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U.S. Army, 1986. Not Stated. . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Ammo handbook US Army, 1986, FM 9-13 Field Manual, 370 pages. Softcover in good condition with good cover Text clean and unmarked, binding tight, cover does show signs of wear Chapters are: TACTICAL UNIT OPERATIONS, PLANNING COMBAT AND STABILITY AND SUPPORT OPERATIONS - MUNITIONS SUPPLY PROCEDURES ION OFFICE AND AMMUNITION TRANSFER POINT - MUNITIONS SUPPORT IN AN NBC ENVIRONMENT. STANDARD ARMY AMMUNITION SYSTEM-MODERNIZATION - STANDARD ARMY AMMUNITION SYSTEM-MODERNIZATION - MUNITIONS SAFETY - FIRE PROTECTION. PREVENTION, AND SAFETY AWARENESS, MUNITIONS STORAGE PROCEDURES. MUNITIONS MAINTENANCE AND SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS - EMERGENCY DESTRUCT OPERATIONS - CAPTURED ENEMY AMMUNITION. In addition Appendix A AMMUNITION BASIC LOAD-Appendix B GUIDANCE FOR COMMANDERS-Appendix C FORECASTING AND MANAGING TRAINING AMMUNITION-Appendix D BRASS CONVERSION-Appendix E AMMUNITION-CONDITION CODES-Appendix F AMMUNITION IDENTIFICATION Appendix G MOVEMENT… Read More

Presido Press, 1987. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). . Hardback. Acceptable/Good. Anatomy of a Division by Stanton, Shelby lst. Cavalry in Vietnam Presidio Press, 1987 Book Club Edition Hardback in acceptable condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight however hinge shows crack front. Cover and dust jacket are clean and show little signs of wear. This is the story of the lst Cav. in Vietnam from fighting to clean up operations. Lists of divisions and areas, bibliography and index, 268 pages.

Reybal & Hitcock, 1944. First Edition. . Hardback. Good/Acceptable. Anything a Horse Can Do by Gregory, Col. The Story of the helicopter Reynal & Hitcock, 1944, lst. 3rd printing Hardback in good condition, with acceptable dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cloth cover is clean, dust jacket shows signs heavy signs of wear with some small tears, chips otherwise ok. This is the story of the military workhorse the Helicopter. L. Da Vinci designed the first helicopter but it did not take physical form until centuries later. This is the history of them, how they came more and more into play in the mind of the military, early uses in WWII and what at the time was considered its future. We now know it went far beyond these early users dreams. Loaded with early aviation history and photos, 243 pages

Squadron Signal, 1995. First Edition. . Staple Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. Joe Sewell. Squadron/Signal publications #153. Staplebound in good+ condition, cover good+ Text clean and unmarked, staple binding tight nothing loose. Cover clean. Loaded with B&W photos and color drawings, along with text on the Beaufighter.

Aero, 1988. Second. . Soft cover. Good. Boeing B-52 Stratofortress by Holder William Aero, 1988, 2nd ed. lst printing, ISBN:0830686150 Softcover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover very clean. This is the story of the Stratofortress B-52 Bomber. Follow the history of this plane from concept to completed in use machine. Loaded with B&W and color photos, index, 84 pages.

Paperback Library, 1972. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good. Clear the Decks, by Gallery, Daniel Paperback Library #53-417, 1967, stated lst. Softcover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. cover is Clean. Gallery was a Admiral in the Navy and is well known for his salty, irreverent and highly amusing tales of how the Navy really won the war. This book covers the capture of a U-Boat, 223. pages.

Texas A&M, 1995. First Edition. . Cloth. Very Good/Good. The Hurtgen Forest and the Rower River Dams 1944-1945, 1995 250 pages lst ed. Hardback in good+ condition. Dust Jacket good.Text is clean an unmarked, binding tight. Dust Jacket so some wear on tips and spine end, unclipped and otherwise in good condition. This is the story of the Hurtgen Forest in the year 1944-1945. This is the little told story of these battles that took place in the forest. Why did the US generals keep sending men and equipment into this forest to be killed? The winter was one of the worst on record. This became one of the bloodiest and most disastrous campaigns of World War II. Why? Great title for WWII history buff.

Scandinavian Publishing Company, 1946. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 176 pages, Text is clean an unmarked, binding tight. On section in center was never bound and so is loose looks like binding error. Cover is in poor condition with chunk out of back. This is the storry of German Occupation shown in text and photos with months of the end of the War.

Self Pub., 1983. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good. Doctors Letters Interludes of War 1944-45 by Jaekel Karen Self Pub. 1983, unstated edition Softcover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean. These are the letter of young Dr. Plowman from his time in the service. From Kansas to the European theater. These letters put away and were not read by him again until a reunion of his unit the 95thInftury. He shared many of them with his fellows and this book is the result. A first hand account of the Hell of War from a doctors view point. B&W photos.

Paperback Library, 1968. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good. Eight Bells by Gallery, Daniel Paperback Library #54-6591968, stated lst. Softcover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. cover is Clean. This is another of Gallery's breezy, salty and hilarious sea stories. This is how the US Navy really won the wars. 277 pages, index.

