The Allied Forces in Italy 1943-45, Guido Rosignoli, David & Charles, UK, 1989, dist. in the USA by Sterling, NYC. Excellent reference with a host of fine color illustrations of uniforms and badges, and many period B&W photos. Covers not only the major powers, but also the Poles, French, Canadians, Brazilians, et al. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 160 pages, like new condition. ISBN 0-7153-9212-3. Two copies on hand, each $20.00
Allied Liberation Vehicles, Francois Bertin, Casemate, Philadelphia, 2007. Originally published in France, the full-color book shows all of the major US, British and Canadian vehicles used in France following D-Day. The large view and detail photos are of fully restored vehicles, and were taken at various reenactment events in France. 128 enamelled pages, full color heavy card covers, new condition. ISBN10-1-932033-76-9. $15.00
The D-Day Atlas: The Definitive Account of the Allied Invasion of Normandy, John Man, Facts on File, New York, 1994. Takes it day-by-day with careful small and large scale maps in color, text, good photos. Well done work with useful map of war cemeteries, chronology, etc. Softbound, 144 enamelled paper pages, like new condition. ISBN 0-8160-3138-X. $10.00
The Normandy Campaign: June and July 1944, Stephen A. Patrick, Combined Books/Wieser & Wieser, PA, 1986. A decent overview history of these two critical months, with lots of useful tables on supply tonnages, port operations results, comparative tank data, etc. Good B&W photos, Color covers, 16-page color section (very good on loading of landing craft). Softbound, 8-1/2"x11" format, 192 pages, excellent condition. ISBN 0-7251-0521-6. $10.00
A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times, George Cameron Stone, Jack Brussel Publisher, New York, 1961 (original done 1934 by Southworth Press). A mammoth book--large format,694 pages, arranged alphabetically from "Abbasi" (a straight-bladed Rajput sword) to "Zumbai" (a Japanese sling). Liberally illustrated with careful drawings and photos. Hardbound, excellent condition. $75.00
Prince Charles: Horseman, Michael Clayton, Stanley Paul, London, 1987. A close examination of Prince Charles' relationship to horses--carriages, polo, fox hunting, et al. Good text, large format, many god B&W and full colour photos. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 164 pages, excellent used condition. ISBN 0-09-166340-7. $10.00
The Life and Times of King George VI 1895-1952, a memorial book of photographs published in 1953 by Odhams Press, London. Hardbound, 160 pages, very good used condition. $10.00
The Queen's Book of the Red Cross, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1939. Large format book with facsimile introductory letter from Queen Elizabeth noting that the book is a tribute to the personnel of the Red Cross and as a fund-raising effort to support its work. Stories and artwork by a wide variety of well-known authors and artists. b Hardbound, 256 pages, good condition (back cover coming slightly loose at spine). $10.00
The Royal Family in Wartime, Odhams Press, London, 1945. Photographic record of the Royal family's activities from 1939-1945. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 128 pages, very good condition though dust jacket a bit tatty. $10.00
Heraldry in England, Anthony Wagner (Richmond Herald), King Penguin Books, UK, 1953 edition. Small hardbound(with dust jacket) overview of the history and importance of heraldry in the UK, 36 pages and 15 full color plates. Very good condition, $5.00
Collecting Model Soldiers, Henry Harris, Forward by Brig. Peter Young, Abelard-Schuman, New York, 1971. Title says it all. Lots of B&W photos. Hardbound, 200 pages, good ex-library copy. SBN 0-200-71779-0. $3.50
Monty...3-volume biography: "The Making of a General 1887-1942", "Master of the Battlefield 1942-1944" and "Final Years of the Field-Marshal 1944-1976", by Nigel Hamilton, published by McGraw-Hill, New York 1981, 1983, 1986. Each volume is close to 1,000 pages in length, and is well stocked with B&W photos. All are hardbound w/dust jacket, and they are in very good/excellent condition. Sold only as a three-volume set, $25.00
