Military Books & Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce hardcover copy of the United States Navy book entitled: "The 7th Log: A Battalion Picture Biography". The book is a World War II account of the activities of the 7th Naval Construction Battalion. Also known as "Seabees",...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1945 published history of the USS Sangamon CVE-26, originally an Esso (Standard Oil Company) tanker. Launched November 4, 1939 as Esso Trenton, the oiler was converted into an escort carrier and renamed. She served in the Pacific...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1945 first edition hardcover copy of "Silversides", the story of the USS Silversides (SS-236). Launched August 26, 1941, Silversides went on fourteen Pacific World War II patrols, earning her twelve battle stars. The book was written...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce United States Navy book entitled "The Log: 33rd Special Naval Construction Battalion" which was commissioned July 10, 194The 33rd served on the island of Samar, in the Philippines. The book has many shots of work and play, and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1944 copy of the United States Navy manual "Survival on Land and Sea" NAVAER 13-1-50It was prepared by the Ethnographic Board and the Staff of the Smithsonian Institution, and has several black and white Audubon-esque illustrations of...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1944 copy of NAVAER OO 80V-29 United States Navy "So You Are Going to the South Pacific?". This booklet was compiled for naval aviator being transferred to advanced South Pacific bases during World War II. This booklet is not...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of the "The USS Bunker Hill November 1943 November 1944: The Record of a Carrier's Combat Action Against the Axis Nations in the Pacific". Launched on December 7, 1942, the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) . The book has several...

ARTIFACT: This is a copy of "The Overseas History of the 16th U.S.N. Construction Battalion" by Edgar B. Hickey, Capt. CEC, USNR, Retired. The 16th worked on infrastructure both at Pearl Harbor and other Pacific islands. The book deals with the 16th...

ARTIFACT: 1944 Wartime United States Navy Chaplain story God on a Battlewagon by Captain James V. Claypool Chaplain Corps, USNR. The front page of the hardcover book is inscribed by the author to a friend or clergy member and reads: "To "Padre" Ralph...

ARTIFACT: This is a great first edition of the World War II United States Navy VF-10 unit history entitled "The Grim Reapers". The squadron served aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6), flying the F4F Wildcat, F6F-3 Helicat and later the F4U Corsair. They...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1954 United States Navy VF-54 Far East Cruise Book with section on the Hainan Incident, aka The Hainan Turkey Shoot. The cover shows a propeller with blades that read: "FIFTY FOUR FIGHTER SQUADRON" and surrounding it reads: "FAR EAST...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII, 1943 Edition of The Story of the Airship (Non - Rigid): A Study of One of America's Lesser Known Defense Weapons inscribed by author, Hugh Allen, to US Navy Lieutenant in the year of publication. This example is in excellent...