Belfield and Essame for Pan (1983 reprint) It’s a long time since I have read this book (originally a Batsford British Battles I suspect). The weakness (which the old series title addressed) is that this is about the British army. Though the Americans appear and are credited (Essame was a brigade commander and holds very sensible views about all parties - I read his book on Patton recently) the text considers the British, Canadian and polish formations. As an account ranging from theatre down to hedgerow it is excellent. A serving soldier's criticisms are seldom shrill but they are much more deadly for all that. The explanation of German tactics, while recognising the difficulties they had, shows admirable equity. Good maps for once. More Old Duffer's Book Corner (book reviews) Dervish St Bartholomew's Eve The Vietnam War El Alamein 1943 The Victory That Never Was Crete: The Battle and the Resistance The Imperial War Museum Book of The Somme The Spanish Civil War Armies of The 19th Century Asia: China The Russian Civil War Julius Caesar: Man, Soldier & Tyrant The Battle for Normandy The Siege of Vienna Vimy! The Great Boer War Harold: The Last Anglo-Saxon King Pallas Armata Back to Perfidious Albion #102 Table of Contents Back to Perfidious Albion List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2001 by Charles and Teresa Vasey. 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