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Flamethrower Troops of World War I: The Central and Allied Powers
Lavishly illustrated with rare photos and diagrams, this book describes in unprecedented detail
the history, weapons, equipment, tactics, and uniforms of all the flamethrower troops fielded by both sides during World War
I, and is the only book in any language devoted entirely to the topic. The book draws on primary sources such as classified
flamethrower manuals, unit diaries, military correspondence, and personal memoirs, with much of the material previously unpublished.
For the first time in English the flame-warfare efforts of Russia and Bulgaria are presented. Select flamethrower attacks
are documented, as well as complete technical data on weaponry including weight, range, duration, pressure, capacity, oil
mixtures, and color schemes. Also described are all known models of flamethrower used by the combatants. Additional weapons
such as incendiary grenades, fire tubes, oil projectors, and side arms are also featured. Size:8 1/2" x 11", Illustrations:over
300 bw images , Pages: 272. Price - $69.99
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Schirmmützen: Imperial German Cavalry Field Service Caps
During the last decades of the 1800s and the first decade of the 1900s, some of the most elegant
and colorful military service caps (schirmmützen) were worn by the Imperial German cavalry. The unique color combinations
identified each regiment, and were the last stand for military fashion before and during World War I. This book is the first
complete reference on schirmmützen, and shows and describes the headgear for all branches of the Imperial German cavalry.
The pre-war models as well as the M-7 and M-15 war model caps are all illustrated in color photos and original period postcards.
The book also provides German nomenclature for the caps and valuable tips on how to collect and identify the various regiments.
Size: 6" x 9", Illustrations: over 170 color/bw images, Pages: 192. Price - $59.99
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American Lions: The 332nd Infantry Regiment in Italy in World War I
Told here is the riveting story of the 332nd U.S. Infantry Regiment in the Army in World War
I. As Pershing’s “Propaganda Regiment” they were the only American regiment assigned to Italy, where they
formed a phantom army that helped defeat the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The 332nd fought in the Vittorio-Veneto Campaign and
following the armistice, served in the occupation of Austria, Dalmatia, and Montenegro. Includes the uniforms, insignia, and
ephemera, of the 332nd; lavishly illustrated with over 300 rare and previously unpublished color and sepia photographs, which
are drawn from public and private collections. This detailed work illuminates the compelling story of the courageous “Lions
of St. Mark.” Size: 8 1/2" x 11", Illustrations:over 300 color/bw images, Pages: 240. Price
- $69.99
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Parachute Rifle Company: A Living Historian’s Introduction to the Organization, Equipment,
Tactics and Techniques of the U.S. Army’s Elite Airborne Troops in Combat on the Western Front in World War II
Entering battle by parachute was the ‘easy part’. Packed with information for U.S. Airborne
enthusiasts of all kinds, this volume provides a critical context for both the collector of U.S. Airborne memorabilia, and
a methodology for living historians to research and translate the real-life story of the legendary U.S. Parachute Infantrymen
to the hobby environment. Over 100 full-color images including battle recreation photographs, charts, tactical maps, order
of battle graphics, authentic tables of organization and equipment, and numerous special features. Size: 8 1/2 x 11,
Illustrations:over 100 color/bw images, Pages: 208. Price - $49.95
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High Noon over Haseluenne
The 100th Bombardment Group over Berlin, March 6,1944
On March 6, 1944, and the Eighth Air Force would launch a full scale assault on the German
capital of Berlin. “High Noon over Haseluenne” is a microcosm look at one bomb group that flew the mission and
the catastrophic results that ensued. The book deals with the 100th Bomb Group, “The Bloody Hundredth” and the
mission that solidified that moniker. The concentrated attacks by the Luftwaffe would destroy sixty-nine American bombers
that day, the single highest loss for any mission by the 8th Air Force, and fifteen of those losses would come from the 100th
Bomb Group. We take you inside the men and machines that had to brave one of the deadliest air battles of World War II and
let them tell the story. “High Noon over Haseluenne” is filled with firsthand accounts, personal diaries, letters
home, news clippings, and illustrated with over 200 photos. Size: 8 1/2"x11", Illustrations: over 200 bw images, Pages: 320
. Price - $69.99
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5th AIRFORCE
The 5th US Army Air Force was officially created on 5 February 1942 in the urgency following the Japanese
surprise attack at Pearl Harbor. At the outset, with limited means and equipped with obsolete materiel, its various units
were tasked with defending Australia.