A Regiment Saved, Donald Fairgrieve, B&W Publishing, Edinburgh, 1993. The story of "Operation Borderer"--the fight to save the KOSB from amalgamation in 1991-92, written by a Borderer who was intimetely involved in the fight. Hardbound w/dust jacket,152 pages, excellent condition. 12 pages of B&W photos. ISBN 1-873631-28-6, $7.50
Drop Zone Flashes of the British Airborne Forces, Charles Edwards, Pass in Review, Grayslake, IL, 1993. The only existing reference to an interesting but little-known aspect of British cloth insignia. Illustrated with drawings, four-page B&W photo section in center. Softbound, 44 pages, new condition. ISBN 0-943349-02-8. Multiple copies available, CLOSEOUT each $3.50
Gone for a Soldier: A History of Life in the British Ranks from 1642, Victor Neuberg, Cassell, London, 1989. Life in the British Army by caterogies--recruiting, barracks discipline, women, active service, wounded, etc. Liberally illustrated with photos and art of various periods. Wonderfully readable and interesting. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 160 pages, excellent used condition. ISBN 0-3-4-32243-1 $12.50
SOLDIERS: An Illustrated History of Men in Battle, John Keegan and Richard Holmes,Konecky & Konecky, New York, 1985. An interesting if lightweight overview of soldiering, incorporating life in many different armies through history. Good B&W , Vincphotos. Hardbound w/dust jacket, large format, 288 pages. Very good used condition. ISBN1-56852-110-3. $10.00
Army Talk: A Familiar Dictionary of Soldier Speech, Elbridge Colby, Princeton Univ. Press, NJ, 1942. An early war endeavor to make military jargon understandable to the US civilian world. Hardbound, 232 pages, good condition (a few cover stains, endpapers beginnng to separate at spine). $5.00
Cameramen at War, Ian Grant, Patrick Stephens, Cambridge, UK, 1980. The only history of the British Army's wartime "Army Film & Photo Unit", written by one of the unit veterans. Many fine B&W photos. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 192 pages, like new ral montcondition. ISBN 0-85059-489-8. $25.00
British Cavalry Equipments 1800-1941, Mike Chappell, Osprey Men-at-Arms No. 138, London, 1990 ed. The usual fine Osprey work--good text, good pictures. Softbound, 40 pages plus 8 full-color plates in center. Excellent used condition, $7.50
British Infantry Equipments 1908-80, Mike Chappell, Osprey Men-at-Arms No, 108, , DaLondon, 1980. The usual fine Osprey work--good text, good pictures. Softbound, 40 pages plus 8 full-color plates in the center. Excellent used condition. $7.50
The Household Cavalry Regiment, Roy Manser, Almark, London, 1975. 80 pages of extraordinary detail about the badges, uniforms, orders of dress and horse furniture of The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals, complete with many fine B&W photos and 16 pages of full color. Another "must" book for anyone interested in the subject. Softbound, fair condition--the book got damp at some point, and a number of pages are a bit rippled and there were a number of spots where they stuck together. They've all been separated, and there are places where there was surface damage--but it's all there and readable, just not in the best possible condition. ISBN 85524-235-3$5.00
350 Glorious Years 1642-1992, Wallace Kinloch and Ralph Couser, Regimental HQ The Scots Guards, London, 1993. An anecdotal history of the Scots Guards through the memoirs and writings of members past and present. 414 pages with a nice selection of B&W photos. Softbound, very good used condition. ISBN 0-9521598-1-3$25.00
A Short History of The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's), published by the Regiment circa 1958 following the amalgamation of the North and South Staffs. Softbound, 32 pages, 4 pages of B&W photos. $5.00
A Short History of The King's Regiment (Regular Battalions), Lt-Col RP MacDonald, published by the Regiment, 1971 (updated after initial publication in 1962). Softbound, 20 pages, B&W photos, center colour spread of Regimental Colours, excellent used condition. $5.00
The Eighth Army--September 1941 to January 1943, Ministry of Information, HMSO London, 1944. A paperbound propaganda piece in celebration of the final triumph at El Alamein several months earlier. Lots of good sepia toned photos. 104 pages plus covers, 7"x9", CWM Library deaccession. $7.50
