Military Collectors Press, 1981. — 80 p. — ISBN: 978-0912958323. Armies Army Groups Army Corps Army Divisions Headquarters Commands Regimental Combat Teams Airborne Units Army Air Force Units Marine Corps Units State Guards National Guard State Headquarters National Guard O.C.S. & N.C.O.A. Army Logistical Commands Cavalry & Armored Cavalry Armored Units Infantry Brigades WWI...
Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.: 2010. - 336 pgs. This book fills a gap in knowledge of the uniform clothing, headgear, equipage, and weapons of the United States Navy during the Civil War period. Based on original accounts from official documents, newspapers, diaries, letters, and other primary sources, the well-written text is accompanied by period images of navy...
Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing.: 2010. - 336 pgs. This book fills a gap in knowledge of the uniform clothing, headgear, equipage, and weapons of the United States Navy during the Civil War period. Based on original accounts from official documents, newspapers, diaries, letters, and other primary sources, the well-written text is accompanied by period images of navy...
Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2010. — 336 pgs. This book fills a gap in knowledge of the uniform clothing, headgear, equipage, and weapons of the United States Navy during the Civil War period. Based on original accounts from official documents, newspapers, diaries, letters, and other primary sources, the well-written text is accompanied by period images of navy...
Histoire & Collections, 2008. — 194 p. This book proposes a complete study of the variants in the manufacturing of the M1 helmet, illustrated with more than 700 full-color photos and presents a new selection of helmets coming from the woodwork, stemming from private collections and museums. The technical evolution of the M1 and its paratrooper conversions M2 and M1 C is...
Washington: United States GPO, 1937. - 200 pgs. The 1937 Uniform Regulations replaced the 1929 Uniform Regulations and were in effect until replaced in 1947. This printing includes the May 1939 and February 1941 changes. Chapters cover general regulations, special regulations, officer articles, band uniforms, occasions for uniforms, insignia, chevrons, decorations, medals, and...
New York: Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, Military Furnishers, 1864 (Dover Reprint 1985). — 170 p. A fine reprint of the large and detailed illustrations from the catalog of the New York company of Schuyler, Hartley & Graham. This catalog also include the U.S. Army and Navy uniform regulations, with pay charts, and items for Masonic organizations. Swords (presentation and campaign...
London: Arms and Armour Press, 1990. — 50 p. This book is a photographic presentation of the motley array of uniforms and equipment of the Confederate army and navy. Examples are given of pre-war volunteer units, cavalry, artillery, and infantry. Navy and marines are covered as well as can be expected given the scarcity of records. Short text provides details of armies and...
London: Arms and Armour Press, 1990. — 50 p. This book is a photographic presentation of the uniforms and equipment of the Union army and navy. Examples are given of pre-war volunteer units, cavalry, artillery, and infantry. Navy and marines are covered as well. The Union army was a mighty force well provided with standard uniforms, but there were exceptions and many details...
Union City, Tennessee: Pioneer Press, 1991. - 34 pgs. The thought of a Union or a Confederate reunion encampment is intriguing to all. Where and when were those 83 Union and 57 Confederate National Meetings held? How were the locations able to accommodate scores of thousands of veterans for a few days? How could they be transported without the automobile? Food was another...
Arlington, Virginia: Cooper-Trent, 1967. — 53 pgs. A detailed collection of sketches, notes, and patterns. This contains patterns of the wearing apparel and other accessories from the Revolutionary War era. Pattern instructions are given for leggings, trousers, shirts, coats, frocks, glasses, and accoutrements. Includes clothing, arms, canteens, spectacles, powder horns, tinned...
London: Arms & Armour Press, 1987. — 72 p. Photographic coverage in black and white and in color of the US paratroop and glider forces from small beginnings in 1940 to the great air drops of 1944 and 1945. Emphasis on uniforms and equipment, and the gradual development of special items and style that came to typify "Airborne."
Arms and Armour Press, 1986. - 68 pgs. The American Army which stormed on to the shores and plummeted from the skies of the Normandy peninsula in the early hours of 6 June 1944 was, arguably, the most formidable fighting force ever fielded to that date. This volume examines the clothing, equipment, weapons, and vehicles the superlative quality and overwhelming quantity of which...
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Publishing, 1968. — 285 p. A complete account of the uniforms, weapons, and equipment with which the American revolutionary soldier lived and fought. With technical contribution by Detmar Finke and Marko Zlatich, and artwork by H. Charles McBarron, Clyde A. Risley, and Peter Copeland. This books covers the soldier's cooking and eating,...
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1986. — 374 p. This rare book contains not only complete specifications but detailed line drawings of virtually every item of uniform and equipment issued. It is a valuable reference for articles used during the 1870s and 1880s, the period of the Indian wars. For much of the nineteenth century, the production of military clothing and...
G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1974. - 130 pgs. The uniform reflects the man. Thus the story of the uniforms worn by members of the U.S. Marine Corps in its long history is an informal and entertaining account of what the corps has done since its founding during the American Revolution. Author Robert H. Rankin is a retired colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps and has produced a...
G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1967. — 126 pgs. When this book was first published, the subject of military history had become increasingly popular. Before World War II only a few specialists worked in the field. The military uniform was of particular interest to many. This book attempted to break away from a highly specialized treatment which would be of interest solely to...
The Lyons Press, 2003. — 128 ps. — ISBN: 978-1585744930. The American Civil War remains the country's national epic, having changed the fledgling "Union" into the "United States." The scars of that devastating internecine conflict of almost a century and a half ago have long since disappeared, but there remains a seemingly insatiable desire to learn more of the circumstances...
