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UH124  14th CAVALRY REGIMENT, 2nd CAVALRY DIVISION,  Camp Funston, Kansas, 1941.   Thirty-four period photos of camp life, family and sweethearts glued onto blank pages in rear.  96 pages, excellent condition,  $125

UH123  "FLIGHT TO EVERYWHERE" by Ivan Dmiri, copyright 1944,  240 pages, hundreds of color and black & white photos. 

"The Picture Journey of Ivan Dmitri, over 32,000 miles of Air Transport Command Routes through Jungle, Desert and Arctic."

Excellent condition,  $85




UH122  "THUNDER!",  Vol. 2, No. 2, Winter 1969,  An authorized publication of the 25th Infantry Division,  49 pages, photos and article about Bob Hope USO show, excellent condition,  $35






UH121  "From Salerno to the Alps, A History of the Fifth Army, 1943 - 1945".  Edited by Lt. Colonel Chester G. Starr, by Infantry Journal Press.  First edition, copyright 1948, 529 pages, excellent condition,  $125






UH120  Vintage Fort Riley Officers Open Mess Menu.  This menu is 11 by 17 inches in size, opens to 22 by 17 inches in size.  Date is unknown but filet mignon with salad, choice of potatoes, vegetable, rolls with butter and a beverage was only $3.75!   Very good condition,  $17.50

UH119  "Yard Long" Graduation photo of 26th Training Squadron, Class 43-I, A.F.B.F.S., June 2, 1943, Mintner Field, California.  This photo is 8 by 18 1/2 inches in size, the pilots are identified on the rear and it is in very good condition.  $30






UH119  "PROPWASH", Sequoia Field, Visalia, California graduation book of Class 43-I.   Softbound, 7 by 10 1/2 inches in size, 64 pages, cover soiled, good condition,  $35


UH118  "ECHELON" Minter Field, California graduation book of Class 43-J.   Softbound, 8 1/4 by 11 inches in size, 48 pages, cover soiled and stained, pages loose, one photo torn out, fair condition,  $25





UH117  USS BATAAN, (LHD-5) "Operation Enduring Freedom" Wine Bottle.  This bottle has a depiction of the Bataan patch and a silhouette of the Bataan on the label.  This empty bottle is in excellent condition.  $12.50






UH116  USS BATAAN, (LHD-5) "Operation Enduring Freedom" Wine Bottle.  This bottle is from the Mediterranean/North Arabian Cruise 2001-2002 of the US Navy ship Bataan.  This empty bottle is in excellent condition.  $12.50






UH115  STUTTGART ARMY AIR FIELD Unit History.  This small unit history is the graduation book for Class 44-G, August 4, 1944 at Stuttgart, Arkansas.  It is constructed of dark blue embossed leather, is 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches in size, 8 pages and has a calling card of Lieutenant Arthur R. Halverson, Jr.  on the first page.  It is in very good condition and lists the members of Class 44-G.  $35

UH114  1969 USS WASP (CVS 18) NORTH ATLANTIC CRUISE BOOK

This book is 157 pages, hardbound and in excellent condition.  There are photos of all units assigned to the WASP and all of the crew members.  $125

UH113  "DIE DEUTSCHE WEHRMACHT"  This World War II book is 10 1/4 by 13 inches in size, copyright 1936, 64 pages, softbound, German text, and in excellent condition.  It has colorful pages of German insignia, flags and uniforms.  As a cigarette card book it contains 270 colorful cards depicting the German military in training and at leisure.  There are cards showing the german weapons, aircraft, tanks and ships.  No cards are missing.  It is a fine original reference book.  $250


UH112  "Flak vor!, Mit Unseren Panzern Vom Bis Vor Die Tore Moskaus."  World War II GERMAN unit history of a Flak unit.  Hardbound, 388 pages, 7 1/4 by 10 1/4 inches in size, copyright 1943, printed in Berlin, text in German, many photos, very good condition, $200








