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19888vo., First Edition, with 52 plates on 16, paper browning slightly; dark green cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter heavily sunned at backstrip. A well-illustrated personal account. The author served with The Glosters in France during 1940 and again in 1944, ending the war as Senior Chaplain. In 1947 he was appointed SC to 43rd Wessex Division, and Honorary Chaplain to HM the Queen in 1959.
rif. 1476689083.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1893rif. 45480BBParis, Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1893. 4°. 34 cm. XIV, 300 Seiten, 1 Blatt. Halblederband der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und Kopfgoldschnitt.
1970#350 of 700 facsimile copies of the 1746 first edition specially reprinted in 1970. [10], 118, 15 [plates] pages. "Being the first part of Le Blond's Elements of War - written in French by that eminent mathematician, for the use of Lewis Charles of Lorraine, Count de Brionne, and published for the introduction of the young gentlemen in the armies of France." - subtitle. "Was a standard reference on the continent. Covers much the same field as Muller and Rudyerd in the period just prior to the French and Indian Wars." - dust jacket. Armorial bookplate upon front free endpaper, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Book
A New Edition, corrected, x, 174, [4]pp., cont. calf, rubbed, hinges cracked, leather label. ESTC records L copy only of this edition.
First Edition, 12mo (155 x 98 mm), viii, 239, [1] pp., ownership inscription of "James Johnstone, of the West Lowland Fencible Infantry, Hastings, Sussex. July 1795." on front fly-leaf, contemporary sheep, upper hinge detached. A handbook written at the commencement of the Napoleonic wars on the organisation and structure of military discipline in the British army written by an officer of the Loyal Essex Regiment of Fencible Infantry. Divided into two parts, the first 'treats of the duty of officers in camp, garrison and quarters, particularly designed for the use of young officers unacquainted with the service,.....'. The second is on the 'discipline of a regiment, comprising the new orders for drilling the men, field exercise and review.'
20108vo., First Edition, with 45 plates on 16 and maps in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Detailed biography of one of Montgomery's protogees from 1940 to post-war service in Korea and with NATO.
rif. AQ28162s.i.: s.n. s.d. c. 1875 Manuscript on paper. 98 leaves. Paper watermarked 1875. Contemporary red half-morocco red buckram boards ruled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed and marked. Marbled endpapers hinges exposed typed bookseller's description pasted to verso of FFEP first leaf detached. A Victorian manuscript copy in at least two unidentified hands of the general military order for several British Regiments during the campaign in Scotland 1745-46 including according to a later manuscript note to verso of FFEP those of Lieutenant Archibald Campbell of the 3rd Regiment of Dragoons who was aide-de-camp to General Bland and served under 'Butcher' Cumberland at the Battle of Culloden. Campbell's military order books have seemingly never been published; the originals are preserved at the National Army Museum NAM 1968-07-228. . Oblong 8vo. [s.n.], [s.d., c. 1875] hardcover
19748vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece and numerous illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE.
1919rif. 142221London: H.K. Lewis & Co. Ltd 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London H.K. Lewis & Co. Ltd. 1919. Octavo xx 182 pages with numerous tables plus a plate 2 folding maps and an errata slip tipped onto the contents page. Cloth lightly rubbed and flecked with a very small mark to the rear cover; spine lightly sunned; edges and endpapers foxed with slight foxing to the preliminaries; a very good copy. H.K. Lewis & Co. Ltd hardcover
rif. 1333502893.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2006Very Light shelfwear. Faint creasing to rear upper corner. ; One of our most provocative military historians, Victor Davis Hanson has given us painstakingly researched and pathbreaking accounts of wars ranging from classical antiquity to the twenty-first century. Now he juxtaposes an ancient conflict with our most urgent modern concerns to create his most engrossing work to date, A War Like No Other. ; 416 pages
2003426 pages. Index. Bibliography. References. Reproductions of black and white photos. "The most valuable study of the Canadians in Korea." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Book
20028vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; cloth, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Already elusive
1929rif. Alibris.0042782THE PENN PUB CO 1929. signed by author. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. A WEST POINT CADET BY MAJ GEN PAUL MALONE U S ARMY 1929--SIGNED AUTHOR-HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK; WALTER REED U S ARMY GENERAL HOSPITAL LIBRARY; SIGNED TO DAUGHTERS OF THE U S. 419 p. A WEST POINT CADET BY MAJ GEN PAUL MALONE U S ARMY 1929--SIGNED AUTHOR-HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK; WALTER REED U S ARMY GENERAL HOSPITAL LIBRARY; SIGNED TO DAUGHTERS OF THE U S ARMY LIBRARY WITH MY COMPLIMENTS; MAJ GEN PAUL MALONE U S A WEST POINT CADET BY MAJ GEN PAUL MALONE U S ARMY 1929--SIGNED AUTHOR-HARDCOVER CONDITION GOOD EX-LIBRARY BOOK; WALTER REED U S ARMY GENERAL HOSPITAL LIBRARY; SIGNED TO DAUGHTERS OF THE U S ARMY LIBRARY WITH MY COMPLIMENTS; MAJ GEN PAUL MALONE U S ARMY-PUBLISHED BY THE PENN PUB CO-BOOK SIZE 7 1/4 X 5-419 PAGES Paul Bernard Malone May 8 1872 October 16 1960 was a highly decorated officer in the United States Army with the rank of major general. Following his graduation from the United States Military Academy USMA he participated in the Spanish American and Philippine American Wars and commanded an infantry brigade in the last year of the World War I. Malone reached the rank of brigadier general during that conflict and distinguished himself during the Battle of Soissons. 