German Squad Tactics in WWII
Pisgah, OH: Nafziger Collection, Inc., 1995. First Edition. Quarto, 106, wraps, figures, glossary, bibliography, appendices. More
Pisgah, OH: Nafziger Collection, Inc., 1995. First Edition. Quarto, 106, wraps, figures, glossary, bibliography, appendices. More
Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2017. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. The format is approximately 7.25 inches by 9.75 inches. 64 pages. Illustrated cover. Glossary of Acronyms. Illustrations (color). Maps. Tabular Data. Select Bibliography. Index. Some ink marks have been noted. This is number 217 of the Osprey Elite series. Mark Galeotti (born October 1965) is a British historian, lecturer and writer on transnational crime and Russian security affairs and director of the consultancy Mayak Intelligence. He is an honorary professor at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, and an associate fellow in Euro-Atlantic geopolitics at the Council on Geostrategy. Between 1991 and 2006, he wrote a monthly column on Russian and post-Soviet security issues for Jane's Intelligence Review. He continues to write for various Jane's publications, as well as Oxford Analytica, for which he covers Russian security, transnational crime and terrorism issues. In July 2011, he started writing a regular column, Siloviks & Scoundrels, for the Russian newspaper The Moscow News, until the newspaper's closure in 2014. Since the start of the Ukraine War he has written regularly for The Spectator and was sanctioned by Russia largely on the basis of these publications. On 14 June 2022, Galeotti was among 29 people from the United Kingdom banned by the Russian government from traveling to Russia. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. More
Coulsdon, Surrey, U.K. Jane's Information Group, 1990. Third Edition. 376, wraps, illus. (some in color), diagrams, index, usual library markings (some blacked over), covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1942. Revised Edition. 640, illus., apps, biblio, index, DJ flaps have been cut off and pasted inside fr bd, bds slightly scuffed, discolor ins fr bds. More
Ashton, MD: Eric Lundberg, 1964. Reprint Edition. 640, illus., appendices, bibliography, index, DJ slightly soiled and small tear at DJ spine. More
Ashton, MD: Eric Lundberg, 1964. Reprint Edition. 640, illus., appendices, bibliography, index, DJ slightly soiled and small tears. More
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1943. Revised Edition. 640, illus., appendices, bibliography, index, front flyleaf missing, tape inside front hinge, discoloration inside boards. More
New York: Jove Books, 1985. Fifth printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. [14], 298 pages. Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. Maps. Foreword by General William Westmoreland. Ink notation inside back cover. From the pages of this book, infantry leaders of tomorrow will be able to share the combat experiences of soldiers in Vietnam. For infantrymen to take heed of the lessons to be learned from the successes and failures is to ensure that our experiences are not wasted. On the battlefield of Vietnam, General Westmoreland saw the fighting for more than four years. He could say without reservation that our infantrymen were as well trained as any our nation had ever sent into battle. There they fought under extreme conditions: in chest-deep water and mud; through mangrove swamps, bamboo thickets, and dense jungle; and over mountainous terrain. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 431, [1] pages. Map. Glossary. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. The top-secret missions of a Special Forces veteran are revealed for the first time in this memoir of perilous adventure--from behind-enemy-lines missions in Laos to a secret strike force heading toward the Cuban missile crisis. Sergeant Major Joe R. Garner served for twenty seven years in the U.S. military, including twenty-one hears of continuous active duty in the Special Forces. He received the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, and numerous other medals, including decorations from the governments of Indonesia, the Republic of South Vietnam, and Laos. Avrum M. Fine was a television writer and also a film editor. More
Fort Bliss, TX: U.S. Army Nuclear Agency, 1974. Modern Xerox copy. Wraps, disbound with a paper clip. Format is approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches. 13 pages (page number 4 which was blank has been omitted, pagination is to page 14). Wraps. Footnote. Illustrations. References. Scarce in any form or format. Cover has some wear and soiling. This is part of a series of at least seven information papers on topics associated with nuclear weapons, principally designed for use by Tradoc School instructors and major command staff officers. The series of papers, "Nuclear Notes," prepared by the US Army Nuclear Agency was intended to clarify and explain various aspects of nuclear weapons phenomenology and usage. These papers are prepared in as non-technical fashion as the subject matter permits. They are oriented toward an audience assumed to be responsible for teaching or in some way evaluating the actions and techniques of employing nuclear weapons in a conflict situation. More