UH111  "MOBILIZED" The history of the Chrysler Corporation, Detroit Michigan, during World War II.  Hardbound, 5 1/2 by 8 inches in size, 216 pages, copyright 1949, by Wesley W. Stout.  Excellent condition,  $35
UH110  "THE WAR YEARS AT ABERDEEN,  from 1941 to 1945."  This unit history of Aberdeen Proving Ground during World War II is softbound, 20 pages,  10 3/4 by 14 inches in size and in good condition.  It has been folded.  $35








UH109  "ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, A CAMERA TRIP THROUGH ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MARYLAND."  This unit history is softbound,  32 pages,  8 1/2 by 11 inches in size and in very good condition.  $35








UH108  "3d ARMORED DIVISION, SPEARFHEAD,  APRIL 1941 - NOVEMBER 1956."  "  This unit history of the Third Armored division is softbound, 69 pages, 8 1/4 by 11 1/4 inches in size, "Printed By Stars And Stripes, Darmstadt, Germany,  March 1957" and in very good condition.  $75








UH107  "A HISTORY OF THE 3d ARMORED DIVISION, APRIL 1941 - JULY 1958"  This unit history of the Third Armored division is softbound, 68 pages, 8 1/4 by 11 1/4 inches in size, "Printed By Stars And Stripes, Darmstadt, Germany," and in very good condition.  $75







UH106  "TORNADO! 8",  "The Story of the 8th Armored Division",  4 by 5 1/4 inches in size, softbound, 32 pages, excellent condition,  $30






UH105  Pre-World War II Coast Artillery Corps CAC Albums.  This set of two albums are for the 61st Coast Artillery Battalion Anti Aircraft.   They are each 7 1/4" by 12" in size and contain a total of 585 photos.  Approximately half the photos are of the sightseeing and tourist type.  The remaining photos are of a military nature.  There are many photos of early military vehicles including Jeeps, trucks, prime movers, World War I and later tanks, blimps, CAC equipment such as range finders, sound locators, generators, etc.  There are also photos of locomotives, railroad cars and railroad stations.  There are many photos from Camp Leonard Wood, Jefferson Barracks, Fort Sheridan,  Camp McRae Arkansas and the 1940 Third Army maneuvers.  Photos attributed to cities include Bloomington, Illinois,  Little Rock, Arkansas,  Eldorado, Arkansas,  Leesville, Louisiana,  Walnut Ridge, Arkansas and Jasper, Texas.  Photos of other subjects include mascots, horse drawn vehicles, aviation and civilian vehicles.  The two albums $325







UH099  Unit History  of the 780th Bombardment Squadron, (H), (1943 - 1945), Compiled and Narrated by Charles Davis, Major, AC, San Francisco, California, 1946.  Hardbound, 160 pages, with roster, excellent condition.  $250.00








UH100  World War II Unit History of the 947th Field Artillery Battalion, from December, 1943 to September, 1945.  Hardbound, 58 pages, with roster and photos, excellent condition.  $85








UH101  World War II Unit History of the Division Artillery, 5th Armored "VICTORY DIVISION".   Hardbound, 135 pages, with roster, excellent condition.  $125









UH-55  JEOPARD 87 AFA BN, History of the 87th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 1945, hardback, 242 pp, very good condition, $165.


UH98  HISTORY OF THE 47TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, Editor 1/Lt. David E. Gillespie, privately published, hardback, top corners of pages "chewed" and pages between Regimental Shield and Regimental Crest missing, binding tight, all other pages very good condition, $65

UH97  FROM SALERNO TO THE ALPS, A History of the Fifth Army, 1943-1945, Edited by Lieutenant Colonel Chester G. Starr, Copyright 1979, Published by Washington Infantry Journal Press, Reprinted by Battery Press, Hardback, 529 pages, excellent condition, $30

UH96  CAN DO!, Story of the Seabees, by William Bradford Huie, Lieutenant (jg), CEC, USNR, copyright 1944, published by E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., hardback, 250 pages, with black and white photos,  book very good condition, dust jacket poor condition, $50

UH95  NEWS OF THE 45TH by Sergeant Don Robinson with art by Sergeant Bill Mauldin, published by Grosset and Dunlap, printed by arrangement with University of Oklahoma Press, copyright 1944, hardback, 156 pages, good condition, $50