Commanded by the charismatic Major-General George Kenney, it was progressively
reinforced by new squadrons arriving from the United States. Better armed, the 5th Air Force fought in the long and ferocious
New-Guinea campaign and took part in the allied conquest of various south west Pacific islands.
Its tally of kills
at the end of the war is indicative of its performance, with notably an un-equalled record of more than 3,400 aerial victories
and the presence within its ranks of the two greatest American aces of all time, Majors Bong and McGuire.
This massively
illustrated book is the first real reference published on the colors and markings of the 5th Airforce. Size: 8x10, 112 pages,
120 photos, 220 color profiles. Price - $34.95
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Civil
War Uniforms of theUnited States Marine Corps: The
Regulations of 1859
The uniforms and equipment worn by Marines
during the Civil War are virtually unknown. This book is the first in-depth study of Marine uniforms and equipment ever undertaken,
and it includes hundreds of contemporary studio portraits of officers and men wearing the items described and illustrated
in the 1859 uniform regulations plus hundreds of color photographs of surviving material. There are complete chapters on the
evolution of Marine insignia, swords, headdress, and all types of uniforms and clothing, to include the origin of the Marine
officers’ quatrefoil and the modern noncommissioned officers’ sword. There is no other reference book of this magnitude on Marine dress and equipment of the period.- 296 pages,475 Photos and Period Portraits,Large Format Deluxe Binding.Price - $76.95
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Germany’s
Combat Helmets 1933-1945: A Modern Study
Perhaps the best reference yet written
on the overall subject of the Third Reich steel helmet. Details and heretofore little known facts are presented in a chronological
order through the examination of scores of the finest original examples. The reader will come away with a better understanding
of the production, adornment and period modification in design of the combat helmets of Hitler's armed forces. “...a superbly researched and authoritative work on German helmets--arguably
the new standard for all authors on the subject." - Kelly Hicks. 468 pages,867 Color Photos,Deluxe Binding. Price- $69.95
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Hell's Gate
The Battle of the Cherkassy Pocket
January-February 1944
Virtually unknown in the English-speaking world, the Battle of Cherkassy (also known as the Korsun Pocket)
still stirs controversy in both the former Soviet Union and in Germany. Although small in scale when compared to the gigantic
battles of Moscow, Stalingrad, and Kursk, the Battle of the Cherkassy Pocket occupies a prominent place in the Russo-German
War. It was at Cherkassy where the last German offensive strength in the Ukraine was drained away, creating the conditions
for the victorious Soviet advance into Poland, Rumania, and the Balkans during the summer and autumn of 1944. Eclipsed by
a war of such gigantic proportions that saw battles of over one million men or more as commonplace, the events which occurred
along the banks of the Gniloy Tickich river should have faded into obscurity. However, to the 60,000 German soldiers who were
encircled there at the end of January 1944, this was perhaps one of the most brutal, physically exhausting, and morally demanding
battles they had ever experienced. Thirty-four percent of them would not escape.
The culmination of years of research
and survivor interviews, Hell`s Gate is a riveting hour by hour and day by day account of this desperate struggle analyzed
on a tactical level through maps and military transcripts, as well as on a personal level, through the words of the enlisted
men and officers who risked the roaring waters of the Gniloy Tickich to avoid certain death at the hands of their Soviet foe.
Hard cover, Full color dust jacket, Size: 8 1/2" x 11", 420 pages, 220 photos, 14 maps. Price -
$69.95
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Uniforms and Insignia of the Grossdeutschland Division Vol.1
These groundbreaking volumes present, for the first time, a comprehensive view of the World War II German
Army`s most elite formation: "Grossdeutschland". Exceptional detail of rare uniforms and unique insignia are woven with Grossdeutschland`s
history and development from an independent motorized regiment in 1939 to a panzergrenadier division within a corps that adopted
its name in 1944. Its two closest sister units, the "Wachbataillon Berlin" and the Fuhrer Begleit Battalion" are also
covered in the same superb level of detail. Awards, decorations, portraits and personal effects of common soldiers and noted
personalities, covering every arm of service within the units, are presented in over 3,000 spectacular color and Black
and white images.