Nautical & Aviation Pub, 1996. First Edition Later Printing. . Hardcover. Good/Good. The Essex Aircraft Carriers by Faltum Andrew Nautical & Aviation Pub., 1996, lst later printing ISBN: 1877853267 Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Board cover is clean as is dust jacket with little if any signs of wear. This book cover the history of the Essex class of Aircraft Carriers. Covers these ships from the early designs through their service in Korea and Vietnam to the end of the line where they either went into mothballs or were scrapped. Cover the ships, planes used on them, appendix A-D, Notes, Bibliography, Index, 216 pages. Loaded with B&W photos, drawings, charts etc.

U.S. Army, 1916. Unstated. . Hardcover. Good. Field Service Regulations US Army 1914 Military Publishing, 1914 ed. corrected fo 2/4/16 Hardback in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, slight tanning of pages due to age and paper used. Cover is clean, shows minor signs of wear, however title is faded, 2 pages at rear look like acid or something similar has been on them as parts of page are eaten. Also inside cover is owners name and Bookstore stamp B. Pasquale Co. Military Books, San Francisco. This is a field guide for what to do in war c. 1914. Part 1: Organization, Part 2: Operations, Part 3:Administration. Each sections covers everything that would fall with in that frame. Appendices, A, B2-9, index, list of books one should read, and the last two pages as stated above with some odd damage. 234 pages + 4 pages of misc. information.

Naval Inst. Press, 2001. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Good. Fire on the Hanger Deck by Foster, Wynn Naval Inst. Press., 2001, stated lst., ISBN: 1557502900 Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover and dust jacket clean. This is the story USS Oriskany. Ever since man first went to sea fire has been his worst enemy. From the days of Greek Fire through the World Wars where high explosives and volatile fuels make almost any fire impossible to fight. The Oriskany was a aircraft carrier that became a flaming holocaust due to a simple night flare. B&W photos and illustrations, 175 pages.

U.S. Army. Unstated. . Soft cover. Acceptable. Flight Training Guide, Rotary Wing Aviation Course US Army Aviation Center, Fort Rucker, Alabama Staple bound in acceptable condition. Text is filled in, as book is in Q&A type format of task and procedure i.e. Task is decent, procedures 1. 2. 3. etc. Binding is tight. Cover shows heavy signs of wear and is loose from binding front bottom and has owners name on top right. This is a book put out by US Army on how to fly Rotary Wing aircraft with a Q&A type format as well as text, on task, then how to do it. Some pencil underlining. Over all of interest to Rotary Wing flyers, 171 pages.

Dutton, 1936. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The Flight of "Big Horse" by Hedin Sven Dutton, 1936, stated lst. Hardback in good condition with NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some slight tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cloth cover shows signs of wear but good in general has what appears to be water stain on front, also on title page is someone's initials otherwise clean. This is the story of "Big Horse" and the account of the civil war in Sinkiang during the period 1931-1934. Hedin tells the story of how is own expedition ended up being caught up in this war in 1934. Loaded with B&W photos and some illustrations, 248 pages

Schiffer, 1989. First Edition. . Staple Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. Staplebound Softcover in good+ condition, cover good+ Text clean and unmarked finding tight This is a photo essay as well as technical facts and figures of German war planes during the war years.

Conscientious Objectors Committee, 1969. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good. Handbook for Conscientious Objectors by Tatum, A. Conscientious Objectors Committee, 1969 Softcover in good condition, text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, cover is clean. This was put out for those wishing to not serve during the Viet War in the late 1960ies-1970ies. Bibliography, index, sample forms, 100 pages

Collins, 2006. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good. How to Feed an Army by Lewin, J. & Huff J. Collins, 2006, stated lst. ISBN: 09780060891114 Softcover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover super clean. This is a great book for the person interested in military foods and what it takes to feed and army. History and recipes from Civil War, Spanish American War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraqi Freedom. Loaded with color and B&W photos, cartoon illustrations of the periods etc. index, 182 pages.

Bantam, 1991. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Good. I Could Never Be So Lucky Again, by Doolittle, James, General Bantam Books, 1991, lst., ISBN: 0553078070 Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Board cover is clean as is dust jacket. Doolittle was the man for the job. Born in the rough and tumble of the goldrush days in Alaska, he was a fighter from the start. Leaving school in 1917 to join the Army Air Service he publicized the fledgling Army Air Corp with hair-raising stunts and escapades, entering and mainly winning every air show around. He was not just a hot shot flyer but also had a doctorate in aeronautical sciences which brought him to the fore in WWII. the bombing of Peal Harbor he formed his band of Tokyo Raiders and planned and carried out their missions, his attacks off carriers help win the war and he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Here is an autobiography worth the read. B&W photos, Appendixes 1-3, career summary,… Read More

Awarrd Bkd, 1964. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good. Ignorant Armies by Halliday, E.M. Award Books, 1958, 1964 Award ed. lst. Softcover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some slight tanning due to age and paper used. Cover is clean. This is about the fantastic exploits in WWI of the heroic 339th regiment that battled the Red Army in a 9-month campaign in the Artic Circle. Bibliography, index, 304 pages.