1 He received the Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal and several foreign decorations. Malone remained in the Army following the war and completed his service as commanding general Fourth United States Army in 1936. Paul B. Malone was born in Middletown New York on May 8 1872 the son of Irish immigrants John and Hannah Malone. His parents ran a dairy and young Paul received his early education at Saint James Parochial School and the De La Salle Institute. He received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point New York on June 17 1890 and graduated in 1894. 14 Among his classmates who also became general officers were Butler Ames John W. Barker Oliver Edwards George H. Estes Hamilton S. Hawkins III Samuel Hof Ora E. Hunt Frank Parker Briant H. Wells and Clarence C. Williams. 1 He was commissioned second lieutenant in the Infantry branch on June 12 1894 and was ordered to Fort Jay on Governors Island New York where he joined 13th Infantry Regiment. Malone was promoted to first lieutenant on April 26 1898 and sailed with his regiment to Cuba in June that year. He distinguished himself during the Battle of San Juan Hill within Spanish American War and received Silver Star citation for bravery. 35 With the outbreak of Philippine American War Malone was transferred to the newly established 27th Infantry Regiment in the Philippines in mid-1901 and took part in the chasing of rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo to the swamps and morasses of the Luzon. He was ordered back to the United States and following his promotion to captain on November 2 1901 he was appointed an instructor of chemistry at the United States Military Academy at West Point New York. While in this capacity Malone taught a future General of the Army and Medal of Honor recipient Douglas MacArthur. Malone remained in this capacity for five years and sailed back to Cuba for occupation duty as a member of his old 27th Infantry Regiment in late 1906. He was later appointed a judge advocate and provost marshal general of the Army of Cuban Pacification and remained in that capacity for two years before he was sent back to the United States. 1 Upon his return stateside Malone attended the Army School of the Line at Fort Leavenworth Kansas and graduated with honors in May 1909. He then completed the Army Staff College in Washington D.C. and was assigned to the War Department General Staff. While in this capacity Malone and two other captains John McAuley Palmer and George Van Horn Moseley were ordered to Germany in September 1912 and observed German Imperial Army maneuvers northeast of Dresden. In mid-1913 Malone was transferred to Honolulu Hawaiian Islands and served with 2nd Infantry Regiment until June 1916. He was promoted to major on July 12 1916 and appointed chief of staff Eagle Pass District Texas. Malone served in this capacity on the Mexican Border during the Pancho Villa Expedition until January 1917 when he was appointed Officer-in-charge of Training Camps in the Central Department. He also served for brief period at the Citizens' Military Training Camp the first businessmen's. THE PENN PUB CO hardcover
1839rif. 299166London: Richard Bentley 1839. Boards. Good-. 313 pp. Vol. 1. Lacks title on spine raised band leather spine is worn leather covers in good shape. Bookplate of the Duke of Roxburghe frontis piece plate has water stain on bottom corner slightly affecting the corner image.volume 2 287 pp leather covers smudged Richard Bentley hardcover
1992rif. 71036Carlisle Barracks PA: Strategic Studies Institute U.S. Army War College: Supt. of Docs. U. 1992. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Very good. No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling. vi 125 p. 23 cm. Errata slip laid in. Tables. Endnotes. Bibliography. From an on-line posting: CHARLES W. TAYLOR a faculty member of the U.S. Army War College is a strategic futurist with the Strategic Studies Institute and occupies the General Douglas MacArthur Academic chair of Research. His futures research extends over 25 years and includes major contributions in the form of narrative long-range strategic forecasts as well as in methods and designs of forecasts for studies requested by the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans Department of the Army. He is known internationally for his strategic forecasts and for his contributions of methods and techniques to the field of forecasting. He is the author of a number of future studies including The Technical Report to Forecast 90 A Concept of a Future Force The Relationship of Forecasting to Long-Range Planning The Pilot Delphi Project strategic issues to the year 2030 A World 2010: A Decline of Superpower Influence Alternative World Scenarios for Strategic Planning Creating Strategic Visions A World 2010: A New Order of Nations and others. Mr. Taylor is the originator of the Panel Consensus Technique an internationally recognized contribution to participative decisionmaking problem solving and forecasting. He is a member of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences World Future Society Population Reference Bureau Association of Electronic Defense Fellow of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society Military Operations Research Society and The Planning forum. The above information may not be current. It was current at the time when the individual worked for SSI or was published by SSI." Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College: Supt. of Docs., U.. paperback
1961pp. xi, 218 + Frontis and photographs. Illustrated with full page drawings. Pictorial endpapers. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, decorated and lettered in gold. Binding faded. Hardbound. The letters and journal of an Illinois farm boy writing of his battle experiences with the 105th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. SHELF W28
rif. 227087Paris, Imprimerie J. Langlois, 1917 in-18 oblong (9 x 15 cm), 112 pp., avec des illustrations dans le texte, broché.
