With the New York military publisher Sarpedon becoming part of Combined Publishing, Greenhill are pleased to announce that new Sarpedon books will be distributed by us internationally. The first new books coming later this year are: FOOT SOLDIER: An Infantryman's War in Europe by Roscoe C. Blunt Jnr Nineteen-year-old Roscoe Blunt was a private in the 84th Division, fighting in the Low Countries when the Germans broke the American front in the Ardennes. Rushed south through Luftwaffe attacks, Blunt's regiment fought a crucial defensive action that stopped the onrushing German panzers in the Battle of the Bulge. Then the Americans counterattacked, fighting step-by-step through a country utterly devastated by war. When the fighting stopped, Blunt actually felt a sense of loss. His is a remarkably honest memoir – not of a high-ranking officer or hero, but of an innocent thrust into the centre of history's greatest war. IN NAPOLEON'S FOOTSTEPS: Makers and Defenders of the French Colonial Empire by Barnet Singer and John Langdon The evolution of the French empire and of colonial military tactics through the eyes of the officers actually on the scene. A dynasty of French commanders is traced from Bugeaud, who served as a junior officer with Napoleon, to Bigeard, the most noted French commander in Vietnam and Algeria in the 1950s and 1960s. These men were able soldiers, confident administrators and the key to such French conquests as Algeria, Indochina, Madagascar, Chad and Syria. MASTERING THE SKY: A History of Aviation from Ancient Times to the Present by James P. Harrison Paperback edition of 'A densely-packed panorama on an extraordinary subject. The story of the development of the most important invention of our century. Recommended.' – Library Journal REFUGE FROM THE REICH: American Airmen and Switzerland During World War II by Stephen Tanner Imagine the courage of an aircrew, whose plane is rocked by explosions at 26,000 feet. The engines smoking, wounded crying, pilots desperately tring to control the falling craft, secretly unsure whether to shout the dreaded order: "Bail out!" A final moment of terror occurs when fighter planes suddenly appear alongside the stricken craft and then a sigh of relief. The agile fighters are marked with the white cross of Switzerland. The crippled bomber is escorted to an airfield, and to safety. By 1943, a multitude of U.S. airmen were soaring over Germany, braving the vicious wrath of the Luftwaffe and storms of enemy flak. Thousands of flyers died; thousands more fell into Nazi hands. A lively history of a little-known aspect of World War II; over 1,700 U.S. airmen had to seek sanctuary in Switzerland after bombing raids over war-torn Europe. This book is replete with eyewitness accounts, and examines what life was like in a neutral country in World War II. ROBBING BANKS: An American History, 1831-1999 by L. R. Kirchner America came to the forefront of world bank-robbing history because of its Wild West, where Jesse James and his gang of ex-Rebels became legends in their own time. The golden era for the crime was during the Great Depression, producing folk heroes such as 'Pretty Boy' Floyd and Bonnie and Clyde. Meanwhile, gentlemen like Willie Sutton and Herman 'the Baron' Lamm plied their trade with a degree of class that is remarkable for a criminal in any time. Some previously published Sarpedon books will continue to be available from Spellmount. Back to Greenhill Military Book News No. 102 Table of Contents Back to Greenhill Military Book News List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by Greenhill Books This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com