ACHKASOV, V. I. , AND N. B. PAVLOVICH (TRANSLATED BY UNITED STATES NAVAL INSTITUTE)

Soviet Naval Operations in the Great Patriotic War, 1941-1945

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1981. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0870216732. B&W Photographs and Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 43680

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0870216732 World War II V. I. Achkasov N. B. Pavlovich Soviet Navy Ships & Sailing

WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION

Of Course I Can! I'M Patriotic As Can Be - and Ration Points Won't Worry Me!

Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1944. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Posters. Illustrated by Dick Williams. Color Illustrations; This is an original World War II poster (25 1/4" x 18 1/2") The poster is in Very Good+ condition. It is in clean, bright condition, with the exception of some light generalized toning (mostly to the reverse). The poster has been folded twice. There is one tiny nick to one edge of one of the creases. This poster is from the War Food Administration - poster number: 1944 - O 643470. "The War Food Administrator determined the direct and indirect, military, other governmental, civilian, and foreign requirements for human and animal food, and for food used industrially; formulated and implemented a program to supply food adequate to meet the requirements; allocated the Nation's farm production resources as needed; assigned priorities and makes allocations of food for all uses; insured the efficient and proper distribution of the available food supply; and made recommendations to the Chairman of the War Production Board covering the quantities and types of nonfood materials, supplies, and equipment required to carry out the program of the War Food Administration. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 45214

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Keywords: World War II War Food Administration Office Of War Information Dick Williams Propaganda Canning

ALEXANDER, JOSEPH H.

Edson's Raiders the 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2001. Trade Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1557500207. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright. There is some lightish rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the dust jacket. "The Marine Raiders were special operations forces originally established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II to conduct amphibious light infantry warfare. "Edson's" Raiders of 1st Marine Raider Battalion and "Carlson's" Raiders of 2nd Marine Raider Battalion are said to have been the first United States special operations forces to form and see combat during World War II. Despite the original intent for Raiders to serve in a special operations capacity, most combat operations saw the Raiders employed as conventional infantry. This, combined with the resentment within the rest of the Marine Corps that the Raiders were an "elite force within an elite force", led to the original Raider units being disbanded. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Keywords: 1557500207 World War II Joseph H. Alexander Marines Pacific Theater Edson's Raiders Naval Special Operations

ALLISON, EUGENE E.

My Diary World War II 1941-1945

San Jose, CA: Betty J. Allison, 1977. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy includes a taped in typed thank you note from the Santa Clara High School Association in thanks for donating this book.. Near Fine .

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Book number: 39963

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Keywords: World War II Eugene E. Allison Betty J. Allison Santa Cruz, CA San Jose, CA World War II Biography World war II

ALTIERI, JAMES

The Spearheaders

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1960. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is one tiny bump to the top spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is one tiny edge tear to the top spine joint and another tiny tear to the top spine end of the dust jacket. " The new units received hundreds of combat-tested soldiers from Seventh Army units. Major Herman Dammer assumed command of the 3rd Battalion, Major Roy Murray the 4th Battalion, and Darby remained as the 1st Battalion commander. Darby was, in effect, the commander of what became known as the “Darby Ranger Force. ”The Rangers took part in the invasion of Sicily and in three major campaigns in Italy. They led the amphibious landing near Salerno, on 9 September 1943, and then captured and defended the Chiunzi Pass. After spearheading the Allied drive on Naples, the Rangers fought as line infantry on the mountainous German Winter Line. The battered Ranger battalions were pulled off the line to prepare for the amphibious landing at Anzio on 22 January 1944." (Veritas, Vol. 5, No.1 2009). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 44098

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Keywords: World War II James Altieri Darby's Rangers Ranger Units Italy

UNITED STATES ARMY

The Coast Artillery School (Fort Monroe, Virginia) Department of Enlisted Specialists: Motor Transportation

Fort Monroe, VA: United States Army, 1942. Paperback. 8" x 10.5" Instruction / Information manual for the Coast Artillery School. THe book has cardstock covers and a side stapled binding. The book is in Good only condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The front cover has become detached and both covers and interior pages have noticeable toning and water spotting. Subjects covered include Convoys, Diesel Engines, Fuels and Lubricants, Maintenance, Replacement Parts and Supplies, Vehicles and more.. Good .