rif. 38000905Washington D.C. 1945 Army Map Service U.S. Army. Silk map folds down to ca. 12.5 x 14.5 cm. opens up to 85.5 x 81.5 cm. printed in color on two sides bright one tiny margin tear else cleantwo maps in all. O B S C U R E . . . ORIGINAL WORLD WAR 2 SURVIVAL & EVASION MAP . .SHOWING A VERY LONG EAST COAST OF RUSSIA GULF OF SAKHALIN . . TARTARY STRAIGHT SOUTH DOWN THE COAST AMUR RIVER . . VLADIVOSTOK ALL OF MANCHURIA KOREA MUKDEN HSINKING . . DAIREN GULF OF CHILI BEIJING SHANGHAI WEIHAIWEI . . TSINGTAU NORTH HOKKAIDO & HONSHU KURIL ISLANDS AMOY . . SWATOW HONG KONG MACAO CANTON KWANGCHOW HAINAN . . YUNNAN KUNMING GUILIN LIUZHOU NANNING HANOI DOWN . . THE COAST TO VIETNAM LAOS CAMBODIA S. HONSHU KYUSHU . . TAIWAN PHILIPPINES HANGZHOU SUCHOW NANKING NINGBO . . FOOCHOW AMOY OKINAWA & TOO MANY OTHERS TO LIST . . SHOWING GREAT DETAILS: ROADS RAILROADS AND RIVERS . U.S.A.A.F. United States Army Air Force issue one on each side one sheet = 2 maps. in all printed in full color. . No. C-52: JAPAN AND SOUTH CHINA SEAS. Shows Yunnan Fu Kunming City in the uppermost left corner at about 24.5 degrees by 103 degrees; then Kweilin Guilin at 110 degrees and Amoy Xiamen Shanghai Nanking Nanjing Foochow and the edge of the Pescadores on the Tropic of Cancer at the north end of the map. . Includes the large operational area of the "FLYING TIGERS" "A.V.G." & the FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE in China. Including important airbase cities: Nanning Liuzhou Kweilin & Kunming. . Below these areas from the left or extreme west Laos Cambodia Phnom Penh Saigon Hanoi all of Indo-China Vietnam down to Paulau Condor sic Paolo Condor Island and the tip of Vietnam at 8 degrees. Hainan Island Macao Hong Kong up the coast to Shantou. . No. C-53: EAST CHINA SEAS: Shows Yenchowfu and Changtse upper left Part of Korea at 35 degrees Japan from Sendai down to Okinawa all of Formosa to the Philippines Baguio Manila all of that area down to Albay. Including Shanghai Nanjing Qingdao Hangzhou most of the east coast of China Taiwan & Korea. . The large inset to the right shows Sakhalin the Kuril Islands Hokkaido Northern tip of Honshu Aomori down to Kanazawa Choshi at about 36 degrees. The Amur River and much of extreme eastern Russia Vladivostok down the Pacific coast Manchuria Mukden Korea Port Arthur Dairen Gulf of Chili Beijing Paotingfu down to Suzhou at 34 degrees. Up the coast of the Yellow Sea Qingdao and that area. . The back side shows the balance of the map are from the front side. From the left Tsinan Yenchowfu Weihaiwei down the Yellow Sea along the Pacific coast to Nanjing Shanghai Hangzhou Ningbo Taichofu Wenchow Funing fu Lienkong Fuzhou Xiamen down to Yunsiaoh across the Formosa Straits to all of Taiwan Formosa South to the Philippines Bataan the main island of Luzon Manila down to almost 13 degrees south ending at Sorsogon Gubat. The rest of the right east portion shows the Marianas Islands Guam at the extreme lower right the Ogasawara Kanzan groups with Korea at the upper middle from about 37 degrees showing all from Shunsen Keijo Seoul down to Kanra San the southern island. Showing much of Japan from where the other map left off: Sakata on Honshu all of Japan Shikoku Kyushu Tokara Group the island chains Amami Okinawa groups Naha Ryukyu Islands/Okinawa down to Taiwan. . INSET MAPS: No. C-52: has one very large inset of N. Russia & N. Sakhalin south down to Korea Tsingtau and Chowfu. And Hokkaido Honshu down to Urawa 36 degrees south. . A second inset shows the key & legend to lines on the map currents winds scale 1/4000000 or 1/4m. heights in meters with 'Location Index" which is a key and guide to other adjacent maps in this series and this geographical area. . All part of the basic combat operation region for the U.S. A.A.F. U.S. Navy war against Japan. With ocean currents noted for possible air crew survival back to land. . USED BY THE "FLYING TIGERS:" This map and many similar to it were part of the "E & E" survival items issued to "FLYING TIGER" and "A.V.G." "AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP" pilots. They were often tied around the neck by pilots and air crew while flying combat missions. . The map also has an Annual Magnetic Change compass miles scale kilometers nautical miles 1:1000 000 altitudes of land mass legend or key to symbols roads towns cities rivers mountains and an index to boundaries. . This map was part of the U.S. Army Air Force & Naval flyers "E & E" Escape and Evasion survival kit printed on thick silk parachute cloth. These maps were often worn by fighter and other air crew