‎Militaire‎

‎US Army.‎

‎FM 9-16. Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance.‎

‎GPO 1981. 1981. 317p. Illustrations. Blue Wraps. Fine Copy. Paperback. Fine. GPO, 1981. Paperback‎

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‎Society of the Army of the Cumberland‎

‎Society of the Army of the Cumberland Thirty-Seventh Reunion Chattanooga Tenn. October 13 14 1909‎

‎MacGowan-Cooke Printing Company 1910-01-01. Hardcover. Read but in good condition. 0x0x0. Green hardcover gilt lettering cover has some wear and foxing gilt lettering is bright text is unmarked but with heavy foxing binding is tight. Brick and mortar bookshop since 1975! MacGowan-Cooke Printing Company hardcover‎

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‎US. Army War College U. S.‎

‎The Strategic Leadership of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz‎

‎CreateSpace Independent Publishi 8/7/2014 12:00:01 AM. paperback. Very Good. 0.0600 11.0000 8.5000. CreateSpace Independent Publishi paperback‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : mon0003646319 ISBN : 1500759112 9781500759117

‎(United States Army Air Forces)‎

‎Catalog of Atomic Bomb Photography for Able Day 1 July 1946 and Baker Day 25 July 1946 Bikini Atoll USAAF Task Unit 1.52‎

‎Washington DC: United States Army Air Forces. Very Good. ca.1947. First Edition. Hardcover. no dust jacket probably as issued light external soiling a little darkening to the spine. charts maps A massive catalog of all and I do mean all the photo-technical data related to the photography both still and motion picture both black & white and color of "Operation Crossroads" the first two post-World War II nuclear bomb tests conducted at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific in July 1946. The first test took place on July 1 and was nicknamed "Able Day"; the second on July 25 was "Baker Day." The names were directly taken from the first two letters of the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet. The stated purpose of the tests was to assess the level of damage that the massive explosions would inflict on naval vessels of various kinds that were stationed in the vicinity; all humans were evacuated from the ships although a large number of small animals were placed on board thousands of rats; hundreds of goats pigs and mice; and even a few dozen guinea pigs in order to measure the effects on them of the radiation emitting from the blasts. Short version: not good. The two tests were designed to measure the effects of two different kinds of explosions: the Able bomb was an "air burst" detonated 520 above the surface; the Baker bomb was suspended beneath a landing craft and detonated 80 feet underwater. The stated purpose of this catalog was "to provide a systematically-combined record of photography available from the two operations for study measurement and analysis purposes." The bulk of its 756 pages is devoted to reproductions of the three data sheets that documented each roll of film that was shot: 1 the "Film Data Sheet" giving the technical specs of the camera and a summary of its coverage; 2 the "Time and Position Data Sheet" with detailed data on each individual exposure; and 3 the "Aircraft Track and Position Chart" a map of Bikini Atoll with the positions of each camera-carrying aircraft plotted thereon. Those aircraft by the way were essentially drones operated by radio remote control and the cameras were automatic so that no humans needed to be too close to the blasts. There are also at the beginning of both the Able and Baker sections abstracts of the contents of each roll of film. Example: "This roll shows phenomena from fireball through development of mushroom cloud in a series of exposures made in rapid succession 3 per second." Although the volume itself was apparently not classified neither was it a U.S. Government Printing Office issue intended for wide circulation; it's stated in a couple of places that "a limited number of additional copies of this publication are available" and informs the reader where to procure them. Its obvious purpose was to facilitate the users' ability to locate the film footage or still photography needed for purposes of their own analysis and it's likely that a certain level of security clearance was required. There is however this note among the introductory matter: "All data and sheets pertaining to Able Day Sortie H and bomb carrying aircraft have been deleted from this catalog and will be found in a classified addendum." Keeping wraps on info about the plane that actually dropped the Able bomb I can understand but I wonder what the deal was with "Sortie H" A small amount of the film footage documented here was incorporated into the official U.S. Government documentary film of the events called "Operation Crossroads: Able and Baker Day Tests Bikini Atoll Summer 1946" released in 1949. One would hope that all this photography has been preserved in the National Archives -- maybe even the stuff from the mysterious "Sortie H." The present volume is quite rare with OCLC recording just three copies: at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC; the Air University Library at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery Alabama; and at the Phillips Research Site Technical Library which was merged in 1997 into the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio the OCLC link however is dead -- the latter two of which I suspect are not readily if at all accessible by the public. NOTE by the way that there is no actual photography reproduced in this book: it's strictly a non-visual catalog. . United States Army Air Forces hardcover‎

