Search Results: Military History from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

Washington, D. C.: Department of the Army. Very Good+. 1973. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some lightly ground-in spots of dirt and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. "United States Army Field Manuals are published by the United States Army's Army Publishing Directorate. As of 27 July 2007, some 542 field manuals were in use. [1] They contain detailed information and how-tos for procedures important to soldiers serving in the field. Starting in 2010, the US Army began review and revision of all of its doctrinal publications, under the initiative "Doctrine 2015". Since then, the most important doctrine have been published in Army Doctrine Publications (ADP) and Army Doctrine Reference Publications (ADRP) , replacing the former key Field Manuals. Army Techniques Publications (ATP) , Army Training… Read More

New York: Military Publishing Company. Very Good+. 1916. Hardcover. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and beginning fraying. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's name and information on the front pastedown page (L. B. Peck, Flying Cadet 677, SMA Berkeley) .

Austin, TX: Texas A & M University Press. Near Fine. 1994. 2nd Printing. Paperback. 0890966249 . B&W Illustrations & Photographs; 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. "The Hump was the name given by Allied pilots in the Second World War to the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountains over which they flew military transport aircraft from India to China to resupply the Chinese war effort of Chiang Kai-shek and the units of the United States Army Air Forces (AAF) based in China. Creating an airlift presented the AAF a considerable challenge in 1942: it had no units trained or equipped for moving cargo, and no airfields existed in the China Burma India Theater (CBI) for basing the large number of transports that would be needed. Flying over the Himalayas was extremely dangerous and made more difficult by a lack of… Read More

Washington D. C.: Department of the Army. Very Good-. 1956. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format paperback book with cardstock covers a d a glued spine. The book covers have spots of dirt and wear. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some bumping, rubbing and creasing to the corners. The text pages are generally clean and bright. "Field telephones are telephones used for military communications. They can draw power from their own battery, from a telephone exchange (via a central battery known as CB) , or from an external power source. Some need no battery, being sound-powered telephones. Field telephones replaced flag signals and the telegraph as an efficient means of communication. The first field telephones had a wind-up generator, used to power the telephone's ringer & batteries to send the call, and call the manually operated telephone central. This technology was used from the 1910s to the 1960s. Later the ring signal has been made… Read More

Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 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. "H. W. And J. E. Kaufmann have written several books together on fortifications, including Fortress America: Forts that Defended America, 1600 to the Present, Fortress Third Reich: German Fortifications and Defense Systems in World War II, The Medieval Fortress: Castles, Forts and Walled Cities of the Middle Ages and The Maginot Line: None Shall Pass. They have travelled extensively in Peru, visiting key archaeological sites of the Incan civilisation. H. W. Kaufmann is a professor teaching several Latin languages at San Antonio College. She has also written the Anthropology of Wisdom Literature and has a Ph. D. Specialising in Medieval Spanish. J. E.… Read More

Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1974. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0316929433 . B&W and Color 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 French Foreign Legion (FFL; French: Légion étrangère, French pronunciation: ? [le? J? ~ et? ? ~? ? ? ], L. É. ) is a military service branch of the French Army established in 1831. Legionnaires are highly trained infantry soldiers and the Legion is unique in that it is open to foreign recruits willing to serve in the French Armed Forces. When it was founded, the French Foreign Legion was not unique; other foreign formations existed at the time in France. Commanded by French officers, it is open to French citizens, who amounted to 24% of the recruits in 2007. [8] The Foreign Legion is… Read More

Memphis, TN: Books LLC. Very Good+. 2010. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a Trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. .

Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1949. Trade Edition. Flexible vinyl. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. A previous owner has stamped all three edges of the text block with his inked name and rank. .

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD: Human Engineering Laboratories / U. S. Army. Very Good-. 1965. Paperback. Graphs; This is an oversized paperback book with side stapling. This book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have underlining, an ink stamped previous owner's name, and two partial footprints. The text pages are generally clean and bright. "The U. S. Army Materiel Command develops and delivers materiel readiness solutions to ensure globally dominant land force capabilities. Headquartered at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, Army Materiel Command is one of four Army Commands. AMC synchronizes and integrates the Army's total capabilities in support of the Chief of Staff of the Army’s priorities and Combatant Command requirements. As the Army’s Lead Materiel Integrator, Army Materiel Command manages the global supply chain, synchronizing logistics and sustainment activities across the Army." (US Army Materiel Command) .

