Shooting the War in Color, 1941-1945 USA to ETO

 

A lost collection of hundreds of previously unreleased color photos of American troops in the months before D-Day has recently become available. Here are the uniforms worn on D-Day and the subsequent campaign in France, but photographed under ideal conditions, by skilled cameramen who could control the lighting and re-shoot to get every detail right. All of the major units stationed in Britain before D-Day are covered, with many details visible that are often abscured in photos taken on active operations. Size: 10"x12", 144 pages, full color throught. Price - $37.95

The Strategy, The Men, The Equipment

 

This book describes in extraordinary detail the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944, placing them in the wider context of Operation Overlord: the Allied Assault on Hitler`s Europe. Eight distinguished authors from three different countries describe in eleven chapters the planning, build-up and execution of the D-Day attack. The central chapter of the book describes the landings themselves, hour by hour and beach to beach, and is graphically illustrated with a series of detailed full-color maps with explanatory keys. The book goes on to describe the fierce battles for Normandy, the Allied breakout into France and the victorious liberation of Paris. Size: 10"x13", 224 pages, 360 illustrations, color and B/W. Price - $34.95 

 

 

The Uniforms of Uncle Sam`s Regulars 1848-1873

 

In this new extensively research volume, U.S. Army uniforms - including enlisted soldiers, officers, insignia, and headgear - from the years 1848-1873 are examined in exacting detail. For the first time, orginal accounts from official reports, diaries, and other primary sources will be combined with color photography of extraordinary surviving specimens, hundreds of important black and white images, as well as artwork from the period to tell the story of what the American soldier wore during these years. Army Blue represents more tha twenty years of research in major institutions and private collections throughout the United States, and offers a concise overview of a topic which promises to be a must reading for collectors, modelers, and curators alike. Size: 9"x12", over 470 color and B/W photographs, charts, 352 pages. Price - $79.95

The oldest continuously serving division in the U.S. Army, the 1st Infantry Division, called the "Big Red One" because of the red numeral"!" on the uniform shoulder patch, was  the first regular army division organized in June 1917 to fight in France with the Allied armies. More than 28,000 men including soldiers with very familiar names, like George C. Marshall, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Lesley J. McNair-served with the division in World War I.  The Big Red One was redesignated on 15 May 1942 as an infantry division of nearly 15,000 men. It was selected for participation in Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa, landing in Algeria on 8 November 1942. It then fought through Sicily, leaving the theatre to train for the invasion. It was part of the forces that landed on D-Day and then fought with distinction through Europe. 1st Infantry Division`s battle honors are Tunisia, Sicily, Normady, the Bulge, Germany. Postwar, the division served in Europe, Vietnam, Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Bosina. It`s currently based in Germany. Soft cover, 7 1/2"x10", 96 pages, 80 color and B/W photos and maps.

Price - $19.95  

Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War 1918-1920

 

Stamping out the Virus was a phrase used by Col. Fuller (the father of Tank Warfare) in an internal memo in 1919 to describe Communism to the Allies (French, British and U.S.) this is what the Russian Civil War was about. Thus, began a two year attempt to eradicate this virus. In 1918, over 15,000 Allied troops were sent and intervened in the Russian Civil war at Archangel on the White Sea ( North Russia). Also, in the Ukraine of South Russia, the British sent millions of dollars worth of equipment including over seventy tanks, 200 aircraft and hundreds of military advisors to the White forces under General Denikin. Stamping Out the Virus covers the entire war in depth. Detailed text, battle maps, orders of battle, and rare photos provide a full picture of the military operations. Size: 6"x9", Illustrations: over 80 black and white photographs, maps, 300 pages. Price - $35.00

Their War in Photographs

 

During World War II the United States Army organized a remarkable array of highly specialized, small units. The ranks of these forces were filled with men who, by virture of their natural aggressiveness and intensive training, possessed diverse war-making skills well beyond thoses of standard troops. This book, by the author of the Supercommandos, tells the story of the U.S. Army`s elite Rangers and Special Forces largely through pictures. Never before has such an expansive view of World War II elite forces been offered in one volume. An extensive search of public and private archives unearthed an astonishing number of rare and never before seen images, including color. Most notable are the nearly twenty exemplary photographs of Lieutenant Colonel William O. Darby`s Rangers Force in Italy, taken by Robert Capa, considered by many to be the greatest combat photographer of all time. Complementing the period photographs are numerous color plates detailing the rare and often unique items of insignia, weapons, and equipment that marked the soldiers whose heavy task it was to "Lead the Way."  Size: 8 1/2"x11", Illustrations: over 250 B/W and color photos, 240 pages.  Price - $59.95

The Uniform of Uncle Sam`s Regulars 1874-1887

 

In this  new book, the development of an altogether new uniform for troopers of the United States Army, a few years after the Civil War, has never been told so well or so comprehensively. In this volume, the sequal to the author`s highly praised Army Blue: The Uniforms of Uncle Sam`s Regulars, 1848-1873, John Langellier continues the story of the evolution of American army uniforms during a critical period that saw experimentation and innovation finally surmount conservatism to produce some of the more practically functional and aesthetically appealing martial clothing in American history. The breadth of Langellier`s research, coupled with his years of accumulated expertise in the study of historical army uniforms, is evident throughout, and together make this book the most through and precise accounting the topic has ever received. Size: 9"x12", over 450 B/W and color photographs, 248 pages. Price - $69.95 

Head Dress of the U.S. Army 1872-1912

 

Hats Off offers a concise history of U.S. Army headgear from the immediate post Civil War era to the eve of World War I. In this study historian John P. Langellier shares more than a quarter of a century of research in archives, museums, and private collections throught the nation. An informative text is supported by nearly 400 illustrations of rare and important military headdress. this volume is destined to become a standard reference for collectors, curators, and those interested in American military uniforms from the Indian Wars through the early 20th century. Size: 9"x12", over 400 color and B/W photographs, 320 pages. Price - $69.95