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‎The Center For Army, Leadership‎

‎The U.S. Army Leadership Field Manual‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 0071436995.G ISBN : 0071436995 9780071436991

‎Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin Steuben, Baron von; Eleazer Oswald; United States. Army.; Pennsylvania. Militia‎

‎Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States. : Part I‎

‎Philadelphia: : Printed by E. Oswald no. 156 Market-Street south between Fourth and Fifth-Streets. M DCC XCIII 1793. Hardcover. Good. Von Steuben's Revolutionary War Manual on Drill was written at George Washington's urging. It remained an important guide for the American military through the War of 1812 Rebound in early 20th century 1/2 cloth over marbled boards. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Foxing. 48 p. ; 22 cm. 8vo. <br> Evans 26358. ESTC W21724. <br> Prepared by Friedrich von Steuben in 1779 as inspector general of the Continental Army; adopted nationally by the Uniform Militia Act of 1792. 'Washington asked Steuben to serve temporarily as inspector general and to begin his duties by instructing the soldiers in the long-neglected subjects of discipline and drill. To the amazement of the Americans who were unaccustomed to officers acting as drillmasters Steuben initially formed a model company which he personally instructed with the aid of a translator. By April Steuben had acquired four assistant inspectors and had extended drill instruction to the whole army. Lacking adequate drill manuals Steuben wrote daily lessons in which he greatly simplified and softened Prussian methods to fit the immediate needs and free-spirited ways of the American soldiers . The transformation that Steuben wrought in the training of the Continental army greatly impressed Washington and other observers. In May 1778 Congress acting at Washington's recommendation officially appointed Steuben inspector general of the army with the rank and pay of major general.' ANB online. Philadelphia: : Printed by E. Oswald, no. 156, Market-Street, south, between Fourth and Fifth-Streets., M, DCC, XCIII hardcover‎

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‎Department of the Army‎

‎U.S. Army Zombie Combat Skills‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1599219093.G ISBN : 1599219093 9781599219097

‎Bernard Law Montgomery, General, Eighth Army‎

‎Personal Message from the Army Commander to be read out to all troops issued on 28 April 1943 in Tunisia during the final Second World War push to expel Axis forces from North Africa and signed by General Montgomery before he became "Montgomery of Alamein"‎

‎Tunisia: British Eighth Army 28 April 1943. Leaflet. This compelling Second World War artifact is an original message from General Bernard Law Montgomery to his Eighth Army troops on 28 April 1943 during the final Allied effort to expel Axis forces from North Africa. This printed message is not only a remarkable survivor but is signed by Montgomery “B. L. Montgomery” just below his printed name. While the signature is undated it seems almost certainly to have been signed in situ; Montgomery was created Viscount Montgomery of Alamein in January 1946 and thereafter routinely signed “Montgomery of Alamein”. <br /> <br />The leaflet measures 8 x 10 inches 20.3 x 25.4 cm printed in black on a single side of thin acidic stock. Condition shows wear expected for an original piece of North African theatre ephemera. A single vertical crease and two horizontal creases testify that the leaflet was folded notionally to fit in a soldierÂ’s pocket. The folds and edges show wear and fractional chipping there is overall soiling particularly to the blank verso and a central rectangle of the printed and signed recto is differentially toned indicating that it was once framed and thereby exposed to sun. Nonetheless like the solder to whom it once belonged and the General who authored and signed it this copy survived. <br /> <br />MontgomeryÂ’s “EIGHTH ARMY Personal Message from the Commander” specifies that it is “To be read out to all troops” and consists of eight numbered points. The first three points encapsulate recent Eighth Army objectives and accomplishments. Points 4-7 are a spur to action with a specific repeated exhortation to “KEEP UP THE PRESSURE!”. The final point 8 is “Good luck to each one of you. You can rest assured that I am watching over the battle carefully and together we will finish the job.” MontgomeryÂ’s signature is faded but still clear below his printed name at the lower right and the leaflet is printed “28.4.43 Tunisia.” at the lower left. Operation Vulcan which began on 22 April 1943 was among the final Allied initiatives to overcome the last Axis North Africa defenses. By 13 May 1943 British Middle East Commander-in-Chief Harold Alexander sent Churchill the message “…the Tunisian campaign is overÂ… We are masters of the North African shores.” Churchill THoF p.780 <br /> <br />Nearly two and a half millennia after Thucydides discussed the unpredictable role of chance in war Bernard Law Montgomery 1886-1976 and the Eighth Army found one another in North Africa. In July 1942 British troops checked RommelÂ’s forces in the First Battle of El Alamein but Allied momentum stalled. Churchill flew to Cairo on 1 August to assess command replacing Middle East Commander-in-Chief Claude Auchinleck with General Alexander and appointing General Gott to command the Eighth Army. When Gott was killed on 7 August flying back to Cairo Churchill acceded to General Montgomery in GottÂ’s stead. Montgomery seized command two days earlier than authorized by his C-in-C and began an “historic transformation of a beaten body of men into the legendary Eighth Army that fought its way from Alamein to Tunisia between August 1942 and May 1943.” North Africa and the Eighth Army proved the perfect milieu for MontgomeryÂ’s “messianic vitality and vanity”. MontgomeryÂ’s political ineptitude and diplomatic limitations earned him significant postwar hostility and criticism but did not prevent his becoming widely regarded as “the outstanding British field commander of the twentieth century”. As this “Personal Message” testifies “Above all Montgomery understood soldiersÂ’ hearts and minds thousands of miles from home in a ‘citizen armyÂ’Â… The men of the Eighth Army wanted to know what they were required to doÂ… Montgomery gave them an immediate answer.” ODNB Montgomery later said the intent of his Personal Messages was “to define the common objective and thereby foster unity of purpose.I like to think that these messages did much to foster the spirit and the will-to-win…” El Alamein to the River Sangro <br/><br/> British Eighth Army unknown‎