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Book number: 38029

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: World War II United States Army Coast Artillery School Fort Monroe, VA Motor Transportation Department Of Enlisted Specialists World war II

ARMY INFORMATION BRANCH, ARMY SERVICES FORCES

Newsmap: First U.S. Occupation Forces March Down Tokyo Street (Vol. IV, No. 22f)

Washington, D. C.: Army Information Branch / Army Services Forces, 1945. Map. Color Illustrations; Dated Monday, Sept. 17th, 1945. This is a large format map / poster Poster, (two sided, sheet 35 x 47 inches, which folds down to 9 x 12 inches -- as issued). One side includes a world map with proposed naval bases around the world and a photograph featuring the Occupation forces in Toyko. The reverse side features a comparison chart of NCO grades and ratings of the major armed forces, with insignia (stripes, etc. ). The map is in generally Very Good+ condition. There is nicking and tiny tears to the edges of the map, and spots of toning, especially at the edges and along folds, and occasionally throughout the main body of the map. "The World War II Newsmaps consist of poster-size newsmaps published weekly from 1942 until 1946 to inform and motivate American military personnel. The two-sided newsmaps include maps depicting the previous week's events in the war as well as brief news items, photographs, and motivational graphics. The newsmaps were published by the U. S. Army Information Branch. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 42857

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Keywords: World War II Army Information Branch Army Services Forces Newsmaps Tokyo U.S. Occupation Forces Japan War

AVRIETT, CAROLE ENGLE & CAPT. GEORGE W. STARKS

Coffin Corner Boys One Bomber, Ten Men, and Their Harrowing Escape from Nazi-Occupied France

Washington, D. C.: Regnery History, 2018. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1621576264. Remainder. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is a thick black ink remainder mark on the bottom edge of the text block. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Keywords: 1621576264 World War II Carole Engle Avriett Capt. George W. Starks Lt. Gen E. G. "Buck" Shuler, Jr. B-17 Bomber

BISCHOF, GUNTER & ROBERT L. DUPONT

The Pacific War Revisited

Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0807121568. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 47630

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Keywords: 0807121568 World War II Gunter Bischof Robert L. Dupont Pacific War

BRADLEY, JAMES

Flyboys a True Story of Courage

Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 2003. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0316105848. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "The Chichijima incident (also known as the Ogasawara incident) occurred in late 1944. Japanese soldiers killed eight American airmen on Chichi Jima, in the Bonin Islands, and consumed four of the airmen. Nine airmen escaped from their planes after being shot down during bombing raids on Chichi Jima, a tiny island 700 miles (1,100 km) south of Tokyo, in September 1944. Eight of the airmen, Lloyd Woellhof, Grady York, James “Jimmy” Dye, Glenn Frazier Jr, Marvell “Marve” Mershon, Floyd Hall, Warren Earl Vaughn, and an unknown airman were captured and eventually executed. The ninth, and only one to evade capture, was future U. S. President George H. W. Bush, then a 20-year-old pilot. After the war, it was discovered that the captured airmen had been beaten and tortured before being executed. The airmen were beheaded on the orders of Lt Gen. Yoshio Tachibana ( American authorities reported that Japanese officers then ate parts of the bodies of four of the men." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 42024

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Keywords: 0316105848 World War II James Bradley Pacific War Chichi Jima Japanese Army

CAINE, PHILIP D.

Spitfires, Thunderbolts, and Warm Beer an American Fighter Pilot over Europe

Washington D. C.: Brassey's, 1995. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0028811151. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright, with the exception of some light fingermarks. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. "Brigadier General Philip D. Caine, US Air Force, Retired, was commissioned as a Distinguished Military Graduate from The University of Denver in Air Force ROTC. He earned both his Masters and PhD degrees in history from Stanford University. General Caine's assignments included mission pilot and instructor pilot at several Air Force bases; tenured professor and acting head of the Air Force Academy (AFA) History Department; acting head of Project CHECO in Vietnam; Professor of Strategic Studies at the National War College; Senior Research Fellow at the National Defense University; and Deputy Commandant of Cadets for Military Instruction at the AFA. In the latter capacity, he was the first Permanent Professor in the history of the Air Force Academy to be assigned to the Commandant of Cadets. General Caine retired from the Air Force in 1992 and then concentrated on writing and serving the Air Force Academy. As President of The Friends of the Air Force Academy Library, Caine assisted in the gathering and preservation of the history and heritage of the Academy. " (USAF). Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 39326

