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92 WORLD MILITARIA • GENERAL MILITARY HISTORY Flamethrower Troops of WWI: The Central and Allied Powers Thomas Wictor. This book describes in unprecedented detail the history, weapons, equipment, tactics, and uniforms of all flamethrower troops fielded by both sides duringWWI,and is theonlybook inany language devoted entirely to the topic. The book draws on primary sources such as classified flamethrower manuals, unit diaries, military correspondence, and personal memoirs. Size:8.5"x11"•300bwphotos•272pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-3526-6•hard•$59.99 Submarine Badges and Insignia of the World: An Illustrated Reference for Collectors Pete Prichard. A compendium of the submarine badges of the world, from the Imperial Russian Naval Officer’s Submarine School Graduation Badge of 1909 to the new South Korean Submariner’s Badge issued in 1996. Covers all countries currently operating submarines as well as those no longer existing as political entities. Size:8.5"x11"•400colorphotos•136pp. ISBN:0-7643-0255-8•hard•$45.00 Counterfeiting the Holocaust: A Historical and Archival Examination of Holocaust Artifacts Alec S. Tulkoff. This book is a refer- ence and resource guide to help determine the authenticity of these artifacts, and provides a detailed look at various Holocaust-related artifacts in a manner that follows the experiences of the survivors and victims. Size:8.5"x11"•160color/bwphotos•88pp. ISBN:0-7643-1109-3•soft•$19.95 Camouflage Uniforms of European and NATO Armies 1945 to the Present J.F. Borsarello. This full-color book covers nearly all of the NATO, and other European armies’ camouflaged uniforms, and not only shows and explains the many patterns, but also their efficacy of design. Described and illustrated are the variety of materials tested in over forty different armies, and includes the history of obsolete trial tests from 1945 to the present time. Size:8.5"x11"•290color/bwphotos•120pp. ISBN:0-7643-1018-6•soft•$29.95 Camouflage Uniforms of Asian andMiddle Eastern Armies Borsarello & Palinckx. This volume covers the armies of forty countries of the Middle East and Asia. For the first time, the reader will have a full overview of the different military garments used by these countries. Size:8.5"x11"•400colorphotos•144pp. ISBN:0-7643-1922-1•soft•$29.95 GENERAL MILITARY HISTORY The Last Veterans of WorldWar II: Portraits andMemories. RichardBell.Chronicling themany faces of theWWII effort,these contemporary black- and-white portraits of the longest surviving veterans remind us that the war comprised a collection of Americans from all walks of life.This collection is inspiring for people of all ages and backgrounds. Size: 9" x 9" • 89 b/w photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5362-8 hard • $24.99 Grunts: The Last US Draft, 1972. Ed Eckstein. This photojournalistic essay documents one of the last groups of civilians to be drafted into the US Army in 1972.The journey begins at an induction center in Philadelphia, where recruits swear alle- giance to the US,and undergo physical and mental examinations.The focus then shifts to Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, for orientation and the acquisition of uniforms and supplies. Size: 9" x 9" • 116 b/w photos • 128pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5302-4 • hard • $24.99 Rubber Soldiers: The Forgotten Army that Saved the Allies in WWII. Gary Neeleman and Rose Neeleman. The Rubber Soldiers were an army of 55,000 men from the Brazilian northeast, who were sent to the Amazon basin to harvest rubber for theAlliedWar effort under an agreement between Brazil and the US.Approximately 26,000 of these men died in the Amazon of malaria, yellow fever, and other jungle afflictions. Size: 6" x 9" • 57 b/w photos • 200pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5332-1 • hard • $29.99 Mysteries of Georgia's Military Bases: Ghosts, UFOs, and Bigfoot. Jim Miles. Georgia military bases, with their endless angst, secrets, and vast acreage, have led to many tales of the paranormal: ghosts haunt all the bases, Bigfoot roamsArmy ranges,and UFOs fly over aerial and naval forces. Visit more than 13 military bases to read eyewitness accounts of the paranormal. Size: 6" x 9" • 26 color photos • 112 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5355-0 • soft • $16.99 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Specters of the Nuclear Age. Martin Miller. From a single bomb after the Nagasaki attack, the United States would build some 70,000 nuclear weap- ons over the course of the Cold War. Why were so many bombs necessary? How did both sides build and deploy so many bombs? This book answers these questions and more, showing these weapons in the author's own high quality photographs. Size:12"x9"•200bwphotos•224pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-5440-3•hard•$45.00 The Neutron’s Long Shadow: Leg- acies of Nuclear Explosives Pro- duction in the Manhattan Project MartinMiller.This is thestoryof thebrilliant harnessing of American industry to build huge production plants that produced the nuclear explosive material for the first atomic bombs during theWWII Manhattan Project and after. It is a story told by the author in historical