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‎Department of the Army‎

‎Developing Your Leadership Competencies‎

‎like new. unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 23383596 ISBN : 1507502745 9781507502747

‎U S Army‎

‎Volume 2 of 2 Engine Maintenance Manual LD 465-1 / LD 465-1C / LT 465-1C LDS-465-1A / LDS 465-2 Engines TM 9-2815-210-34-2-2‎

‎like new. unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 43148764 ISBN : 1954285485 9781954285484

‎US Army.‎

‎TM 9-2800. Standard Military Motor Vehicles. Restricted.‎

‎GPO 1943. 1943T. paperback. Good. . October 1947 printing. cover shows minor wear tear foxing tanning. Pages tanned with minor foxing. GPO, 1943. paperback‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : mon0003556496

‎United States. Department of Defense. Department of the Army‎

‎Carbine Cal. 30 M2 Disassembly Mat Department of the Army Graphic Training Aid 9-61‎

‎Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1949. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. Poster/Graphic Training Aid. Good. 1 p. This is a plastic poster 28 inches by 38 inches printed on one side. Folded several times. Some wear and soiling to back and front. This type of graphic training aid rarely survives. GPO number 835151. This is chart 1 of 1. References are FM 23-7 and TM 9-1276. There are places to put the magazine sling oiler hand guard stock group selector spring selector disconnector lever assembly operating slide spring guard operating slide spring trigger housing group disconnector spring plunger assembly operating slide bolt assembly Barrel and receiver group There is a further layout for the items in the trigger housing group: hammer spring plunger trigger hammer spring trigger spring hammer magazine catch plunger disconnector safety spring and plunger magazine catch retainer pin trigger pin safety sear sear spring trigger housing. Another layout is for the operating slide stock and operating slide stop spring. Disassembly of the layouts needed to be under supervision. M1 carbine formally the United States Carbine Caliber .30 M1 is a lightweight easy to use semi-automatic carbine that became a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II the Korean War and the Vietnam War and was produced in several variants. It was widely used by U.S. and foreign military paramilitary and police forces and has also been a popular civilian firearm. In selective fire versions capable of fully automatic fire the carbine is designated the M2 carbine. The M3 carbine was an M2 with an active infrared scope system. Unlike conventional carbines which are generally a version of a parent rifle with a shorter barrel like the earlier .30-40 U.S. Krag rifle and carbine and the later M16 rifle and M4 carbine the M1 carbine has only one minor part in common with the M1 rifle a short buttplate screw and fires a different cartridge.After World War II the M1 and M2 carbines were widely exported to U.S. allies and client states 1 015 568 to South Korea 793 994 to South Vietnam 269 644 to France etc. they were used as a frontline weapon well into the Vietnam War era and they continue to be used by military police and security forces around the world to this day. U. S. Government Printing Office unknown‎

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‎[BRITISH ARMY]‎

‎Regulations for the exercise of regimen and light infantry; and instructions for their conduct in the field‎

