Washington DC: War and Navy Departments GPO 1944. Pamphlet. 59p. glossary native and French and watered-down sociology illustrated with black and aqua-green line drawings and two line maps nicely composed item in 5.5x4 inch decorated blue wraps. Staples a little rusty with a touch of migration find an indistinct rubberstamp to cover the ownership of Navy Education Service else unmarked; mild edgewear to covers the text or at least its terminal leaves have sustained a light upper-corner bump not at all a bad copy: generally sound otherwise unmarked and clean. Describable as "good". GPO 581251. War and Navy Departments, GPO unknown
Government Printing Office. Monday August 14 1994 re the week of July 26 to August 3. Vol. III no. 16F. Large fold out with maps of European war and photo illustrations On the other side THE AMPHIBS with large illustration of landing craft and ships and in red the recently approved insignia emblem of the Navy's Amphibious Command. Also in Red the places were battle took place. and a key to the large picture. 5" vertical tear at top. . Good. Paper. 1944. Government Printing Office unknown
Washington D. C.: Army Information Branch / Army Services Forces. Very Good. 1945. Map. Color Illustrations; Dated Monday Sept. 17th 1945. This is a large format map / poster Poster two sided sheet 35 x 47 inches which folds down to 9 x 12 inches -- as issued. One side includes a world map with proposed naval bases around the world and a photograph featuring the Occupation forces in Toyko. The reverse side features a comparison chart of NCO grades and ratings of the major armed forces with insignia stripes etc. . The map is in generally Very Good condition. There is nicking and tiny tears to the edges of the map and spots of toning especially at the edges and along folds and occasionally throughout the main body of the map. "The World War II Newsmaps consist of poster-size newsmaps published weekly from 1942 until 1946 to inform and motivate American military personnel. The two-sided newsmaps include maps depicting the previous week's events in the war as well as brief news items photographs and motivational graphics. The newsmaps were published by the U. S. Army Information Branch. " from Wikipedia . Army Information Branch / Army Services Forces unknown
Cincinnati Oh.: Cohen & Co. 1892. 4xiv269pp. plus addendum of forty chromolithographic plates. Portrait. Oblong octavo. Original pebbled cloth gilt. Worn at spine ends and corners. Front hinge cracked. Internally clean save for a few pencil emendations. A very good copy. An incredibly extensive compilation of rules and regulations for the Patriarchs Militant of the fraternal organization known as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows I.O.O.F. Included are military rosters ceremonial procedures and organizational by-laws. The forty handsome chromolithographic plates depict all manner of military insignia dress and uniform. Cohen & Co. hardcover books
Army 1992. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. paperback in very good - condition. subcourse in 0531 Edition B Army Correspondence Course Program. Army Paperback
Headquarters. Department of the 2012-01-01. Loose Leaf. New. . Sealed in plasic 2-book bound set not loose leaf Combat Lifesaver Course: Student Self-Study book IS0871 and Examinations book IS0875 Edition C paperbacks. Both books have the traditional yellow covers. Headquarters. Department of the unknown
Headquarters. Department of the 2012-01-01. Loose Leaf. Very Good. . Lightly used 2-book bound set not loose leaf Combat Lifesaver Course: Student Self-Study book IS0871 and Examinations book IS0875 Edition C paperbacks. Writing and underlining on some inside pages. Both books have the traditional yellow covers. Headquarters. Department of the unknown
U. S. Government Printing Office. 36pp plus examination section answers circled with illustrations. Yellow covers. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1981. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1946. Ex-Library. Fair. Library Bound Booklet. Reprint. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. 1946. Ex-Library Bound Booklet In Brown Press Board Pamphlet Binding. In Fair Condition. Boards Are Loosening From Binding. Binding Tape On Spine Loosening From Pages But Still Intact. Size 4To. Pages 363-719. Reprinted From "The Military Surgeon" Vol. 99 Nov. 1946. This Is A Tribute To Colonel James Earle Ash Medical Corps U. S. Army And Is Written By Various Members Of The Army Institute Of Pathology. Includes Black And White And Colorized Plates. This Booklet Is Part Of The Archibald Church Library Pamphlet Collection Northwestern University Medical School. Paperback
