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1W2HB-2. Uncommon Valor – Marine Divisions In Action. First edition May 1946, copyright 1946 by The Infantry journal, Inc. Approximately 5-3/4-inch wide x 8-3/8inch high format, hard dark blue covers with gold impressed Marine Corp eagle, globe & anchor logo design on front. 256 pages of text; illustrated inside covers and flyleaves; thirteen pages of illustrated maps at the end of the book; appendix with battle casualties, list of campaigns and FMF pacific organization list. The book presents a short and concise history of USMC operations in the Pacific Theatre Of Operations during WW2. A very good historical overview. Light signs of handling and use. The blue, lightly textured covers are in Vg condition, no actual soil; the corners are lightly bumped and exhibit some light wear to the fabric. The gold eagle, globe & anchor design, on the front, is bright and near 100% intact. The gold lettering on the spine has darkened over the years and the top and bottom edge is lightly worn. The interior pages are excellent; some have minor and insignificant foxing spots. The flyleaf, in the back of the book, is separating from the inside of the back cover. Overall Vg. $39.00 PHOTO

1W2HB-3. They Were Expendable. By W. L. White. The story of PT-Boat Squadron 3, as told by four of its survivors The PT unit that was picked to take General Mac Arthur out of Bataan and deliver him to the safety of Australia. With artistically illustrated dust jacket. Copyright 1942, published by Harcourt, Brace and Company. 8-1/4in x 5-3/4in format, hard covers, wartime conservation, 209 pages. Dust jacket worn and tattered but still quite sound. Dust jacket has been repaired, on the inside, where necessary, with archival document repair tape to prevent further deterioration. Flyleaf browning from storage. Covers very sound, interior pages excellent. Used,  overall Vg.  $9.00  PHOTO

1W2HB-4. Panzers in Normandy, Then And Now.  First Edition, by Eric Lefevre, Copyright After The Battle Magazine 1983. 8-1/2-inch wide x 12-inch high format, hard covers with illustrated dust jacket. 212 pages, hundreds of black & white photos including illustrations and charts supported by descriptive text. The author has attempted, quite successfully, to cover the involvement of German Panzers in Normandy, in the now familiar, “then and now” format. The author has searched out photographs from public and private sources, including well-known and obscure source photos, then comparing the exact spot, as it is now, with the photo taken during the war. Covers are in excellent condition with just slight corner wear and bumps; the dust jacket exhibits very light age from handling and storage; it’s slightly worn and has very minor chips along the top and bottom edges. The pages are in excellent condition. Vg+. $59.00 PHOTO

1W2HB-6. Navy Wings of Gold. By F. Willard Robinson, Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve. Copyright 2001 by F. Willard Robinson, Published by River Park Press, Inc. 7-inch wide x 10-inch high, soft illustrated covers. 296 pages, several black & white photos. Written as a personal record or the author’s years during WW2 as a US Navy pilot, as well as the memoirs of his brother Charles W. Robinson Lt. USNR; his brother-in-law, Joph Jaqua, who was a Marine pilot with Marine SquadronVB-233, and other flying associates of the period. In General a Naval Aviators touching story of ferocious combat, true love and miraculous survival in WW2. One minor and insignificant scratch on the back cover, otherwise, excellent+ condition inside and out. As New. $10.00 PHOTO

1W2HB-7. The Battle Is The Pay-Off. By Captain Ralph Ingersoll. With artistically illustrated dust jacket. Copyright 1943, published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York. 8in  x 5-1/2in format, hard covers, 217 pages, some maps on inside covers. The author vividly describes the Tunisian mountain battles he was involved in. Dust jacket worn and tattered but still quite sound, it has been repaired, on the inside, where necessary, with archival document repair tape to prevent further deterioration. Flyleaf turning brown from storage. Covers and pages near excellent. Used, overall Vg.  $9.00  PHOTO

1W2HB-9. Our leave In Switzerland. A Souvenir of the visit of American soldiers to Switzerland in 1945/46. Printed in Switzerland, 2nd edition. published by Co-operative "Zur Limmat." Zurich.11-3/4in x 8-1/2in format , stiff cardboard covers, full color photo dust jacket permanently affixed to appear as part of the covers.177 pages, 200, high quality, black and white photos, (a few in full color), illustrating the fabric of Switzerland and its people. The cover, as well as, many interior photos incorporate WW2 US soldiers on leave in Switzerland. Light age and minor wear from handling and storage. Covers and pages Vg+.   $25.00  PHOTO 