Size: 9"x12", over 1500 color/bw images, 320 pages. (sch) Price - $125.00
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Uniforms and Insignia of the Grossdeutschland Division Vol.2
These groundbreaking volumes present, for the first time, a comprehensive view of the World War II German
Army`s most elite formation: "Grossdeutschland". Exceptional detail of rare uniforms and unique insignia are woven with Grossdeutschland`s
history and development from an independent motorized regiment in 1939 to a panzergrenadier division within a corps that adopted
its name in 1944. Its two closest sister units, the "Wachbataillon Berlin" and the Fuhrer Begleit Battalion" are also
covered in the same superb level of detail. Awards, decorations, portraits and personal effects of common soldiers and noted
personalities, covering every arm of service within the units, are presented in over 3,000 spectacular color and Black
and white images.
Size: 9"x12", over 1500 color/bw images, 320 pages. (sch) Price - $125.00
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Uniforms and Insignia of the Grossdeutschland Division: Volume 3
These groundbreaking volumes present, for the first time, a comprehensive view of the World
War II German Army’s most elite formation: “Großdeutschland”. Exceptional detail of rare uniforms and unique
insignia are woven with Großdeutschland’s history and development from an independent motorized regiment in 1939 to
a panzergrenadier division within a corps that adopted its name in 1944. Its two closest sister units, the “Wachbataillon
Berlin” and the “Führer Begleit Battalion” are also covered in the same superb level of detail. Awards,
decorations, portraits and personal effects of common soldiers and noted personalities, covering every arm of service within
the units, are presented in over 4,000 spectacular color and black and white images. Size: 9" x 12", Illustrations:over
1100 color/bw images, Pages: 472 . Price - $145.00
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Russians in the Waffen-SS
From summer 1941, some 100,000 Russians served in the German Wehrmacht, mostly as so called Schutzmannschsften
under the command of the German Police (Hohere SS- und Ploizeifuhrer) in the eastern occupied areas. The most famous unit
was the Brigade Kaminski, established by Bronislave Kaminski in the summer of 1941. In 1944 it became the Waffen Sturmbrigade
der SS "Rona" later the 29. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS "Rona". A second division was later established from various
Schutzmannschafts-Battaillonen and was designated 30. Waffen-Grenadier Division der SS (russische Nr.2) Size: 6"x9", over
100 bw images, 128 pages. (sch) Price - $29.99
Available September
New
Ukrainians in the Waffen-SS
With the begining of the Operation Barbarossa more than 100,000 Ukrainians volunteered for the fight against
Stalin and communismn. These volunteers were put into Schutzmannschafts-Battaillone under the control of the German Ploice.
After Stalingrade however, Ukrainiana were allowed to build up a division sized unit for the frontline. Around 15,000 Ukrainians
were drafted and thier first combat was at the Brody front in Galicia in summer 1944.
Size:6"x9", over 100 bw images, 128 pages. (sch) Price - $29.99
Available September
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Estonians in the Waffen-SS
When German troops entered Estonia in the summer of 1941 they were welcomed by the Estonians. Thousands
of Estonians wanted to take part in the war against Russia. Besides the Schutzmannschaften of German Police in 1942 Himmler
started to build up an Estonian SS-Volunteer Brigade which became later the 20. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (estnische
Nr.1). They fought most notably at the Narva-Front, and later in Silesia.
Size: 6"x9", over 100 bw images, 128 pages. (sch) Price - $29.99
Available September
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Bluejackets
Uniforms of the United States Navy in the Civial War Period, 1852-1865
This long-awaited book fills a gap in knowledge of the uniforms clothing, headgear, equipment, and weapons
of the United States Navy during the Civial war period. Based on original accounts from official documents, newspapers, diaries,
letters, and other primary sources, the well-written text is accompanied by a wealth of period images of navy personnel, many
of which are identified and published for the first time. Numerous photographes of surviving articles of clothing and artiacts
throw further light on life in a blockading fleet or on the High Seas from 1852 through 1865. With great clarity the author
explains the various changes to officers` uniforms and for the first time provides a detailed analysis of the clothing worn
by ratings and enlisted men.
