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Army-Navy 1973 Official Program
Philadelphia, PA: Army-Navy Annual Committee, 1973. Quarto, 144, wraps, illus. (some in color), tables, covers slightly soiled and worn along edges, small tears at bottom of spine. More
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American Practical Navigator: An Epitome of Navigation and Nautical Astronomy
Washington, D.C. U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office; United States Government Printing Office, 1939. Revised Edition of 1938. Hardcover. 391 pages, 387 pages (Part II is tables) . Illustrations. Highlighting/underlining. Name of previous owner present. Cover has some wear and soiling. Minor tears and chips at top and bottom of spine. Edges rubbed. Notes on rear endpapers. The American Practical Navigator (colloquially often referred to as Bowditch), originally written by Nathaniel Bowditch, is an encyclopedia of navigation. It serves as a valuable handbook on oceanography and meteorology, and contains useful tables and a maritime glossary. In 1867 the copyright and plates were bought by the Hydrographic Office of the United States Navy, and as a U.S. Government publication, it is now available free online. It is considered one of America's nautical institutions. This is the edition of a classic (originally published in 1802) work that was the standard when the United States Navy entered World War II. More
Beyond Survival; Building on the Hard Times--A Pow's Inspiring Story
Aiea, HI: Coffee Enterprises, Inc., 1990. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 287, [1] pages. Inscribed by the author, Gerald Coffee, on the half-title page. Inscription reads to Jim & Cristie, GB/GBA, Gerald Coffee 1-10-'98. Includes Acknowledgments; Foreword; 22 chapters, including I Surrender; The Enemy's Other Face; Forgiving Oneself; The "Fiery Forge; Passageways through Fear; From "Why Me?" to "Show Me!'; A Letter Home; Like Steel, We Are Tempered by Extremes; the "Commune" of Communicating"; The Hanoi March; Jerry, Jr.; Embracing the Good Fairy; Unity over Self; Hanoi Moon; God = Strength; Peepholes and Cracks; Free to Choose; Kinship with All Life; The Voice of Vietnam; Peace with Honor; Celebration; Beyond Survival. Gerald Coffee was interned as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam after he was shot down on February 3, 1966, and was held until his release on February 12, 1973. U. S. Navy (retired) Captain Gerald Coffee flew low-level reconnaissance missions over Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, which provided photographic proof of Soviet nuclear-tipped missiles, turning the tide of the dangerous Soviet – U.S. standoff. During the Vietnam War, Jerry was flying a combat mission off the USS Kittyhawk when he was shot down by North Vietnamese anti-aircraft guns. Immediately captured, he was held prisoner for over 7 years in the infamous ‘Hanoi Hilton’ communist prison where torture and solitary confinement were routine. His book, Beyond Survival, describes his experiences in gritty detail and his keynote talk has inspired thousands worldwide with a message of hope, faith, courage, and honor. More
Landing-Force Manual, United States Navy; Revised by the Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department
Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1927. Revised Edition. Hardcover. x, 703, [1] pages. Illustrations. Topics covered include, among many others, Drill regulation; Instruction without arms and with rifle and automatic rifle; Drill, the rifle squad, platoon, and company; Drill, the Infantry battalion, regiment, brigade, and the headquarters company; Ceremonies and inspections; Manuals; Physical drill with arms; Drill and combat signals; Artillery; Machine guns; The landing force; Interior guard duty; Security in position warfare; Marches and Camps; Combat; Defensive combat; Special operations and minor warfare; Field engineering; Medical tactics ashore; Mapping and sketching; and Combat principles. Ink notation on page facing title page. Text somewhat darkened. Rear board somewhat weakened. More
Staff Officers' Field Manual Nuclear Weapons Employment Doctrine and Procedures; Department of the Army Field Manual FM 101-31-1; Marine Corps Fleet Marine Force Manual FMFM 11-4