UH94  HOWITZER 1942, United States Military Academy, U.S.M.A., West Point, Editor Richard M. Horidge, National Publishing Company, 538 pp, Very Good Condition, $125

UH93  USS AMERICA CVA-66, 1971, Odysseus in Search of Peace, Cruise Book, Editor:  LT R. L. Curry, Tiffany Publishing Company, 304 pp, Very Good Condition, $165

UH92  SHIPS OF THE ESSO FLEET IN WORLD WAR II, Standard Oil Company (New Jersey), Copyright 1946, 534 pp, Good Condition, $115

UH91 THIRD MARINE DIVISION by 1st Lt. Robert A. Aurthur, USMCR and 1st Lt. Kenneth Cohlmia, USMCR, edited by Lt. Col. Robert T. Vance, USMC, Washington Infantry Journal Press, Copyright 1948, First Edition, 384 pp, Very Good Condition, $75

UH90  FIGHTING MEN OF TEXAS, Volume Two, copyright 1948, Historical Publishing Company, ex libris, 928 pp, Very Good Condition, $90

UH89  ATTACK OF THE BRITISH 9TH CORPS AT MESSINES RIDGE With 10 Maps in original book sleeve, Army War College, August, 1917, 152 pp., Book and 10 Maps are in Excellent Condition, $185

SOLD  UH88  OHIO IN THE RAINBOW  Official Story of the 166th Infantry  42nd Division by R.M. Cheseldine, Ex-Captain 166th Infantry, State of Ohio,  Copyright 1924, 528 pp., very good condition (some underlining with blue ink), $85

UH87  MEDITERRANEAN MEMORIES 1951-52, U.S.S. Cambria APA 36, 82 pp., Very Good Condition, $25

UH86  HOLD HIGH THE TORCH, History of the 4th Marines, by Kenneth W. Condit and Edwin T. Turnbladh, Historical Branch, G-3 Division, Headquarters, U.S. marine Corps, Copyright 1960, 458 pp., Very Good Condition, Ex Libris HMR-361, 3d MAW, AirFMFPac, MCAF, Santa Ana, Calif., $50

UH85  FLYING LEATHERNECKS, Complete Record of Marine Corps Aviation in Action 1941-1944, by Richard G. Hubler Captain USMCR, with John A. Dechant Captain, USMCR, First Edition Copyright 1944, 225 pp.,  with dust jacket (fair condition), book very good condition, $75

UH83  FROM VAUQUOIS HILL TO EXERMONT, History of the 35th Division of the United States Army, by Clair Kenamore, Copyright 1919, Guard Publishing Co., hardcopy, 435 pp., excellent condition, $175.00

UH82  GRIM REAPERS by Stanley Johnston, history of Naval Air Squadron VF-10 in the South Pacific, during the early part of World War II, copyright 1943, Blakiston Company, black and white photos, and maps, 224 pp., ex libris, good condition, $35.00

UH81  UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS IN WORLD WAR II, Compiled and Edited by S.E. Smith, copyright 1969, hardback with dust jacket, 963 pages, very good condition, $25.00

UH80 MIGHTY MO, U.S.S. Missouri, Biography of the Last Battleship by Gordon Newell & Vice Admiral Allan E. Smith, USN (Ret.), Superior Publishing Company, Copyright 1969, Limited Edition--no number listed, 190 pages, very good condition, $45.00

UH79  ORPHAN BATTERY AND OPERATIONS 128TH U.S. FIELD ARTILLERY Compiled by Lislie L. Bucklew with contributions by members of the Battery With Notes on the Organization of Which Battery E Became a Part, and Various Commentary Extracts Howard M. White, Publisher Copyright 1921, Roster, Battery E, Illustrations, hard cover, 115 pages, Very Good Condition, $100

UH78  ARMED GUARDIANS, One Year in Iceland, Prepared by G-2 Section, Iceland Base Command, December, 1942, Reykjavik, Iceland, softback, ex libris, 96 pages, good condition, $17.50

UH76  1968 HOWITZER, United States Military Academy, West Point, published by the Taylor Publishing Company, 679 pages, excellent condition, $75.00

UH75  "SHOW ME SPIRIT" 50 Year History of the Missouri Air National Guard 1923-1973, 272 pp, very good condition, $65.00