Morale in Battle: Analysis, BAOR "Not to be Published" booklet, 1946, this one being a July 1947 reprint for the Canadian Forces. Small softbound piece based on wartime experiences, with Foreward by FM Montgomery, then CinC BAOR. Excellent used condition, $5.00
Notes on Map Reading (1929), War Office, London, this example a Canadian reprint by the King's Printer, Ottawa, 1942. Title says it all. Softbound, 94 pages, lots of large fold-out maps and charts. Very good condition, $10.00
Manual of Map Reading, Photo Reading, and Field Sketching (1929), reprint with Amendments 1-4, 1939, War Office, London, 1940. Title says it all, 166 pages, lots of fold-out maps, sletches., etc. Stiff covers with a fabric tape spine (appears to be the original), excellent condition. $15.00
The Canadian Army at War, Mike Chappell, Osprey Men-at-Arms No. 164, London, 1992 ed. The usual fine Osprey work--good text, good pictures. Softbound, 48 pages, plus 8 full-color plates in the center. Excellent used condition, $7.50
Canadian Army Training Memorandum No. 13 (April 1942), paperbound "Not to be published" booklet covering a wide variety of subjects, from the proper use of field glasses to Japanese AFVs. 72 pages, very good condition. $10.00
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Jeffery Williams, Leo Cooper, London, 1972. One of the "Famous Regiments" series edited by Lt Gen Sir Brian Horrocks. A good basic history illustrated with fine B&W photos. Softbound, 110 pages, good/very good condition. ISBN 0-85052-119-X. $5.00
The Swastika and the Maple Leaf: Fascist Movements in Canada in the Thirties, Lita-Rose Betcherman, Fitzhenry& Whiteside, Toronto, 1975. Adrien Arcand and all the others, with 8 pages of B&W photos. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 168 pages, good/very good condition. Remains of a bookplate on flyleaf. ISBN 0-88902-022-1. $7.50
Standard Catalogue of Canadian Army Badges: The Algonquin Regiment including the Northern Pioneers, Chris Brooker, Kromar, Winnipeg, 1966. Book one of an intended series--covers, describes and illustrates all known badges of these regiments. Softcover, 70 pages, some water damage but nothing detracting much from the work. Fair/good condition, $5.00
Rules for the Management of Messes and Canteens: Canadian Army 1942, King's Printer, Ottawa, 1942. Canadian Army manual in English and French. Stiff linen cover, 4-3/4"x7-1/4" size, 64 pages, CWM Library deaccession, very good used condition. $5.00
The Armoured Division in Battle (1952), Canadian Army "Restricted" Manual WO Code 8715, Queen's Printer, Ottawa, 1953. Canadian Army reprint of the British manual. Softbound, 72 pages, 4-3/4"x7-1/4" size, excellent used condition (name of RCR officer in pen on cover). $5.00
Canadian Army Manual of Training: Infgantry Section Leading and Platoon Tactics (1954), Army HQ, Ottawa, CAMT 7-45 "Restricted". Another good Canadian Army manual, softbound, 136 pages, drawings, 3-hole punched. Good used condition, two copies available, each $5.00
Notes on Elementary Military Law for Canadian Officers, Major CR Young, Univ. of Toronto Press, 1939. A sort of specialized "field manual" prepared originally for the COTC program at the University of Toronto. Softbound, 70 pages, front cover had 1/2"x3" piece off top edge. Deaccessioned CWM Library copy. $3.00
Corporal to Field Officer, Lt-Col RJS Langford (late OC, RCR), 5th Edition amended to date, Copp Clark, Toronto, n.d. (1st Edition was in 1941). Styled a "ready reference for all ranks in peace and war", and particularly recommended for senior NCOs and junior officers seeking promotion.. Covers a vast field--organization and administration of the Canadian Army, duties, military law, map reading, engineering, attack, defence, et al. Stiff board covers (front one separated from spine), 192 pages, 4-1/2"x6-3/4" format, ghood used condition save for defect noted. $20.00
Canadian Army Manual of Training CAMT 7-5: Infantry Weapons: Grenades (Revised)(1956), Army HQ, Ottawa, 1956, including Amendment No. 1. Again, a basic "field manual" on the subject covering types of grenades then in use, employment, etc. Softbound, 62 pages, good B&W photos. Fair/good condition--ex-regimental library copy with stained cover, some stickers removed, etc. $5.00