Washington DC: Departments of the Army and the Navy, 1968. Reprint which includes current pages from Change 1. Wraps. Three-hole punched and stapled at left side. Various paginations (approximately 160 pages). Figures. Tables. References. Glossary. Index. Figures D and E and present in an envelop inside the back cover. Figure D is a Circular Map Scale with a scale of 1:50,000 and the numbers are in hundreds of meters. Figure E is a Circular Map Scale with a scale of 1:100,000 and the numbers are in hundreds of meters. This manual supersedes FM 101-31-1, 1 February 1963, including all changes. This manual provides guidance to commanders and staff officers in the operational and logistical aspects of nuclear weapon employment in combat operations. The doctrine presented in this manual is basically concerned with nuclear weapon employment within the field army and the Fleet Marine Force. When the manual discusses special ammunition logistics and vulnerability analyses, the scope is extended to include the area of operations. Guidance is presented for the employment of nuclear weapons in the attack of targets on or near the earth’s surface. More
Operator's Manual Pistol, Semiautomatic, 9mm, M9 (1005-01-118-2640); Army TM 9-1005-317-10, Navy SW 370-AA-OPI-010/9mm, Air Force TO 11W3-3-5-1, Marine Corps TM 1005A-10/1, Coast Guard COMDTINST M8370.6
Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1985. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Various Paginations (approximately 80 pages). Illustrations. References. Index. Two hole punched. Staple-bound. Cover has some wear and soiling. The Beretta M9, officially the Pistol, Semiautomatic, 9mm, M9, is a 9×19mm Parabellum pistol adopted by the United States Armed Forces in 1985. It is essentially a military specification Beretta 92FS. The M9 won a competition in the 1980s to replace the M1911A1 as the primary sidearm of the U.S. military, beating many other contenders, and only narrowly defeating the SIG P226 for cost reasons. It officially entered service in 1990. Some other models have been adopted to a lesser extent, namely the M11 pistol, and other models remain in use in certain niches. The M9 was scheduled to be replaced under a United States Army program, the Future Handgun System (FHS), which was merged with the SOF Combat Pistol program to create the Joint Combat Pistol (JCP). The JCP was renamed Combat Pistol (CP), and the number of pistols to be bought was drastically cut back. The U.S. Army and Air Force are seeking to replace their M9s through the Modular Handgun System program. More
The U-Boat Commander's Handbook
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
Terror and Triumph; The Saga of Frank Carden
Fowlerville, Michigan: Wilderness Adventure Books, 1990. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. [10], 328, [6] pages. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Inscription reads "To David R. Wheelwright With kindest regards. John Harllee, November 15, 1990." Scratches on rear cover noted. John Harllee was retired Navy Rear Admiral and former chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission. As a Lieutenant, he was stationed at Pearl Harbor when Japan attacked on December 7, 1941. During World War II, he commanded a torpedo boat squadron in the Southwest Pacific that was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. He received the Silver Star and Legion of Merit. From 1947 to 1948, he served in the Navy's Congressional Liaison Unit on special assignment to John F. Kennedy when the future president was a member of Congress. During the Korean War, he served as executive officer aboard the cruiser Manchester, for which he was decorated with the Navy Commendation Medal. He retired from the Navy in 1959 with the rank of Rear Admiral. Admiral Harllee served as chairman of Citizens for Kennedy and Johnson in northern California during the 1960 presidential campaign. Kennedy appointed him to the newly formed Federal Maritime Commission in 1961. He was promoted to chairman of the commission in 1963 and was reappointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965. He retired in 1969. He then worked as a maritime consultant until 1974. He traveled to more than 30 countries, including Morocco, Turkey, Russia and China. This is a work of fiction, which refers to historical personages and events, as well as battle conditions in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. More
Handy Book for the Hospital Corps: United States Navy: 1917
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1917. Revised and Cdrrected. Hardcover. 386 p. Includes: illustrations, index. More
Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility
Natick, MA: Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Brochure. Single sheet, approximately 8 inches by 8.5 inches, folded in half, resulting in four panels. Illustrations. Map. Item has some wear and soiling. NCTRF's focus is to test fabrics for fire and heat resistance, water immersion and buoyancy, heat and cold stress, ballistic protection, and uniform design and development. With an experienced staff as well as unique testing equipment and facilities, NCTRF can quickly move a concept from the drawing board to the production line. A team of textile technologists, clothing designers, physiologists and other scientific experts are all involved in conducting research, design, development, improvement and user assessment studies of protective garments and equipment. Depending upon needs, commercial off-the-shelf products are evaluated or unique military products are developed for use in the Navy shipboard environment. . NCTRF's technical teams conduct wear/fit tests, determine appropriate sizing systems for uniforms and support a continuous quality assurance program. More
