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,...

The 10th was the only US mountain division to be raised in World War II, and still has a high profile, being involved in operations from Iraq to Somal...

The ineffectiveness of conventional air attacks on US Navy surface ships, particularly heavily defended targets like carrier task groups, forced the J...

The cavalry regiments of the US Army were in the process of being transformed into a mechanized force when the USA entered World War II. While those c...

The parachute infantry regiments were among the most highly decorated US Army units of World War II, and between them they saw action right across the...

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A soldier's "web gear" is as important to his ability to live and fight on the battlefield as are his clothing and weapons. In World War II the US Army issued equipment items that had originated in 1910, though modified and augmented in the 1920s and 1930s, and again during the war itself as a result of combat experience. This book describes and illustrates the great majority of the personal equipment provided for infantry riflemen, GIs armed with other weapons and their ammunition-bearers, officers, and medics. In addition to the web gear itself it covers canteens, mess kit, and first aid items; weapons-related and other specialist items; the long struggle to produce a practical backpack; bivouac and shelter gear, and the most commonly carried tools. The text also explains the basics of materials, colors, markings, nomenclature, and weights for the guidance of collectors. It is illustrated with wartime photos and color close-ups, and the wide-ranging color plates specially prepared for this book offer more than 130 images.

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

In this book, a follow-up to the same author's well-received study of British web equipment, Martin Brayley gives a detailed illustrated overview of t...

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

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...

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...

Chronicling the many faces of the WWII effort, these contemporary black-and-white portraits of the longest surviving veterans remind us that the war c...

Survivors: Battlefield Relics of World War II tells the stories of some of the massive military weapons left scattered across the European countryside...

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...

Take the fight to the enemy with this new theatre book for Bolt Action. From the D-Day landings to the final battle for Berlin, this volume gives play...

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...

World War II Troop Type Parachutes was written for anyone interested in the history of airborne troops, and is profusely illustrated with unpublished ...

Military sweetheart jewelry was important on the home front during the World Wars I and II as mementos of the service men who were abroad. With their ...

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...

In January 1943, and as World War II entered its second year it was evident that US tanks were outgunned, under-armored, and underpowered. In short, t...