1960. Archive of 9 printed instructional documents issued by the U.S. Army Intelligence School’s Department of Counterintelligence at Fort Holabird between 1960 and 1963. Mimeographed typescript booklets each with three-hole punch most measuring 8.5 x 11 in. many marked "SupR" Supplemental Reading "SO" Student Outline "SIS" Student Information Sheet and "PE" Practical Exercise. This selection covers the technical training in clandestine photography camera operation and film development using Minox Leica and other subminiature or 35mm cameras taught as part of Cold War-era Army intelligence curriculum. Materials span from May 1960 to June 1963 and the archive consists of 9 documents totaling 111 pages. <br /> <br /> Titles include: 1 Description and Operation of the Leica Camera SO Jun 63 2 Minox Camera SupR May 60 3 Minox Camera PE Mar 62 4 35mm Camera SO Oct 61 5 Subminiature Film Development Supl Nov 62 6 Subminiature Cameras SO Mar 62 7 Photographic Strip Printing PE Mar 61 8 Film Development by Inspection PE Jan 62 and 9 Cameras Films and Developers SIS Jan 62. Together these documents offer a rare glimpse into the technical training provided by the U.S. Army Intelligence School in photographic surveillance and subminiature camera operations tools essential to midcentury Cold War-era espionage.<br /> <br /> Developed for counterintelligence personnel during a period of rapidly advancing reconnaissance needs this instructional archive reveals the granular emphasis placed on photographic literacy technical dexterity and concealment in intelligence operations. These documents collectively demonstrate how the Army adapted commercial photographic technologies for covert applications asserting that the “Minox miniature camera is one of the most valuable items presently available in the field of intelligence photography†capable of tasks for which “larger cameras are not adaptable or available.†The documents repeatedly emphasize discretion and technical precision noting the Minox’s advantages in “size ease of concealment speed of operation light weight ruggedness portability versatility and extended depth of field.†The material spans both theoretical instruction and hands-on fieldwork including practical assignments involving the photographing of the Fort Holabird area and inspections of film quality. An entire document is dedicated to “Subminiature Film Development†warning that “the use of the greatest problems confronting the users of subminiature cameras is in the processing of the film†especially given the Minox’s 8x11mm negative format. Soldiers were trained to execute clandestine assignments under adverse conditions: “Photography required by intelligence is usually collected under adverse conditions†such as in “restricted or otherwise forbidden areas†where open camera use might result in “danger imprisonment or confiscation of camera and exposed film.â€<br /> <br /> Documents also include detailed labeled diagrams of the Leica IIIF directions on conducting photoprinting strip tests exposure estimation using light meters and comparative film speed tables across countries. These reflect not only the depth of instruction provided but the highly standardized approach to intelligence documentation at the dawn of photographic espionage as a core military discipline. One document “Cameras Films and Developers†served as a global reference index for operatives: “This sheet may be used as a general guide in the selection of proper equipment and supplies for photographic assignments.†The instruction was highly tactile—trainees were expected to “complete the full 50 exposures†on assigned film without advancing the roll too far and they were taught to estimate light exposure without modern automatic meters.Very good condition overall with only minor wear to edges and light toning. A rare and highly technical Cold War intelligence photography archive offering detailed insight into the surveillance techniques and training protocols of U.S. Army Intelligence at the moment when visual espionage became central to military doctrine. unknown
Independently Published 2017. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Independently Published paperback
Référence libraire : G1521020922I3N10 ISBN : 1521020922 9781521020920
USA: Dept. Of Army. compiled from unclassified inforamtion. Of interest to collectors or desert Storm and unusual militaria. 48 illustrated pages plus cover information and illustrations. Size: 12mo - over 5" - 5¾" . Near Fine. Stapled Wrappers. Dept. Of Army unknown
1962. Cold War U.S. Army Intelligence instructional materials from the early 1960s issued for classified classroom use by the Army Intelligence School USAINTS at Fort Holabird Maryland. Includes printed and mimeographed reports charts bibliographies and student worksheets dealing with Cold War ideological conflict Soviet espionage and U.S. operations in Korea. . Materials date from 1962 to 1963 and are designated "SupR" Supplemental Reading "SO" Student Outline and "SIS" Student Information Sheet. <br /> <br /> Archive consists of 11 documents totaling 94 pages:<br /> <br /> Titles include: 1 Suggested Bibliography on Democracy Socialism and Communism SIS Nov 62 2 Totalitarianism Versus Democracy I SO Nov 62 3 Soviet Government SO Apr 63 4 Soviet Geography SO Dec 62 5 Communist Ideology I So Jan 62 6 Communist Ideology II SO Jan 62 7 Handout Number One: Questions asked of Americans abroad SupR Feb 63 8 Operational Data on South Korea - 1 SupR Sep 62 9 Constitution of the USSR Extracts SupR undated 10 Principles and Practices of Democratic and Totalitarian Governemnt SupR Mar 63 and 11 Nature of the World Communist Insurgency Threat SupR Sep 62. Together these documents offer a rare window into the ideological and tactical intelligence preparation of American soldiers at a point of peak tension in the Cold War era.