UH74  PERAGIMUS, "We Accomplish", A Brief History of the 358th Infantry, Softback, 56 pages with color pull out map, Excellent Condition, $125.00

UH73   184TH AAA GUN BN., Iceland England France Belgium Holland Germany, 1945, hardback, 66 pages, very good condition, $85.00

SOLD  UH72    POINT OF NO RETURN, Story of the 20th Air Force, by Wilbur H. Morrison, copyright 1979, hardcopy with dust jacket, 316 pages, very good condition, $10.00

UH71   VIETNAM II:  3RD BRIGADE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION
JANUARY 1969-DECEMBER 1969, hardback, pp 143,
excellent condition, $100

UH70   RED FLANNELS AND GREEN ICE by Arthur Pocock, "account of the United States Coast Guard's Greenland Patrol", U.S.C.G., copyright 1949, First Edition, First Printing, hardback with good dust jacket, 272 pages, very good condition, $25.00

UH69  ISLAND PRESS, Official Publication of the 83rd U. S. Naval Construction Battalion", Nov. 1943, softback, 8 1/2" x 11", 12 pages, good condition, $22.50

UH68  FIGHTING 36TH, a Pictorial History of the Texas Division in Combat, edited by Staff Sergeant Richard A. Huff, Published by 36th Division Association, Austin, Texas, WW II, very good condition, 150 pages, hardback, $235

UH67   FROM OMAHA TO OKINAWA, the Robust, Eye-Witness Story of the Seabees At War, by William Bradford Huie, 1945, E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. Illustrated with 98 photographs, with dust jacket, includes Killed in Action roster, 257 pages, hardback, very good condition, $50

UH66   FIVE YEARS FIVE COUNTRIES FIVE CAMPAIGNS WITH THE 141st INFANTRY REGIMENT edited by Cifford H. Peek, 1945, with dust jacket (fair condition),  good condition (spine a bit weak--pages very good), hardback, 117 pages with pullout maps, $125

UH-65  75th INFANTRY DIVISION PICTORIAL HISTORY, 1944-1945, volume 1, copyright 1946 by the 75th Infantry Division, Published by the Army & Navy Publishing Company, hardback, approximately 400 pages, very good condition, $135

UH-64  THE BIG GUN ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MARYLAND, Ordnance Department, U.S.A., Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland, copyright 1918, hardback, 214 pp., very good condition, $125.

UH-62  PATRON SIX  JAPAN 1958, Patrol Squadron Six while deployed in support of U.S. Forces, Japan, during the period March 4-Sept. 16-1958, hardback, approximately 150 pp., very good condition, $45.

UH-60  D-DAY TO BASTOGNE, Paratrooper recalls World War II experiences while assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, by Robert Houston, copyright 1980, hardbound with dust jacket, 172 pp., $85.

UH-59   SAGA OF THE SEABEES, 85TH BATTALION, 80 pp., hardbound, good condition, $125.

UH-58  THE FOURTH DIVISION, Its Services and achievements in the World War Gathered from the Records of the Division by Christian A. Bach and Henry Noble Hall, copyright 1920, hardback, 368 pp., good condition, $20

UH-57  PHILADELPHIA IN THE WORLD WAR 1914-1919, Published for the Philadelphia War History Committee, copyright 1922, 785 pp., hardback, very good condition, $125.

UH-56   THE B.T.O.  BIG TIME OPERATORS, 1944, Class of 44-1, Darr Aero Tech 52nd A.A.F.F.T.D., Albany, GA, hardback, 48 pp., very good conditions, $65.

UH-54   HISTORY OF THE 14TH ARMORED DIVISION 1942-1945, by Captain Joseph Carter, hardback, approximately 250 pp, very good condition, $200.

UH-53  MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, A Summary of Military Operations of the XVIII Corps (Airborne) in the European Theatre of Operations 1944-1945, the Story of the Fighting Corps, Published in Schwerin, Germany by the XVIII Corps (Airborne), hardback, ex libris, 35 pp., very good condition, $145.

