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Air Power for Patton's Army: The 19th Tactical Air Command in the Second World War. BOOK. 2002. Presents a case study of one air-ground team's experience with the theory and practice of tactical air power employed during the climactic World War II campaigns against the forces of Nazi Germany.
0-16-051081-3

S/N 008-070-00777-1 -- $39.00

American Forces in Berlin: Cold War Outpost, 1945-1994. BOOK. 1994. Provides an illustrated history of people, places, and events in West Berlin during the Cold War. Most of the illustrations are black and white photographs. The most recent ones are in color. Covers such events as the airlift, the Berlin Crisis of 1958-1962, and the years of the Berlin Wall. Includes a list of American commanders, a bibliography, and an index. 0-16-045272-4

S/N 008-070-00696-1 -- $25.00

Biennial Reports of the Chief of Staff of the United States Army to the Secretary of War, July 1, 1939-June 30 1945. BOOK. 1996. Brings together three installments of General George C. Marshall's wartime reports. Provides a comprehensive picture of global war as seen from the perspective of the Chief of Staff George C. Marshall. Includes Marshall's comments on such topics as: technology; the "90-division gamble;" the replacement system; troop morale and the citizen-soldier; and demobilization. 0-16-048657-2

S/N 008-029-00329-5 -- $40.00

Big 'L': American Logistics in World War II. BOOK. 1997. Presents essays orginally written for a symposium to address the lessons of World War II logistics: "the Big L." Addresses logistics in World War II from seven perspectives: industrial mobilization; acquisition of war materials; the economics of mobilization; the building of infrastructure; the Lend-Lease program; joint logistics in the Pacific Theater; and joint logistics in Europe. Takes a hard, unsentimental look and offers a balanced analysis.
0-16-048668-8

S/N 008-020-01398-6 -- $37.00

Capture of Makin, November 20-24, 1943. BOOK. 1946. Dicusses the campaigns and battles fought by American soldiers in the capture of Makin, one of the Gilbert Islands. 0-16-019218-8

S/N 008-029-00206-0 -- $9.00 (Out of Stock)

Carl A. Spaatz and the Air War in Europe. BOOK. 1993. Discusses General Carl A. Spaatz, who was the highest racking United States airman to serve in the European theater of operations in World War II. As Chief of the Eighth Air Force, he expanded and maintained a network of bases from which his bombers could strike at Germany from England. He also served as General Eisenhower's adviser and as commander of the Northwest African Air Forces. By the end of the war he was commander of all United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe. Includes endnotes, a glossary, an index, and black and white photographs. 0-16-061356-6

S/N 008-070-00688-0 -- $60.00

Command Post at War: First Army Headquarters in Europe, 1943-1945. BOOK. 2000. Addresses the First Army headquarters in the European theater from its activation in October 1943 to V-E Day in May 1945. Shows the army headquarters of World War II as a complicated organization with functions ranging from the immediate supervision of tactical operations to long-range operational planning and the sustained support of frontline units. 0-16-061328-0

S/N 008-029-00345-7 -- $40.00

D-Day, The 6th of June. POSTER. 2002. One side is an annotated map showing the places and positions of the various units of the allied forces on D-Day. The other side contains a detailed description of the invasion with pictures.

S/N 008-029-00294-9 -- $4.00

Eyes of Artillery: The Origins of Modern United States Army Aviation in World War II. BOOK. 2000. Examines the institutional origins of modern Army Aviation by recounting the experiences of the men who flew observed fire missions, or Air Observations Posts (AOP) in light aircraft for the Field Artillery during World War II. Identifies the circumstances and debate that gave rise to the AOP program. 0-16-050343-4

S/N 008-029-00356-2 -- $43.00

From Dam Neck to Okinawa: A Memoir of Antiaircraft Training in World War II. BOOK. 2001. Offers a unique perspective on the effectiveness of the training program developed to enhance the fleet's antiaircraft defense. 0-16-050986-6

S/N 008-046-00198-7 -- $9.50

From the Volturno to the Winter Line, October 6-November 15, 1943. BOOK. 1945. Discusses the American and British troops crossing the Volturno River, and continuing the second phase of the Allied campaign in Italy. 0-16-001999-0

S/N 008-029-00197-7 -- $7.50

General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War. BOOK. 1949. Contains General George Churchill Kenney's memoir of his career as commander of the Fifth Air Force in the Pacific Theater during World War II. General Kenney lived from 1889-1977. The exit was originally published by Duell, Sloan, and Pearce in 1949. 0-16-061372-8

S/N 008-070-00721-5 -- $49.50

Guam: Operations of the 77th Division (July 21-August 10, 1944). BOOK. 1946. Covers: Objective: Guam; Assault Phase; Pursuit Phase; Barrigada; and Final Pursuit Phase. Also includes a Guam map, in color, on the inside of the back cover. 0-16-002005-0

S/N 008-029-00204-3 -- $9.00

Industrialists in Olive Drab: The Emergency Operation of Private Industries During World War II. BOOK. 1999. Purports to tell the story of the War Department's participation in the emergency operation of private industrial facilities during World War II. 0-16-058995-9

S/N 008-029-00351-1 -- $35.00

Paper Edition of the above. BOOK. 1999.

