DEGAN, DOROTHEA F.

Thea Remembers Survive and Live Your Dream

Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse, 2004. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1418482358. SIGNED EDITION. This has been signed by the author on both the front endpaper and the front free page (with inscriptions) . This book is in Very Good+ 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. There is some beginning rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. There is a previous owner's address label on the front endpaper. ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 40552

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 1418482358 World War II Dorothea F. Degan Germany World war II

WAR DEPARTMENT

War Department Technical Manual Tm 9-801 - Restricted - Truck, 2 1/2-Ton, 6x6 Gmc Cckw-352 and 353 (April 24, 1944)

Washington, D. C.: War Department, 1944. Early Reprint. Paperback. Trade PB. B&W Illustrations; This is a Trade paperback book with cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book is in Good only condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners, along with a couple of chips missing, some ground-in dirt and spots of discoloration. There is a previous owner's inked notation on the front cover. The text pages are in generally clean condition, though the pages have light toning. The top front corner of the book cover has been torn off (chipped) as have the first several pages beneath it. "The GMC CCKW, also known as "Jimmy", or the G-508 by its Ordnance Supply Catalog number, [a] was a highly successful series of off-road capable, 21/2-ton, 6×6 trucks, built in large numbers to a standardized design (from 1941 to 1945) for the U. S. Army, that saw heavy service, predominantly as cargo trucks, in both World War II and the Korean War. The original "Deuce and a Half", it formed the backbone of the famed Red Ball Express that kept Allied armies supplied as they pushed eastward after the Normandy invasion. The CCKW came in many variants, including open or closed cab, long wheelbase (LWB) CCKW-353 and short (SWB) CCKW-352, and over a score of specialized models, but the bulk were standard, general purpose, cargo models. A large minority were built with a front mounted winch, and one in four of the cabs had a machine-gun mounting ring above the co-driver's position. " (from Wikipedia). Good .

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Book number: 49230

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: World War II War Department GMC Jimmy Technical Manual TM9-801 Army Ordnance Corps

O'DONNELL, PATRICK K.

The Brenner Assignment the Untold Story of the Most Daring Spy Mission of World War II

New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 2008. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 030681577X. 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: 50739

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 030681577X World War II Patrick K. O'donnell Spy Missions Espionage

DOWNEY, BILL

Uncle Sam Must Be. . . Losing the War Black Marines of the 51st

San Francisco, CA: Strawberry Hill Press, 1982. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Trade PB. B&W Photographs; This edition is paperback. This book includes an introduction by Alex Haley. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book cover along with creasing to the front and rear spine joints. The text pages are clean and bright. "A poster in the recruiting office had caused it all : Join the Marines Today! At the ignorant age of twenty it seemed like a good idea. Thirty days later I had enlisted and was on my way to boot camp. My passage was by coach on an eastbound passenger train. I counted telephone poles to pass the time." (from the book). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 41632

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: World War II Bill Downey Alex Haley Marines United States Marines 51st Marine Division Race Relations segregation

ELDRIDGE, FRED

Wrath in Burma the Uncensored Story of General Stilwell and International Maneuvers in the Far East

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1946. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ to Near Fine- condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of an ink spot on the reverse of the half title page. The dust jacket has edge wear, nicking, several small edge chips and edge tears and some generalized edge wear. "Wrath in Burma is a lively human document of the personal anecdotes and daily happenings in Vinegar Joe Stilwell's life in Burma. It is the story of a general who was never a brass hat - who marched with his men and led them over insurmountable obstacles." "Just prior to World War II, Stilwell was recognized as the top corps commander in the Army and was initially selected to plan and command the Allied invasion of North Africa. When it became necessary to send a senior officer to China to keep that country in the War, Stilwell was selected, over his personal objections, by President Franklin Roosevelt and his old friend, Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall. He became the Chief of Staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, served as the commander of the China Burma India Theater responsible for all Lend-Lease supplies going to China, and later was Deputy Commander of the South East Asia Command. Unfortunately, despite his status and position in China, he soon became embroiled in conflicts over U. S. Lend-Lease aid and Chinese political sectarianism.". Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 35064

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: World War II Fred Eldridge General Joe Stilwell Burma The Far East Merrill's Marauders world war II