Civil War Naval Chronology, 1861-1865 (Part I--1861)
Washington, DC: Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division, 1961. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. iv, 41, [3] pages, counting covers. PART I ONLY. Wraps. Illustrated front cover. Illustrations. Maps. Covers somewhat worn and soiled. This is part of a 6 volume work. This was issued to coincide with the centennial of the Civil War. The Naval History and Heritage Command, formerly the Naval Historical Center, is an Echelon II command responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of U.S. naval history and heritage located at the historic Washington Navy Yard. The NHHC is composed of 42 facilities in 13 geographic locations including the Navy Department Library, 10 museums and 1 heritage center, USS Constitution repair facility and detachment, and historic ship ex-USS Nautilus. The Naval History and Heritage Command traces its lineage to 1800, when President John Adams requested Benjamin Stoddert, the first Secretary of the Navy, prepare a catalog of professional books for use in the Secretary's office. When the British invaded Washington in 1814 this collection, containing the finest works on naval history from America and abroad, was rushed to safety outside the Federal City. Thereafter the library had many locations, including a specially designed space in the State, War, and Navy Building (now the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building) next to the White House. When the library was placed under the Bureau of Navigation in 1882, the director, noted international lawyer and U.S. Naval Academy professor James R. Soley, gathered the rare books scattered throughout Navy Department offices. More
Sea Power: The Official Publication of the Navy League of the United States, Volume 14, Number 8, September 1971
Washington, DC: Navy League of the U.S., 1971. 28 cm, 45, wraps, illus., maps, pages somewhat darkened, covers soiled, ink notation and mailing label on front cover. More
Great American Naval Heroes
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1965. 144, illus., index, front flyleaf torn out, some foxing to fore-edge, DJ foxed & worn: small tears, small chips missing. More
H.M.A.S. Mk. II
Canberra, A.C.T., Australia: Australian War Memorial, 1943. First? Edition. First? Printing. 200, illus. (some in color), DJ worn, soiled, edge tears/chips. More
Naval Machinery 1946; Part III Naval Auxiliary Machinery, Part IV Naval Reciprocating Steam Engines
Annapolis: United States Naval Academy, 1947. Reprinted. Hardcover. xv, [3], various paginations. Fold-out. Index. Pressure flow feed system diagram laid in. Some pencil underlining noted. Cover has some wear and soiling. Stamp of former owner inside front cover. along with pencil notes on members of a marine engineering class. Illustrations and diagrams (some with color). More
The Navy in Washington: Unofficial Guide
[Lubbock, TX]: Boone Publications, 1967. 28 cm, approx. 100, wraps, illus. (some in color), maps, advertisements, some marks to covers, sticker residue on front cover. More
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Volume II
Washington, DC: U. S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy History Division, 1977. Reprint with corrections, second printing [stated]. Hardcover. Quarto. xxiii, [1] , 591, [1] pages. Volume II ONLY. Illustrated endpapers. Abbreviations and Symbols. List of Illustrations. Bibliography. Historical Sketches: Letters C, D, E, and F. Aircraft Carriers. Confederate Forces Afloat. Cover has some wear and soiling. No dust jacket present. This revised edition depicts each ship in its historical setting; the original edition was published in 1959. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) is the official reference work for the basic facts about ships used by the United States Navy. When the writing project was developed the parameters for this series were designed to cover only commissioned US Navy ships with assigned names. If the ship was not assigned a name it was not included in the histories written for the series. In addition to the ship entries, DANFS and the online links have been expanded to include appendices on small craft, histories of Confederate Navy ships, and various essays related to naval ships. Volume II has been changed somewhat from Volume I in format and scope of content, to improve the value and utility of the series. the changes are a result of evaluation of comments on Volume I and from analysis by members of the Navy History Division. One of the most useful changes is the inclusion of the names f noncommissioned ships and craft in the alphabetical section of this volume. More than 10,000 named vessels have served in the United States and Continental Navies. More