S/N 008-029-00352-0 -- $31.00

Marines in World War II, Commemorative Series:

And a Few Good Marines: Marines in the Liberation of the Philippines. BOOK. 1997. Describes the part the Marines played in the battles for the Philippines during World War II. 0-16-049374-9

S/N 008-055-00209-5 -- $4.50 (Out of Stock)

Cape Gloucester: The Green Inferno. BOOK. 1994. Discusses a Marine Corps battle against the Japanese on New Britain Island in the South Pacific Ocean in 1943. Includes sections on: Major General William H. Rupertus; The fortress of Rabaul; the jungle battlefield; rain and biting insects; an improvised Air Force; and new weapons in the Division's arsenal. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. 0-16-045697-5

S/N 008-055-00195-1 -- $4.25

Different War: Marines in Europe and North Africa. BOOK. 1994. Discusses Marines who served in England, Northern Ireland, and France during World War II. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Includes brief biographies. Also contains: notes on sources; and errata to previous volumes in the series. 0-16-045010-1

S/N 008-055-00192-7 -- $4.75

Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa. BOOK. 1996. Presents the story of the United States Marines in the battle for Okinawa in World War II. 0-16-061348-5

S/N 008-055-00205-2 -- $6.50

First Offensive: The Marine Campaign for Guadalcanal. BOOK. 1992. Discusses the 1942 First Marine Division campaign against the Japanese on Guadalcanal Island, one of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. The commanding General was Alexander A. Vandegrift. Includes maps, black and white photographs, drawings, and information about sources. 0-16-037941-5

S/N 008-055-00181-1 -- $7.50

Free a Marine to Fight: Women Marines in World War II. BOOK. 1994. Discusses how women Marines served in noncombat billets during World War II. The title "Free a Marine to Fight" means that women Marines served in noncombat jobs so that male Marines could fight in battles. The Marines first began to recruit women after the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942. States that 17,672 women were serving in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve in June 1945. Illustrated with many black and white photographs. 0-16-045698-3

S/N 008-055-00196-0 -- $4.00

Securing the Surrender: Marines in the Occupation of Japan. BOOK. 1998. Describes the United States Marines' part in the occupation of Japan following World War II. 0-16-049375-7

S/N 008-055-00210-9 -- $6.50

Top of the Ladder: Marine Operations in the Northern Solomons. BOOK. 1998. Recounts the Marine Operations in the Northern Solomons during World War II.
0-16-061351-5

S/N 008-055-00212-5 -- $3.50

Military Improvisations During the Russian Campaign. BOOK. 1951. Describes the main characteristics of German army improvisations and the part they played on the Russian front during World War II. Improvisation was used to deal with a growing Red army, while German forces and supplies were decreasing. Tactical, logistical, technical and organizational improvisations are discussed in detail. 0-16-001944-3

S/N 008-029-00142-0 -- $5.50

Mobilizing United States Industry in World War II: Myth and Reality. BOOK. 1996. Explores the mobilization efforts of the United States during World War II. Claims that the production of munitions could have been much greater if inefficiency and lack of preparation had not hindered the mobilization. Appendixes include tables of munitions production and listing of war agencies. 0-16-061187-3

S/N 008-020-01403-6 -- $12.00

Omaha Beachhead (6 June-13 June 1944). BOOK. 1945. Provides a historical narrative dealing with American military operations in France during the month of June 1944. 0-16-001935-4

S/N 008-029-00128-4 -- $24.50

Omar Nelson Bradley: The Centennial. BOOK. 1993. Provides a biography of General Bradley, who served as the World War II General of the Army and later as the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Illustrated with a color reproduction of his portrait, a map showing allied operations during World War II, and black and white photographs. Includes suggestions for further readings. 0-16-061305-1

S/N 008-029-00266-3 -- $1.50

Pattern for Joint Operations: World War II Close Air Support, North Africa. BOOK. 1987. Discusses the organization, doctrine, and equipment for close air support of ground forces in the United States military organization prior to World War 2. Explains how the Tunisian campaign demonstrated the need for tactical changes and describes the struggle by Allied air and ground leaders in North Africa to form a cooperative combat team. 0-16-001963-X

S/N 008-029-00161-6 -- $9.00

Piercing the Fog: Intelligence and Army Air Forces Operations in World War II. BOOK. 1996. Focuses on how airmen built intelligence organizations during World War II to collect and process information about the enemy and how they produced and disseminated this intelligence to decisionmakers and warfi ghters. 0-16-048187-2

S/N 008-070-00700-2 -- $42.00

Project Hula: Secret Soviet-American Cooperation in the War Against Japan. BOOK. 1997. Details the cooperation between the United States and Soviet Union Navies against Japan in World War II. 0-16-049376-5