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Keywords: 0028811151 World War II Philip D. Caine Spitfires American Pilots In World War II United States Air Force Royal Air Force World War II

CANNON, M. HAMLIN

Leyte: The Return to the Philippines the War in the Pacific

Washington, D. C.: Center of Military History, 1993. Reprint. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Allied offensive in the Pacific in 1944 was to climax with the Allied invasion of the Philippines. The goals of this operation were threefold: (1) to win positions that would allow the Allies to sever Japan’s supply lines to the East Indies, (2) to make possible an invasion or neutralization of Formosa [Taiwan] and the east China coast, and (3) to provide bases for an attack on the Japanese home islands. This plan had to overcome significant resistance from within the American high command, however. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Ernest J. King advocated bypassing the Philippines and attacking Formosa directly, while other naval officers, such as Adm. Chester Nimitz, favoured limited operations in the Philippines as a prelude to the Formosa offensive. " (from Britannica). Near Fine .

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Book number: 45723

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Keywords: World War II M. Hamlin Cannon Philippines War In The Pacific Pacific War

CARTER, DYSON

Russia's Secret Weapon

Winnipeg, Canada: Contemporary Publishers, 1943. 5th Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback resembling a periodical or magazine. The book is in Fair only condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The top edge of the front cover has a large chip missing. There is a tear, with noticeable chipping to the top edge of the book's spine. The book is made with fragile, easily damaged paper and has noticeable wear and damage. "Herbert Dyson Carter known as Dyson Carter (February 2, 1910 – 1996) was a Canadian scientist, lecturer, writer, and Communist propagandist and organiser who served as president of the Canadian-Soviet Friendship Society from 1949 to 1960. During his fifty-year writing career, Carter produced hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles, dozens of short stories, and 17 books including five novels. Many of his non-fiction books and articles popularized scientific ideas and discoveries or reported on medical advances. In the 1930s and 1940s, many of his articles appeared in popular magazines in Canada and the United States and three of his books were published by large commercial publishers in the United States and widely reviewed. He occasionally used the pseudonym Warren Desmond for popular fiction that he would otherwise would not have been able to sell in the United States due to McCarthyism.". Fair .

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Book number: 36807

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Keywords: World War II Soviet Russia Communism Weapons

CATANZARO, FRANCIS B.

With the 41st Division in the Southwest Pacific a Foot Soldier's Story

Bloomington, IL: Indiana University Press, 2002. Hardcover. ISBN: 0253341426. B&W Illustrations & Photographs; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends of the book covers have some light bumping and edge wear. The text pages are clean and bright. There are several spots of ground-in dirt to the foredge and the bottom edge of the text block. There is the remnant of a previous owner's address label on the front endpaper. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has a couple of light spots of wear. "South West Pacific Area[note (SWPA) was the name given to the Allied supreme military command in the South West Pacific Theatre of World War II. It was one of four major Allied commands in the Pacific War. SWPA included the Philippines, Borneo, the Dutch East Indies (excluding Sumatra) , East Timor, Australia, the Territories of Papua and New Guinea, and the western part of the Solomon Islands. It primarily consisted of United States and Australian forces, although Dutch, Filipino, British and other Allied forces also served in the SWPA. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 43596

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Keywords: 0253341426 World War II Francis B. Catanzaro 41st Division Southwest Pacific Soldiers

CHANT-SEMPILL, STUART

St. Nazaire Commando

Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1987. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0891413154. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is in mostly clean, bright condition, but has a small wrinkled tear to the top front panel. There are several small nicks and one tiny chip to the top spine end of the dust jacket. "At Churchill’s direction, the strategy was to target the last safe haven for the Tirpitz, and by doing so, raise the stakes if she were ever to engage in the North Atlantic. The operation would achieve its objective in stunning fashion but at a high cost. Of the 611 Royal Navy and Commandos taking part in the raid, a staggering 169 raiders perished and 265 were captured. Mission participants garnered 89 medals and more Victoria Crosses than any other WWII operation. Operation Chariot was perhaps the most heroic action in the storied history of the Combined Services Command." (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 45040

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0891413154 World War II Stuart Chant-sempill Commandos Military History St. Nazaire War