members as scarves to insure they would be with the downed airman if/when his plane or he had to parachute out into the sea or over land. Each air crew member carried among other survival supplies a .38 caliber pistol survival knife a signal mirror stainless steel or glass compass and some basic food rations fishing kit water purification tablets along with minor medical supplies; the whole kit was tucked into the pants pocket of the flight suit. . The majority of these perishable maps have been lost during World War II and very few survived the attrition of war time and humid climates. This map was considered the "LAST HOPE" for safe return to Allied lines. Given to fliers in the Pacific war against Japan. . Color photos are posted to our website. . . unknown
rif. 38000904Washington D.C. 1945 Army Map Service U.S. Army. Silk map folds down to ca. 12.5 x 14.5 cm. opens up to 83.5 x 83.5 cm. color printed 2 sides brightextra clean feint small margin stain at top minor impact two maps in all. OBSCURE . . . ORIGINAL WORLD WAR 2 SURVIVAL & EVASION MAP . .SHOWING A VERY LONG EAST COAST OF RUSSIA GULF OF SAKHALIN . . TARTARY STRAIGHT SOUTH DOWN THE COAST AMUR RIVER . . VLADIVOSTOK ALL OF MANCHURIA KOREA MUKDEN HSINKING . . DAIREN GULF OF CHILI BEIJING SHANGHAI WEIHAIWEI . . TSINGTAU NORTH HOKKAIDO & HONSHU KURIL ISLANDS AMOY . . SWATOW HONG KONG MACAO CANTON KWANGCHOW HAINAN . . YUNNAN KUNMING GUILIN LIUZHOU NANNING HANOI DOWN . . THE COAST TO VIETNAM LAOS CAMBODIA S. HONSHU KYUSHU . . TAIWAN PHILIPPINES HANGZHOU SUCHOW NANKING NINGBO . . FOOCHOW AMOY OKINAWA & TOO MANY OTHERS TO LIST . . SHOWING GREAT DETAILS: ROADS RAILROADS AND RIVERS . U.S.A.A.F. United States Army Air Force issue one on each side one sheet = 2 maps. in all printed in full color. . No. C-52: JAPAN AND SOUTH CHINA SEAS. Shows Yunnan Fu Kunming City in the uppermost left corner at about 24.5 degrees by 103 degrees; then Kweilin Guilin at 110 degrees and Amoy Xiamen Shanghai Nanking Nanjing Foochow and the edge of the Pescadores on the Tropic of Cancer at the north end of the map. . Includes the large operational area of the "FLYING TIGERS" "A.V.G." & the FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE in China. Including important airbase cities: Nanning Liuzhou Kweilin & Kunming. . Below these areas from the left or extreme west Laos Cambodia Phnom Penh Saigon Hanoi all of Indo-China Vietnam down to Paulau Condor sic Paolo Condor Island and the tip of Vietnam at 8 degrees. Hainan Island Macao Hong Kong up the coast to Shantou. . No. C-53: EAST CHINA SEAS: Shows Yenchowfu and Changtse upper left Part of Korea at 35 degrees Japan from Sendai down to Okinawa all of Formosa to the Philippines Baguio Manila all of that area down to Albay. Including Shanghai Nanjing Qingdao Hangzhou most of the east coast of China Taiwan & Korea. . The large inset to the right shows Sakhalin the Kuril Islands Hokkaido Northern tip of Honshu Aomori down to Kanazawa Choshi at about 36 degrees. The Amur River and much of extreme eastern Russia Vladivostok down the Pacific coast Manchuria Mukden Korea Port Arthur Dairen Gulf of Chili Beijing Paotingfu down to Suzhou at 34 degrees. Up the coast of the Yellow Sea Qingdao and that area. . The back side shows the balance of the map are from the front side. From the left Tsinan Yenchowfu Weihaiwei down the Yellow Sea along the Pacific coast to Nanjing Shanghai Hangzhou Ningbo Taichofu Wenchow Funing fu Lienkong Fuzhou Xiamen down to Yunsiaoh across the Formosa Straits to all of Taiwan Formosa South to the Philippines Bataan the main island of Luzon Manila down to almost 13 degrees south ending at Sorsogon Gubat. The rest of the right east portion shows the Marianas Islands Guam at the extreme lower right the Ogasawara Kanzan groups with Korea at the upper middle from about 37 degrees showing all from Shunsen Keijo Seoul down to Kanra San the southern island. Showing much of Japan from where the other map left off: Sakata on Honshu all of Japan Shikoku Kyushu Tokara Group the island chains Amami Okinawa groups Naha Ryukyu Islands/Okinawa down to Taiwan. . INSET MAPS: No. C-52: has one very large inset of N. Russia & N. Sakhalin south down to Korea Tsingtau and Chowfu. And Hokkaido Honshu down to Urawa 36 degrees south. . A second inset shows the key & legend to lines on the map currents winds scale 1/4000000 or 1/4m. heights in meters with 'Location Index" which is a key and guide to other adjacent maps in this series and this geographical area. . All part of the basic combat operation region for the U.S. A.A.F. U.S. Navy war against Japan. With