Size: 9"x12", over 300 color.bw images, 240 pages. (sch) Price - $79.99
Available September
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"782 Gear"
Unites States Marine Corps Field Gear & Equipment of World War II
This new book is the companion volume to Glenn`s 2006 "United States Marine Corps Uniforms, Insignia and
Personal Items of World War II". With numerous rare and never before published war time photographes, "782 Gear" is the most
indepth pictorial study of the many patterns, and variations of Marine Corps field gear - Known then as "782 Gear" - that
U.S. Marines carried in the Pacific war. The author also visited the island battlefields he`s written about and conducted
field endurance tests with orginal Marine Corps gear to give the reader a more complete understanding of how each piece of
equipment endured the rigors of combat. with this unprecedented level of research, "782 Gear" is, along with its compaion
volume, the World War II Marine Corps collector`s guide book and bible.
Size: 9"x12", over 800 color/bw images, 336 pages. (sch) Price - $89.99
Available September
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Uniforms of the german Colonial Troops, 1884-1918
The Schutztruppen, the Expedition Korps, and III. See-Bataillon of the Imperial german Marines were the
forces assigned to protect Germany`s far-flung Colonial possessions in Africa and China. Uniform students and modelers have
found scant published references to the varied and unique uniforms of these forces. This highly illustrated book fills the
gap. Color illustrations by Germany`s leading 19th and 2-th century artists, black and white drawings taken from rare period
books, plus over sixty unpublished quality photographes from the album of a II. See-Bataillon Marine stationed at the great
German Naval base at Tsingtau, China, cover in detail the unusual unifroms of the Kaiser`s Colonial forces. A must for the
Imperial German bookself.
Size: 11"x8.5", over 200 color /bw images, 192 pages. (sch) Price - $69.99
Available October
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Fallschirmajer Brigade Ramcke in North Africa 1942-1943
This book is an in-depth photographic study of the famed German "Brigade Ramcke" paratroop unit. The story
of Ramcke and his elite troops is described here through the slodiers` recollections: from theit formation in Gremany, life
on the North African front, and their legendary five-day breakthrough behind enemy lines. The book is heavily illustrated
as well as details of their uniforms, vehicles, equipment, and theater made isignia.
Size: 9"x12", over 300 color/bw images, 192 pages. (sch) Price - $79.99
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Donitz`s Crews
Germany`s U-Boat Sailors in Worls War II
With dozens of historical documents and over 400 photos, the author not only presents a comprehensive history
of U-boat crews and the undersea war, but also shows how thoses with an interest in the U-boat war can find U-boat-related
artifacts and how they can trace many to specific boats and then research what those boats and crew accomplished.
Size: 8.5"x11", over 400 color/bw images, 288 pages. (sch) Price - $69.99
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Silver Wings & Leather Jackets
Rare, Unique, and Unusual Artifacts of First and Second World War Allied Flyers
Silver Wings & Leather Jackets is the sixth book in Jon Maguire`s definitive series on the uniforms
and insignia of the U.S. Army aviation from World War I through World War II. This volume focuses on rare and unusual items
not covered in the author`s previous books. For this book aviation museums and private collectors throughtout the U.S. have
generously opened their collections of extremely rare: AVG, Eagle Squadron, Aces, A-2 jackets, attributed general`s items,
OSS material, First Air Commandos, World War I wing badges, CNAC, paper items, and many other interesting and unique artifacts.
Covers the rarest and most sought after AAF collectibles. Size:11"x9", over 800 color and b/w images, Pages:272,Hard Cover.
Price - $89.99
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Uniforms, Organizations and History of the German Police: Volume 2
This massive volume, one of the largest we have ever published, documents in incredible detail the uniforms,
shoulder boards, collar tabs, uniforms of Police generals, specific insignia, awards, decorations, belts and buckles. Then
comes the history, organization and uniforms of five of the major branches of the complex Police organization: the Protection,
Traffic and Municipal Police, the Gendarmerie (including the motorized branch) and the Technical Emergency Corps (TN). Appendices
provide the most complete details of organization and command of the Protection Police, Landjagerei/Gendarmerie, Motorized
Gendarmerie and TN ever assembled. Hard cover, 6" x 9", 808 pages, 1,083 photos/illustrations (most in full color), Deluxe
Binding. Price $89.95
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Die Wehrmacht Vol.1
Our new series of books, titled "Die Wehrmacht" will depict all the equipment, weapons, uniforms, and accessories
utilized by the ground troops of the Wehrmacht from 1935 to 1945. Volume 1 covers an assortment of Infantry weapons and is
heavily illustrated with original photos of the era and laced with color photos from museums or private collections. The captions
are short and informative, and the overall series will eventually culminate in the depiction of the heavy equipment and weapons
such as the 8,8 cm Pak 43, 32 cm Nebelwerfer 41, and the 60 cm Möser "Karl."