S/N 008-046-00181-2 -- $8.00

Saint Lo, July 7-19, 1944. BOOK. 1945. Presents the story of the 19th Corps of the First Army's battle at Saint Lo, which made the invasion of Normandy possible. Originally published by the War Department's Historical Division in 1946. 0-16-001934-6

S/N 008-029-00127-6 -- $18.00 (Out of Stock)

Salerno: American Operations From the Beaches to the Volturno, September-6-October 1943. BOOK. 1944. Discusses the Salerno campaign and battles in which the American and Italian troops defeated the Germans at Volturno. 0-16-001998-2

S/N 008-029-00196-9 -- $4.50

Seven December 1941: The Air Force Story. BOOK. 1991. Presents an attempt to explain why the Army Air Forces and the Hawaiian Air Force were so unprepared for the attack by the Japanese Forces on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. 0-16-050430-9

S/N 008-070-00762-2 -- $35.50

Stalingrad to Berlin: The German Defeat in the East. BOOK. 1968. Describes the German-Soviet conflict in World War II and the events that resulted in the Soviet Union becoming a dominant military power in Europe. 0-16-001962-1

S/N 008-029-00160-8 -- $56.00

Terrain Factors in the Russian Campaign. BOOK. 1951. Describes geographic features of European Russia encountered by German troops during World War II, the terrain problems encountered by these troops, and the methods of dealing with those problems. The effect of climate is discussed in general, but Arctic warfare is not discussed. 0-16-001946-X

S/N 008-029-00144-6 -- $3.75

To Bizerte With the 2d Corps, April 23-May 13, 1943. BOOK. 1943. Discusses the operation of the 2d Corps in two main phases: 2d Corps outflanked a terrain of hill fortresses; captured Bizerte and Chouigul, and forced all Axis to surrender. 0-16-019219-6

S/N 008-029-00207-8 -- $7.50 (Out of Stock)

To Save a City: The Berlin Airlift, 1948-1949. BOOK. 1998. Provides a detailed account of the Berlin Airlift from 1948 to 1949. 0-16-061377-9

S/N 008-070-00734-7 -- $9.50

Toward Independence: The Emergence of the United States Air Force, 1945-1947. BOOK. 1996. Chronicles the history of the United States Air Force from 1945 to 1947. 0-16-061366-3

S/N 008-070-00708-8 -- $4.25

United States Army Air Force in World War II.

Africa to the Alps: The Army Air Forces in the Mediterranean Theater. BOOK. 1999. Describes the participation of the Army Air Forces in the Mediterranean theater of operations in World War II, as it developed in practical air-ground doctrine, established an effective interdiction strategy, and gained valuable experience in airbourne operations and close air support of ground troops. 0-16-061386-8

S/N 008-070-00752-5 -- $3.00

Air Power Versus U-Boats: Confronting Hitler's Submarine Menace in the European Theater. BOOK. 1999. Details the role of the Army Air Forces antisubmarine warfare, particularly in the European-African-Middle Eastern theater. 0-16-061385-X

S/N 008-070-00751-7 -- $2.00

Airlift and Airborne Operations in World War II. BOOK. 1998. Details the history of the Air Transport Command. 0-16-049673-X

S/N 008-070-00738-0 -- $4.00

Army Air Forces Medical Services in World War II. BOOK. 1998. Summarizes the Army Air Forces (AAF) medical achievements that led to the creation of the Air Force Medical Service in July 1949. 0-16-049742-6

S/N 008-070-00742-8 -- $5.50

Conquering the Night: Army Air Forces Night Fighters at War. BOOK. 1998. Traces the Army Air Forces' development of aerial night fighting, including technology, training, and tactical operations in the North African, European, Pacific, and Asian theaters of war.
0-16-049672-1

S/N 008-070-00737-1 -- $3.50

D-Day 1944, Air Power Over the Normandy Beaches and Beyond. BOOK. 1994. Discusses the Normandy Invasion of 1944, and how important air power was to its success. Illustrated with black and white photographs and battle maps. Includes a list of suggested readings. This booklet is adapted and edited from a longer book by the same author: "Strike From the Sky, The History of Battlefield Air Attack, 1911-1945," (not sold by GPO), published by the Smithsonian Institution Press in 1989. 0-16-061360-4

S/N 008-070-00692-8 -- $4.25

Fueling the Fires of Resistance: Army Air Forces Special Operations in the Balkans During World War II. BOOK. 1995. Examines the role of the Army Air Force in support of the activities of Yugoslavian partisans fighting the Axis powers in the Balkans in World War II. 0-16-061364-7

S/N 008-070-00699-5 -- $4.00

Leaping the Atlantic Wall: Army Air Forces Campaigns in Western Europe, 1942-1945. BOOK. 1999. Tells the story of the allied air forces breach of the Atlantic wall of Hitler's "Fortress Europe". 0-16-061384-1

S/N 008-070-00750-9 -- $2.75

Preemptive Defense: Allied Air Power Versus Hitler's V-Weapons, 1943-1945. BOOK. 1998. Details the story of the attempt by the allies to render Germany's Vergeltungswaffe (V) weapons ineffective in World War II. 0-16-049671-3

S/N 008-070-00733-9 -- $3.25

ULTRA and the Army Air Forces in World War II: An Interview With Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Lewis F. Powell, Jr. BOOK. 1987. Presents an interview with Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Lewis F. Powell, Jr., concerning his military service as an Army Air Forces intelligence officer in World War II and his work with ULTRA, the signals intelligence derived from the radio communications which the Germans encrypted on their high-grade cipher machine called Enigma.