Claire Ohlsson Geheb, 2016. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Format is approximately 7 inches by 10 inches. [10], 280 pages. Illustrated cover. Illustrations. Family Trees. Money Conversion Chart. Maps. Signed by the Editor on the title page. Laid in is a typed letter signed by the Editor providing a copy of the book and a promotional flyer on the book. The editor wrote: Throughout my life I have developed a passion for history, especially social history. As I learned about the important events of the past, I always wanted to know about the ordinary people and wondered what their lives were like. When my husband brought home his father's old suitcase, filled with letters, we didn't realize it was really a treasure chest. As the old German letters were translated into English, I was intrigued by the stories that were told. What started as a family project developed into a mission to share these revealing stories with others who have an interest in social history. As I edited and organized the letters, journals and photos, I also added historical comments for clarification. It has been an unexpected journey for me and added another dimension to my life. I believe this book touches readers in a primal way as it describes what we all want: to live our lives the best we can. Dear Willy is about contrasts, love, loyalties and how determination can lead to a better life. History can be viewed from many angles, but there is nothing like firsthand accounts to bring it to life. Letters sent to and from Germany became the lifeline for the Geheb family as they shared concerns, triumphs and tragedies. These accounts of their lives take the reader back in time and into their personal world. More
Washington DC: National Rifle Association, 1981. Revised and Expanded Second Edition. Hardcover. xx, [2], 535, [3] pages. Endpaper maps. Publisher's Note. Apology. Introduction to the Second Edition. Illustrations. Minor soiling to DJ and edges. John B. George served in the Pacific and the China-Burma-India theaters and held the rank of lieutenant colonel when demobilized. George served with the 132nd Infantry Regiment/23rd Infantry Division "Americal!" on Guadalcanal and the famed Merrill's Marauders (5307th Composite Unit) in Burma. At Princeton he majored in politics, graduated with highest honors, and won the Atwater Prize in politics. Col. George spent four years at Oxford and then went to British East Africa to study for four years. He settled in Washington, D.C. as executive director of the Institute of African-American Relations. He joined the State Department?s Foreign Affairs Institute as a consultant, lecturer, and writer. Col. George also wrote articles on hunting and nonfiction adventure for magazines including The Saturday Evening Post. More
Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 2018. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. 304 pages. Chapters 27 and 29 authored by Joe Plenzler. Marine-Speak 101: Glossary and Rank Structure. Notes. Small chip at top corner of spine. Inscribed by both authors on the title page. Inscriptions read: Katherine - Thanks so much for your support Semper Fi- Kate. Kakki- Great to meet you! Hope you enjoy the Press Club! Kelly Kennedy. Kate Germano is an American author and a former officer in the United States Marine Corps. Germano is known for her 2018 book Fight Like a Girl, which explores gender bias within the Corps. Germano graduated from the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College and Georgetown University. She served 20 years in the Marines before retiring. She is COO of Service Women's Action Network. Kelly Kennedy is the best-selling author of "They Fought for Each Other: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Hardest Hit Unit in Iraq," and the co-author of Kate Germano's "Fight Like a Girl: The Truth Behind how Female Marines are Trained." An award-winning journalist, Kennedy embedded in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and served as Military Reporters & Editors' first female president. She is the only American woman to have both served in combat in the U.S. military and covered U.S. combat as a civilian. A deeply personal, fully heartfelt, and powerfully written indictment of the policy of the US Marine Corps on training women for war. Lt. Col. Germano lays out the story of her journey from topflight Marine officer and battalion commander to being fired over differing vision for training female Marines at Parris Island. More
Gettysburg, PA: Thomas Publications, 1989. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. 115, [3] pages. Illustrations. This is a translation of The Submarine Commander's Handbook ("U.Kdt.Hdb.") Incorporated in the Secret Archives under Heading IV, No. 4, Command 32, Submarine Flotilla, New Edition 1943 (comprising Amendments Nos. 1-11). The Submarine Commander's Handbook, ("U.Kdt.Hdb."), 1943 describes the submarine U-boat tactics of Nazi Germany. Note that this edition is from 1943 during which the Allies had effectively countered these tactics and the battle of the Atlantic turned in the Allies favor. More