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Volume II: C-F--Carriers, Confederate Forces; U. S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy History Division
Washington, DC: U. S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy History Division, 1969. Reprint with corrections. Hardcover. Quarto. xxiii, [1] , 591, [1] pages. Volume II: C-F--Carriers, Confederate Forces ONLY, Illustrated endpapers. Abbreviations and Symbols. List of Illustrations. Bibliography. Historical Sketches: Letters C, D, E, and F. Aircraft Carriers. Confederate Forces Afloat. Cover has some wear and soiling. This revised edition depicts each ship in its historical setting; the original edition was published in 1959. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) is the official reference work for the basic facts about ships used by the United States Navy. When the writing project was developed the parameters for this series were designed to cover only commissioned US Navy ships with assigned names. If the ship was not assigned a name it was not included in the histories written for the series. In addition to the ship entries, DANFS and the online links have been expanded to include appendices on small craft, histories of Confederate Navy ships, and various essays related to naval ships. More
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Volume III: G-K--Appendices One-Six; U. S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy History Division
Washington, DC: U. S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy History Division, 1968. presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Quarto. xxvi, 876, [2] pages. Volume III: G-K-Appendices One-Six ONLY, Illustrated endpapers. Abbreviations and Symbols. List of Illustrations. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Historical Sketches: Letters G, H, I, J, and K. Appendices I-VI: Historic Ship Exhibits, Monitors. Civil War Naval Ordnance. Addenda to Appendix III, IV and V of Volume I. Addenda to Appendix I of Volume II. Additional Ships named AFI. Errata Volumes I and II. Contents of earlier volumes. Cover has some wear and soiling. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) is the official reference work for the basic facts about ships used by the United States Navy. When the writing project was developed the parameters for this series were designed to cover only commissioned US Navy ships with assigned names. If the ship was not assigned a name it was not included in the histories written for the series. In addition to the ship entries, More
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Volume III; U. S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy History Division
Washington, DC: U. S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy History Division, 1977. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. Volume III ONLY. Quarto. xxvi, 876, [2] pages. Illustrated endpapers. Abbreviations and Symbols. List of Illustrations. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Volume III includes Historical Sketches: Letters G, H, I, J, and K. Appendices I-VI: Historic Ship Exhibits, Monitors. Civil War Naval Ordnance. Addenda to Appendix III, IV and V of Volume I. Addenda to Appendix I of Volume II. Additional Ships named "A" through "f" Since publication of Volumes I and II. Errata Volumes I and II. Contents of earlier volumes. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some edge soiling noted. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) is the official reference work for the basic facts about ships used by the United States Navy. When the writing project was developed the parameters for this series were designed to cover only commissioned US Navy ships with assigned names. If the ship was not assigned a name it was not included in the histories written for the series. In addition to the ship entries. More
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Volume IV: L-M--Appendices One-Six; U. S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy History Division