ELSTOB, PETER

Battle of the Reichswald

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1970. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0345020499. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. The bottom spine end of the book cover has a smallish chip with a tiny edge tear. The front cover has a lightish vertical crease to the middle of the cover, and the rear cover has two + noticeable vertical scratches. The text pages are clean and bright. "Operation Veritable (also known as the Battle of the Reichswald) was the northern part of an Allied pincer movement that took place between 8 February and 11 March 1945 during the final stages of the Second World War. The operation was conducted by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group, primarily consisting of the First Canadian Army under Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar and the British XXX Corps under Lieutenant-general Brian Horrocks. Veritable was the northern pincer movement and started with XXX Corps advancing through the Reichswald (German: Imperial Forest) while the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, in amphibious vehicles, cleared German positions in the flooded Rhine plain. The Allied advance proceeded more slowly than expected and at greater cost as the American southern pincer, Operation Grenade, was delayed by the deliberate flooding of the Ruhr River by German forces under Alfred Schlemm, which allowed them to be concentrated against the Commonwealth advance. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 48927

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0345020499 World War II Peter Elstob Decisive Battles Ballantine Illustrated History Of World War II Reichswald

ARMY AIR FORCE

The Navigator's Practical Weather Handbook

San Marcos, TX: Army Air Force, 1942. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book with cardstock covers and a side stapled spine. The book is in Good only condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have noticeable spots of ground dirt / finger dirt, and general wear and tear. There are several small edge nicks and tears, and some curling and creases to the corners. The text pages are clean, though noticeably toned throughout. There are several folded maps / pages that are in clean, bright condition. The book talks about predicting the weather and making use of those predictions for proposed battles.. Good .

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Book number: 49473

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: World War II Army Air Forces Pre Flight School Navigation Navigators Weather Meteorology

FORD, BRIAN J.

Allied Secret Weapons the War of Science

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, Inc, 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0345020979. Trade PB. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges have some rubbing, bumping and wear. There is a small chip to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 48968

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0345020979 Military History Brian J. Ford Weapons Military Weapons Missiles Missile Defense Aeronatics

GANIER-RAYMOND, PHILIPPE (TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY LEN ORTZEN)

The Tangled Web the Shocking and Still Unsolved Story of One of the Greatest Failures of Allied Espionage During World War II

New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1968. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book is in generally clean condition. There are several small spots of rubbing / discoloration to the front cover. The text pages are generally clean and bright. Both the front and rear endpapers have generalized toning. The dust jacket has fading to the spine of the book and there is a small chip to the bottom spine end, along with some rubbing and wrinkling. "Lauwers, a bespectacled 26-year-old who’d been working on a rubber plantation in Singapore before the war, had been in Holland for four months before then, signaling faithfully and using security checks, as he had been trained. Giskes told Lauwers that he could save his and his fellow agent’s life by acting as if nothing was wrong and transmitting messages to London drafted by the Abwehr. To the Dutchman’s alarm, Giskes asked him what security checks he used, but Lauwers managed to come up with a plausible lie. He went on air confident that SOE would see that the genuine checks were missing and treat his messages with appropriate suspicion. This, unfortunately, was putting more faith in Lauwers’s British masters than they deserved. His signals, when they came in, were flagged “BLUFF CHECK OMITTED, TRUE CHECK OMITTED”—both security checks missing—but this was ignored. It was one of the things Marks had questioned when he joined SOE a few months later, only to be told not to worry. Dutch radio operator Hubertus Lauwers repeatedly tried to signal his British handlers that he’d been captured—but all his efforts were in vain. And while the British didn’t notice the warnings, the Germans did, and replaced him. (The National Archives, UK) That directive wasn’t entirely unjustified: the radio signals at that range were faint, and it was possible that the messages had been mistranscribed. But the main reason Baker Street ignored the red flags was that the controllers chose to. While SOE’s French and Polish sections seemed to have plenty to report, the Dutch section had struggled to recruit agents and get them into the country. It had only three active agents at the start of March 1942. It was preferable to believe they were all safe and starting to get results." (from HistoryNet). Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 49091

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: World War II Philippe Ganier-Raymond Espionage British Intelligence Hubertus Lauwers

GILL, STUART

Blood in the Sea Hms Dunedin and the Enigma Code

London, England: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0297846655. 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. "On 15 June 1941, Dunedin captured the German tanker Lothringen and gathered some highly classified Enigma cipher machines that she carried. The Royal Navy reused Lothringen as the fleet oiler Empire Salvage. Dunedin went on to capture three Vichy French vessels, Ville de Rouen off Natal, the merchant ship Ville de Tamatave east of the St. Paul's Rocks, and finally, D'Entrecasteaux." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41261