Directly from the table of contents, the
following are covered in Vol.1:
Pistole P 08 Luger, Walter P 38, Walter P.P.K., Mauser Modell HSc, Mauser C 96, Astra
M 1921 43, "Radom" 9 mm Pistole 35 (P), Gewehr 98, Karabiner 98k, 7,92 mm Patronen, Gewehr 33/40, Zielfernrohre - Sniper,
Gewehr G-41, Gewehr G-43, MK b-42(H), StG. 44, MP 44 "Krummlauf", FG 42, MP 38, MP 40, MP 41, MP Modell EMP, MP 18, MP 28/11,
MP 34/1, MP 34 (ö), MP 738 (i) Beretta, Volksgewehr VG, MG 08 machine gun, MG 13, MG 15, MG 34, MG 34/41, sMG 34 heavy machine
gun, MG 42, sMG 42 heavyt machine gun, ZF 40 optical sight, ZB 26(t) light machine gun, MG 37(t) heavy machine gun.
Hard cover, 9"x12", 173 pages, over 400 color and B&W photos. Price: $55.00
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Die Wehrmacht Vol.2
Accompanied by detailed text, this brand-new photo-based book covers the equipment, weapons, and accessories
used by the German Wehrmacht from 1935 to 1945, with an emphasis on support weapons like mortars and nebelwerfers as well
as personal weapons including the hand grenade, panzerfaust, and the heavy demolition remote-controlled Goliath.
Weapons
Include:
Flare Pistol
Rifle Grenade Launcher
Hand Grenades
Flame Thrower
Panzerfaust
Panzerschreck
Nebelwerfer
Landmines
Goliath
Recoilless Rifles
Historian, artist, and publisher of Ryton Publications Uwe Feist is a world-renowned expert on military weapons
and equipment, especially those used by Germany in World War II. Uwe's attention to detail is evident in every Ryton title,
making these books much sought after by collectors and enthusiasts. Each book is the pinnacle of brilliant photography, artwork,
and design. And best of all, new titles and reprints of classics are forthcoming. Hard cover, Size:
9" x 12", 176 pages, over 400 color and b+w photos. Price: $55.00
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The Collector's Guide to Cloth Headgear of the Allgemeine and Waffen-SS
This new book provides an organized, chronological guide to the evolution and development of the myriad types
of soft headgear worn by the SS. As the pre- and war-years progressed, geographical areas of operation changed, and the composition
of the SS divisions evolved. So also, did the headgear worn by these troops. This reference illustrates a great number of
these examples with over 600 photos including more than half in color. The overwhelming majority of these pictures including
many rare original candid period snapshots have never been seen before in any previous publication. Hardcover,
9" x 12", 256 pages, over 600 color and b+w photos. Price: $100.00
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German Paratroops in Scandinavia
Fallschirmjäger in Scandinavia Denmark
and Norway April-June 1940
The German conquest of Denmark and Norway in spring 1940 presents an interesting study of joint
strategy between ground, air, and sea forces. In this campaign, the Germans placed great emphasis on mobility, speed, and
surprise. The Fallschirmjäger of 1940 was a well-trained, highly-motivated force, and their participation in Operation “Weserübung”
– the codename for the Wehrmacht assault on Denmark and Norway – is this subject of this book. Among the topics
discussed are German paratroop operations (some of the first combat jumps of the war) against the main Danish and Norwegian
bridges and aerodromes, the jump on Dombås, behind enemy lines, and also their tenacious on the snow-covered grounds of Narvik.