1W2HB-10. Green Cognac. The Education Of A 10th Mountain Division Mountain Fighter. By William Lowell Putnam. With illustrated dust jacket. Copyright 1991, published by The AAC Press, New York. 10-1/4in  x 7-1/4in format, hard covers, 242 pages, about 56 photos and several maps. The author, a decorated member of the 10^th Mountain Division in WW2, offers a full account of this most unique unit and its contribution in WW2 from November 1943 through December 1945. There have been few full accounts of the 10th Mountain Division until "Green Cognac." A must for your military library. New condition.  $20.00  PHOTO

1W2HB-11. Salerno. American Operations from the Beaches to the Volturno, 9 September to 6 October 1943. American Forces in Action Series, by the Historical Division, War Department, Washington, D.C. First issued 26 August 1944, printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office 1945. 9-in x 5-7/8in, illustrated paper covers, 95 pages many photographs, several illustrations and several fold out maps, as well as, a small section on related insignia. An account of the American Forces who landed on the beaches of the Gulf of Salerno. Originally this series was designed for military personnel only, primarily for wounded soldiers in hospitals to tell them the military story of the campaigns and battles in which they served. With the cessation of hostilities These books were released as a public document. An excellent view American action at Salerno. Covers lightly aged and soiled from handling, one small tear upper right hand corner of front cover, slightly smaller one on back cover. Slight yellowing to edges of pages, upper corners, of some pages, dog-eared and chipped from age and handling. Fold-outs excellent. Overall Vg.  $25.00  PHOTO 

1W2HB-13. The “SS” Hitler’s Instrument Of Terror. By Gordon Williamson. The full story from street fighters to the Waffen “SS.” Published in 1994 by Motor Books Inc. 8-1/2-inch wide x 11-1/2-inch high, illustrated hard covers with like illustrated dust jacket. 256 pages, hundreds of black & white, photos and some full color illustrations, as well as, descriptive historical text, skillfully covering the birth of the SS, to its final judgment. The dust jacket is in near excellent condition exhibiting light signs of wear from light handling and shelf wear, as well as a short tear on the bottom front edge. The book shows very minor signs of age, use and wear; near excellent condition inside and out. $17.00 PHOTO  

1W2HB-14. Fallschirmjager Rgt.3 Volume 2, A Pictorial History. By Klaus J. Peters. First Edition, copyright 1995, published by James Bender Publishing, San Jose, CA. 6-1/4in x 9-1/4in format, illustrated hard covers, 672 pages. Over one thousand black and white photographs, mostly previously unpublished, accompanied by a brief historical text recording FJR3’s wartime activities in Crete, Africa, Italy and Russia from 1941 to 1945. An in-depth study with both English and German text. An excellent photographic history of one of Germany’s elite Airborne Battalions. The book may have been opened a few times. Like new. Near mint.  $49.00 PHOTO

1W2HB-15. Defense Of The West.  First edition 1950, copyright 1950 by B.H. Liddell Hart, (A Top Historian). Approximately 5-3/4-inch wide x 8-3/4inch high format, hard cream-color/greenish covers. 335 pages of text analyzing the 1940 collapse of the west, was it avoidable? Could Africa have been cleared in 1941? Was Russia close to defeat? Could Hitler have avoided defeat after Salingrad? Could Europe survive another war? The shadow of war with Russia; as well as many questions of post war Europe and the problems of tomorrow. Very professional and historically informative writing. Light signs of handling and use. The covers have heavy signs of foxing and storage moisture; the corners are lightly bumped and exhibit some light wear to the fabric. The spine exhibits an overall “browning” from age, the lettering is faded and the fabric on the top and bottom edge is lightly worn. The interior pages are near excellent with light yellowing. The flyleaf, in the front of the book, is separating from the front cover and the inside first page. The flyleaf and inside first page are stamped with the original owners name, “Louis J. Gerner, Capt., Inf.)-1043639. Overall Good. $19.00 PHOTO