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1994. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 431, [1] p. Map. Glossary. Index. More
Colorado Springs, CO: United States Air Force Academy, n.d. [c1970]. Reprint edition {Pirated?]. Wraps. Starts with Chapter 1, page 17, The Military Situation in summer 1953. Ends at page 254. Ends with an interview on the revolutions in French colonial Africa. Fold-out maps, Illustrations. Rear cover is lose at bottom staple. Cover has some wear and soiling. Võ Nguyên Giáp (25 August 1911 – 4 October 2013) nicknamed "Red Napoleon" was a Vietnamese general who is regarded as having been one of the greatest military strategists of the 20th century. He served as the military commander of the Vi t Minh, the commander of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), minister of defense, and deputy prime minister. Giáp served as the military leader of the Viet Minh resistance against the Japanese occupation of Vietnam. Giáp was a crucial military commander in two wars: the First Indochina War of 1946–1954, fighting against the French, and the Vietnam War of 1955–1975, fighting against South Vietnam and its American backers. He participated in several historically significant battles, including Cao B ng in 1950, Hòa Bình in 1951–1952, i n Biên Ph in 1954, the Tet Offensive in 1968, the Easter Offensive in 1972, and the final Ho Chi Minh Campaign of 1975. Giáp was a mastermind military builder; he had transformed the rebels to a 'fine light-infantry army' fielding cryptography, artillery and advanced logistics and capable of challenging a larger, modernized French Far East Expeditionary Corps and the Vietnamese National Army. He was a very effective logistician, laying the foundation of the Ho Chi Minh trail, recognized as one of the great feats of military engineering. More
Binghamton, NY: Brundage Publishing, 2001. The Military Book Club edition. Hardcover. [6], 307, [7] pages. Illustrations. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. From the author's introduction: "This story is about a soldier. I have been many different kinds of soldier. Even in the rebellious and destructive part of my youth, I was quick to defend the weak and innocent, as well as myself from perceived wrongdoing. Perhaps this is a clue as to why my story turned out the way it did." A sniper is a military/paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with high-precision rifles and high-magnification optics, and often also serve as scouts/observers feeding tactical information back to their units or command headquarters. In addition to long-range and high-grade marksmanship, military snipers are trained in a variety of special operation techniques: detection, stalking, target range estimation methods, camouflage, field craft, infiltration, special reconnaissance and observation, surveillance and target acquisition. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1919. First U.S.? Edition. First? Printing. 313, boards marred, endpapers soiled, pencil erasure on front endpaper. Introduction by Philip Gibbs. Inscribed by the author. More
Orangeburg, SC: Sandlapper Publishing, Inc., 1986. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. [6],iii, [3], 411, [1] pages. Author's Note. Glossary. First printing of author's first book, a novel about training for and fighting in Nam. "This book is dedicated not to the reasons, whatever they were; nor to the outcome, whatever it was; nor to the events which are yet to be shaped, whatever they will be; but, simply, to the efforts of those who, in the heat and the mud and the blood, went and did their very best." "Mike Billingsley volunteered for officer training and combat duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Marine Corps. Billingsley led his men through the jungles and the rice paddies, discovering along the way that men are built of more than blood and bone. He discovered that he could be bent, but not broken, by the rigors of warfare and the emotional strain of the Vietnam war. [The book] is a thrilling fictional account of a young Atlanta man's experience. Gerald L. Gillis has skillfully juxtaposed action with emotion in the battlezone and deals sensitively with the emotional tension that afflicted the men in the field and continued to plague them after their return home." - from the rear outer cover. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Gerald L. Gillis is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and holds degrees from the University of Georgia and the University of Tampa. He served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1970 to 1973. H. Bent, But Not Broken is his first novel. - from the rear outer cover. More