narrative and new high-resolution photographs of fast-disappearing relics. Size: 12"x9" • 193 b/w photos • 208pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5237-9 • hard cover • $45.00 JapaneseMilitary and Civilian Award Documents, 1868-1945 Michael J. Martin, Ph.D. Japanese award documents represent the rich and complex history of Japanduring the ImperialAgeof1868-1945. This book is an introduction into the field of collecting, translating,and understanding Japaneseawarddocuments.Over65civilian and military documents are featured in this book.The book also features tools to help the collector translate and identify documents. Size: 12" x 9" • 178 color images • 184pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5202-7 • hard • $49.99 Mitchell’s New General Atlas 1860 Robert Lindberg. In 1860, Augustus Mitchell Jr. printed one of the world's most accurate and artistic atlases. This reproduction of Mitchell's New General Atlas restores all 76 maps from the original of the United States at the outbreak of the Civil War and of other countries and regions that look vastly different today. Size:12"x14"•76colormaps&26charts•128pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-5032-0•hardcover•$60.00 Fighting for Uncle Sam: Buffalo Soldiers in the Frontier Army John P. Langellier. Reflects a deep appreciation and understanding of the black military experience in the American West. This well-illustrated overview took nearly 50 years of research in archives and private collections across the nation and appears 150 years after Congress established the regiments manned by men now known as buffalo soldiers. Size:7"x10"•181colorandb/wphotos•224pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-5079-5•hardcover•$39.99 CollectingMilitaryHeadgear:AGuideto5000 Years of Helmet History Robert Attard. MIlitary headgearfromtheCombMoriontothePicklehaube, fromtheClosedhelmettotheBicornehat,withpartic- ularreferencetorareNapoleonicheadgear. Includes ancient helmets, 16th century open-faced helmets, Zischagges,Burgonets,unique18thcenturyheaddress, FrenchshakosfromtheFirstEmpire,helmetsfromthe Napoleonic wars, spiked helmets from the Crimean War,Orientalhelmets,andWWIheadgear. Size:8.5"x11"•380color/bwphotos•304pp. ISBN:0-7643-2102-1•hard•$69.95 Military Medals, Decorations, and Orders of theUnitedStatesandEurope:APhotographic Study to the Beginning of WWII Ball & Peters. Decorationsandorders,withintricatedetailscaptured in spectacular color from: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lux- embourg,Montenegro,Netherlands,Norway,Poland, Portugal,Romania,ImperialRusssia,Serbia-Yugoslavia, Spain,Sweden,Turkey,and theUnitedStates. Size:8.5"x11"•500color/bwphotos•184pp. ISBN:0-88740-579-7•hard•$45.00 The French Foreign Legion in Indochina, 1946-1956: History • Uniforms • Headgear • Insignia • Weapons • Equipment . Ray- mond Guyader. This detailed, highly illustrated study presents a unique and comprehensive collection of uniforms, insignia and equipment used by the French Foreign Legion in Indochina from 1946 to 1956. Size:9"x12"•1235photos•256pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-4629-3•hardcover•$69.99 Uniforms & Equipment of the Central Powers in WWI Vol.1: Austria-Hungary & Bulgaria S.A. Coil. Austro-Hungarian Empire’s machinegun, medical, artillery, infantry, cavalry and communication units. Other chapters cover distinguished branches, such as k.u.k. Krieg- smarine, Seeflieger, Generalstab and Beamten. Also covered are the Bulgarian machinegun, medical, artillery, searchlight, communication and cavalry units. Size:9"x12"•650color/bwphotos•376pp. ISBN:978-0-7643-2781-0•hard•$69.95 Uniforms & Equipment of the Central Pow- ers in WWI Vol.2: Germany & Ottoman Turkey S.A.Coil. ImperialGermanartillery,cavalry, machinegun, medical, transport, and infantry units. Other chapters explore Imperial Germany’s Kriegsmarine,airservice,andKaiserandgenerals, Pickelhauben,Stahlhelms,IronCrossrecipients,and tropicaluniforms.Additionalchapters includerare images of Ottoman Turkish armed forces, as well as Eastern European Legions. Size: 9"x12" • 650 color/bw photos • 360pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-2782-7 • hard • $69.95 UniformsandEquipmentoftheFrenchArmed Forces inWWI: A Study in Period Photos S.A. Coil. A carefully chosen and researched selection of periodphotoscapturestheexperienceofFrenchsoldiers serving inthetrenchesandonthebattlefields.There are detailed chapters covering French machineguns, medical, artillery, motor corps, infantry, chasseur, ar- moredcarandtankunitsaswellastheairserviceand thecavalry’shussars,dragoons,andcuirassiers,French foreign legion,Zouaves,andTirailleurs. Size:9"x12"•600color/bwphotos•376pp. ISBN:0-7643-2269-9•hard•$69.95 Uniforms&EquipmentoftheItalianArmed Forces inWWI:AStudy inPeriodPhotos S.A. Coil.Theauthorcarefullyexaminesthevariationsof uniforms and equipment used by the Italian armed forces during WWI. There are detailed chapters coveringItalianmachinegun,medical,artillery,motor corps, infantry, technical, and special units such as flamethrowers.Otherchaptersfeaturetheairservice, LibyanCampaign,P.O.Ws,andtrenchlifeaswellasthe legendaryAlpini,Arditi,Bersaglieri,andCarabinieri. Size:9"x12"•500color/bwphotos•432pp. ISBN:0-7643-2536-1•hard•$69.95