Illustrations: over 160 color/bw images, Pages: 192 . (sch) Price: $45.00
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German Amateur Photographers in the First World War
This book is an unprecedented view of the Western Front in World War I from the perspective
of German amateur photographers. While fighting in the trenches tens of thousands of German soldiers had their cameras with
them in their field packs and took shots of the surrounding reality of war. Largely forgotten since the 1920s, German amateur
photographs show the trench war at the Western Front as the infantry man or the company officer captured it spontaneously
with his camera. In this way an intimate, moving and authentic view of the Western Front evolved that allows the tragedy of
trench war to be viewed from a very different angle than that of professional press and propaganda photographers. The rediscovery
of German WWI amateur photography is a long overdue step towards the revival of a piece of men’s visualized war memory
that has been neglected for decades. Size: 12" x 9", Illustrations:over 380 bw images , Pages: 192 ,(sch) Price: $59.99
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The Infantry Assault Badges
Already highly acclaimed in its German version, the English edition is an important and indispensable addition
to every collector's library. On over 250 pages all known variants of the Infantry Assault Badge are discussed and more than
1000 pictures explain every detail of this highly collectable award. Packages and documents are also covered in depth. Hard cover, 7" x 9.5", 250 pages, Over 1000 color and b+w photos, diagrams, charts, English Text. Price: $90.00
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The Flak Badge of the Luftwaffe and Heer
The definitive work about these two badges, including the history, documents, cases and over 50 known variants,
presented in superb quality photographs. Over 450 color pictures and over 430 pages full of information. Hard cover, 7" x 9.5", 430 pages, Over 450 color photos, English Text. Price: $109.00
Back In Print!
US ARMY EUROPEAN THEATER OFOPERATIONSCOLLECTORS GUIDE Vol.1
Over the years H&C Publishing has earned their reputation for producing high quality military photo books
in full color. Once again their unique graphic design style reaches a new level.
All the uniforms, insignia, weapons
and field equipment issued to the American GI in the ETO are described in detail and everything is shown in full color. We
seriously believe that this new book will be a "must have" reference guide for any collector of GI militaria.
Hard
cover, Size: 9" x 12", 272 pages, full color.
Price: $65.00
Insignia and Decorations
Uniforms
Individual Equipment
Small Arms and Crew-Served Light Weapons
Tentage, Sleeping and Bivouac Equipment
Armored Troops
Airborne Troops
Mountain Troops
Female Personnel
Military Police
Army Rations
The Corps of Engineers
The Signal Corps
Chemical Warfare
The Medical Department
Army Chaplins
Army Publications and Other Printed Material
Sports and Recreation
Personal Items
Trophies and Souvenirs
New
GI-COLLECTOR'S GUIDE, VOLUME 2
After the release of Volume 1, many readers and collectors pointed out several pieces they possessed which
were missing from the book. Although including each and every item issued to the American soldier is a near impossible goal,
the author started making a list of what should included in a reprint. All chapters from volume 1 have been revised
and updated (among others: uniforms, signal and medical equipment) and new sections have been added, including personal equipment,
Stateside training, and the life of POWs in German camps. More than 1,000 new artefacts with detailed captions are featured
in this completely revised new work. Volume 2 of the G.I. Collector's Guide provides a complete and unequaled source of American
ground force documentation for collectors and enthusiasts alike. Hard cover, 9" x 12", 276 pages, full color. Price: $65.00
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9TH AIR FORCE American Tactical Aviation in the ETO, 1943-45
During the preparation of the Normandy Invasion, the American high command realized soon enough that the
8th Air Force, which was wholly committed to strategic bombing, could not undertake the close support of ground units in this
major offensive. The keystone of operation "Overlord" would indeed be mastery of the skies: tactical aviation had to be able
to intervene quickly and precisely, and to operate from bases on the Continent. The heavy bombers,
as they were dependent on large and permanent airfields, could not be called upon for such tasks. The concept of on-call tactical
air support was therefore paramount in the Overlord plans and the 9th Air Force was transferred to England for this purpose.
The hundreds of hitherto unpublished photos copied out from the pilots and crews' albums, and the full-color reconstruction
of their flying gear are a unique testimony to the day to day life of 9th Air Force personnel and the missions of combat crews.
Let us look at these men's faces, they belong to the Past but we owe them our Freedom. This book
is dedicated to the memory of the airmen and soldiers of the Ninth Air Force who gave their all for the Liberation of Europe.
Hard cover, 9" x 12", 196 pages. Price: $59.95
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