Munich: F. Bruckmann, c. 1945. Quarto, 119, profusely illus., fold-out maps, appendix, DJ worn along edges: tear in front DJ, piece missing in rear DJ. More

New York: Random House, 1943. First Printing. Hardcover. 302, maps, xerox of endpaper maps pasted ins boards & flyleaves, library bookplate, board & spine edges worn, library call number on spine small tears inside hinges, binding somewhat shaken. Peter William Rainier, born 1890 near Barberton, Swaziland (South Africa), died July 6th, 1945 in Red lake, Ontario, Canada. He was a Big Game Hunter, Civil Engineer, Mining Engineer (gold, diamonds, emeralds & coal), a "scout" in the South African Forces campaign against German Southwest Africa during WW I, a Major in the British Royal Engineers during WWII, and an author of several books. His family name, which came from the French “de Regnier,” was changed many generations ago to the more English-sounding “Rainier.” He came from a long line of British naval admirals and sea captains and he was the great, great grand-nephew of Peter Rainier, the British naval admiral for whom Mount Rainier, Washington, was named. More

Washington and New York: Infantry Journal and Penguin Books, 1944. Second Printing. Mass market paperback. viii, [2], 305, [5] pages. Frontis map. Maps. Some page discoloration, especially at edges. Some page edge tears. Cover scuffed with wear, soiling and creases. This is a Fighting Forces Penguin Special. It is Complete and Unabridged. Peter William Rainier, born 1890 near Barberton, Swaziland (South Africa), died July 6th, 1945 in Red lake, Ontario, Canada. He was a Big Game Hunter, Civil Engineer, Mining Engineer (gold, diamonds, emeralds & coal), a "scout" in the South African Forces campaign against German Southwest Africa during WW I, a Major in the British Royal Engineers during WWII, and an author of several books. His family name, which came from the French “de Regnier,” was changed many generations ago to the more English-sounding “Rainier.” He came from a long line of British naval admirals and sea captains and he was the great, great grand-nephew of Peter Rainier, the British naval admiral for whom Mount Rainier, Washington, was named. More

Poughkeepsie, NY: George Rees [privately printed], 1982. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. 60 pages plus covers. Covers illustrated. Illustrations (including one double color illustration at center--pages 29-32 disbound but present). Cover has some wear and soiling. Signed by the author on the title page. Hand written note paperclipped to cover which reads "Doc Two years hence, I should have this updated to include the last 18 years of its existence, GR". Ink notation on rear cover. An approximately 1.5 inch tear at the top of pages 51/2 (no impact on text). This history has been written to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the fist commissoning of the U. S. S. Sproston DD-577, May 19, 1943. Rees was the founder and President of the Sproston Reunion Group from 1982 to 1999. He was a graduate of the University of Miami (BA), Wager College (MA) and held a Ph.D. from New York University. He retired from IBM. He was the author of two books chronicling the history of the Sproston from 1943 to 1968. He was actively involved in contacting shipmates who had served on the ship. More

London: HMSO, 1953-1954. First Edition. 1286 total, 3 vols., illus., maps, apps, glossary, index, DJ worn along edges and small tears, small pieces missing at DJ spine v.1. More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. 156, illus., endpaper illus., DJ soiled and scuffed: edges worn, small tears. More

Boston, MA: The Cornhill Company, 1919. 50, illus., rear board somewhat soiled, some wear to edges of spine. More

Cincinnati, OH: Gibson & Perin Co., 1946. Quarto, 276, profusely illus., roster, binding shaken, sm stains ins bds & flylves, bds & spine scuffed & spotted: some wear to edges. More

Washington, DC: Infantry Journal Press, 1946. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Quarto, 151, [1] pages, Illustrations. Color endpaper maps. Maps. Roster. Some discoloration inside boards. Some foxing to fore-edge, boards and spine faded and discolored. Some wear to board edges. Major Orville C. Shirey was an Army intelligence officer assigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. At the end of the war a Captain he worked as assistant to the editor of the Infantry Journal, now Army magazine, where he edited more than 50 books, all histories of World War II units. His book Americans: The Story of the 442d Combat Team, was first published in Italy in 1945. The following year an expanded version was released in the United States by Infantry Journal Press. This book is still cited as a reference for researchers. "In the truest sense of the word," he writes of his book, "this is not a history. We have not sufficient perspective in time to evaluate carefully and fully the contribution of the 442d Combat Team.... Neither have we sufficient written data to insure the absolute accuracy of many minute details in the battle reports which make up a large part of this volume." In a review provided by Battery they say of the book: "Major Shirey is too modest. This is a thoughtful, engaging unit history. He is careful not to claim too much, but makes it abundantly clear that these men were determined to fight -- and if necessary die -- for the right to be considered simply Americans. Shirey's record of their sacrifices and accomplishments shows how well they succeeded." He received the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Unit Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge and Medaglia al Valore Militare (Italian). More

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1968. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 133, [4] pages. Illustrations. Music. Chronology. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Some pages creased at bottom. Includes a 'Special Introduction" by Lt.-General Brian Horrocks. This is one of the Famous Regiments series edited by Horrocks. Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson became an editor at Hamish Hamilton in 1961. Thirteen years later in 1974 he became managing director. In 1989 he resigned and set up. Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd which was subsumed into the Random House Group in February 1997 with the purchase of the Reed Consumer Trade Division. Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC (7 September 1895 – 4 January 1985) was a British Army officer, chiefly remembered as the commander of XXX Corps in Operation Market Garden and other operations during the World War II. He served in the First World War and the Russian Civil War, was taken prisoner twice, and competed in the 1924 Paris Olympics. More

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1918. 261, illus., map, weakness to bds, staining & discolor ins bds & flylves, sm stains fore-edge, bds scuffed & stained, sp edges wn. More

Stuttgart, Germany: 60th Infantry, c. 1945. Approx. 125, profusely illus. (some in color), color endpaper illus., map, color fold-out map, soiling to a few pgs, bds somewhat soiled. More

Belgium? The 942nd Engineer Aviation Topographical Battalion, 1944. Presumed First Edition, First printing [The unit at the end had 30 Officers and 550 men--edition likely did not exceed 750 to 1000 copies]. Wraps. Format is approximately 7.875 inches by 10.25 inches. Unpaginated (68 pages). RARE, not found in Dornbusch!!! Illustrated front cover. Illustrations. Maps. Cover has some wear and soiling. This is largely a pictorial work, with many head shots of individual members of the Battalion. In addition, includes some photographs of Belgium, High Wycombe, Battalion activities. When the Battalion was activated in was located at Kew Gardens, Surrey (within the limits of greater London). On April 17th, 1944 the Battalion arrived at its permanent quarters which were located at AAF Station 101, Eighth Air Force Headquarters, High Wycombe. Upon arrival, the Battalion was immediately engaged in much preparatory work for the invasion (D-Day). With the advent of "Bombing through the clouds" the Battalion was called upon to originate and develop a map for radar navigational purposes. This map was used to guide the bombers to the target even though clouds obscured the check points. The Rhine River and Siegfried Line defenses were photo-mapped and a 1:5000 scale mosaic of Berlin, one of the largest mosaics ever attempted in the theater, was successful completed. Important 'Dropping Zone" maps for airborne landings were made. One of the several jobs that were produced for 'outside the Theater" planning agencies was a series of special maps of power facilities of Japan. This particular project involved the use of as many as 157 different color patterns. In January 1945 the Battalion was reorganized and became an integral part of the 325th Reproduction and Interpretation Center at Virton, Belgium. More