Pictorial Histories - Aviation / Naval / Military Books 

 
 


 
 

Forgotten Warriors of the Aleutian Campaign
by Jim Rearden

On June 3 and 4, 1942, Japanese carrier planes bombed, and Zero fighters machine-gunned the U.S. military base at Duch Harbor, Alaska. On June 7, Japanese troops seized two Aleutian Islands - Attu and Kiska. Result? The fifteen-month Aleutian Campaign in which 144,00 American servicemen fought two enemies - the Japanese and the savage weather

8-1/2x 11, 188 pgs., 113 photos, sb. $18.95  ISBN 1-57510-120-3
 
 
 
 


 

Hero of the Rhine

The Karl Timmermann Story
by Ken Hechler
 

A master storyteller of World War II, Ken Hecheler returns to his classic account of the Bridge at Remagen during the first crossing of the Rhine River in 1945.

7 x 10 format, 257 pages, 78of photos, maps ,illustrations full,  sb - $14.95  ISBN 1-57510-110-6
 
 
 
 


 

They Came to Destroy America

by Stan Cohen and Don DeNevi
with Richard Gay

The FBI goes to war against Nazi spies and saboteurs before and during World War II

81/2 x 11 format, 184 pages,  hunreds of photos and maps , full color dust jacket, sb - $16.95 plus $5.00 postage and handling  ISBN 1-57510-101-7
 
 

The Grim Reapers
 At Work in the Pacific Theater

by John P. Henebry

The story of the third attack group of the US 5th Air Force in the Pacific Theater.

7 x 10 format, 222 pages  87 photos, maps and drawings, some in color, full color dust jacket, hb -
$24.95 plus $5.00 postage and handling  ISBN 1-57510-093-2
 
 

From Model T to P-38 Lightning
Celebrating the life of William Frank Schottelkorb

by Robert w. Schottelkorb

81/2 x 11 format, 216 pages  over 200 photos, maps and drawings, full color dust jacket, hb -
$24.95 plus $5.00 postage and handling  ISBN 1-57510-100-9
 
 

Two Ocean Battleship
U.S.S. Nevada (BB-36)

by Harvey M. Beigel

Warship Series #6

81/2 x 11 format, 92 pages, photos, maps and drawings, full color dust jacket, sb -
$12.95 plus $5.00 postage  and handling
ISBN 1-57510-098-3
 
 
 
 


 
 

A Legacy in Brick and Stone
American Coastal Defense Fort of the 3rd System, 1816-1867

by John R. Weaver II

The definitive history of the Third System of American Coastal Defense is examined in this in-depth study of forts constructed from 1816 through 1867.

8-1/2x11, 229 pgs., over 200 illustrations w/ photos, sb. $24.95 ISBN 1-57510-069-X
 
 
 
 
 


 

Earhart

by G. Carrington- Unabridged Report IV- Britnav.

Based on the Unabridged pre-war Coast Gaurd record now released

88 - pages, full color cover, sb., $16.95  ISBN 0-9693175-1-4
 
 
 
 


 
 

Traditions and Tales of the Navy

by Dr. Martin Davis

This  book reproduces the naval drawings of Cedric Windas from the mid- 1930s through the late 1940s plus a chapter on the USS Constitution, and other cartoons and salty phrases from Our Navy.  Also included are definitions and origins of hundreds of nautical terms that have obtained everyday use in the English language.

260 pages full color cover, sb.,$19.95  ISBN 1-57510-081-9
 
 
 

Remember Pearl Harbor Collectibles

by Frank B. Arian, M.D. and Martin S. Jacobs

This book contains hundreds of items that portrayed the patriotic slogan RPH. This includes posters, stickers, cards, envelopes, three dimensional items, etc.  Includes 17 pages of full color.  This is a must for all WWII home collectors.

88 - pages, full color cover, sb., $14.95  ISBN 1-57510-080-0
 
 
 

Peter Three-Eight

by John Stanaway

The Pilots' Story What kind of person did it take to fly one of the most unique fighters of the war into the hotbeds of combat?

8-1/2x11, 140 pgs., 250 photos, sb. $9.95 ISBN 0-933126-73-5
 
 
 
 

Prints in the Sand

by Eleanor Bishop

The U.S. Coast Guard Beach Patrol During World War II

8-1/2x11, 93 pgs., 102 photos, maps, saddle-stitched, sb. $9.95 ISBN 0-929521-22-6
 
 
 

Fascist Eagle

by Blaine Taylor

Italy's Air Marshal Italo Balbo Father of the modern Italian Air Force-the Aeronautica-during the years 1926-33, Balbo attained the rank of the Duce's Air Marshal, and secured a place in the history of aviation worldwide as the initiator of four spectacular aerial cruises of graceful Savoia-Marchetti flying boats.

8-1/2x11, 144 pgs., 154 photos, sb. $14.95 ISBN 1-57510-012-6
 
 
 

That Gallant Ship

by Robert Cressman

USS Yorktown (CV-5) -The definitive history of one of the U.S. Navy's early aircraft carriers.

8-1/2x11, 196 pgs., 192 photos, maps, sb. $14.95 ISBN 0-933126-57-3
 
 
 

The Fighting Lady

by Clark Reynolds

The New Yorktown (CV-10) in the Pacific War - The epic story of the aircraft carrier which dominated the greatest sea war of all time as told by the men who sailed and fought on her.

8-1/2x11, 360 pgs., 160 photos, sb. $19.95 ISBN 0-933126-78-6
 
 
 

Gray Ghost

by Steve Harding

The R.M.S. Queen Mary at War Over a military career that lasted 79 months, the majestic Queen Mary had traveled over 600,000 miles, transported almost 800,000 human beings and played a major role in virtually every allied campaign of the war without ever having been attacked.

8-1/2x11, 92 pgs., 72 photos, sb. $9.95 ISBN 0-933126-26-3
 
 
 

The Ship That Would Not Die

by F. Julian Becton, Rear Admiral, USN, Ret. with Joseph Morschauser III

The USS Laffey suffered the most intensive Japanese Kamikaze air attack ever.

6x9, 316 pgs., 30 photos, sb. $12.95 ISBN 0-933126-87-5
 
 
 
 
 

Concrete Battleship

by Francis J. Allen

Fort Drum, El Fraile Island, Manila Bay This book traces the history of this little-known World War II fort site which now lies abandoned and severely damaged in Manila Bay.

8-1/2x11, 64 pgs., 80 photos, maps, sb. $8.95 ISBN 0-929521-06-4
 
 
 

Regia Marina

by Erminio Bagnasco and Mark Grossman

Italian Battleships of World War Two, A Pictorial History

11x8-1/2, 74 pgs., 120 photos, sb. $9.95 ISBN 0-933126-75-1
 
 

The First Flight Around the World

by Carroll V. Glines and Stan Cohen

April 6 - Sept. 28,1924 - A pictorial history

8-1/2x11", 176 pgs., 248 photos,drawings, maps, including 29 interior color shots, sb., $17.95 ISBN 1-57510-072-X
 
 
 

A Cold War Legacy

by Alwin T. Lloyd

A tribute to the Strategic Air Command- 1946-1992

8-1/2x11", 760 pgs., 1,000 photos& maps including 16 interior color pages, hb.,$55.00 ISBN 1-57510-052-5
 
 
 
 
 
 

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