S/N 008-070-00786-0 -- $24.00 (Out of Stock)

Weapon of Denial: Air Power and the Battle for New Guinea. BOOK. 1995. Discusses the Battle for New Guinea in which United States and Australian air forces proved to be decisive in preventing the resupply of Japanese ground forces. 0-16-048422-7

S/N 008-070-00702-9 -- $2.75

With Courage. BOOK. 1996. Retells the story of sacrifice, valor, and achievements in air campaigns against tough, determined adversaries. Describes the development of a uniquely American doctrine for the application of air power against an opponent's key industries and centers of national life. Integrates aspects of strategic intelligence, logistics, technology, and leadership to offer a full yet concise account of the contributions of American air power to victory in World War II. 0-16-036396-9

S/N 008-070-00663-4 -- $42.00

United States Army and World War II . . .

Asiatic-Pacific Theater. CD-ROMS. 2002. Includes the fourteen volumes in the World War II series on the war in the Pacific and on the Army's role in China, Burma, and India. System requirements: Windows: Intel Pentium processor and 64M RAM for Windows 95 or higher. Macintosh: Power Macintosh; System 8.6; 64M RAM, CD-ROM drive required. 0-16-051180-1

S/N 008-029-00380-5 -- $23.00

European, Mediterranean, Middle East Theaters of Operations. CD-ROMS. 2002 Includes the seven combat volumes in the World War II series on the European and Mediterranean Theaters of Operations. System requirements: Windows: 486 PC; and 8M RAM for Windows 95, 16M RAM for NT, Macintosh: Power Macintosh: System 7.5; and 4.5M RAM. 0-16-067395-X

S/N 008-029-00376-7 -- $23.00

United States Army and World War II: Selected Papers From the Army's Commemorative Conferences. BOOK. 1998. Contains the best of the papers presented at three international conferences held on the United States Army's role in World War II. These papers have been divided into four general categories: prewar planning; home front; European theater; and Pacific theater. 0-16-049589-X

S/N 008-029-00341-4 -- $29.00

United States Army Campaigns of World War II:

Algeria-French Morocco. BOOK. 1993. Discusses the battle in North Africa, which took place from November 8, 1942 to November 11, 1942. . 0-16-038105-3

S/N 008-029-00260-4 -- $1.50

Anzio. BOOK. 1994. Discusses the military campaign in Anzio and Nettuno, Italy from January 22 to May 24, 1944. Illustrated with black and white photographs, color maps, and the reproduction of a painting. Includes suggestions for further reading. 0-16-042084-9

S/N 008-029-00275-2 -- $2.00

Bismarck Archipelago. BOOK. 1994. Discusses the campaign to capture a group of islands off the New Guinea coast, between December 15, 1943 and November 27, 1944. The Bismarck Archipelago includes New Britain, New Ireland, the Admiralties, and several smaller islands. This booklet is illustrated with black and white photographs and color maps. Includes suggestions for further readings. 0-16-042089-X

S/N 008-029-00280-9 -- $2.00 (Out of Stock)

Defense of the America. BOOK. 1991. Discusses the United States Army's campaigns to defend the Western Hemisphere during World War II. Includes color maps, black and white and color photographs, and suggestions for further readings. 0-16-035871-X

S/N 008-029-00230-2 -- $1.75

Guadalcanal. BOOK. 1993. Discusses the Guadalcanal campaign in the Pacific Ocean, which took place from August 7, 1942-February 21, 1943. Illustrated with color maps and black and white photographs. 0-16-061301-9

S/N 008-029-00259-1 -- $1.25

Luzon. BOOK. 1995. Discusses the World War II liberation of the island of Luzon in the Philippines from Japanese forces from December 15, 1944 to July 4, 1945. 0-16-045115-9

S/N 008-029-00301-5 -- $2.00

Normandy. BOOK. 1994. Covers the invasion of Normandy, France from D-Day, June 6, 1944, to July 24, 1944. Includes color maps, black and white photographs, a reproduction of a painting, and a list of suggestions for further readiings. 0-16-042083-0

S/N 008-029-00274-4 -- $2.50

Northern France. BOOK. 1995. Discusses the allied assault on the German held areas in Northern France from July 25 to September 1944. 0-16-045117-5