ocean currents noted for possible air crew survival back to land. . USED BY THE "FLYING TIGERS:" This map and many similar to it were part of the "E & E" survival items issued to "FLYING TIGER" and "A.V.G." "AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP" pilots. They were often tied around the neck by pilots and air crew while flying combat missions. . The map also has an Annual Magnetic Change compass miles scale kilometers nautical miles 1:1000 000 altitudes of land mass legend or key to symbols roads towns cities rivers mountains and an index to boundaries. . This map was part of the U.S. Army Air Force & Naval flyers "E & E" Escape and Evasion survival kit printed on thick silk parachute cloth. These maps were often worn by fighter and other air crew members as scarves to insure they would be with the downed airman if/when his plane or he had to parachute out into the sea or over land. Each air crew member carried among other survival supplies a .38 caliber pistol survival knife a signal mirror stainless steel or glass compass and some basic food rations fishing kit water purification tablets along with minor medical supplies; the whole kit was tucked into the pants pocket of the flight suit. . The majority of these perishable maps have been lost during World War II and very few survived the attrition of war time and humid climates. This map was considered the "LAST HOPE" for safe return to Allied lines. Given to fliers in the Pacific war against Japan. . Color photos are posted to our website. . . unknown
rif. 38026201Washington D.C. 1943-44 Army Map Service.Silk color maps 2 sides = 2 maps circa 63 x 63.5 c m. NJ 50: FIRST EDITION 1943; NJ 51: Second edition 1944 both AMS 2 type maps fine condition exceptionally clean & bright folded as issued. . . . . MAP OF MANCHURIA NORTH EAST CHINA & KOREAN AREAS . . . ORIGINAL WORLD WAR 2 "E & E" "ESCAPE & EVASION" . . . SURVIVAL MAP . . . USED BY "U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES A.A.F. "FLYING TIGERS" . . . PILOTS & AIR CREW OF THE 14TH & 23 AIR FORCES . . . THROUGHOUT CHINA 1942-1945 . . . A.A.F.Army Air Force issue shows: NORTH EAST CHINA MANCHURIA & KOREA . Maps: NJ 50: PEKING AND SURROUNDING AREAS. TIENTSIN GULF OF CHILI MOUTH OF THE HUANG HO Yangtse RIVER LAI CHOU BAY & TSINAN. With two magnetic compasses. . NL 51: NORTH EAST CHINA MANCHURIA KOREA LIAONING PENINSULA JAPANESE KWANTUNG LEASED TERRITORY DAIREN RYOJUN PORT ARTHUR PECHILI STRAIT SHANTUNG THE NORTH-EAST CHINA COAST & THE WEST COAST OF KOREA. With four magnetic compasses. . This map shows a good portion of the areas held by the Japanese during the Sino-Japanese war beginning in 1937 through August 1945. . Both sides of the maps show from left 120 degrees to 126 degrees east; from 40 degrees north south to 36 degrees. . With legend key index to adjoining sheets inset "index to boundaries" in Manchuria Korea China and the Yellow sea. With glossary of Chinese & Korean words. Key to altitude tints chart from sea level to over 2500 meter in height by colors. Scale: 1:1000000 with miles kilometers & nautical miles. Legend to various features found on the map roads railroads provincial boundaries telegraph lines radio stations &c. . With an "Index to Boundaries:" on each map: . NJ 50: Hopeh Gulf of Chili Shantung Chahar Shansi & Honan. . NJ 51: Manchuria Korea China & Yellow Sea Huang Hai . CONDITION: The maps are in excellent unused condition there are no stains or other flaws. . This map was part of the U.S. Army Air Force & Naval flyers "E & E" Escape and Evasion survival kit printed on thick silk parachute cloth. . These maps were often worn as neck scarves by fighter pilots and other air crew members as scarves for warmth and to insure if they went down the map would be available to escape and evade the enemy. . Each air crew member carried among other survival supplies a .38 or .45 caliber pistol survival knife a signal mirror stainless steel or glass compass and basic food rations fishing kit water purification tablets minor medical supplies; the whole kit was tucked into the pant pocket of the flight suit. . The majority of these perishable maps have been lost during World War II. Few survived the attrition rate of war time and bad climate. This map was given to American fliers in the Pacific war against Japan. It was the "last hope" to insure downed fliers had a chance to navigate their way back to friendly forces. . NJ 50: Hopeh Gulf of Chili Shantung Chahar Shansi & Honan. . NJ 51: Manchuria Korea China & Yellow Sea Huang Hai . CONDITION: The maps are in excellent unused condition