Military Books & Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a 1944 copy of the United States Army (War Department) / US Navy booklet entitled "A Pocket Guide to China". The book gives a brief overview of the culture of the Chinese people. It has some black and white and one-color illustrations,...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1942 copy of the United States Army (War Department) / US Navy booklet entitled "A Pocket Guide to China". This copy originally belonged to Captain Albert W. Bloom, Major, Field Artillery, U.S. Forces, China Theater (please see the...

ARTIFACT: This is a book from late in World War II on the unit history of the United States Army 96th Division from 1942-194The book is one inch shy on each side of being a folio size, and is entirely in black and white except for some color printing on...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII 4th Armored Division Unit History Ð "What They Said about the Fourth Armored" as told by war correspondents. Printed in Landshut, Germany, September 194The 4th Armored of the US Army compiled a distinguished career while spearheading...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II theatre-published copy of "A Soldier's Guide to Umbria", a guide for servicemen in that Italian province. It was published by the Information and Education Section, MTOUSA (Mediterranean Theatre of Operations). The text...

ARTIFACT: This is an author-signed copy of the "Guide to United States Army Special Forces Insignia 1952-1987" by Leonard Martin, H.W. Snyder and H.J. Saunders. The copy is signed on the title page by H.J. Saunders. The booklet has pages of graphic color...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1944 War Area Service Corps (China) diary once belonging to Albert W. Bloom, Major, Field Artillery, U.S. Forces, China Theater. There is a photograph of Chiang Kai-Shek affixed to one of the pages and one of Captain Bloom's...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare paperback copy of the United States Army book entitled: "The 19th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron: A Brief History". The short booklet begins with the 19th's stateside departure in November 1944 and documents their activities...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare hardcover copy of the "History and Pictoral Record of the 13th Airborne Division 1943-1946" by William Blythe. The 13th was activated August 13, 1943 and assigned to the First Allied Airborne Army in Europe. The book covers the...

ARTIFACT: This is a signed hardcover copy of J. Duncan Campbell's "Aviation Badges and Insignia of the United States Army 1913-1946", third edition. This volume is a helpful resource for World War I through World War II pieces and has many...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce World War I copy of "Notes on Identification of Aeroplanes". This handbook was issued by the United States Army Signal Corps in November 191 It has a short glossary of aircraft terms followed by many illustrations of British,...

ARTIFACT: This is a out of print paperback version of "80th Blue Ridge Infantry Division - Platoon Sergeant" Pictorial Guide Volume 2 by Bill Costley. Bill Costley, a World War II veteran of the 80th Division, was an infantry replacement in the "Last 100...