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1994. — 270 pgs. This is the fourth volume of Stanton's uniform series (following World War II, Korea, and Vietnam books). Well-chosen photos of men's and women's formal, work, field, and dress uniforms. Equipment, special-purpose clothing, and battle gear. U.S. Army Uniforms of the Cold War describes the evolution of Army uniforms...
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1994. — 270 pgs. This is the fourth volume of Stanton's uniform series (following World War II, Korea, and Vietnam books). Well-chosen photos of men's and women's formal, work, field, and dress uniforms. Equipment, special-purpose clothing, and battle gear. U.S. Army Uniforms of the Cold War describes the evolution of Army uniforms...
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1994. — 270 pgs. This is the fourth volume of Stanton's uniform series (following World War II, Korea, and Vietnam books). Well-chosen photos of men's and women's formal, work, field, and dress uniforms. Equipment, special-purpose clothing, and battle gear. U.S. Army Uniforms of the Cold War describes the evolution of Army uniforms...
Stackpole Books, 1989. — 259 p. The essential guide for collectors, modellers and students of the war. The author has included most items used by the American troops in Vietnam, from tropical combat uniforms to baker's coats, rucksacks to hammocks. The book is packed with black and white photographs showing the items in use as well as information on development and deployment....
Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1991. — 279 p. This volume, part of a series of reference books illustrating American uniform development, covers U.S. Army clothing abd equipment items employed during World War II. The work focuses on the combat uniform's evolution and its initialization in battle. Selected individual and organizational equipment is also included. Service...
New York: Dover Publications, 1985. — 155 pgs. At Valley Forge, Baron von Steuben began to write instalments of his drill instructions which grew into Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States . This manual of drill and field-service regulations became the foundation of military training and procedure. Commonly known as the army's "blue book,"...
Show Low , Arizona: Rough Rider Publishing Co., 1998. — 75 p. A comprehensive study of the uniforms, arms and equipment of the Rough Riders of the Spanish American War of 1898. For a unit that only existed for less than six months, they are surely well remembered by posterity. The book's theme is the personal possessions of the ordinary trooper: the khaki uniform, the haversack...
Richmond, Virginia: Wiliam Byrd Press, Inc., 1992. — 80 pgs. The Corps of Cadets at V.P.I. has a long and proud tradition. A significant number have followed American Regular military service, but most have served their country as citizen-soldiers. Fellow classmates of the V.P.I. Class of 1934 contributed toward the painting of the watercolor illustrations which are found in...
San Jose, CA: R. James Bender Publishing, 1994. — 36 p. Published quarterly for international military hobbyists and historians. Waffen-SS Unit Collar Insignia - Thayer The "Prinz Eitel Friedrich" - Murphy China/Burma/India Patch - Mundhenk British Swastika Badges - Jarvis The Golden Star - Mundhenk To Russia With Love: The Model-15 Helmet - Mundhenk
San Jose, Ca: R. James Bender Publishing, 1997. — 36 p. Published quarterly for international military hobbyists and historians. Third Reich Semi-Postals: The "Geburtstag" Issues - Hawley. The Irish Steel Helmet - O'Dell. Cefalonia - 1943: Massacre of the Royal Italian Acqui Division - D'Angelo. Black Wreath - Arrow Down - Littlejohn. Hitler-Jugend Vlaanderen (Institution,...
San Jose, Ca: R. James Bender Publishing, 2005. — 36 p. Published quarterly for international military hobbyists and historians. Sleeve Eagles of the German Railway - Davis. Confounding the Enemy: Jewish Raf special Operators in Radio Counter Measures with 101 Squadron, September 1943 - May 1945 - Sugarman. But Only if They Fear Us! (Werewolves) - Davis.
San Jose, Ca: R. James Bender Publishing, 2006. — 36 p Published quarterly for international military hobbyists and historians. A desperate Appeal (Volksopfer) - Davis. An Interview with Corporal Howard Vern Ramsey, 1898- - Mull. Th H.J. Skiführerabzeichen - Davis. Friedrich Foerster - A postscript - Davis. Evolution of the Prussian Model 1862 Officer's Uhlan Czapka - Long. The...
San Jose, Ca: R. James Bender Publishing, 2007. — 36 p. Published quarterly for international military hobbyists and historians. "Seefahrt" ist Not" Tinny - Saris, de Wolf, Lopatka. I have No German Helmets (Eisenhower) - Davis. Ensa: entertainments National Service Association - Spronk. The Wilhelm Gustloff Disaster - A postscript - Davis.
New York: Sterling Publishing, 1955. — 125 p. This is a broad history of the U.S. Army's cadet corps and academy with many period illustrations, modern photographs, and much material on uniforms, drawing heavily on the West Point Museum Collections. The United States Military Academy was established in 1802 at West Point, New York, on the Hudson River. The Military Academy of...
Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press, 1983. — 192 p. With color and verve, Gregory J. W. Urwin presents the history of the mounted forces of the United States. He combines combat reports, personality profiles, and political and social overviews to present a complete picture of a bygone era extending from the Revolutionary War well into the twentieth century. For more than a century,...
New York: Sterling Publishing, 1991. — 176 p. American infantrymen served their country in the fury of battle with muskets, rifles, bayonets, and bare hands. Gregory J.W. Urwin narrates the history of these men from their colonial origins through the War of 1812, the Mexican War, Civil War, the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, and finally to their painful coming of age in...
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