Mark Barnes, a librarian at The Times, is a newspaper veteran with over forty years' experience. He has spent much of that time working in picture libraries where he is able to combine his passion for photography and military history. As a writer, he has contributed to a range of publications and television programmes. He has also held the role of reviews editor for War History Online since 2012.
Lots of details for the model-maker here. Altogether an excellent
book well worth the asking price.
*Scale Military Modeller International*
This is an excellent book of photos documenting the campaign across
western Europe from the invasion to the eventual victory over Nazi
Germany. The photos chosen show the various aspect of this
extremely well. Highly recommended.
*Britmodeller.com*
Whether or not one prefers to eschew text and actual reading in
order to just look at the pictures, this volume is recommended.
*New York Journal of Books*
...Mark Barnes, a librarian at The Times, has taken on the mammoth
job of compiling these photographs from The Times photo archives to
create an incredible photographic history of the campaign from
D-Day to Berlin. ...This is simply a must-have for anyone
interested in The Second World War.
*Best of WW2*
Barnes’s book is clearly a labour of love, a product of painstaking
work trawling though archives...that present a striking pictorial
tour of the events of the war’s final year.
*All About History*
This work is authoritative, informative, visually impressive and an
important addition to our Second World War literature. As such it
should appeal to a wide and diverse readership and is thoroughly
recommended.
The images in this book may be static but they still have the power
to move.
*History of War Magazine*
The Liberation of Europe, containing over 400 images, not only
gives a succinct and expert overview of the North West Europe
campaign, but also presents world history on a grand scale and is
essential reading for everyone interested in World War II and the
history of Europe.
*PhotoArchiveNews*
...there are some familiar images from many books, but many more
have a freshness and immediacy through being less familiar,
especially the fate of civilians.
*Muster, National Army Museum*
A highly interesting volume.
*MWBG Richard Baber*
is essential reading for everyone interested in World War II and
the history of Europe...and illustrates the enormity of war and the
burgeoning relief of liberation in a way that mere words cannot
achieve. Stunning.
*Books Monthly*
… a step above the normal picture book.
*History of War 24/07/2019*
Each photograph carries a detailed caption, and the author has done
a remarkable job gathering together these images. An excellent book
in which the pictures tell the story.
*Guards Magazine*
This is a beautifully produced book full of evocative images.
*Fortress Studies Journal*
All in all a great collection of photos which have until now
remained hidden away in archives and some of the content is ideal
for modellers looking for some extra detail references.
*Military Model Scene*
The Liberation of Europe is a considerable volume, containing 400
images, many of which have been rarely seen, but the key strength
is the work Mark Barnes has put in to ensure the captions are
intelligent, accurate, and interesting - not an easy task when
often the information was scant. This is an excellent addition to
the photographic history of the Second World War, and if you have
an interest in the NW Europe campaign of 1944-45, I would strongly
recommend it.
*Recollections of World War II*
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