‎London: Printed and sold by William Clowes 1819. 72pp. With six terminal engraved diagrams and two leaves of sheet music for bugle. Bound with: Regulations and Instructions for the infantry sword exercise. London. Printed by William Clowes 1807. 63pp. With half-title and large folding diagram. 8vo. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf marbled paper boards contrasting morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed and marked surface wear to boards lower joint starting. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Francis Freemantle to FEP. Early inked ownership inscriptions to head of FFEP and title page manuscript copy of title text to front blank fly-leaf in the same hand scattered spotting. The new edition of the British Army light infantry manual bound together with a detailed set of contemporary regulations and instructions for the infantry sword exercise. The original author of the work denoted in the preface as simply 'a German officer of distinction' is in fact the Prussian-born Lieutenant Colonel Francis de Rottenburg who laid down these regulations for the Royal American Regiment. The terminal diagrams include several reference sheets depicting ideal formations of advancement retreat and skirmish as well as two leaves of sheet music titled 'Signals of the Bugle Horn in the Movements of Light Troops'. Preceding the second bound work is a large folding diagram illustrating in full the three positions two motions and seven guard movements of infantry sword technique. . New edition. Printed and sold by William Clowes hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : AQ34054

‎United States Army Recruiting Office‎

‎Soldier's Life‎

‎San Francisco CA: United States Army Recruiting Office. Very Good. 1939. Pamphlet. B&W Illustrations; This is one sheet of paper approx. 25" x 7.5" folded five time to make a pamphlet. The pamphlet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The pamphlet covers have spots of foxing and there is a previous owner's ink stamped name and address along with the ink stamped U. S. Army Recruiting Station from San Francisco at the bottom edge. The pamphlet is an advertisement to help entice young men to join the army. There is a penciled notation at the top edge of the front cover " Treasure Island 9-23-39" . . United States Army Recruiting Office unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : A51730

‎Allport-Settle, U S Army; Mindy J,‎

‎Small Group Instructor Training Course‎

‎like new. unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 15485306 ISBN : 0983071934 9780983071938

‎Army Air Forces Pre-Flight School‎

‎Practical Exercises in Rapid Calculations for Prospective Navigators‎

‎Monroe La: Army Air Forces Pre-Flight School. Very Good. 1943. 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is an oversized paperback booklet with cardstock covers and a side stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. T he booklet covers have ground-in dirt and some scuffing. The rear cover has several spots of toning / discoloration. The text pages are clean and bright. and unused . " After completing the tests in the Classification Center the new Army Air Forces man in assigned to a pre-flight training school for a training course prior to being sent to a Primary Flight School. Future pilots who are to receive their pre-flight training are sent to one of several fields where they undergo nine weeks of intensive training. Radio classtraining program for the pre-flight pilot is in three major divisions stressing athletics military and academic work." from World War II Flight Training Museum. . Army Air Forces Pre-Flight School paperback‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : A49922

‎US. Army U. S.‎

‎Army Field Manual FM 5-125 Rigging Techniques Procedures and Applications‎

‎like new. unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 5116132 ISBN : 1420928309 9781420928303

‎Army Air Forces Pre-Flight School‎

‎Physics for Navigation Pool Trainees Marked Restricted‎

‎Selman Field Monroe La: Army Air Forces Pre-Flight School. Very Good. 1943. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book with cardstock covers and a side stapled spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The cardstock covers have noticeable toning especially to the edges. The text pages are clean but noticeably toned throughout. Several pages of the text have creases and there are a couple of pages with smallish tears. Chapters include: Temperature & Heat The Altimeter Air Speed Indicator The Gyroscope and some Gyroscopic Instruments Magnetism and the Compass Light and more. "The Pre-Flight Navigator is sent from the Classification Center to one of several Navigator Pre-Flight Training Schools where he undergoes nine weeks of training which is basically the same as the preflight pilot. There the work is divided into the same three categories with their academic work placing more stress on mathematics. Their other studies include Morse code air forces flags of all nations ground forces physics naval forces meteorology photography maps and charts communication procedure cryptography and target identification. They are also taught military discipline and the proper ways of safeguarding military information. They spend five hours each day in these classes with new classes coming in every three weeks. Their military training consists of 45 minutes each day spent in close order drill and inspections each Saturday. During the nine weeks’ course the men are also given some training in chemical warfare and the use of gas masks and how to recognize the various types of gases. " from World War II Flight Training Museum . Army Air Forces Pre-Flight School paperback‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : A49390

‎Army, Department Of‎

‎U.S. Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76‎

‎Dorset House Publishing Co Inc. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates stamps limited notes and highlighting or a few light stains. Dorset House Publishing Co Inc unknown‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : H15C-00213 ISBN : 1566190223 9781566190220