Staff Duties in the Field (1949), British Army "Restricted" manual WO Code 8457. A basis, standard officers' reference manual. Contains the basic chapters 1 through 6 with appendices. Three-hole punched and with laced board covers. Very good used condition. $10.00
", green board covers laced on, as above but also has Appendices A, C, E, F and G bound in with it. Excellent used condition. $15.00
Signal Training (All Arms) Pamphlet No. 7 Procedure for Radio Telephony (1952), War Office, London, 1952, WO Code No.8761 Basic field manual marked "Restricted" Softbound, 94 pages, two fold-out appendices at back. Good used condition, name of Canadian (RCR) officer written in ink on cover. $4.00
Artillery Training--Volume VI: Survey, Pamphlet No. 6 Estimation of Calibre from Time of Flight (1944), War Office, London, 1944. Consists primarily of fold-out charts from which to make plots. Softbound, very good condition. $5.00
Kiwis in Khaki: A Pictorial History of the New Zealand Soldier in World War II, David Filer, David Bateman, Auckland, 1989. Large format book whose 122 pages are filled with great B&W photos taken at home, in Greece and Crete, North Africa, Italy and the Solomon Islands. Nice coverage of a subject not much known outside New Zealand. Hardbound w/dust jacket, like new condition. ISBN 0-908610-98-X. $20.00
History of the Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps, Major JS Bolton, $15.00 Wellington, 1992. Fine history in 268 pages, lots of good B&W photos, excellent used condition (dedication on flyleaf). ISBN 0-477-01581-6
Te Mura O Te Ahi: The Story of the Maori Battalion, Wira Gardiner, Reed, Auckland, 1995. History of the New Zealand Army's (28th) Maori Battalion in World War II. Softbound, 208 pages, 8 pages of B&W photos. Excellent condition, $15.00
Marine Badges & Insignia of the World (including Marines, Commandos, and Naval Infantrymen), Bert L. Campbell & Ron Reynolds, Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset, UK, 1983. Excellent work on the subject, covers 19 nations in good detail, lots of color illustrations, good number of B&W photos, limited text. Hardbound w/DJ, 191 pages including 48 full-page color plates. Like new condition. ISBN 0-7137-1138-8. $15.00
Ribbons of Orders, Decorations and Medals, Guido Rosignoli, Arco Color Series Book, New York, 1977. A fine basic reference to the identfication of worldwide medals by their ribbon colors and layouts. Softbound, 166 pages, good used condition, $5.00
The British Army in the 1980s, Mike Chappell, Osprey Elite No. 14, London, 1987. Covers the range of British Army regiments and corps in the 1980s, with the usual good text and pictures. Softbound, 64 pages plus 12 full-color plates in the enter. Very good used condition, $10.00
The Burma-Siam Railway: the Secret Diary of Dr. Robert Hardie 1942-45, Imperial War Museum, London, 1984. Hardie (1904-73) was a doctor with the Federated Malay States Volunteer Force who was captured at Singapore, and kept a diary throughout his imprisonment. The book is illustrated with many of Hardie's beautifully rendered pencil drawings and watercolors from his time as a prisoner. Splendid book! Hardbound w/dust jacket, 192 pages, like new condition. ISBN 0-901627-26-7. $12.50
The Way Back, Vincent Brome, The Companion Book Club, London, n.d. but circa late 1950s. Story of Belgian Dr. Albert Guerisse, known during World War II as Lt Cmdr Pat O'Leary, when he won the George Cross, among any other decorations, heading a network to aid Allied airmen and soldiers to escape from France. Betrayed and captured, he survived Dachau and later served with the Belgian Army in Korea. One of the absolute heros of World War II--and still too little known. Hardbound w/dust jacket, good condition but marred by substantial pencil underlining. Maps, 13 B&W photos. $10.00
", but original printing by Cassell and Company, London, 1957. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 268 pages, details as above. Excellent used condition, no underlining. $15.00
11th Month/11th Day/11th Hour--Armistice Day, 1918: World War I and It's Violent Climax, Joseph Persico, Random House, New York, 2004. The last days of The Great War as seen by individual combatants--most forgotten, some quite famous. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 460 pages, like new condition. ISBN 0-375-50825-2. $10.00