Washington, DC: U. S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy History Division, 1969. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Quarto. xxvi, 744, [2] pages. Volume IV: G-K-Appendices One-Six ONLY, Illustrated endpapers. Abbreviations and Symbols. List of Illustrations. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Historical Sketches: Letters G, H, I, J, and K. Appendices I-VI: Amphibious Warfare Ships, Aviation Auxiliaries, Destroyer Tenders, Ships of the Line, Classification of Naval Ships and Service Craft. Errata Volume III. Contents of earlier volumes. Cover has some wear and soiling. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) is the official reference work for the basic facts about ships used by the United States Navy. When the writing project was developed the parameters for this series were designed to cover only commissioned US Navy ships with assigned names. If the ship was not assigned a name it was not included in the histories written for the series. In addition to the ship entries, More
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Volume V; Historical Sketches--Letters N through Q, Appendices--Stone Fleet, Minecraft, New Ships, Aircraft
Washington, DC: U. S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy History Division, 1979. Reprint [stated]. Hardcover. Quarto. xxiv, 639, [3] pages. Volume V: Historical Sketches--Letters N through Q, Appendices--Stone Fleet, Minecraft, New Ships, Aircraft Illustrated endpapers. Abbreviations and Symbols. List of Illustrations. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Cover and edges have some wear and soiling. No dust jacket present. Foreword by the Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt (USN) and an Introduction by the Director of Naval History Rear Admiral Ernest McNeill Eller, U. S. Navy (Ret.). This volume contains Historical Sketches of ships whose names start with N, O, P, and Q. There are appendixes on Stone Fleet, Minecraft, New Ships A through M, Aircraft, and Errata previous volumes. More
Ice Formation on Aircraft; Aerology Series Number 1
Washington DC: U. S. Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics, c1943. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Two-hole punched. 40 pages, plus covers. Illustrated front cover. Illustrations. Glossary. The booklet was designed to point out some of the flight problems involved in flying in conditions where ice formation can occur. While the booklet has no date, there are references to flying against Zero and Messerschmidt aircraft. Clear ice and rime ice ordinarily exist in the air in cloud formations. To avoid them, stay out of the clouds when you can. The purpose of this booklet is to remind the aviation cadet, and soon to be combat pilot, of ways to overcome icing conditions. More
The Warm Front; Aerology Series Number 5
Washington DC: U. S. Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics, c1943. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Two-hole punched. 32 pages, plus covers. Illustrated front cover. Illustrations. Glossary. The booklet was designed to point out some of the flight problems involved in negotiating the type of weather conditions that are associated with the warm front. This booklet will inform the aviation cadet about the characteristics of the warm front. A warm front is the leading edge of a warm air mass that is replacing a colder air mass. A warm front is depicted by a red line with half-moons pointing the direction of its motion. Like cold fronts, warm fronts also extend from the center of low-pressure areas, but nearly always on their east side. Warm fronts move slowly, typically 10 to 25 miles per hour. Generally, prior to the passage of a warm front, cirriform or stratiform clouds, along with fog, can be expected to form along the frontal boundary. Light to moderate precipitation is probable, usually in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or drizzle, accentuated by poor visibility. More
Notes on the Spanish-American War
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1900. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Various paginations (approximately 750 pages, folding maps and charts, illustrations). Some cover wear. This volume contains eight items: Battles and Capitulation of Santiago de Cuba by Lieut. Jose Muller y Tejeiro, Spanish Navy; Comments of Rear-Admiral Pluddemann, German Navy, on the Main Features of the War with Spain; Sketches from the Spanish-American War by Commander J., German Navy; Sketches from the Spanish-American War by Commander J., German Navy [second, separate entry]; Effect of Gun Fire of the United States Vessels in Battle of Manila Bay, by Lieut. John M. Ellicott, U.S. Navy; The Spanish-American War. Blockades and Coast Defense by Capt. Severo Gomez Nunez, Spanish Army; The Spanish-American War. A Collection of Documents, ...Arranged by Rear-Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete, Spanish Navy; and The Squadrons of Admiral Cervera by Capt. Victor M. Concas y Palau. More