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75 US AND ALLIES: WORLD WARS “I’m the 82nd Airborne Division!” A History of the All American Division in WWII After Action Reports Robert P. Anzuoni. This is the most comprehensive collection of combat narratives, after action reports, documents, maps, and photos detailing the saga of one of the most famous units in WWII. These original documents are nowpublished for the first time since they were created 60 years ago. Maps illustrate day-by-day movements. Size: 9"x12" • 400 color/bw photos • 384pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2347-4 • hard • $69.95 Down to Earth: The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Normandy Martin K.A. Morgan. In the early morning hours of D-Day, 2,004 paratroopers of the 507th PIR jumped into Normandy as part of the famous 82nd Air- borne Division. Drawing on extensive oral history interviews with veterans of the regiment focus on the experiences of those who fought for the 507th during its baptism of fire. Size: 8.5"x11" • 450 color/bw photos • 256pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2011-4 • hard • $69.95 101st Airborne in Normandy: A History in Period Photos Dominique François. On June 6, 1944, paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division jumped into Normandy with the mission of seizing exits of beaches at night before the amphibious invasion of France. They were the elite of the US Army and were primed and ready to take on the Germans. This book contains over 300 photos and a selection of color photos of WWII airborne uniforms and equipment. Size: 8.5"x11" • 300 bw photos • 192pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2424-1 • hard • $59.95 Parachute Rifle Company: A Living Histo- rian’s Introduction to the Organization, Equipment, Tactics and Techniques of the US Army’s Elite Airborne Troops in Combat on the Western Front in WWII Robert Todd Ross. Airborne memorabilia, and a methodology for living historians to research and translate the real-life story of the legendary US Parachute Infantrymen to the hobby environment. Size: 8.5"x11" • 100 color/bw photos • 208pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3511-2 • hard • $49.99 Let’s Go! The History of the 29th Infantry Division 1917–2001 Alexander F. Barnes, with Tim Williams and Chris Calkins. An easy- to-read narrative for the amateur historian, and a valuable research tool for the professional, this provides an enlightening view of the history of the 29th Infantry Division It also serves as a unique window to view America military history from 1917 through World War II to 2001. Size: 8.5"x11" • 761 photos • Index • 296pp. • ISBN: 978-0-7643-4636-1 • hard cover • $69.99 Rangers Led the Way: WWII Army Rangers in Their Own Words Chris Ketcherside and George Despotis. Rangers Led the Way is a collection of interviews from 20 Rangers who fought in Europe during WWII, including the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Ranger Battalions. The book also includes historical context so the actions described in the interviews can be understood as part of the larger war. Size: 7"x10" • 180 b/w images • 336pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6036-7 • hard cover • $34.99 US Army Rangers & Special Forces of WWII: Their War in Photos Robert Todd Ross. This book tells the story of the US Army’s elite Rangers and Special Forces largely through pictures. An extensive search of public and private archives unearthed an astonishing number of rare and never before seen images, including color. Most notable are the nearly twenty exemplary photos of Ranger Force in Italy, taken by Robert Capa. Size: 8.5"x11" • 250 color/bw photos • 216pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1682-6 • hard • $59.95 The Supercommandos: First Special Service Force, 1942–44, An Illustrated History Robert Todd Ross. Chronicles the organization, training, and combat operations of the First Special Service Force during its brief but exhilarating history. Full-color maps, order of battle graphics, charts, and numerous noteworthy original Force documents are also included. Over eighty full-color images of authentic First Special Service Force uniforms, insignia, weapons and equipment. Size: 8.5"x11" • 680 color/bw photos • 320pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-1171-0 • hard • $59.99 With the Black Devils: A Soldier’s WWII Account with the First Special Service Force and the 82nd Airborne Mark J. Nelson. Based on the letters and diary entries of Sam Byrne, who served with the Force from the early days in Montana through the unit’s inactivation in France, the book shares the thoughts and emotions of a front line soldier chronicling his activities as they take place. The book follows his experiences after the Force’s breakup, as he served in both the 504th and 507th Parachute Infantry Regiments. Size: 6"x9" • 30 bw photos • 176pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2054-8 • hard • $29.95 The Last Fighting General: The Biography of Robert Tryon Frederick Anne Hicks. This is the full story of the legendary US Army officer who formed, trained, and led theuniquebi-national First Special Service Force. Frederickwas theyoungest ground forcesgeneral, theyoungest division commander, and one of themost decoratedAmerican soldiersinWWII.Hepioneeredracial integrationonarmytraining bases,devisedtrainingregimensusedthroughoutNorthAmerica, and leftarecordthatwouldseemmythical ifnotdocumented. Size: 6"x9"•40bwphotos•272pp. ISBN:0-7643-2430-6•hard•$35.00 The Sky Men: A Parachute Rifle Company’s Story of the Battle of the Bulge and the Jump Across the Rhine Kirk B. Ross. This is the story of F Company