Pacific Palisades, CA: Goodyear Publishing Company, Inc., 1971. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xiv, [2], 144 pages. Figures. Tables. Bibliography. Index. DJ is somewhat soiled and worn, especially at the edges. Tear, crease, and scratches at the back of the DJ. Edward Bernard Glick received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida and spent the bulk of his career at Temple University where his last title was Professor Emeritus of Political Science. Early in his career he specialized in civil-military relations, the politics of national defense and Latin American affairs. Later he also addressed Middle East issues. More
Mason, IL: Ronald G. Goddard and Lulu Publishing Services, 2017. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xv, [1], 407, [1] pages. Maps. Photographs. Signed with sentiment on the free end page. Post card and business card promotional material laid in. Minor DJ wear noted. Ronald G. Goddard grew up seeing Hollywood movies that showed American troops boarding ships and going off to World War II with bands playing and well-wishers swarming docks to give soldiers rousing sendoffs. But when his troop transport ship left San Diego Harbor for Vietnam in March 1967, there were no patriotic farewells. It would be a chilling wake-up call for Goddard and his fellow marines of Golf Company, 2nd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. He shares an accurate account of their experiences in this autobiography. From being issued an M16 rifle that jammed to being baptized in a blaze of fire on the front lines, he reveals what he learned about fighting the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Regular Army troops in the rice paddies and jungles from DaNang to the DMZ. At nineteen years old, Goddard was a corporal leading squad sized patrols. More
Morrisville, NC: Ronald G. Goddard and Lulu Publishing Services, 2017. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. xv, [1], 407, [3] pages. Maps. Photographs. Minor cover wear noted. Postcard and business card promotional material laid in. Ronald G. Goddard grew up seeing Hollywood movies that showed American troops boarding ships and going off to World War II with bands playing and well-wishers swarming docks to give soldiers rousing sendoffs. But when his troop transport ship left San Diego Harbor for Vietnam in March 1967, there were no patriotic farewells. It would be a chilling wake-up call for Goddard and his fellow marines of Golf Company, 2nd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. He shares an accurate account of their experiences in this autobiography. From being issued an M16 rifle that jammed to being baptized in a blaze of fire on the front lines, he reveals what he learned about fighting the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Regular Army troops in the rice paddies and jungles from DaNang to the DMZ. At nineteen years old, Goddard was a corporal leading squad sized patrols. More
Mason, IL: Ronald G. Goddard and Lulu Publishing Services, 2017. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xv, [1], 407, [1] pages. Maps. Photographs. Post card and business card promotional material laid in. Minor DJ wear noted. Ronald G. Goddard grew up seeing Hollywood movies that showed American troops boarding ships and going off to World War II with bands playing and well-wishers swarming docks to give soldiers rousing sendoffs. But when his troop transport ship left San Diego Harbor for Vietnam in March 1967, there were no patriotic farewells. It would be a chilling wake-up call for Goddard and his fellow marines of Golf Company, 2nd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. He shares an accurate account of their experiences in this autobiography. From being issued an M16 rifle that jammed to being baptized in a blaze of fire on the front lines, he reveals what he learned about fighting the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Regular Army troops in the rice paddies and jungles from DaNang to the DMZ. At nineteen years old, Goddard was a corporal leading squad sized patrols. More
Morrisville, NC: Ronald G. Goddard and Lulu Publishing Services, 2017. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. xv, [1], 407, [3] pages. Maps. Photographs. Minor cover wear noted. Signed with sentiment on fep. Postcard and business card promotional material laid in. Ronald G. Goddard grew up seeing Hollywood movies that showed American troops boarding ships and going off to World War II with bands playing and well-wishers swarming docks to give soldiers rousing sendoffs. But when his troop transport ship left San Diego Harbor for Vietnam in March 1967, there were no patriotic farewells. It would be a chilling wake-up call for Goddard and his fellow marines of Golf Company, 2nd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. He shares an accurate account of their experiences in this autobiography. From being issued an M16 rifle that jammed to being baptized in a blaze of fire on the front lines, he reveals what he learned about fighting the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Regular Army troops in the rice paddies and jungles from DaNang to the DMZ. At nineteen years old, Goddard was a corporal leading squad sized patrols. More
New York: Crane, Russak, c1975. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 352, DJ torn, review copy slip laid in. More