S/N 008-029-00303-1 -- $2.50

Northern Solomons. BOOK. 1993. Discusses Army operations in the Northern Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean from February 22, 1943 to November 21, 1944. The islands include New Georgia, Bougainville, and New Britain. They were also referred to as the Cartwheel Area of Operations. This booklet is illustrated with black and white photographs, color maps, and a color reproduction of a painting. Includes suggestions for further reading.
0-16-061300-0

S/N 008-029-00257-4 -- $1.75

Papua. BOOK. 1992. Discusses the campaign in Papua, in the South Pacific Ocean. Papua is part of New Guinea Island and is north of Australia. The Allies fought the Papua campaign against the Japanese from July 23, 1942 to January 23, 1943. Illustrated with color maps, black and white photographs, and a reproduction of a painting. Includes a list of suggested further readings. 0-16-035883-3

S/N 008-029-00235-3 -- $1.25

Po Valley: The United States Army Campaigns of World War II. BOOK. 1996. The Po River Valley is in Italy. Describes the Allied forces' offensive in the Po Valley in Northern Italy from April 5 through May of 1945. 0-16-048134-1

S/N 008-029-00318-0 -- $2.50

Sicily. BOOK. 1993. Covers the Allied invasion of Sicily from July 9 to August 17, 1943. Sicily was the first piece of the Axis homeland to fall to the Allies during World War II. Includes a color map, black and white photographs, and suggestions for further reading.
0-16-042081-4

S/N 008-029-00272-8 -- $2.00

Southern Philippines: The United States Army Campaigns of World War II. BOOK. 1996. Discusses the liberation of the Southern Philippines islands by the United States Eighth Army during February 27 through July 4, 1945. 0-16-048140-6

S/N 008-029-00324-4 -- $3.25

Tunisia. BOOK. 1993. Discusses the Tunisia campaign which took place from November 17, 1942 to May 13, 1943. Illustrated with color maps, the reproduction of a painting, and black and white photographs. Includes suggestions for further reading. 0-16-038106-1

S/N 008-029-00261-2 -- $1.50

Western Pacific. BOOK. 1994. Covers campaigns in the Mariana and Palau Islands from June 15, 1944 to September 2, 1945. Illustrated with color maps, black and white photographs, and a color reproduction of an artwork. Includes suggestions for further readings. 0-16-045116-7

S/N 008-029-00302-3 -- $2.50

United States Army GHQ Maneuvers of 1941. BOOK. 1991. Discusses pre-World War II mobilization maneuvers at General Headquarters that pitted entire field armies against each other in the summer and fall of 1941. Also includes battle maps, black and white photographs, an order of battle, biographical sketches of the principal officers, a bibliography, an index, and a glossary. 0-16-061295-0

S/N 008-029-00242-6 -- $10.00

United States Army in World War II Series:

Army Ground Forces, Procurement and Training of Ground Combat Troops. BOOK. 1948. 0-16-001906-0

S/N 008-029-00065-2 -- $20.00

Buying Aircraft: Material Procurement for Army Air Forces. BOOK. 1964. 0-16-061281-0

S/N 008-029-00008-3 -- $21.00

China-Burma-India Theater:

Stilwell's Command Problems. BOOK. 1956. Tells the story of General Stilwell's experiences in the China-Burma-India (CBI) theater between October 1943 and his recall in October 1944. Chronicles the seizure of Myitkyina in Burma and the Salween River fighting China. Includes tables, charts, maps, illustrations, bibliographical notes, glossaries, and index. 0-16-001914-1

S/N 008-029-00074-1 -- $36.00 (Out of Stock)

Stilwell's Mission to China. BOOK. 1953. Provides an account of General Joseph W. Stilwell's work with the Chinese National Government in the execution of his orders from Washington to "support China" and to assist in "improving the combat efficiency of the Chinese Army." Covers related events from China's request for United States aid in October 1940 through late 1943. Includes footnotes, bibliographical notes, a glossary of acronyms and abbreviations, and an index.
0-16-001874-9

S/N 008-029-00013-0 -- $23.50

Time Runs Out in CBI. BOOK. 1959. Carrying the narrative from General Wedemeyer's assumption of command to the end of the war, this volume concludes with Americans still working to improve the Chinese Army while attempting to fly in sufficient supplies from India and Burma. 0-16-001875-7

S/N 008-029-00014-8 -- $9.00

European Theater of Operations:

Ardennes, Battle of the Bulge. BOOK. 1965. Chronicles the crucial period of the campaign conducted in the Belgian Ardennes and Luxembourg, generally known as the Battle of the Bulge, especially from Dec. 16, 1944 to Jan. 3, 1945.
0-16-001910-9

S/N 008-029-00069-5 -- $65.00

Cross-Channel Attack. BOOK. 1951. Deals with the attack on France in 1944 from its planning stages through July 1944. 0-16-001881-1

