Books & Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1943 hardcover copy of "Combined Operations: The Official Story of the Commandos". The book's dust jacket is intact: it is rare to find this book in this condition. The book has a foreword by Vice Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten,...

ARTIFACT: This is the Fall 1986 edition of "Over the Front" Volume 1, Number This publication was issued quarterly by the League of WWI Aviation Historians. This issue contains articles entitled "Leutnant der Reserve Otto Brauneck Part II", "The War...

ARTIFACT: This is a very nice copy of "Get Tough! How to Win in Hand-to-Hand Combat Fighting" by Captain W.E. Fairbairn. Fairbairn began his service in the British Armed Forces in 190He also became a police officer, worked for the British Secret Service,...

ARTIFACT: This is a signed paperback copy of "Special Forces in Southeast Asia" by Cecil B. Smyth, Jr. This is an illustrated guide to the insignia used in Southeast Asia by both the United States Army Special Forces and the Republic of Vietnam Special...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare circa 1919-1920 "Blue Book of Hayti (Haiti)" (Livre Bleu d'Haiti). The book is a history of the Caribbean island country, told from a government-approved point of view, as well as a Who's Who, including biographies and...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback copy of "Army of the Republic of Vietnam Infantry Insignia" by Cecil B. Smyth, Jr. This is a black-and-white illustrated guide in numerical order to the insignia used by the infantry divisions of the Army of the Republic of...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback copy of "Army of the Republic of Vietnam Ranger Insignia" by Cecil B. Smyth, Jr. This is a black-and-white illustrated guide to the insignia and tabs used by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Rangers. The Rangers...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of Walter Wellman's 1911 "The Aerial Age: A Thousand Miles by Airship Over the Atlantic Ocean" in excellent condition. Wellman was an Ohio native and adventurer who tried several times to reach the North Pole by...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1932 paperback copy of "Launch: A Lifeboat Book", by Britain's General Jack Seely. Perhaps most famous for his cavalry charge at the 1918 Battle of Moreuil Wood, Seely also was a Life-boat Service member, held several titles and...

ARTIFACT: This is a Civil War era New Testament pocket bible that originally belonged to Sara J. Morse of East Jaffrey, New Hampshire. The inside of the front and back covers is inscribed with poetry from Sara's sister. The bible was published in 1861 by...

ARTIFACT: This is a history and evolution of the flight attendants and hostesses of TWA airlines from 1935-1985 by Donna Steele. The publication of this volume marked the airline's 50th anniversary and has several great photos. The wing examples shown...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1957 bound copy of the CAT (Civil Air Transport) Bulletin, Volume 10, Numbers 1 through 1CAT was a Chinese airline established in 1946 by famed General and leader of the American Volunteer Group, Claire Chennault, along with Whiting...