Armored Force Field Manual: Supply Battalion, Armored Division: FM 17-57
Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1942. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. iii, 32 p. wraps, illus., Maps. Index, More
Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1942. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. iii, 32 p. wraps, illus., Maps. Index, More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1969. First Printing [stated]. Trade paperback. 22 cm, 160 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Bibliography. The cover has some wear and soiling. This is one of Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II, Weapons Book No. 6. Introduction by Air Vice-Marshal "Johnnie" Johnson. Studies the development and combat history of the famous R.A.F. fighter that won acclaim in the summer of 1940 during the Battle of Britain. John Vader (1919 - 2005) Australian author, living in the UK in the late 1960s and 1970s, most of whose work has been nonfiction, much of it dealing with military matters. John Vader saw World War II service with 6th AIF in Libya, Greece and Syria. He later transferred to the RAAF and flew Spitfires in the Pacific theater. Vader is reputed to have walked away from two Spitfire crashes, and flown a Wirraway bomber so low the propeller blades were bent. These combined experiences informed his war history writings. In the late sixties Vader went to London to work as a journalist; he wrote articles for Purnell's Magazine and became editor of a weekly journal. It was at this stage he was commissioned to write Spitfire (1969). It was followed by Pacific Hawk (1970), Anzac (1971) and New Guinea The Tide is Stemmed (1971), some of which were included in the Ballantine/Purnell Illustrated History of World War 2 series. His only science fiction novel, Battle of Sydney (1971), is an Alternate History of World War Two in which Australia is invaded by Japan; in the end the Invasion is unsuccessful. Some of Vader's war-themed books have been translated into Turkish, Japanese, Dutch, French and Portuguese. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1967. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 29 cm. xi, [1], 244 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Bibliography. Index. Introduction by Frederick C. Durant III, Some wear to edges. Ex-library with some of the usual library markings. Published for J. G. Ferguson Publishing Company/Chicago. Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977) was a German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect. He was the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Germany and a pioneer of rocket and space technology in the United States. He helped design and develop the V-2 rocket at Peenemünde during World War II. Following the war, he worked for the United States Army on an intermediate-range ballistic missile program, and he developed the rockets that launched the United States' first space satellite Explorer 1. In 1960, his group was assimilated into NASA. More
Arlington, VA: Future of U.S. Aerospace Ind, 2002. Approx. 200, wraps, illus., diagrams, notes, listing of aviation-related websites. More
New York: Arno Press, Inc., 1981. Book Club Edition of reprint edition. Hardcover. xviii, 142 pages. Illustrations. Map, Glossary of Marine Small Arms. New Introduction by Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons, USMC (Ret). DJ has slight wear and soiling. Francis J. "Bing" West (May 2, 1940) is an American author and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs during the Reagan Administration. His 2004 book The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the First Marine Division, written with United States Marine Corps General Ray L. Smith, received the 2004 William E. Colby Award, as well as the 2004 General Wallace M. Greene, Jr. Award given by the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. West writes about the military, warfighting, and counterinsurgency. In the Vietnam War, he fought in major operations and conducted over a hundred combat patrols in 1966-68. For the United States Marine Corps, he wrote the training manual Small Unit Action in Vietnam, describing how to fight in close combat. He was also an analyst at the RAND Corporation. More
Poole, Dorset, U.K. Blandford Press, 1983. First? Edition. First? Printing. 26 cm, 128, illus. (some color), bookplate, DJ soiled and edges worn, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
London: Jane's Publishing Company, Limited, 1983. 2nd edition. Hardcover. 397 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Foreword. Glossary. Index. Price clipped. Dated stamp of previous owner on p. 1. DJ has some wear and soiling, especially edge wear. More
Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom: Profile Publications, Ltd., 1965. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. 12 p. Includes illustrations. Color illustrations inside front and back covers. More
Kansas City, MO: Hudson-Kimberly Publishing, 1903. 265, fold-out maps, footnotes, errata, index, weakness to front board, board corners and spine edges worn. More