there are no stains or other flaws. . SURVIVAL MAP: . This map was part of the U.S. Army Air Force A.A.F. & Naval flyers "E & E" Escape and Evasion survival kit printed on thick silk parachute cloth. . These maps were often worn as neck scarves by fighter pilots and other air crew members as scarves for warmth and to insure if they went down the map would be available as their "Last Hope" to evade and escape the Japanese enemy. . Each air crew member carried among other survival supplies a .38 or .45 caliber pistol survival knife a signal mirror stainless steel or glass compass and basic food rations fishing kit water purification tablets minor medical supplies; the whole kit was tucked into the pant pocket of the flight suit. . The majority of these perishable maps have been lost during World War 2. Few survived the attrition rate of war time and sultry Asian climates. This map was given to American fliers in the Pacific war against Japan. It was the "last hope" & chance for downed fliers to navigate their way back to friendly forces. . REFERENCES: . BALDWIN R.E. et al.:LAST HOPE THE BLOOD CHIT STORY. DOLL John G.: CLOTH MAPS CHARTS AND BLOOD CHITS OF WORLD WAR 2. www.escape-maps.com/escape_maps/history_of_wwii_us_cloth_esc ape_maps.htm#3.___Asiatic_Series . . unknown
rif. 38000902Washington D.C. 1945 Army Map Service U.S. Army. Silk map folds down to ca. 12.5 x 14.5 cm. opens up to 83.5 x 83.5 cm. color printed 2 sides bright superbly clean unused copy as issued two maps in all like "NEW'. O B S C U R E . . . ORIGINAL WORLD WAR 2 SURVIVAL & EVASION MAP . .SHOWING A VERY LONG EAST COAST OF RUSSIA GULF OF SAKHALIN . . TARTARY STRAIGHT SOUTH DOWN THE COAST AMUR RIVER . . VLADIVOSTOK ALL OF MANCHURIA KOREA MUKDEN HSINKING . . DAIREN GULF OF CHILI BEIJING SHANGHAI WEIHAIWEI . . TSINGTAU NORTH HOKKAIDO & HONSHU KURIL ISLANDS AMOY . . SWATOW HONG KONG MACAO CANTON KWANGCHOW HAINAN . . YUNNAN KUNMING GUILIN LIUZHOU NANNING HANOI DOWN . . THE COAST TO VIETNAM LAOS CAMBODIA S. HONSHU KYUSHU . . TAIWAN PHILIPPINES HANGZHOU SUCHOW NANKING NINGBO . . FOOCHOW AMOY OKINAWA & TOO MANY OTHERS TO LIST . . SHOWING GREAT DETAILS: ROADS RAILROADS AND RIVERS . U.S.A.A.F. United States Army Air Force issue one on each side one sheet = 2 maps. in all printed in full color. . No. C-52: JAPAN AND SOUTH CHINA SEAS. Shows Yunnan Fu Kunming City in the uppermost left corner at about 24.5 degrees by 103 degrees; then Kweilin Guilin at 110 degrees and Amoy Xiamen Shanghai Nanking Nanjing Foochow and the edge of the Pescadores on the Tropic of Cancer at the north end of the map. . Includes the large operational area of the "FLYING TIGERS" "A.V.G." & the FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE in China. Including important airbase cities: Nanning Liuzhou Kweilin & Kunming. . Below these areas from the left or extreme west Laos Cambodia Phnom Penh Saigon Hanoi all of Indo-China Vietnam down to Paulau Condor sic Paolo Condor Island and the tip of Vietnam at 8 degrees. Hainan Island Macao Hong Kong up the coast to Shantou. . No. C-53: EAST CHINA SEAS: Shows Yenchowfu and Changtse upper left Part of Korea at 35 degrees Japan from Sendai down to Okinawa all of Formosa to the Philippines Baguio Manila all of that area down to Albay. Including Shanghai Nanjing Qingdao Hangzhou most of the east coast of China Taiwan & Korea. . The large inset to the right shows Sakhalin the Kuril Islands Hokkaido Northern tip of Honshu Aomori down to Kanazawa Choshi at about 36 degrees. The Amur River and much of extreme eastern Russia Vladivostok down the Pacific coast Manchuria Mukden Korea Port Arthur Dairen Gulf of Chili Beijing Paotingfu down to Suzhou at 34 degrees. Up the coast of the Yellow Sea Qingdao and that area. . The back side shows the balance of the map are from the front side. From the left Tsinan Yenchowfu Weihaiwei down the Yellow Sea along the Pacific coast to Nanjing Shanghai Hangzhou Ningbo Taichofu Wenchow Funing fu Lienkong Fuzhou Xiamen down to Yunsiaoh across the Formosa Straits to all of Taiwan Formosa South to the Philippines Bataan the main island of Luzon Manila down to almost 13 degrees south ending at Sorsogon Gubat. The rest of the right east portion shows the Marianas Islands Guam at the extreme lower right the Ogasawara Kanzan groups with Korea at the upper middle from about 37 degrees showing all from Shunsen Keijo Seoul down to Kanra San the southern island. Showing much of Japan from where the other map left off: Sakata on Honshu all of Japan Shikoku Kyushu Tokara Group the island chains Amami Okinawa groups Naha Ryukyu Islands/Okinawa