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U.S. INSIGNIA: WWI TO THE PRESENT • U.S. UNIFORMS: WWI TO THE PRESENT 89 Geronimo! U.S. Airborne Uniforms, Insignia & Equipment in WWII Bill Rentz. Explores the uniforms, insignia, and equipment of American Airborne, Glider, Troop Carrier, and Airborne Engineers in WWII. Detailed images of individual items, multi-side views of full combat rig, and over 100 WWII photos, most unpublished, showing uniforms and equipment as worn by the troops. Size:9"x12"•630color/bwphotos•192pp. ISBN:0-7643-0677-4•hard•$69.95 American Airborne Pathfinders in WWII Jeff Moran. Trained in the use of the Eureka radar, holophan lights, and colored ground panels, the pathfinders dropped thirty minutes before the main airborne landing to provide ground guidance for successive airborne jumps. The concept of the pathfinders proved successful and they were used during the remainder of WWII. This book tells the story of the operations they led, and the equipment used – much of it unique to the pathfinders. Size:8.5"x11"•150color/bwphotos•128pp. ISBN:0-7643-1769-5•hard•$49.95 WWII Troop Type Parachutes - Allies: U.S., Britain, Russia • An Illustrated Study Guy Richards. This book covers the history of airborne troops, and is illustrated with unpublished period and contemporary photos. Readers will be able to identify all troop parachutes used by the Allies in WWII. Technical data, drawings and packing in- structions are included and the narrative describes the developmental history of the equipment and employment technique. Size:8.5"x11"•180color/bwphotos•144pp. ISBN:0-7643-1781-4•soft•$29.95 United States Marine Corps Uniforms, In- signia and Personal Items of WWII Harlan Glenn. Covering in detail the combat and dress uniforms of the U.S. Marine in WWII, this volume is the collector’s reference! The book is filled with an endless array of unpublished and seldom seen wartime photos, as well as beautifully shot full-color clothing and equipment layouts. Size:9"x12"•650color/bwphotos•400pp. ISBN:0-7643-2264-8•hard•$79.95 Paramarine! Uniforms and Equipment of Marine Corps Parachute Units in WWII Chris Mason. For the first time, over 500 photos and images fromWWII and modern collections have been assembled in one volume and combined with a wealth of facts and information about all aspects of Paramarine gear and training. Size:9"x12"•500color/bwphotos•240pp. ISBN:0-7643-1924-8•hard•$69.95 Women for Victory, Vol. 1: American Ser- vicewomen in WWII History and Uniforms Series Katy Endruschat Goebel. The Women for Victoryseriesprovidesa thoroughandauthoritative reference for American servicewomen’s history and uniforms of WWII. Vol.1 examines the two oldest female military components of the U.S. armed forces: the Army Nurse Corps, and Navy Nurse Corps. Size: 9"x12" • 1200 photos • 360pp.ISBN: 978- 0-7643-3959-2 • hard • $89.99 Women For Victory, Vol 2: The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) Katy Endruschat Goebel. The second volume of the Women for Victory series records the history and uniforms of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). Over 1,170 illustrations supplement the wealth of textual information.Authentic uniform attire,also worn by the successor Women’s Army Corps, is featured in color photographs and has never before been docu- mented with this degree of completeness and detail. Size: 9" x 12" • 1,169 color and b/w images 336pp. • ISBN: 978-0-7643-5203-4 hardcover•$89.99 United States Army Shoulder Patches and Related Insignia FromWWI to Korea Keller & Keller. These books, each with a gallery of 600-800 color and sepia toned illustrations of original insignia and period photos, document these highly collectible patches. Vol.1: 1st Division to 40th Division Size:8.5"x11"•800colorphotos•240pp. ISBN:0-7643-1394-0•hard•$49.95 Vol.2: 41st Division to 106th Division Size:8.5"x11"•780colorphotos•224pp. ISBN:0-7643-1502-1•hard•$49.95 Vol.3: Army Groups, Armies and Corps Size:8.5"x11"•600colorphotos•160pp. ISBN:0-7643-1921-3•hard•$49.95 Nighthawks: Insider’s Guide to the Her- aldry and Insignia of the Lockheed F-117A Stealth Fighter Patrick Allen Blazek. Details the heraldry of the Stealth Fighter. Includes actual photos of many rare F-117A patches produced only for those intimately involved in the F-117A Program. The development of these patches and their symbology are also provided. Size:8.5"x11"•160colorphotos•80pp. ISBN:0-7643-0681-2•soft•$24.95 USMC Unit Insignia in Vietnam 1961-75: A PhotographicReference E.RichardWilson,III.This book isadetailedstudyoftheUSMCunit insignia in theRepublicofVietnamfromtheMarineAdvisors in theearly1960stotheMarineSecurityForcesevacu- ation of the Embassy in 1975. A complete order of battleofallUSMCAirandGroundForcesthatserved “in country" during the VietnamWar is included, in addition to United States’ Allied and foreign forces serving under the