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0297846655 World War II Stuart Gill HMS Dunedin Engima Code Ships & Sailing

GREGORY, DON A. & WILHELM R. GEHLEN

Two Soldiers, Two Lost Fronts

Philadelphia, PA: Casemate, 2009. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1935149059. 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. "This book is built around two rcently discovered war diaries - one by a member of the 23rd Panzer Division, which was enmeshed in the crucial turning point of World War II in Russia, and the other by an original member of Rommel's AfrikaKorps.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41628

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 1935149059 World War II Don A. Gregory WIlhelm R. Gehlen Diaries stalingrad Russia Eastern front North Africa

HAGEN, JEROME T.

War in the Pacific America at War: Volume 1

Honolulu, HI: Hawaii Pacific University, 2005. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0976266903. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This is a trade paperback book. The 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 book has been signed, with an inscription, by the author. ; Signed by Author. Near Fine .

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Book number: 47404

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0976266903 World War II Jerome T. Hagen Signed Editions War In The Pacific Ships & Sailing United States Marine Corps

HAGSTROM COMPANY, INC.

Follow the War with Hagstrom's Map of the World and Detail Maps of Europe, Mediterranean, North Africa, Pacific, Aleutians

New York, NY: Hagstrom Company, 1943. Map. This is a large sized map of the world. The map is in Very Good- condition. There are a couple of small chips and cracks to the creases of the map. There is a noticeable tear to the top rear spine (when the map is folded) . "Andrew Hagstrom was a Swedish immigrant to the United States. In 1909. While working as a farmhand and in the meatpacking industry, he studied graphic arts at the New York Mechanics Institute. He then formed a drafting business in lower Manhattan, c. 1916. To demonstrate his skills to potential customers, and also help them find his business, the new businessman produced a map of his shop location. The map featured exaggeratedly wide streets that offered abundant room for clear labeling of addresses, transportation, and other terrain features. The map proved popular, and he began selling it, forming the Hagstrom Map Company in 1916. He expanded coverage to all of Manhattan, then all of New York City, then its outlying regions, eventually offering over 100 maps. The New York City Subway used a Hagstrom design for its official subway maps during the 1940s and up to 1958. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 50560

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: World War II Hagstrom Company, Inc. Map Of The World

HAUGLAND, VERN

The Eagle Squadrons Yanks in the Raf, 1940-1942

New York, NY: Ziff-Davis Flying Books, 1979. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0871650282. B&W Photographs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is in generally clean condition, but has several small edge nicks and tears. "The Eagle Squadrons were three fighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force (RAF) formed with volunteer pilots from the United States during the early days of World War II (circa 1940) , prior to America's entry into the war in December 1941. With the United States still neutral, many Americans simply crossed the border and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) to learn to fly and fight. Many early recruits had originally gone to Europe to fight for Finland against the Soviet Union in the Winter War. Charles Sweeny, a wealthy businessman living in London, persuaded the British Government to form an RAF squadron composed of Americans. (His uncle, also named Charles Sweeny, had been working along similar lines, recruiting American pilots to fight in France. ) Sweeny's efforts were also coordinated in Canada by the World War I air ace Billy Bishop and the artist Clayton Knight, who formed the Clayton Knight Committee, which by the time the United States entered the war, had processed and approved 6,700 applications from Americans to join the RCAF or RAF." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 43739

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: 0871650282 World War II Vern Haugland The Eagle Squadron The Royal Air Force Aviation

HESS, WILLIAM N.

Pacific Sweep the 5th and 13th Fighter Commands in World War II

New York: Doubleday & Company, 1974. Trade Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 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 have some beginning edge wear and bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and rubbed spots. "The V Fighter Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to Fifth Air Force, based at Fukuoka AB, Japan. It was inactivated on 31 May 1946. During World War II the unit initially controlled fighter units in the Northwestern United States. In 1942, V Fighter Command became the primary command and control organization for Fifth Air Force, fighter units operating primarily in the Southwest Pacific Theater. Its assigned units participated in aerial combat in the Fifth Air Force Area of Responsibility (AOR) flying cover missions for convoys, patrols, escorted bombers, attacked enemy airfields, and supported ground forces. Afterward, served with the occupation force in Japan before being inactivated in 1946. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 39902

Catalogue: World War II

Keywords: World War II William N. Hess 5th Fighter Command 13th Fighter Command Aviation Aeronautics / Astronautics World war II