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Philadelphia, PA: Ray Riling Arms Books Company, 1983. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth in DJ; 346pp; DJ clean, bright & slightly edgeworn, boards square, clean & bright, illustrated endpapers, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG condition. Survey of swords worn by uniformed forces of the USA from the Revolution through World War Two. Also includes American Silver Mounted Swords 1700-1815. Illustrated with photos & diagrams.

New York: Twayne Publishers, Inc., 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover in DJ; 370pp; DJ slightly edgeworn & protected by mylar sleeve, boards square, clean & bright, endpapers illustrated with map, text unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine/VG condition. Narrative of naval warfare "under oars" beginning about 2600 BC and ending in 1597 AD when the last important galley action was fought.

Washington, DC: Center of Military History, 1988. Facsimile Reprint. Softcover. Fine. 261pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, as new, Fine condition. Combat history of first eight days of Bastogne during World War Two. Author Marshall assisted by Capt. John G. Westover and Lieutenant A. Joseph Webber. Drawings by Technical Sergeant Olin Dows. Illustrated with maps.

Columbia, SC: Palmetto Historical Works, 1993. Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Cloth in DJ; 250pp; DJ clean & bright, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, as new, Fine/Fine condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Civil War history. From back cover: "This is an excellent account of an epic struggle which took the Union forces, with overwhelming Naval support, two assaults, repeated bombardments and a 58 day siege to finally overpower Battery Wagner." Illustrated with photos & maps.

New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc., 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Cloth in DJ; 188pp; DJ slightly edgeworn & protected by mylar sleeve, slight dampstaining to boards, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+/Good+ condition. Account of the creation of the atomic bomb and the Manhattan Project during WWII. Illustrated with photos.

Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Cloth in DJ; 221pp; DJ clean & bright, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine/Near Fine condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author (Editor & Contributors). Details the development and operational history of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet, a remarkable aircraft that the US Air Force initially did not want. Illustrated with photos, some in color. Introduction by Robert M. Robbins.

New York: Vantage Press, Inc., 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good+. Hardcover in DJ; 301pp; DJ chipped, slightly edgeworn & protected by mylar sleeve, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine/Good+ condition. True account of Leland Chapman's adventures in the Mediterranean/European theater of World War Two via a collection of letters. He earned five service stars for the five combat zones he was involved in. Illustrated with photos & maps.

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1969. Softcover. Good+. Wraps; 50pp; Minor foxing to cover, corners slightly bent, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good+ condition. Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations of the U.S. Senate, during the 91st Congress, April 30, 1969 on chemical and biological warfare.

Savage, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 1990. Softcover. Near Fine. 188pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine condition. Penetrating study of the U.S. Army's clandestine 20-year biological warfare testing operation.

LaGrande, OR: Photosmith Books, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 11" x 8-1/2" Hardcover; First Edition; 287pp; Covers clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, as new, Fine condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Unique record of war in the Southwest Pacific during World War Two, giving detailed account of enlisted men in Photo Reconnaissance in the Pacific Theater. Illustrated throughout with photos.

Washington, DC: Industrial College of the Armed Forces, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 75pp; Blue cloth boards with black titling to front & spine, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, as new, Fine condition. Discusses various aspects of national intelligence.

Washington, DC: US Navy Dept. Softcover. Good+. Wraps; 20pp; Slight wear to spine, covers clean & bright, pen mark over one line of text, binding is sound, Good+ condition. Guide to physical fitness from the US Navy circa 1949, for use by naval officers. Fully illustrated with cartoons & photos.

Fort Sill, OK: US Army Field Artillery School, 1972. Softcover. Very Good-. Wraps; 96pp; Covers slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Vintage periodical from the US Army Field Artillery School in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. This issue: Cannons & Computers; Realism in TPI's; Pershing 1a; Systematic Troubleshooting; Television Division; Demon of Death; Modern Volunteer Army; Photogrammetry; Firepower Battlefield; more. Illustrated with photos, maps & diagrams.

Camp Springs, MD: Atkinson Associates Press, 1997. Softcover. Fine. 7" x 10" Softcover; 103pp; Clean, tight copy, Fine condition. First-hand account of a student pilot claims "radical feminism" is destroying the U.S. Navy.

Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 232pp; Orange cloth boards with white titling to front & spine, boards square & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, as new, Fine condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. First-hand personal accounts of 14 German prisoners of war held at Camp Cooke, California, 1944-46, during and just after World War Two. Illustrated with photos.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 242pp; No DJ, blue cloth boards with gilt titling to front & spine, spine slightly age-toned, boards square, clean & bright, decorated front endpaper, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Vintage account of Harun Al-Rashid, Caliph of Bagdad during the eighth century. Illustrated.

Cornville, AZ: Desert Publications, 1981. Softcover. Very Good. 145pp; Covers clean & bright with slight handling wear, small scuff mark to fore-edge, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Improvised munitions handbook from Frankford Arsenal. Illustrated with diagrams.

Fort Benning, GA: The Infantry School, 1937. Hardcover. Good+. 272pp; Navy blue cloth boards with gilt titling & illustration to front, wear to corners of boards, original blue endpapers, label remnant to rear pastedown, pen inscr. to half-title page, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good+ condition. Contents: Men in Battle; Terrain appreciation in defense; Desert warfare; The regiment withdraws; A study of leadership and the moral factors of war; The scope of machine-gun indirect laying technique; Staff personality; Limitations of tanks; Defense against mechanized attacks; Antitank defense in foreign armies. Illustrated with maps, photos & diagrams.

Seattle, WA: Kikar Publications, 2000. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good-. 8-1/2 x 11 Softcover; First Edition; 402pp; Minor creasing & rubbing to covers, one corner of book slightly bumped, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Massive, detailed report on the intelligence that led to FDR's executive order during World War Two to intern Japanese-Americans. Foreword by David Lowman, Former Asst. Dir. NSA. Illustrated with photos. Includes Appendices.

JUSMAG-K, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good-. 8-3/4" x 11-3/4" Hardcover; Blue boards with white titling & silver, blue & red emblem to front, slight musty odor, slight tear to blue material covering front board at bottom edge, illustrated endpapers, text unmarked, binding is sound, VG- condition. 1981 yearbook for the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group-Korea. Illustrated with photos & maps.