Military Books & Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1921 "The Howitzer", the yearbook of the Corps of Cadets of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Along with black and white photographs, this yearbook has some great color artwork and period advertising...

ARTIFACT: This is a first edition book entitled "A History of the 305th Infantry", authored by the captain of the 305th, Frank B. Tiebout. It was published in New York in 1919, and covers the United States Army 305th Infantry Regiment, which was...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War I history of the United States Army 116th Engineers, Sunset Division, AEF (American Expeditionary Forces) at Angers, France. The book was printed in France and edited by Corporal Mark A. Shields. It has a great graphic...

ARTIFACT: This is a Civil War unit history, "Henry Wilson's Regiment: History of the 22nd Infantry, Second Sharpshooters. Third Light Battery, Massachusetts Volunteers", by John L. Parker. Henry Wilson, Major General of militia, US senator and chairman...

ARTIFACT: This is a confidential 1918 copy of the War Department Document No. 830 "Liaison for All Arms", translated from an earlier French version. The book has two large fold-out charts (one shown above) and covers such topics as carrier pigeons,...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "List of Mothers and Widows of American Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Entitled to Make a Pilgrimage to the War Cemeteries in Europe". The state-by-state list was published a year after a March 1929 Act of Congress...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce hardcover copy of the "Roster 8th New Hampshire Volunteers" along with a tinotype of the book's owner: Sergeant Albert Noyes of Amherst, New Hampshire. We know little about Noyes, save that he served in Company E, 8th N.H.V. He...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1911 United States Army book entitled "Infantry Drill Regulations". The manual was published for the War Department and covers topics such as "Leadership", "Marches", and "Orders, Commands and Signals". At the end of the book...

ARTIFACT: Scarce WWI Unit History: The First Battalion. The story of the United States Army, 406th Telegraph BN Signal Corps. The unit history was printed in 1921 and a written presentation in the back of the book reads: "PRESENTED TO GEORGE W. GULF...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce World War I hardcover copy of "The Battle of Chatillon: A Graphic History of the Second Corps Aeronautical School, American Expeditionary Forces, France". Built from scratch amidst the French countryside beginning in February...

ARTIFACT: This is a Civil War unit history for the 23rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. It was written by James A. Emmerton, the Corporal of Company F and assistant surgeon of the 23rd. It was published in 1886 by William Ware & Company of...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s W. Stokes Kirk catalog (No. 20) for "guns, ammunition, cutlery, sport and Army clothing". W. Stokes Kirk was a large clothing, goods and surplus military dealer out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded by William...