Military Books & Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1938 publication put out by the NSDAP, or Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (National Socialist German Workers' or Nazi Party). It is entitled "Deutsche Uniformen", a two-dozen page color illustrated booklet of the...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "Mein Fliegerleben" (My Flying Life) by General Colonel Ernst Udet. Udet was a World War I ace in the Flying Circus, scoring second only to one other pilot, a stunt pilot, a motorcyclist, cartoonist, the...

ARTIFACT: Norwich University, Northfield Vermont Class of 1958 War Whoop Yearbook. The padded treated canvas cover is gold and maroon and shows a cavalryman charging, sword in hand and the top corner reads: "WAR WHOOP 1958". The yearbook was presented by...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "St. Paul's School in the Great War", published in 1926 by the St. Paul's School Alumni Association. St. Paul's is a Concord, New Hampshire preparatory school that was established in 185The book presents...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "U.S. Handguns of World War II: The Secondary Pistols and Revolvers" by Charles W. Pate. This book is a superior reference for all gun collectors, with black-and-white photographs and very detailed research...

ARTIFACT: This is a first edition hardcover copy of "Per Ardua Ad Astra: 70 Years with the RFC and the RAF" by Michael Donne and Squadron Leader Cynthia Fowler. The book takes its title from the Royal Air Force motto, which translates to...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback copy of the 12th annual "Medal Yearbook 2006", published in London by the publishers of "Medal News". Large color photographs accompany the informative text on the medals of Great Britain and the...

ARTIFACT: Great little reference book: Discovering British Military Badges and Buttons by R.J. Wilkinson ??? Latham. This example is a scarce 1986 printing of an even more rare 1973 publication by Shire Publications Ltd. The book is filled with nearly...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback copy of "Military Sweethearts: A Guide for Collectors" by Pamela M. Caunt. The booklet documents sweetheart insignia of Great Britain and the Commonwealth from Victorian times through World War II (with just a few...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover 1942 first edition copy of "Wings of War ??? An Air Force Anthology", edited by F.A. Walbank. The book is a history of Britain's Royal Air Force, with a foreword by the then Secretary of State for Air. The text contains many...

ARTIFACT: Rare United States Coast Guard Cutter Eastwind (W-279) cruise book for Operation Deep Freeze 196The USCG Eastwind, an icebreaker, was one of the ships that participated in the first Operation Freeze ??? a joint effort between many countries...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "Reminiscences of Your "Hitch" in the United States Coast Guard During World War II", a pictorial record of the United States Coast Guard Temporary Reserve activities in Division 5A, First Naval District, Boston,...