New York: Members of the Sixty-Third U. S. Infantry / H. H. Bissell. Good. 1920. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have edge wear, bumping and fraying. There is one inch long triangular chip out of the spine of the dust jacket and the top spine end has some tearing to the cloth and noticeable fraying. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is some tidemarking to the bottom spine end of the first 15 or so pages. Both inner hinges have cracking to the paper and there is some loosening to the spine. "When the United States entered the big war in 1917, I was stationed in Honolulu, senior Lieutenant Colonel of the Infantry arm, and, like dozens of other officers, was aching to return to the mainland and get to work with a regiment. (from the foreword of the book). .

Cologne, Germany: M. Dumont Schauberg. Fair. 1919. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This book is in Fair condition only - The book is in complete, generally decent condition, but there's noticeable water spotting / tidemarking / warping to the boards and text pages. The interior is generally clean and neat. All the foldable maps are complete and in good condition. The pages are noticeably toned. The rear cover of the book has black spotting and there's a patch of pink / reddish discoloration (looks like it was sitting next to a book with red covers and the water damage transferred the red ink from that one to this). The front pastedown page and front cover have a previous owner's ink stamped name and address. The front pastedown page also includes a previous owner's inked name and there are two ink stamped Chinese "Chop" marks. "The 2nd Engineer Regiment was deployed to the Mexican border prior to US involvement in the First World… Read More

Washington D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office. Very Good+. 2004. Reprint; 1st Printing. Paperback. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a black marker previous owner's name on the inside front cover of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. .

New York, NY: Military Publishing Company. Very Good. 1917. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format hardcover book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping and rubbing, along with some scratches and ground-in dirt. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is a previous owner's name inked on the front pastedown page. .

Menasha, WI: George Banta Publishing Company. Very Good. 1916. Reprint. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format 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 and rubbing. The spine joints have noticeable wear and rubbing. The text pages are generally clean, but with some light ground-in dirt and beginning tidemarking. .

Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications. Very Good+. 1994. 1st Printing. Paperback. 9994240196 . B&W Photographs and Illustrations .

Carrollton, TX: Squadron / Signal. Very Good+. 1989. Trade Edition. Paperback. 0897472225 . B&W Illustrations & Photographs; This is an oblong 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 and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. .

London, England: New Vanguard / Osprey. Very Good+. 1994. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W and Color Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with illustrated covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. "The M3 half-track was an American armored personnel carrier half-track widely used by the Allies during World War II and in the Cold War. Derived from the M2 half-track car, the M3 was extensively produced, with about 15,000 standard M3s and more than 38,000 variant units manufactured. The M3 was extensively modified with several dozen variant designs produced for different purposes. During World War II, the M3 and its variants were supplied to the U. S. Army and Marines, as well as British Commonwealth and Soviet Red Army forces, serving on all major fronts throughout the war. The M3 and its variants were produced by many manufacturers including Diamond T, White Motor Company and Autocar and were designed… Read More

Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office. Very Good+. 1914. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format 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 rubbing and bumping. There is an inch tear to the front spine joint. There is an inch burn / discoloration to the front book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. .

Baton Rouge, La: Army & Navy Publishing Co, Inc.. Very Good+. 1954. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Color and B&W illustrations; This is an oversized book. THe book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The front spint joint has some lighyt fading and beginning cracking due to dryness. The text pages are clean and bright. Mostly a yearbook for the Directorate of Maintenance Engineering, but also included is a short history of the base. "For the vast majority of its operational lifetime, McClellan was a logistics and maintenance facility for a wide variety of military aircraft, equipment and supplies. Initially known as the Pacific Air Depot and Sacramento Air Depot, in 1939 the base was renamed for Major Hezekiah McClellan, a pioneer in arctic aeronautical tests. Born in 1894, he died on 25 May 1936 when his Consolidated P-30 which he was flight testing crashed near Centerville, Ohio. The depot went through several name changes, finishing its… Read More

Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merill Company. Very Good. 1918. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The book covers have some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. There is some spotting and spots of discoloration to the book covers (both front and rear). The text pages are generally clean and bright, however there are several spots of foxing throughout. The endpapers have spots of discoloration / foxing. "She (Farnam) originally served as a volunteer nurse in a medical unit attached to the Serbian army. She was present during the Battle of Brod on October 11, 1916 and, when a soldier asked if she was afraid, answered: "Do you think I am scared? I have never lived before". After this, she was allowed to enlist in the Serbian army as a volunteer soldier. She was decorated three times… Read More