He's In the Army Now
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1941. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. 254, [2] p. Includes illustrations. More
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1941. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. 254, [2] p. Includes illustrations. More
New York: Whittlesey House, 1946. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 24 cm. X, 461, [1] pages. Illustrations. Figures. Index. Boards scuffed and scratched. Usual library markings. Fore-edge soiled. Some page soiling. More
Washington DC: United States Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, 1944. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Stiff boards. MARKED RESTRICTED. Format is approximately 8 inches by 10.25 inches. vi, 564 pages, followed by a fold-out inside the rear cover. Decorative front cover. Cloth tape at spine. Appendix A--Standard fire-control symbols. Appendix B--Definitions. Appendix C--Standard Commands. Appendix D005-inch range table from O. O. 551. Much of the material has come more or less directly from publications of the Bureau of Ordnance. In addition, publications of the General Motors Corporation have been drawn upon in the case of the 20 mm. and Caliber .50 guns. Illustrations were prepared at the U.S. Naval Training Aids Development Center. Although the manual was prepared primarily for use at Naval Reserve Midshipmen's Schools, and represent the ordnance and gunnery curriculum of these institutions, its form permits easy addition or elimination of subject material so as to widen its scope of usefulness. Some copies were issued in loose-leaf binder form--this copy is tape bound without binder holes. Among the topics addressed are: Introduction to Weapons; Explosives; Gun Ammunition; Gun Assemblies; Turret Installation; Semi-Automatic Guns; Machine Guns; Small Arms; Bomb-type Ammunition; Fire Control; Gun Sight Principles; Sight Settings; Anti-Aircraft; Director Control; Torpedo Control; Spotting; and Sources of Information. More
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1996. Second Printing. 452, illus., maps, notes, bibliography, index. More