History Books & Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "The Rise and Fall of Imperial Japan: 1894-1945" edited by S.L. Mayer. The book covers the explosive evolution of the Japanese nation as a world power after its civil war, specifically with emphasis upon...

ARTIFACT: Fourth Edition, 1974 Veteran and Vintage Aircraft compiled by Leslie Hunt. "The world's preserved aircraft ??? where they are ??? what they look like ??? who owns them". The book was published by The Garnstone Press Limited and...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of Detlev Niemann's "Price Guide: Orders and Decorations Germany, 1871-1945 (Bewertungs-Katalog: Orden und Ehrenzeichen Deutschland)", Second Edition (subtitle: Orders, Decorations, Award Documents, Miniatures and Cases...

ARTIFACT: Cool 1943 What's That Plane: How to Identify American and Jap Airplanes by Walter Pitkin, Jr., a Penguin Book printed for the Infantry Journal. The soft cover of the Second Edition printing shows a group of Republic "Thunderbolts"...

ARTIFACT: 1929 First Edition The Book of Dow: Genealogical Memoirs Compiled by Robert Piercy Dow. This large, hardcover reference book was published by the Tuttle Company in Rutland, Vermont. The cover page reads: "THE BOOK OF DOW GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS",...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback first edition copy of "Grenades & Mortars", Weapons Book Number 37 in the Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century series. Written by Ian Hogg, this volume deals with the explosive resurrection of both...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback first edition copy of "Suicide Weapon", Weapons Book Number 22 in the Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II series. Written by A.J. Barker, this volume is on the history of the Kamikaze effort in Japan. It has...

ARTIFACT: 1984 Edition The Story of the U.S. Cavalry 1775 ??? 1942 by John H. Kerr and Edward S. Wallace published by Bonanza Books. This edition is illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings and the foreword was written by retired U.S...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback first edition copy of "Churchill 1914-1918", War Leader Book Number 23 in the Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century series. Written by David Mason, this volume focuses on Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill,...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback first edition copy of "Lawrence", War Leader Book Number 18 in the Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century series. Written by Douglas Orgill, this volume focuses on British Army officer Thomas Edward Lawrence...

ARTIFACT: 1944 WWII United States Navy novel detailing amphibious activities titled: Many a Watchful Night by Lieutenant John Mason Brown, USNR. The hardcover book is 219 pages and filled with photographs and illustrations. John Mason Brown was born in...

ARTIFACT: Scarce WWII circa 1944 publication Fighting for America: An Account of the Jewish Men in the Armed Forces. It was produced by the National Jewish Welfare Board in New York City and this example is its second printing. The hardcover reads:...