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New Book Review Published

Submitted by SteveMerc

on Tue, 05/19/2020 - 19:57

I have just published my review of Special Forces Berlin by James Stejskal. After reading this book anyone would be hard-pressed to argue that "Detachment A" wasn't the best-of-the-best in the US military throughout much of the Cold War era. One could even argue that it's skillset as practiced in the late 1970's up to the mid-1980's equally stood up as best in its class in comparison to even its newest and more widely acclaimed US special forces peers in Delta Force or SEAL TEAM 6.

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Steven Mercatante

Special Forces Berlin

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Just Published Yet Another Book Review

Submitted by SteveMerc

on Sun, 03/22/2020 - 19:18

Igor Nebolsin does it again. My latest review covers his most recent work - Tank Battles in East Prussia and Poland 1944-1945. This is a must read for armored enthusiasts. Check out my review and see why.

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2nd Guards Tank Corps

Tank Battles

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Another New Book Review Is Up

Submitted by SteveMerc

on Thu, 03/12/2020 - 22:05

Hello, just published my latest book review. This book offers a must read for enthusiasts of armored operations during the Second World War, and comes to us from historian Douglas E. Nash - in a work titled From the Realm of a Dying Sun. This book offers readers a detailed look at the IV-SS Panzerkorps formation and subsequent combat operations in Poland from August to November of 1944. Check out the review here.

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