Military Books

Washington, D.C.: The National Service Publishing Co., 1931. Stated First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Frayed bottom edges, rubbing, fading of spine. This book was issued to Cadet Roy W. Cole Jr. in the summer preceding his senior year at West Point, and it is a complete guide to how the U.S. infantry operated at the time, from the manual of arms, to exercise routines, marching formations, basic military tactics, and much more. The book is well-studied, but pages are tight and clean in the binding. Inscribed on endpage: Cadet Roy W. Cole Jr., July 1st 1932 "What a Day!" 6.25" x 9.25". (more information)

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Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.: United States Naval Institute, 1963. 2nd Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. The guide to correct social usage on official and unofficial occasions for men and women in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Air Force. General manners, the social side, table etiquette, calls and calling cards, hops and dances, tipping charts, weddings, salutes, flag etiquette, correspondence, military funerals, customs of each Service. A basic book for all young men and women -- a valuable guide and reference for newly married couples. Previous owner's bookplate inside cover and embossed seal on title page. 6.25" x 9.25". (more information)

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The United States Cavalry Association, 1937. Cloth. Good +/No Jacket. 512 pages. End pages are maps of theatres of cavalry operations during World War I. Professionally repaired front and back hinges. Page 503 has 1/2" x 1" chip torn out. All pages are clean and tight in binding. No markings except for inital owner's name and rank written on title page. Was property of a West Point graduate, class of '32, for whom this was the main training book for his first major assignment. At the time this book was written, horse and mechanized cavalry were still being considered together, though the emphasis was on mechanized cavalry. 6.5" x 9.5". (more information)

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Belgrave Square, London: Imperial Defence College, 1957. Stapled in Card Covers. Very Good -. 25 July, 1957. Cover has fading, yellowing and some small stains. Stapled-in lightweight blue cardstock covers. Issued to all those concerned with a NATO Command training tour (it may not have been called NATO at that time). The name "Colonel Cole" is pencilled in on the cover. Inked-in notes on one or two pages and the back cover. 52 pages with bound-in, folded map. 6.5" x 8.25". (more information)

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