A Matter of Trust: MI5 1945-72, Nigel West, Weidenfield and Nicolson, London, 1982. Britain's counterespionage service in the delicate postwar years, by the preminent British writer on intelligence matters. Hardbound w/dust jacket,196 pages, extensive B&W photos. ISBN 0-297-78253-3. Like new condition, $10.00
Handbook for Spies, Alexander Foote, Museum Press, London, 1949. One of the espionage classics by a very controversial WWII figure. Hardbound, 224 pages, very good condition. $30.00
No Passport: The Story of Jan Felix, Madelaine Duke, Evans Brothers, London, 1957. Felix was from Gdynia, and made his way to England via Spain, then served with SOE in France. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 222 pages, B&W photos. Very good condition. $15.00
Red Orchestra, Anne Nelson, Random House, New York, 2009. Story of the Berlin "underground" circle of friends which resisted the Nazis. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 388 pages, good B&W photos. Excellent condition. $10.00
Eagles Recalled: Air Force Wings of Canada, Great Britain and the British Commonwealth 1913-1945, Warren Carroll, Schiffer, 1997. A superb and comprehensive history of the various wings and other badges worn from The Great War through World War II, with stunning full color photos and many other fine illustrations which show wings being worn. Hardbound w/dust jacket, large format, 240 pages, like new condition. ISBN 0-7643-0244-2 SIGNED BY AUTHOR, $100.00
The Few: The American "Knights of the Air" in the Battle of Britain, Alex Kershaw, DaCapo Press/Perseux Books, Cambridge, MA, 2006. A decent history of the "Eagle Squadron" men, with some nice B&W photos from non-official sources. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 302 pages, like new condition. ISBN 0-306-81303-3. $7.50
A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron, Lynne Olson & Stanley Cloud, Vintage/Random House, New York, 2004. Polish flyers in the RAF. Softbound, 496 pages, lots of good B&W photos throughout the text. Like new condition. ISBN 0-375-72625-X. $7.50
The Chinese Armed Forces Today, reprint of the US Defence Intelligence Agency Handbook of China's Army. Navy and Air Force, Arms & Armour, London, 1979. Detailed 240-page manual with drawings, charts, B&W photos, 8 color plates of uniforms and badges. Now outdated, of course. Hardbound w/dust jacket, excellent used condition. ISBN 0-85368-223-2. $10.00
British SurveyPopular Series: Hungary, pamphlet from January 1957 published by the British Society for International Understanding, London, Timing related to the Hungarian Revolution (sadly aborted) of 1956. Paperbound, 22 pages, photos. $1.00
La Vie des Francais Sous l'Occupation, Henri Amouroux, Fayard, Paris, 1961. A close examination of French life during the German occupation 1940-44. Quality French language softbound book, 578 pages, no illustrations. Excellent used condition. In French! $10.00
Qui Ose Vaincra--Les Parachutistes de la France Libre, Paul Bonnecarrere, Fayard, Paris, 1971. History of the Free French parachute troops. Quality French language softbound book, 476 pages, no illustrations. Excellent used condition. In French! $10.00
L'Heroique Sabordage de la Flotte Francaise: Toulon 27 Novembre 1942, book of superb B&W photos taken by Toulon resident Andre Piernig documenting the French Navy at its home port of Toulon and the scuttling of the fleet there on 27th November 1942 following the German takover of the "free" zone of France. Published by Editions de l'Ile de France, Paris, 1945. Softbound, 48 pages, fair/good condition...front cover loose, spine cover gone. In French! $20.00
La Guerre Secrete, Sanche de Gramont, Club des Amis du Livre, Paris, 1963, numbered volume 251 of 5000 copies. Postwar espionage world exposed, etc. Hardbound, 480 pages, very good used condition. In French! $10.00
Guerrilla Warfare, Albert "Yank" Levy, Penguin/Infantry Journal, New York, 7th ed. 1943. An interesting paperback --and something of a World War II classic--written by a man who served in the British Army in World War I, in Spain, and then as a Home Guard instructor early in World War II. Lots of drawings, very readable, 124 pages, paper yellowing, cover intact. Good condition overall. $4.00