S/N 008-029-00020-2 -- $52.00

Paper Edition of the above. BOOK. 1951. 0-16-061311-6

S/N 008-029-00287-6 -- $46.00

Last Offensive. BOOK. 1973. Discusses the end of World War II in Europe. Focuses on the role of five American armies and their tactical air support. Includes an account of the role of other Allied forces. Cover title reads: The Last Offensive. The maps are in a separate envelope with the title "A Portfolio of Maps Extracted From the Last Offensive." On cover: World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition. 0-16-061316-7

S/N 008-029-00297-3 -- $46.00

Lorraine Campaign. BOOK. 1950. Describes the campaign waged in Lorraine during the period of September 1-December 18, 1944. Focuses on the tactical operations of the Third Army and its subordinate units. 0-16-001880-3

S/N 008-029-00019-9 -- $44.00

The Riviera to the Rhine. BOOK. 1993. Provides a history of combat operations by the Sixth Army Group from its landing in France to its crossing of the Rhine River. Covers the period from August 1944 to March 1945. This work is the final volume of the United States Army's series of operational histories treating the activities of its combat forces during the Second World War. 0-16-025966-5

S/N 008-029-00213-2 -- $54.00

Paper Edition of the above. BOOK. 1993. 0-16-034746-7

S/N 008-029-00229-9 -- $42.00

The Siegfried Line Campaign. BOOK. 1963. cContains the story of the 1st and 9th United States Armies from the first crossings of the German border in September 1944 to the enemy's counteroffensive in the Ardennes in December.
0-16-067463-8

S/N 008-029-00068-7 -- $38.00

The Supreme Command. BOOK. 1954. Tells how the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, prosecuted the war against the Axis in northwest Europe in 1944-1945. 0-16-001916-8

S/N 008-029-00076-8 -- $53.00 (Out of Stock)

Medical Department:

Medical Service in the War Against Japan. BOOK. 1998. Recounts how the Army's senior medical officers pooled their talents with the scientific knowledge of the day to overcome obstacles and, in the process, realized significant advances in military medicine. Provides practical lessons for military students and military leaders of all ranks. 0-16-049265-3

S/N 008-029-00335-0 -- $43.00

Mediterranean Theater of Operations:

Cassino to the Alps. BOOK. 1997. Provides an account of operations in Italy from operation Diadem and the capture of Rome to the negotiations for the surrender of German armies in Italy. 0-16-061292-6

S/N 008-029-00095-4 -- $45.50

Paper Edition of the above. BOOK. 1977. 0-16-061310-8

S/N 008-029-00286-8 -- $42.00

North Africa, Seizing the Initiative in the West. BOOK. 1957. Describes the assault on North Africa in 1942. The assault led to a bitter conflict that finally culminated in the defeat of the Axis powers in Tunisia seven months later.
0-16-067759-9

S/N 008-029-00070-9 -- $61.00

Paper Edition of the above. BOOK. 1957. 0-16-061309-4

S/N 008-029-00271-0 -- $53.00 (Out of Stock)

Salerno to Cassino. BOOK. 1969. Tells the story of the first eight months of the Italian campaign, from the Allied invasion of the Italian mainland in September 1943, through the battles of the autumn and winter of 1943-1944, to the eve of the Allied spring offensive launched in May 1944. 0-16-001884-6

S/N 008-029-00026-1 -- $43.00

Paper Edition of the above. BOOK. 1969. 0-16-038068-5

S/N 008-029-00255-8 -- $40.00

Sicily and the Surrender of Italy. BOOK. 1965. Describes operations during the invasion and conquest of Sicily, and the military diplomacy that led to Italy's surrender. . 0-16-001917-6

S/N 008-029-00078-4 -- $27.00

Pictorial Record:

War Against Germany: Europe and Adjacent Areas. BOOK. 1951. This book deals with the European Theater of Operations, covering the period from build up in Britain through V-E Day. 0-16-001895-1

S/N 008-029-00042-3 -- $23.00 (Out of Stock)

The War Against Japan. BOOK. 1952. Contains many captioned black and white photographs and a few maps. Covers the war from 1941 to 1945. 0-16-001896-X

S/N 008-029-00043-1 -- $44.00

Readers Guide. BOOK. 1992. Contains a brief analytical description of each volume in the "United States Army in World War II" series published to date or to be published in the near future. Most of these volumes are currently available from GPO under separate stock numbers. 0-16-037817-6

S/N 008-029-00251-5 -- $14.00

Special Studies:

Chronology, 1941-1945. BOOK. 1960. Chronicles primarily the tactical events of World War II, from the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, to the surrender of Japan in August 1945, with emphasis on ground action by United States armed forc es. 0-16-001876-5

S/N 008-029-00015-6 -- $21.00

Employment of Negro Troops. BOOK. 1966. Describes the black soldier's experience during World War II, including the effect of segregated service on the morale and performance of African American Troop units. Concludes with an analysis of the partially integrated service of black infantry platoons on the European front in the last months of the war.

