Military Books & Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Marine Corps unit history entitled: "Follow Me! The Story of the 2nd Marine Division in World War II", by Richard W. Johnston. Anchored in the Pacific Theatre of Operations, the 2nd engaged in significant battles such as...

ARTIFACT: This is a history of the United States Navy Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 341 (VMSB-341) compiled over several years but published in the 1970s. It was written by John M. Elliott, Major USMC (Retired), who served with the 341st from July 1943...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce autographed first edition hardcover copy of "Baa Baa Black Sheep" by Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, United States Marine Corps. An Idaho Native, Boyington was a wrestler and an aeronautical engineer before even entering the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1931 patriotic German book entitled "Pour le MŽrite - Flieger im Feuer (Flier in Fire)", by Ernst SchŠffer. The book offers biographies on just over a dozen World War I aces awarded with the order of Pour le MŽrite (PLM),...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of "Naval Eight: A History Of No. 8 Squadron R.N.A.S." by E.G. Johnstone. The No. 8 Squadron, Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) became the 208 Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF) when the RAF was established on April 1, 191The...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1943 hardcover copy of "Combined Operations: The Official Story of the Commandos". The book's dust jacket is intact: it is rare to find this book in this condition. The book has a foreword by Vice Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten,...

ARTIFACT: This is the Fall 1986 edition of "Over the Front" Volume 1, Number This publication was issued quarterly by the League of WWI Aviation Historians. This issue contains articles entitled "Leutnant der Reserve Otto Brauneck Part II", "The War...

ARTIFACT: This is a very nice copy of "Get Tough! How to Win in Hand-to-Hand Combat Fighting" by Captain W.E. Fairbairn. Fairbairn began his service in the British Armed Forces in 190He also became a police officer, worked for the British Secret Service,...

ARTIFACT: This is a signed paperback copy of "Special Forces in Southeast Asia" by Cecil B. Smyth, Jr. This is an illustrated guide to the insignia used in Southeast Asia by both the United States Army Special Forces and the Republic of Vietnam Special...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback copy of "Army of the Republic of Vietnam Infantry Insignia" by Cecil B. Smyth, Jr. This is a black-and-white illustrated guide in numerical order to the insignia used by the infantry divisions of the Army of the Republic of...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback copy of "Army of the Republic of Vietnam Ranger Insignia" by Cecil B. Smyth, Jr. This is a black-and-white illustrated guide to the insignia and tabs used by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Rangers. The Rangers...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1957 bound copy of the CAT (Civil Air Transport) Bulletin, Volume 10, Numbers 1 through 1CAT was a Chinese airline established in 1946 by famed General and leader of the American Volunteer Group, Claire Chennault, along with Whiting...