Fire in the Night: Wingate of Burma, Ethiopia and Zion, John Bierman and Colin Smith, Random House, New York, 1999. Excellent biography of Orde Wingate, with focus on the roots of his idealism and zealotry, with valuable information about the early campaigns in Palestine and Abyssinia. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 435 pages, many good B&W photos. Excellent condition
India and the War, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1915, intro by Lord Sydenham of Combe, former governor of Bombay. The strength of this book is in the marvelously detailed and atmospheric watercolours of Indian Army uniforms painted by Major A.C. Lovett and originally published in The Armies of India. There are 16 of these full color plates, each with descriptive notes, and there are also 16 B&W photos of various maharajas and Indian leaders, as well as a foldout map of India inside the back cover showing the various states and provinces. A most useful book for anyone with an interest in this area! Hardbound, 78 pages. Spine reinforced with library tape and slightly loose from book in front, otherwise good/very good condition. $50.00
Red Coats to Olive Green: A History of the Indian Army 1600-1974, Col. V. Longer (Indian Army), Allied Publishers, Bombay, 1974. A very good basic history, but unrelieved--no photos or maps. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 544 pages, dust jacket tatty but book in excellent used condition. SBN 85655-130-9. $35.00
The Frontier 1839-1947, Maj-Gen JG Elliott, Cassell, London, 1968. The story of the North-West Frontier of India and dedicated to the Punjab Frontier Force. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 306 pages, maps and B&W photos. Elliott knows of what he writes--he served in the Khyber in 1933-35, and was born and did his entire service career in India. SBN 304-93158-6. Very good condition. $20.00
Valour Triumphs: A History of the Kumaon Regiment, KC Pravla,Thomson Press (India), Faridabad, 1976. Detailed history of one of the Indian Army's great regiments. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 444 pages, one color plate, many B&W photos, lots of fold out maps, etc. Excellent condition, though dust jacket tatty on folds and edges, $30.00
Martial India: The Story of Two Million Volunteers, F. Yeats-Brown, Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1945. The story of the men and women of India who served during World War II, with interesting B&W photo illustrations of a representative selection from different branches of service, from Gurkhas to Indian WACs. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 200 pagesfair condition--has gotten damp so dust jacket stained, some pages stuck (but not damaged), etc. Good and scarce work for the price--$7.50,
The Gurkhas, Byron Farwell, Norton, New York, 1984. A good, basic history of the Gurkhas, with very useful chapters about the people themselves, their families and relationships, their beliefs and festivals. Photos through the text as well as in an 18-page center section. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 318 pages, very good/excellent condition. ISBN 0-393-01773-7 $7.50
Hell in the Holy Land: World War I in the Middle East, David R. Woodward, Univ. of Kentucky Press, Lexington, 2006. Title says it all. Good photos, including several of Camel Corps troops. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 254 pages, like new condition. ISBN 978-0-8131-2383-7 $10.00
The Partisans of Europe in the Second World War, Kenneth Macksey, Stein & Day, New York, 1975. A well written overview of resistance movements across the occupied countries of Europe 1940-45, liberally illustrated with maps and good B&W photos. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 272 pages, very good condition. ISBN 0-8128-1724-9. $10.00
No Cloak, No Dagger, Benjamin Cowburn, Brown Watson, Ltd., London, 1960. Paperback memoir by wartime SOE agent in France. 160 pages, fair condition. $3.00
Carve Her Name With Pride: The Story of Violette Szabo GC, RJ Minney Pan Books, London, 1956. Paperback story of the famous wartime SOE agent, illustrated with 8 pages of B&W photos. Good condition, $3.00