down to Taiwan. . INSET MAPS: No. C-52: has one very large inset of N. Russia & N. Sakhalin south down to Korea Tsingtau and Chowfu. And Hokkaido Honshu down to Urawa 36 degrees south. . A second inset shows the key & legend to lines on the map currents winds scale 1/4000000 or 1/4m. heights in meters with 'Location Index" which is a key and guide to other adjacent maps in this series and this geographical area. . All part of the basic combat operation region for the U.S. A.A.F. U.S. Navy war against Japan. With ocean currents noted for possible air crew survival back to land. . USED BY THE "FLYING TIGERS:" This map and many similar to it were part of the "E & E" survival items issued to "FLYING TIGER" and "A.V.G." "AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP" pilots. They were often tied around the neck by pilots and air crew while flying combat missions. . The map also has an Annual Magnetic Change compass miles scale kilometers nautical miles 1:1000 000 altitudes of land mass legend or key to symbols roads towns cities rivers mountains and an index to boundaries. . This map was part of the U.S. Army Air Force & Naval flyers "E & E" Escape and Evasion survival kit printed on thick silk parachute cloth. These maps were often worn by fighter and other air crew members as scarves to insure they would be with the downed airman if/when his plane or he had to parachute out into the sea or over land. Each air crew member carried among other survival supplies a .38 caliber pistol survival knife a signal mirror stainless steel or glass compass and some basic food rations fishing kit water purification tablets along with minor medical supplies; the whole kit was tucked into the pants pocket of the flight suit. . The majority of these perishable maps have been lost during World War II and very few survived the attrition of war time and humid climates. This map was considered the "LAST HOPE" for safe return to Allied lines. Given to fliers in the Pacific war against Japan. . Color photos are posted to our website. . . unknown
rif. 38006901Washington D.C. 1943-44 U. S. Army Map Service. Silk map folds circa 10.3 x 7 cm.opens to ca. 51 x 65 cm.very good clean excellent copy2 color maps2 sides glossarylegend magnetic compass & current flows. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE . . . ISSUED BY U.S. A.A.F. ARMY AIR FORCE . . "A.V.G." AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP" & "FLYING TIGERS" . . & THE FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE IN CHINA & BURMA "CBI" . . . . AN ORIGINAL WORLD WAR2 SURVIVAL & EVASION MAP . . FOR "E. & E." & "FLYING TIGER" PILOTS FIGHTING JAPAN . . A SUPERB MAP OF SOUTHERN CHINA FROM KUNMING TO KWANGCHOW . . BAY JUST ABOVE HAINAN . . GUANGXI NANNING LIUZHOU GUILIN FROM CHONGQIN . . FRENCH INDO-CHINA HANOI . . FROM NORTH VIETNAM SOUTH & DOWN TO SAIGON . . INCLUDING THAILAND CAMBODIA & LAOS . This excellent and detailed cloth map was used by the "A.V.G." "AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP" known as the "FLYING TIGERS" in the "I.E." "CHINA-BURMA-INDIA" theater throughout World War 2 in China Burma & Indo China. . This "E & E" "Escape & Evasion" cloth map was carried by pilots & air crew on combat missions and attacks on Japanese assets. This map was valuable to downed pilots and crew behind hostile and enemy lines. . It was first carried by the "A.V.G." fighter pilots in early 1942 when they first attacked the Japanese Air Force over Burma: air combat over Rangoon Touongoo and Southwest China Kunming Chiang Mai Thailand Hanoi and the strike against Japanese air planes parked at Noi Bai airfield. . The famous "Battle of Toungoo" Burma March 19-March 29 1942 was one of the key battles in the Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road in the Burma Campaign of World War II and Second Sino-Japanese War. The failure to hold the city of Toungoo opened up the route for the Japanese to make their lunge to Lashio around the allied flank and into the Chinese rear. The "A.V.G." fighter pilots performed brilliantly downing a substantial number of Japanese planes with minor losses to themselves. . This map and others like it for the adjacent areas were commonly worn on fighter pilot's neck or put in the pocket of the flight jacket survival vest or in the flight suit pant leg pocket. . MAP NO. 32 FRENCH INDO CHINA: A.A.F. Army Air Force issue. A pair of maps one on each side in color. Shows most of old Vietnam from just above 19 degrees north down to just below 9 degrees South and from 101 degrees at the West to 110 degrees to the West