of the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th US Airborne Division. They were all volunteers to a new, dangerous, and elite corps—Airborne. Includes many never before used documents, with the personal accounts of nearly one hundred men of F Company and other associated organizations. Size: 6"x9" • 130 bw photos/maps • 544pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1172-7 • hard • $35.00 The Illustrated Manual of US Portable Flamethrowers Charles S. Hobson. This is the first book to cover US portable flamethrowers in detail, and explores the development of each model, the prototypes, failures and standardized models with the history of use in combat from our first failed attempts in WWI, through WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Wartime manuals are reproduced in full on a Mac and PC compatible CD. Size: 8.5"x11" • 130 color/bw photos • 160pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3525-9 • hard • $49.99 Operation Dragoon, Autopsy of a Battle: The Allied Liberation of the French Riviera August-September 1944 Jean-Loup Gassend. On August 15, 1944, the Allied First Airborne Task Force spearheaded the invasion of southern France with a nighttime jump into enemy territory. Over the next three weeks this elite airborne division, aided by the ruthless French Resistance, advanced from the drop zones all the way to the Franco-Italian border, fighting its way through the French Riviera. Size: 9"x12"•874color/bwphotos•560pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4580-7•hard•$89.99 Duty Before Self: The Story of the 781st Tank Battalion in World War II John T. Mitzel. This book provides an in-depth history of the US Army’s 781st Tank Battalion as it runs the “Million Dollar Tank Test” to develop the M4 Sherman “Easy Eight” tank in 1943. The 781st then went on to play a decisive role in thwarting Hitler’s Operation Nordwind offensive, and lead the Seventh Army in defeating Nazi Germany during WWII. Size: 6"x9" • 98 bw photos • 224pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4340-7 • hard • $39.99 The Secret POW Diary of Walter J. Hinkle: Life in Japanese Captivity duringWWII. Researched and Editedby J. Forrest Pollard. Here is the diary of Lt. Walter J. Hinkle, which begins in the spring of 1941 in the Philippines. After Japan attacked the Philippines in early December, Hinkle was wounded and taken to a hospital for surgery. His right leg was amputated below the knee. Hinkle concealed the diary in a false compartment built into his wooden leg. Size: 6"x9"•120color andb/wphotosandmaps•336pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6350-4 • hard • $34.99 American Hangman: MSgt. John C. Woods: The United States Army’s Notorious Executioner in World War II and Nürnberg Col. French L. MacLean, US Army (Ret.). The first biography of the enigmatic executioner of WorldWar II and Nuremberg, John C.Woods. Separating fact from myth, Col. French MacLean covers his life before WWII, his career as an infamous hangman, and his mysterious electrocution death. Size: 7"x10" • 108 b/w photos • 256pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5815-9 • hard • $29.99 The Fifth Field: The Story of the 96 American Soldiers Sentenced to Death and Executed in Europe and North Africa in World War II Col. French L. MacLean. The Last Great Mystery of WWII. During WWII, in the North African/Mediterranean and European Theaters of Operation, from the dusty sands of Algeria to the grim, granite fortresses of Belgium, 96 American soldiers were convicted by Army General Courts Martial and executed. The proceedings were short, the justice was tough, and the hangman was crazy. Size: 7"x10" • 120 bw photos • 352pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-4577-7 • hard • $39.99 G-2: Intelligence for Patton Oscar W. Koch with Robert G. Hays. The enigmatic science of military intelligence is examined in this personal record, written by Brig. Gen. Koch, who served during WWII as chief of intelligence for Gen. George S. Patton. It traces the growth and development of the infant science through some of the most celebrated battles of the war. It is the exciting story of the operations behind the cloak and dagger illusions. Size: 6"x9" • 168pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-0800-0 • soft • $14.99 US Military War Dogs in WWII Robert Rosenkrans. This book is the first to aid collectors and historians in identifying US military WWII war dog equipment. The many WWII-era photos of war dogs and handlers will give the reader valuable information on how the equipment was actually used. Size: 8.5"x11" • 200 color/bw photos • 144pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-3949-3 • hard • $49.99 Marine Pioneers: The Unsung Heroes of WWII Kerry Lane. This book documents a rare look into a Pioneer Unit, integrated with an infantry unit in the First Marine Division. Lane tells the riveting true story of his experiences as a Sergeant while serving with a Marine Pioneer Battalion during the Battle of Guadal- canal and the swamp battle known as “Suicide Creek.” Size: 6"x9" • 100 bw photos • 272pp. ISBN: 0-7643-0227-2 • hard • $29.95 The Last One Out: Yates McDaniel: World War II’s Most Daring Reporter Jack Torry Kenneth N. Jordan. Yates McDaniel covered more of the Asian war than anyone else—from the savage Japanese assault on Nanking in 1937 to the fall of Singapore in 1942 to landing with US Marines on New Britain in 1943. He took risks no other reporter ever accepted, and colleagues joked that Japanese bombers followed him wherever he went. Size: 6"x9" • 16 bw photos • 224pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-6268-2 • HC • 978-1-5073-0293-4 (E-Book) • $29.99