Counterspy: Memoirs of a Counterintelligence Agent in World War II and the Cold War, Richard W. Cutler, Brassey's, Washington, 2004. Cutler was with the CI side of OSS in London in 1945, then moved to Wiesbaden and Berlin. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 174 pages, 8 pages of B&W photos, like new condition. ISBN1-57488-839-0. $7.50
Last Days of the Reich: The Collapse of Nazi Germany, May 1945, JamesLucas, Guild, London, 1986. Good basic history of the Gotterdammerung period with lots of fine B&W photos from the files of the Imperial War Museum. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 256 pages, like new condition. No ISBN (book club edition). $7.50
Die Bundeswehr, West German Ministry of Defence, Bonn, 1977. Paperbound book about the West German Armed Forces, lots of B&W and color photos, color chart of ranks. 90 pages, very good condition. $5.00
World War II Order of Battle, Shelby Stanton, Galahad Books, New York, 1991. Large format, and truly an encyclopedia of the US Army during the war...organization, patches, distinctive insignia, unit histories--it's all here! 622 pages plus 8 color plates of shoulder patches. Hardbound w/dust jacket, excellent used condition. ISBN 0-88365-775-9. $100.00
Vietnam Order of Battle, Shelby Stanton, US News Books, Washington, DC, 1981. Another encyclopedic effort of enormous value to understanding and tracking units and assignments during the Vietnam War. Has a roster of combat operations by code name, 32 full color plates of badges and insignia, maps with unit locations, etc., etc. An absolute "must" for anyone with an interest in the Vietnam War. Hardbound w/dust jacket, 396 large pages. Dust jacket tattered, book in very good overall condition. ISBN 0-89193-700-5. $110.00
Valour Remembered/Souvenirs de Vaillance: Canada and the First World War, Directorarate of History/Ministry of National Defence, Ottawa, 1980. Published as brief history of Canada's role in The Great War, in celebration of the 60th anniverary of the Armistice 1918-1978. Softbound, 60 pages (half in English, half in French--so in effect the book is 30 pages), very good condition. B&W photos, maps. ISBN 0-662-50108-X. $3.00
A History of the Scottish Highlands, Highland Clans and Highland Regiments, with an account of The Gaelic Language and Literature and an Essay on Highland Scenery, edited by John S. Keltie, FSA Scot, A. Fullarton & Co. Edinburgh, 1875--in 8 volumes, each hardbound in 7-1/2"x11" size, each of about 200-225 pages. A quite extraordinary and invaluable set of books in excellent condition, the only negatives being some page foxing/browning (to be expected after 135 years!) and the fading of the spines on five of the volumes. Very ornate an gilt embossed covers, very good quality paper, many fine etchings of important personnages, tipped in full colour tartan plates...a tour de force done with all the care and attention to detail one would expect from late Victorian high-end books. An absolute wealth of information for the serious Scots historian. $600.00 the set of 8 volumes
Saigon Military Mission: A Brief History, MAAG Vietnam, LTG John O'Daniel Commanding, Military Assistance Institute, Arlington, VA, 1960. Print of the rewrite of the initial draft, at the time a confidential "eyes only" psyops and intel document. Home bound with board covers, 8-1/2"x11", 16 pages, list of officers, organization--a very important early war document. $10.00
The Brocade Banner: The Story of Japanese Nationalism, a report done by GHQ SCAP, Civil Intelligence Section, dated 23 September 1946. Legal size, printed from typed pages, paperbound, 166 pages. Extraordinary report based largely on Japanese coup d'etat police and trial records from the 1930s. Old SCAP GHQ Library pocket in back. Complete, but fragile...paper was of poor quality, lots of browning and chipping. $20.00
Uniforms of the SS--Volume 5: SD and SIPO 1931-1945, Andrew Mollo. A photocopied edition of this vitally important work in Mollo's now impossible to find . series of books on SS uniforms and insignia. Card covers. $10.00
Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla, Carlos Marighella, a photocopy of this important text from 1969. Card covers, $5.00
Professional Knowledgew Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam, USMC...three volumes 8-1/2"x11" prepared for USN and USMC personnel, "For Official Use Only. Set of three, November 1967, February 1968, and March 1968. Set, $5.00 |