<br /> <br /> Among the most striking items is a multipart 1963 Army Intelligence School handout titled “Questions Asked of Americans Abroad†which trains U.S. soldiers to anticipate hostile ideological interrogation. Drawn from pamphlets by the American Council for Nationalities Service the questions include criticisms of U.S. foreign policy racism militarism and capitalism from the presumed perspective of international adversaries. Under “Peace and Disarmament†the handout prompts soldiers to answer “Do Americans really want peace†and “Does the U.S. think it has the right to send spy planes over Soviet territory†In the section on the Cold War questions read: “Isn't it true that U.S. policies tend to divide the world into two hostile camps†and “Why are you Americans against Castro Isn’t he good for the Cuban people†The handout explicitly references domestic race relations with barbed queries such as: “Why do you Americans refuse to let Negro and white children go to school together†and “Doesn’t your treatment of Negroes show that you Americans regard the white race as superior to all others†Other lines of questioning cast doubt on American support for colonial regimes and probe the contradictions between U.S. rhetoric and material inequality: “If your economic system is so good how do you explain your millions of unemployedâ€<br /> <br /> An extensive and ideologically charged item is the 1962 supplemental manual titled Nature of the World Communist Insurgency Threat produced by the Department of Counterintelligence. Framing communism as an existential danger “facing the free world today†the document aims to lay “a foundation for future hours of counterintelligence instruction†with a focus on how the USSR used subversion to seize control of societies from within. The manual emphasizes that insurgency is misunderstood as merely guerrilla warfare; rather it is described as a multi-phase “process of subversion which progresses into armed insurrection†beginning with efforts to “condition the minds of a people against their government.†The text characterizes the Communist strategy as “subtle and conspiratorial†targeting “popular dissatisfactions revolutionary situations power vacuums economic underdevelopment corrupt oppressive or weak governments†in order to create fertile ground for infiltration. A key aspect of the document is its portrayal of Soviet influence as deeply insidious: “All intelligence assets of both the Communist Party and the state are actively busy†infiltrating every sector from “executive branches†and “cultural and student exchanges†to “news and travel agencies.†The manual goes on to outline the staged nature of insurgency emphasizing the so-called “subversive phase†as a methodical campaign of preparation in which “Communist activity does not usually reveal itself†but rather works to “create internal dissension or aggravate such dissension as already exists.†Leaders are recruited “agitators and propagandists†inserted and clandestine support systems developed until the state is sufficiently weakened to permit overt revolt. In sum the manual presents the USSR not merely as a military threat but as a master of covert political manipulation whose reach can “infiltrate all official and social institutions of the target country†using ideological warfare to hollow out democracies from within.<br /> <br /> Additional materials include “Operational Data on South Korea – I†dated September 1962 and prepared for Army Intelligence students studying East Asia. The packet contains detailed maps and charts showing the distribution of United Nations forces in Korea the organizational structure of the Republic of Korea Army FROKA and the political framework of both national and local governance. Its instructional notes reveal internal skepticism about the extent of U.S. command stating: “The Eighth United States Army did not have operational control over any units of the Korean Army†even after the 1961 military coup. The archive also includes a reference bibliography of texts annotated by the Army Intelligence School highlighting ideological perspectives. It calls Friedrich Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom 1944 “a bitter condemnation of socialism by an economist who is noted for his conservative views.†Descriptions of espionage works underscore Cold War anxieties: Alexander Foote’s Handbook for Spies 1949 is praised as “a good account of spy adventures†and Peter Deryabin’s The Secret World 1959 is noted as the “story of a former Soviet espionage agent who defected to the U.S.†Other selections include J. Edgar Hoover’s Masters of Deceit 1958 described as “a very popular account written by the head of the FBI of Soviet espionage operations in the United States.â€<br /> <br /> All documents are three-hole punched many mimeographed and retain original cover sheets with government-issued titles reference numbers and classified distribution notices. Minor edge wear rusted and sometimes delicate staples and paper toning. First page separated from one pamphlet. Overall very good condition. A revealing archive that documents not only Army intelligence strategy during the Cold War but also the ideological training used to prepare American soldiers for psychological and rhetorical conflict on the global stage. unknown
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