UH-52  RENDEZVOUS WITH DESTINY, by Leonard Rapport and Arthur Northwood, Jr., a History of the 101st Airborne Division, copyright 1948, published by the Washington Infantry Journal Press, hardbound, First Edition, 810 pp., ex libris, very good condition, $200

UH-51  FORGING THE THUNDERBOLT, by Mildred Hanson Gillie, Copyright 1947, a History of the Development of the Armored Force, published by the Military Service Publishing Company, hardbound, 310 pp., very good condition, $75.00

UH-50 VIETNAM ORDER OF BATTLE, by Shelby L. Stanton, Washington, D.C.: U.S. News Books.,Copyright 1981, Gilt tiled brown leatherette, with dust jacket, Illustrated Reference to the U.S. Army and Allied Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1961-1973. Organization, Commands, Deployments, Stations , Operations, Weapons, Equipment, Casualties, Insignia, Foreword by General William Westmoreland, excellent condition, $200.00

UH-48 VP-6 IWAKUNI-56, THE WAKE OF THE SHARK, BLUE SHARKS, Patrol Squadron Six, hardbound, approx. 100 pp., very good condition, $35.00

UH-47 SHACK, BOMBARDIER CADETS CLASS 43-6, SAN ANGELO ARMY AIR FIELD BOMBARDIER SCHOOL, San Angelo, Texas, April, 1943, 44 pp., very good condition, $65.00

UH-46 HISTORY OF THE MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II, Vol. III, by Henry I. Shaw, Jr., Bernard C. Nalty, and Edwin T. Turnbladh, copyright 1966, published by the Historical Branch, G-3 Division, USMC Headquarters, with foldout maps, 685 pp., excellent condition, $50.00

UH-032 ENGINEERS IN THEATRE OPERATIONS, Vol. 1 of Engineers of the Southwest Pacific 1941-45, by the Ofice of the Chief Engineer, General Headquarters, Army Forces, Pacific, Major General Hugh J. Casey, Chief Engineer, 1947, hardback, with color fold out maps, 375 pp, very good condition, $125.00

UH-038 MARION COUNTY KANSAS, WORLD WAR ROLL OF HONOR, 1917-1920, softback, binding loose, some pages torn, majority of pages and photos in good condition, $40.00

UH-029 "THE FALCON, 79th FIGHTER GROUP, S.S.A.A.F., 1942-1945" Hardbound, 9 by 12 inches in size, 287 pages, color drawings of squadron patches, 21 by 28 inch fold-out map of the group’s combat tour, individual photos of all pilots. Cover has water stains and spine is damaged, pages are excellent condition, $300.00

UH-031 "The Story Of The 390th BOMBARDMENT GROUP (H), Privately Printed For The Men And Officers Of The 390th Bombardment Group." Copyright 1947, hardbound, 471 pages, 11 by 13 inches, excellent condition. This unit history contains color drawings of the patches, color photos of the 390th base and vicinity, KIA and MIA lists, Caterpillar Club" and "Goldfish Club" rosters, target list, roster of officers and enlisted men, photos of crews in front of their bombers and much more. $450.00

UH-003 "History of the 110th Infantry, Pennsylvania" Copyright 1920, 293 pages, hb, Excellent condition. $85.00

UH-010 "SAGA OF THE ALL AMERICAN" Unit history of the 82nd Airborne Division. Copyright 1946, good condition. $250.00

UH-014 "The Twenty-Eighth Division Pennsylvania's Guard in the World War" Volume II Copyright 1924, ex libris, 558 pages, hb, good condition. $65.00

UH-09 "The Twenty-Eighth Division Pennsylvania's Guard in the World War" Volume IV Copyright 1924, ex libris, 559 pages, hb, good condition. $65.00

UH-015 "BORN IN BATTLE, Round the World Adventures of the 513th Bombardment Squadron" Copyright 1944, 367 pages, hb, very good condition. $65.00

UH-017 "History of the Seventy-Seventh Division, August 25th. 1917-November 11th. 1918" Copyright 1919, 228 pages, hb, good condition. $75.00

UH-023 "History of the 7th Infantry Brigade During the World War 1918" Printed in Germany 1919, hb, 81 pages, excellent condition. $40.00




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