III Marine Amphibious Force. Size: 8.5"x11" • 350 color photos • 176pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1919-1 • soft • $29.95 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Campaign & Commemorative Medals Edward J. Emering. An in depth, overview of not only the history and development of each campaign medal, but also the historical significance of the events surrounding the establishment of each medal. The book also covers several of the more im- portant commemorative medals often struck on a limited basis to account for the lack of appropriate official federal awards. Size:8.5"x11"•180color/bwphotos•88pp. ISBN:0-7643-0386-4•soft•$19.95 U.S. UNIFORMS: WWI TO THE PRESENT DesertUniforms,Patches,andInsigniaofthe US Armed Forces Kevin M. Born & Alexander F. Barnes.Acomprehensivereferenceondesertcombat uniforms,patches,andinsigniawornbytheUSArmed Forces inDesertStorm,Somalia,Iraq,andAfghanistan. ItcoversinformationonUSArmy,Navy,AirForce,Marine Corps,andCoastGuarddesertuniformsandpatches thatisnotavailableanywhereelse.Itsdetailedresearch willserveveterans,historians,collectors,andreenactors foryearstocomeasthedefinitivereferenceonthistopic. Size: 8.5"x11" • 1,035 color and b/w photos 344pp. • ISBN: 978-0-7643-5206-5 • hard cover • $79.99 Uniforms, Equipment and Weapons of the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI Brett Werner. A detailed look at the uniforms, equipment, weapons, personal items, insignia, and specialist equipment of the American Army during WWI. This comprehensive study uses over 100 original b/w photos of American soldiers, many previously unpublished. Size:9"x12"•800color/bwphotos•328pp. ISBN:0-7643-2431-4•hard•$79.95 U.S. Navy Uniforms in World War II Series . Jeff Warner Vol.1: Sailors in Forest Green - USN Per- sonnel Attached to the USMC . A detailed examination of the uniforms and equipment used by Navy personnel attached to the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII. Navy hospital corpsmen, Seabees, combat photographers, demolitions experts, and many other Navy specialists served with USMC units from 1941-45. Size:9"x12"•800color/bwphotos•328pp. ISBN:0-7643-2426-8•hard•$79.95 Vol.2: U.S. Naval Aviation Flying Clothing and Gear .All-inclusivestudy,coveringeveryaspect ofaviationrelateduniformsandequipmentusedby theAmericanNavyduringWWII. Includes:pre-war navalaviationandtraining,survivalequipmentand aircraft carrier based aviation, parachute riggers, photographers, air gunners, fighter and bomber crews, USMC and more. Flying jackets, helmets and parachute systems are highlighted in addition to class-A dress uniforms and insignia. Size:9"x12"•900color/bwphotos•320pp. ISBN:0-7643-2582-5•hard•$89.95 Vol.3: U.S. Naval Amphibious Forces . A detailed examination of the uniforms and equip- ment used by elite and specialty units of the USN duringWWII.Coverspre-war landingparties,the Seabees, Naval Beach Battalions, Naval Combat Demolition Units and UDTs. Obscure specialties arealsohighlighted includingScoutsandRaiders, Beach Jumpers, Shore Fire Control Parties, Hard- Hat Salvage Divers etc. Condensed unit histories of the Seabee battalions, beach battalions, UDT teams and NCDU teams are also cataloged. Size:9"x12"•500color/bwphotos•256pp. ISBN:0-7643-2621-X•hard•$69.95 Vol.4: U.S. Navy Uniforms and Insignia 1940-42 . Beginning in the 1920s, this volume chronologicallydocumentsMidshipmen’suniforms, recruit training and issue items including sea bag layouts and hammocks. Wartime USN insignia worn by commissioned officers, warrant officers and chief petty officers is featured with concise descriptions and photographs. Also, a complete catalogofenlistedmen’sratingbadgesanddistin- guishingmarksareshowcased. IncludesCD-ROM. Size:9"x12"•800color/bwphotos•248pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-2583-0•hard•$79.95 Vol.5:U.S.NavyUniformsandInsignia1943- 46 .Adetailedstudyofthetraditionalsackcoat,frock coat,and jumper/bellbottomtrouseruniformsworn by the USN throughout WWII. Additionally, cold weather outfits, khakis, dungarees and working uniforms worn by Seabees, beach battalions and shore parties are highlighted. Also included are women’s WAVE, Nurse Corps and Flight Nurse uniforms. Includes CD-ROM. Size:9"x12"•800color/bwphotos•344pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-2584-7•hard•$79.95 Vol.6: Weapons, Equipment, Insignia - Sub- marine Service, PT Boats, Coast Guard, other Sea Services . Like its predecessors in the series, this book is an epic chronicle of previously unpub- lished topics, including theuniformsandequipment of the submarine force, PT boat squadrons, mine warfare men, gun crews, signalmen, and more. Clothing, accoutrements, insignia, small arms, knives, life jackets, novelty items and sweetheart jewelry are all covered. Size:9"x12"•1100color/bwphotos•344pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-2922-7•hard•$79.95