about half of Hainan Island the whole coast line from North to South down to Nga Ba Hoc Nang including Poulo Condore Saigon Nha Trang Tourane part of Thailand the West Cambodia and Laos Vientiane. . MAP NO. 33 CENTRAL CHINA: Shows: Ch'ung Ch'ching Chungqing down to Yunnan province and Kunming. Guangxi province: Guilin Liuzhou Nanning and points south to French Indo China. . Hanoi Kwangchow and the South China Sea with the North tip of Hainan Island the Gulf of Tonkin and the border between China & North Vietnam. . This area was all part of the basic combat region for the "A.V.G." & "FLYING TIGERS" later for the FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE. The Americans prosecuted the war against Japanese forces throughout this area. . With ocean currents noted for survival back to land. The map also has other important information for downed pilots such as an Annual Magnetic Change compass miles & kilometer scale nautical miles 1:1000 000 altitudes of land mass legend & key to symbols roads towns cities rivers mountains and an index to international boundaries. . This map was part of the U.S. Army Air Force & Naval flyers "E & E" Escape and Evasion survival kit printed on thick silk parachute or other indelible cloth. Each air crew member carried among other survival supplies a .38 caliber pistol survival knife a signal mirror stainless steel or glass compass and some survival food rations fishing kit water purification tablets along with minor medical supplies; the whole kit was tucked into flight suit pocket survival vest or flyers sheepskin jacket or trouser pockets. . The majority of these perishable maps have been lost during WW2 and very few survived. This map was a fliers "Last Hope" to get back to friendly forces once they parachuted our of their plane or after an unexpected landing behind Japanese lines. . CONDITION: In excellent clean condition folded as usual no soil or other issues. . Color photos are posted to our website. . REFERENCE: . BALDWIN R.E. et al.: LAST HOPE THE BLOOD CHIT STORY. DOLL John G.: CLOTH MAPS CHARTS AND BLOOD CHITS OF WORLD WAR 2. wikipedia-org/wiki/Battle_of_Toungoo . . unknown
rif. 25041301Washington D.C. 1944 Army Map Service U.S. Army. Silk map folds down to be ca. 8.5 x 13.5 cm. opens up to ca. 95 x 52 cm. color printed flawless bright and superb copy as new condition directional magnetic compass 12 maps in all. . . . . ORIGINAL WORLD WAR 2 SURVIVAL & EVASION MAP . A.A.F.= Army Air Force. This silk cloth has two maps one per side. The first map shows Mindanao Basilan Island at the top the lower tip of Negros Siquijor as well as the Camigiun Islands & at the bottom or South end Jolo Island with an index inset showing a larger area map with this map located in the big picture. There is also an inset of a close-up of Mindanao Siargao and Panaon Islands. . The back side shows at the top the Southern part of Balbac Island and a good part of North Borneo down to Sibuko Bay the Tawitawi Group & the Jolo Island group to the extreme East. The Sulu Archipelago is at the lower right corner with an inset index to the larger area of the South China Sea. With an Annual Magnetic Change compass scale in miles kilometers nautical miles 1:1000000 legend or key to symbols roads towns cities rivers mountains and an index to the boundaries. . USED BY THE FLYING TIGERS: This map and many similar to it were part of the items issued to FLYING TIGER pilots and A.V.G. AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP pilots. They were often tied around the neck to keep them warm while flying. . This map was part of the U.S. Army Air Force and Naval flyers "E & E" survival kit Escape & Evasion printed on silk parachute cloth. These maps were often worn by fighter and other air crew members as scarves to insure they would be with the downed airman if/when his plane or he had to parachute out into the sea or over land. . Each air crew member carried among other survival supplies a .38 caliber pistol survival knife a signal mirror stainless steel or glass compass & some basic food rations fishing kit water purification tablets along with minor medical supplies; the whole kit was tucked into the pant pocket of the flight suit. The mass majority of these maps have perished during World War II & few if any others survived the attrition rate of war time & climate prevented many from ever being brought back home. This map and others like it were issued to all fight crews in the Pacific war against Japan to insure that downed fliers had some chance to navigate their way back to friendly forces. . . unknown
