Unit Histories

Binkoski, Joseph & Arthur Plaut - The 115th Infantry Regiment in World War II.  op, 1948, stated 1st Ed., Infantry Journal Press, 8vo, no dj issued, unit insignia on grey cloth, photos, maps, ep 3-color map. vg.  minor cover rubbing.  $125

Deutsche Panzerdivisionen Im Bild - the following 3 unit histories are of  3 panzer divisions in World War II.  The format for each is the same - Podzun-Pallas-Verlag Publisher, small 4to, 160 to 176 pages, photos, maps, illustrations, OB's and tables.  The text is in German and the photo captions are in English and German.  Each volume has a clean dj and each book is in very good condition with the same description in the title - Bewaffnung, Einsatze, Manner.   All are op.   $60 each

Scheibert, Horst - Die 6. Panzer-Division 1937-1945, 1975

Hermann, Carl Hans - Die 9. Panzer-Division 1939-1945, nd circa 1970

Schmitz, Gunter - Die 16. Panzer-Division 1938-1945, nd circa 1970

Dupuy, Colonel R. Ernest  - St. Vith, Lion in the Way - The 106th Infantry Division in World War II.  op, 1949, stated 1st Ed., Infantry Journal Press, 8vo, no dj issued, unit patch on light brown cloth cover, 252 pages plus photos in rear, detailed ep color maps, maps, photos. vg.   This is the Division that received the first shock of the German Bulge offensive.   $95

British Famous Regiments Series - the following 6 unit histories of the British Regiments follow the same format.  8vo, Edited by Lt. General Sir Brian Horrocks and publihsed by Leo Cooper in the 1970's. Those that are revised second editions were published in the 1980's with updated material.  They are all under white dj's with the unit badges in color on the dj, photos, illustrations, maps, tables.  They range from 122 to 178 pages.  All are vg/vg and op.    $25 each

Barker, A.J. - The East Yorkshire Regiment, The 15th Regiment of Foot.  1971

Boyd, Derek - The Royal Engineers.  1975

Chadwick, Kenneth - The Royal Tank Regiment. 1970

Peacock, Basil - The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, The 5th Regiment of Foot.   1970

Smith, E.D. - Britain's Brigade of Gurkhas - The 2nd KEO Goorkha Rifles, 6th QEO Gurkha Rifles, 7th DEO Gurkha Rifles and 10th PMO Gurkha Rifles.   1984

Williams, Jeffery - Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, 1914-1984 Seventy Years Service.   1984

The Ghost Corps thru Hell & Highway, A Short History of the XX Corps - op, 1945, 4to pb, illustrated glossy heavy stock cover, exlib., 29 pages plus fold-out color map and fold-out color division unit patches. g.  library pocket crudely removed from rear inside cover, otherwise very good.  The 20th Corps was commanded by Lt. General Walker under Patton.  21 Divisions made up this large corps; Infantry - 5, 26, 35, 65, 71, 76, 80, 83, 90, 94, & 95; Armor - 2 French and 4 through 13 US.   $75

Howe, George F. - The Battle History of the 1st Armored Division.  op, 1954, 1st Ed., Combat Forces Press, 8vo, dj, decorative cover on grey cloth, 471 pages, maps, some 2-color maps, color ep maps, photos, tables, diagrams range tables of M4A1 Sherman attack on diferent German targets.  vg/vg.   $95

Hutnik, 1st Lt. Joseph J. - We Ripened Fast, The Unofficial History of the Sevety-sixth Infantry Division.  WW2, op, 1946, 1st Ed., Otto Lembeck, Frankfurt, 4to, dj, color division emblem and infantry badge on white boards, 247 pages, maps, color maps, photos, Honor Roll.  vg/g. dj completeJ but fore edge wear and neat tears    $160

Johnston, Richard W. - Follow Me!, The Story of the Second Marine Division in World War II.  op,1948, 1st Ed., Random House, 4to, dj, Unit patch and Glove & Anchor on grey cloth, 305 pages, maps, photos, Honor Roll, color ep maps.  vg/g.  The dj shows rubbing with moderate chipping along the cover fore edge.   $135

Juzancourt, Commandant De & Captaine Matuszynski, illustrator - Historique de 10e Regiment de Cuirassiers (1643-1891).  op, 1st Ed., 1893, Librairie Militaire Berger-Levrault, sc, under glacine paper, 8vo, 163 pages plus rear index, French text, illustrated plates.  vg/vg.  scotch tape stains on front and rear endpaper.  Very hard to find account.   $150

The Long Haul, the Story of the 497th Bomb Group(VH).  op, 1947, 1st Ed., Newsphoto, 4to, impressed decorative cloth, no dj issued, unnumber pages, approximately 300 pages, photos, maps, list of missions/summary.  vg.  some edgewear and minor cover and edge soiling.  B29's against Japan, 1944 to January 1945. rare   $195

Miller, Kent D. - The 363rd Fighter Group in World War II in Action with the P-51 Mustang.  ip 2002 @ $60, 1st Ed., Shiffer, 4to, dj, 192 pages, photos, 12-aircraft color plates, unit chronology, tables.  vg/vg.  great detail, with the 9th AF.   $40  

Peek, Clifford H., Editor - Five Years-Five Countries-Five Campaigns, An Account of the One-Hundred-Forty-First Infantry in World War II.  op, 1945, 1st Ed., Bruckmann KG, Munich, 8vo, dj, decorative boards, 118 page plus addendum, illustrations, 3 and 4-color maps, large fold-out color campaign map.  g.  minor dj front cover chip, minor foxing and browning of eps.   $95

Philos, Major C.D. - The Thunderbolt across Europe, A History of the 83rd Infantry Division, 1942-1945.  op, 1946, F. Bruckmann KG, Munich, 4to, dj, illustrated boards, photos, maps, fold-out 3 color maps, illustrations, tables.  vg/g.  dj shows rubbing with 1-inch chip on top spine and moderate bottom edge wear, front and back hinge neatly reinforced with archival cloth tape.  $95.

Strootman, Captain Ralph E. - History of the 363d Infantry, One Regiment of the 91st Division in World War II.  op, 1947, stated 1st Ed., Infantry Journal Press, 8vo, no dj issued, unit insgnia on grey-blue cloth, 354 pages, photos, maps.  g+.  1/2 inch fountain pen ink stain on top edge at the spine.   $75

Trott, C.A. - The Official History of the Fifth Division U.S,A., During the Period of its Organization and of its Operations in the European World War, 1917-1919 - The Red Diamond (Meuse) Division. op, 1st Ed., Society of the Fifth Division, 4to, teg, no dj issued, sofr leather closth spine, embosed decorative cover on brown cloth and leather, 493 pages, photos, large fold-out maps, tables.  vg.  minor corner cover bumps.  A very clean bright copy.  $85