Soon after America entered World War II, patriotism reached a fever pitch! Everyone became involved in the war-effort in every imaginable way. From th...

America managed to stay out of the Second World War for almost three years although her navy was battling the German submarine menace in the Atlantic,...

America deployed a diverse group of special operations forces (SOF) throughout World War II and in Korea. These elite units quickly earned a redoubtab...

Tips of the ins and outs of perfecting your own impression of a soldier of the Second World War.

Examines this new way of waging war, how the US Navy was forced to adapt its tactics and deploy new weapons to counter the threat posed by kamikaze attacks.

War Art/ Soldier Art. This book displays the work of a very talented soldier's wife, who wrote (and drew for) her husband daily. Subjects are romantic...

A detailed illustrated overview of the webbing straps, holsters, carriers, and haversacks used by American combat troops from before World War One to the Vietnam War.

Chronicling the many faces of the WWII 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.

The involvement of women in the Second World War has never been fully acknowledged. However thousands of them wore their country's uniform, in the tra...

This book covers the US Infantry guns and weapons used in combat, but with a twist; it exclusively contains soldier's first-hand stories about their e...

The One-Man Pneumatic Life Raft was the unheralded and almost unknown savior of uncounted downed airmen of World War II and the early Korean War. This...

Written for anyone interested in the history of airborne troops, and is profusely illustrated with unpublished period and contemporary photographs.

Nearly 200 beautiful color photographs of over 1,000 pieces with explanatory text and a price guide bring these items to life.

This second book by Nick Snider presents the popular collectible military sweetheart jewelry and collectibles that were so important to the home front...

Towards the end of the Great War, the United States Army started to distinguish its units with cloth shoulder insignia. From 1941, due to the terrific...

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 the Allied War ef...

To Win the War: Homefront Memorabilia of World War II is a companion volume to V for Victory, and showcases collectibles from the collections of Gary ...

This detailed and comprehensive study deals with every aspect of design and deployment of American airborne tanks from the earliest concepts to their actual use, by British units, on D-Day and during Operation Varsity, the Rhine crossing.

The patch is a customized emblem designed specifically for a particular organization. An emblem is often displayed on patches, decals, plaques and oth...

With names like Zemke, Schilling, Gabreski, Mahurin and Johnson, the 56th Fighter Group was, and still is, one of the legendary fighter units of World...

Here at last is the exciting, detailed story of the US Eighth Air Force's only Radar Countermeasure squadron that flew from England duing World War II...

Yellowjackets! The 361st Fighter Group in World War II is a narrative history of a combat unit attached to the US 8th Air Force in the European Theate...

A lavish work on the daring pilots who fought the Japanese in the skies over IndoChina while breaking all the rules. A fascinating study of air war on...

The 781st Tank Battalion shipped out to Europe, where, equipped with the Easy Eight, it thwarted Hitler's last major offensive in the West - Operation Nordwind.

Watsons Whizzers details how American jet superiority came about as a direct technology transfer from the German Luftwaffe, whose test pilots and scie...

This is a study of one of the 8th USAAF's sub-units. The 1st Combat Bomb Wing (1CBW), created on 13 September 1943, was preceded first by the 1st Bomb...

This reference documents the American airplane artists whose work primarily appeared during the WWII era, especially in war posters, advertisiments an...

All forty-eight Bomb Groups comprising the Eighth Air Force, with color illustrations depicting the evolution of all fuselage, wing and tail markings.

The P-51 Mustangs of the 4th Fighter Group were the first to escort bombers over Berlin during World War II, the first to escort bombers from England ...

This second volume in the Battle Colors series completes the study of the insignia and markings of the 8th AAF during World War II. Whereas the first ...