‎US Army, Military Intelligence Service.‎

‎Enemy Air-Borne Forces. Special Series No. 7 December 2 1942. ""Restricted""‎

‎GPO 1942. 1942T. paperback. Good. . Original wraps with minor stanning and discoloration. Pages clean binding tight. GPO, 1942. paperback‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : mon0003385130

‎US Army.‎

‎FM 44-61. Self-Propelled Twin 40-mm Gun T141.‎

‎GPO 1953. 1/1/1953 12:00:00 AM. paperback. Good. . GPO, 1953. paperback‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : mon0003402450

‎Wood Us Army (Retired), Col Billy R‎

‎Lords of Darkness: A History of the 45th Avn Bn Sp Ops and Okarng Aviation‎

‎iUniverse 8/16/2011 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Very Good. 2.0000 9.1000 6.3000. iUniverse hardcover‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : mon0003370320 ISBN : 1462027237 9781462027231

‎US. Department of the Army U. S.‎

‎U.S. Army Hand-to-Hand Combat US Army Survival‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1602397821.G ISBN : 1602397821 9781602397828

‎Percy, Lord Henry. (1817-1877). British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross for his bravery at the Battle of Inke‎

‎AUTOGRAPH LETTER INCLUDING COMMENTARY ON THE CONTROVERSIAL COLONEL CRAWLEY COURT MARTIAL 1863 SIGNED BY LORD HENRY PERCY.‎

‎February 11 1864. 1864. Very good. - Three-page letter penned on 3 sides of 2 sheets of approximately 7-1/4 inch high by 4-3/8 inch wide paper which has been tipped onto a slightly larger piece of cream-colored card. Signed "H Percy". Folded twice for mailing. Near fine. <p>Lord Percy writes a friendly letter to Mary Ford. After accepting an invitation from her and commenting on the weather and her case of influenza he comments on the Prussian and Austrian forces crossing into Schleswig. "Oh the poor Danes!!" He devotes the rest of the letter to the case of Lieutenant-Colonel Crawley. Crawley was court-martialed for his role in a bungled court-martial in India in 1862. The deaths of a British soldier and his wife after their release from an Indian prison during that court case created a sensation in Victorian England. Crawley was acquitted in his own trial. His acquittal led the social reformer James Matthew Higgins to write an article for the "Cornhill Magazine" November 1863 disputing the verdict. He published the article under the initials "J.O." He was subsequently rebuked in a letter to The Times signed "Verax".<p> Percy writes: "Mr. Higgins should be told by some lady from whom those things come best that as he is so sore about Verax's letter he may imagine what pain his indignant misinterpretations may have given Crawley & learn to be a little less Venomous.I am surprised at the country being allowed to be burdened with the expense of printing the Crawley ---- as every paper had a very fair report of the same __ for the satisfaction of the --- Fortescue". Dudley Fortescue was a British M.P. who initiated the Parliamentary debate on the death of the British soldier.<p>General Lord Henry Percy VC KCB 1817-1877 was a British army officer who served as a captain and lieutenant-colonel in the 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards during the Crimean War of 1854-55. At the battle of Inkerman he won the Victorian Cross the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemywhen though wounded himself he extricated some fifty men who were surrounded and under heavy fire. Outside his military career he was briefly a Conservative Member of Parliament.<p>From the autograph collection of Mrs. Mary Ford of Pencarrow widow of Richard Ford who wrote the popular "Handbook for Travellers in Spain". February 11, [1864]. unknown‎

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‎(United States Army Corps of Engineers)‎

‎Examinations of Rivers and Harbors 1914 Volumes 1-2‎

‎Washington: Government Printing Office 1914. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Multiple House Documents 63d Congress 2d Session 1913-1914 bound in a two volume set. Thick octavos. Each volume contains large folding maps folding charts and plates. Complete as issued in the original publisher's cloth. Moderate soiling to the boards hinges are a little shaken rear hinge of volume 2 is split very good. Contains extensive surveys of many important rivers and harbors throughout the country including the Hudson River at Ossining N.Y.; Richmond Harbor Cal. Norfolk Harbor Va.; the waterway from Charleston S.C. to Savannah G.A.; Key West Harbor Fla.; Napa River Cal. the New York Harbor upper bay and Bay Ridge and Red Hook channels. Prepared under the direction of the Secretary of War by the US Army Corps of Engineers. A nice set scarce in the trade with the folding maps in fine condition. Government Printing Office hardcover‎

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