S/N 008-029-00028-8 -- $25.00 (Out of Stock)

Three Battles: Arnaville, Altuzzo, and Schmidt. BOOK. 1952. Describes battles on three fronts within the European theater: Arnaville, France; Monte Altuzzo, Italy; and Schmidt, Germany from September through November of 1944. 0-16-023932-X

S/N 008-029-00009-1 -- $23.00

Technical Services:

Corps of Engineers: The War Against Germany. BOOK. 1985. Describes in detail the role of the Army Corps of Engineers in various military campaigns throughout North Africa and Italy as well as in Western and Central Europe, from 1941 through 1944. 0-16-001938-9

S/N 008-029-00131-4 -- $46.00

Corps of Engineers, The War Against Japan. BOOK. 1966. Discusses engineer activities in the Pacific war, with particular emphasis on those in General MacArthur's Southwest Pacific area. 0-16-001879-X

S/N 008-029-00018-1 -- $21.00

Corps of Engineers, Troops and Equipment. BOOK. 1997. 0-16-061282-9

S/N 008-029-00017-2 -- $32.50

Ordnance Department, On Beachhead and Battlefront. BOOK. 1968. Concentrates on Ordnance operations in the Mediterranean, European, and Southwest Pacific theaters. Also covers the central Pacific theater as a background for the Okinawa campaign. 0-16-001887-0

S/N 008-029-00030-0 -- $32.00

Quartermaster Corps, Operations in War Against Japan. BOOK. 1956.
0-16-061288-8

S/N 008-029-00047-4 -- $17.00

Signal Corps, The Outcome (Mid-1943 Through 1945). BOOK. 1966. Discusses the activities of the Corps as a service and combat arm in the various theaters of operations near the end of World War II. 0-16-001899-4

S/N 008-029-00049-1 -- $22.00 (Out of Stock)

Transportation Corps, Movements, Training, and Supply. BOOK. 1956. Discusses troop and supply movements within the zone of interior to overseas commands, the organization and training of personnel, and the development, procurement, and distribution of corps materiel. 0-16-018700-1

S/N 008-029-00051-2 -- $25.00 (Out of Stock)

Transportation Corps, Operations Overseas. BOOK. 1957. Provides an account of the successes and failures in the massive deployment of men and materiel to the various World War II theaters of operations. 0-16-023938-9

S/N 008-029-00052-1 -- $25.00

Transportation Corps, Responsibilities, Organization, and Operations. BOOK. 1951. Discusses the transportation task, the functions and organization of the corps, and its operating problems in the zone of interior. 0-16-018699-4

S/N 008-029-00050-4 -- $23.00

War Department:

Global Logistics and Strategy, 1940-1943. BOOK. 1955. Discusses United States Army logistics, primarily of ground forces, in its relation to global strategy. Told from the viewpoint of the central administration in Washington, Joint and Combined Chiefs of Staff, the War Department General Staff, and the Services of Supply. 0-16-001901-X

S/N 008-029-00056-3 -- $29.00

Strategic Planning for Coalition Warfare, 1943-1944. BOOK. 1959.
0-16-061290-X

S/N 008-029-00058-0 -- $25.00 (Out of Stock)

War in the Pacific:

Approach to the Philippines. BOOK. 1953. Details the operations in the Southwest Pacific from April through October 1994. 0-16-001889-7

S/N 008-029-00034-2 -- $39.00

Campaign in the Marianas. BOOK. 1960. Describes joint Army, Naval and Marine operations to capture Saipan, Tinian, and Guam and the final development of these islands as bases for further American joint operations against the Japanese homeland. 0-16-001893-5

S/N 008-029-00040-7 -- $53.00

Paper Edition of the above. BOOK. 1960. 0-16-061312-4

S/N 008-029-00289-2 -- $45.00

CARTWHEEL, the Reduction of Rabaul. BOOK. 1959. Outlines the operations bypassing Rabaul and includes the action in Bougainville. 0-16-023936-2

S/N 008-029-00039-3 -- $41.00

Guadalcanal: The First Offensive. BOOK. 1949 Provides an account of the first American victory over Japanese ground forces, told at the level of companies, platoons, and individuals. Shows the relationships between air, ground, and naval forces in World War II. 0-16-001908-7

S/N 008-029-00067-9 -- $44.00

Leyte, Return to the Philippines. BOOK. 1954. Describes the landing of the American forces on Leyte and the successful conclusion of a campaign which lead to the severance of the Japanese mainland from its southern empire. 0-16-061285-3

S/N 008-029-00036-9 -- $12.00

Okinawa, The Last Battle. BOOK. 1948. Discusses the final Pacific battle of World War 2. Okinawa is the most important island in the Ryukyu Islands group. The battle was also called Operation Iceberg. 0-16-001907-9

S/N 008-029-00066-1 -- $32.00 (Out of Stock)

Paper Editiom of the above. BOOK. 1948. 0-16-061318-3

S/N 008-029-00310-4 -- $35.00

Seizure of the Gilberts and Marshalls. BOOK. 1955. Covers the landings at Tarawa, Makin, Kwajalein, and Roi-Namur. 0-16-001891-9

S/N 008-029-00037-7 -- $46.00

Strategy and Command, The First Two Years. BOOK. 1962. Analyzes organization and logistics as well as strategy and command, covering the coming of World War 2, Japanese policy and American strategy before Pearl Harbor, Japanese victories in the first six months of the war, first efforts in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands to stem the Japanese tide, and the limited offensive in the summer of 1943. 0-16-001888-9

S/N 008-029-00032-6 -- $31.00

Triumph in the Philippines. BOOK. 1963. Covers operations in the Philippines from December 1, 1944 to the end of the war. 0-16-023810-2

S/N 008-029-00033-4 -- $55.00 (Out of Stock)

United States Army Signals Intelligence in World War II: A Documentary History. BOOK. 1993. Prepared in cooperation with the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command. Concerns communications intelligence operations during World War II. Consists chiefly of World War II-era documents generated by various cryptologic organizations of the United States Army. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Also includes a chronology, a glossary, and dictionary of people, places, and terms. 0-16-037816-8

S/N 008-029-00250-7 -- $33.00

Unknown Future and a Doubtful Present: Writing the Victory Plan of 1941. BOOK. 1990. Describes the planning process that Major Albert Coady Wedemeyer used in the summer of 1941 to write the plan that became the outline for mobilization and operations during World War II. Includes an appendix, "The Army Portion of the Victory Plan, Ultimate Requirements Study, Estimate of Ground Forces." Also includes photographs, footnotes, a bibliography, and an index. 0-16-019798-8

S/N 008-029-00208-6 -- $5.50

Utah Beach to Cherbourg (6 June-27 June 1944). BOOK. 1947. Includes accounts of landings at corps level and below and relates the course of VII Corps combat operations which resulted in the capture of Cherbourg on June 27, 1944. This is the last of three narratives dealing American military operations in Normandy. 0-16-001936-2

S/N 008-029-00129-2 -- $30.00

Western Hemisphere, Guarding the United States and Its Outposts. BOOK. 1964. Discusses the deployment and operations of the Army forces in defense of the continental United States and its outposts, from the Aleutians through Hawaii to the Galapagos in the Pacific, from Iceland through Bermuda to Trinidad in the Atlantic, and the Panama Canal. Also includes three chapters on the "evacuation" of Japanese Americans from California, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, and Arizona.
0-16-001904-4

S/N 008-029-00062-8 -- $29.00

Wings at War Series, Commemorative Edtion . .

AAF in Northwest Africa: An Account of the Twelfth Air Force in the Northwest African Landings and the Battle for Tunisia, An Interim Report. BOOK. 1992. Focuses on the critical second front that secured the Mediterranean and increased the enemy's vulnerability to a massive invasion from Britain. From this experience of the Twelfth Air Force and its British counterparts in 1942-1943 evolved a spirit of Anglo-American cooperation and important aspects of air doctrine. 0-16-038131-2

S/N 008-070-00670-7 -- $4.25

Aerial Interdiction: Air Power and the Land Battle in Three American Wars. BOOK. 1994. Examines the air interdiction practice in three wars: World War II, the Korean War, and the war in Southeast Asia (the Vietnam War). Air interdiction is defined as "actions to delay, divert, or destroy an enemy's military potential before it can be brought to bear against friendly forces." 0-16-036390-X

S/N 008-070-00662-6 -- $33.50

Air-Ground Teamwork on the Western Front: The Role of the 19th Tactical Air Command During August 1944, An Interim Report. BOOK. 1992. Describes close air support and battlefield interdiction in action. Focuses on a single, month-long campaign, the famous thrust across northern France in August 1944 of General George S. Patton's Third Army and Major General O. P. Weyland's Nineteenth Tactical Air Command. 0-16-038132-0

S/N 008-070-00671-5 -- $3.25

Airborne Assault on Holland: An Interim Report. BOOK. 1992. Discusses the role of air power as the Allies attempted to penetrate German defenses at the Siegfried Line in 1944.
0-16-038135-5

S/N 008-070-00674-0 -- $4.50

Pacific Counterblow: The 11th Bombardment Group and the 67th Fighter Squadron in the Battle for Guadalcanal, An Interim Report. BOOK. 1992. Tells the story of the Battle for Guadalcanal in 1942, focusing on the operation of the 11th Bombardment Group and the 67th Fighter Squadron. 0-16-038130-4

S/N 008-070-00669-3 -- $4.25

Sunday Punch in Normandy: The Tactical Use of Heavy Bombardment in the Normandy Invasion, An Interim Report. BOOK. 1992. Focuses on the all-important invasion of Normandy, France December 6. 1944, remembered as "D-Day". Describes in detail the close cooperation among the Allies in formulating the D-Day plan.
0-16-038134-7

S/N 008-070-00673-1 -- $6.50

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