Military - American: General from Capricorn Books

Lincoln, RI: Andrew Mowbray, 2003. 279 pp, 11 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w with photographs, drawings, reproductions. "(G)ives the reader detailed coverage of the issue and actual field service of America' s fighting rifles, both in peacetime and in war, including their military service with the infantry, artillery, cavalry and engineers. Calling upon his thousands of hours of… Read more about this item

Lincoln, Rhode Island: Andrew Mowbray, 1986. 263 pp, 12 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w drawings. "Each of the shoulder arms has been rendered in one-eighth scale, while the handguns, locks and lockplates are drawn to half their actual size - all in the clear, precise manner which has become Mr. Reilly's hallmark over the years. Among the most… Read more about this item

Lincoln, R.I.: Andrew Mowbray, 2004. 478 pp, 11 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, technical drawings. "This is the story of revolvers that made Smith & Wesson's reputation on the frontier, the battlefield and the shooting range - and no detail is left out. In this indispensable guide you will find: The exciting history of these intriguing revolvers;… Read more about this item

New York: NAL Caliber / Penguin, 2014. 436 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs, maps. "Sunday, December 7, 1941, dawned clear and bright over the Pacific. But for the Dauntless dive-bomber crews of the USS Enterprise, returning to their home base on Oahu, it was a morning from hell. Flying directly into the Japanese ambush at Pearl Harbor, they… Read more about this item

New York: Arbor House, 1985. 240 pp, 8 9/8" H. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, blindstamped signature on front board, top edge of textblock dark blue, fore edge untrimmed. Signed on front free endpaper: "Richard Nixon". In plain dark blue cloth-covered slipcase. Contents; The Myths of Vietnam; How the Vietnam War Began; Why… Read more about this item

Manhattan, Kansas: Sunflower University Press, 1996. 8 1/2" H, b&w illustrations. Facsimile reprint of 1940 edition, with introduction. Chapter headings: Introduction; Organization; Logistics; Training; Initial operations; Infantry patrols; Mounted detachments; Convoys and convoy escorts; Aviation; River operations; Disarmament of population; Armed native organizations; Military government; Supervision of elections; Withdrawal. Interior - clean and tight with no previous… Read more about this item

Pittsburgh: Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center, 2006. 108 pp, 11" H. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, reproductions, maps. Produced to accompany the exhibitiion. "The war that Winston Churchill called the 'first first world war' profoundly shaped the history of North America. Brief overviews of ten chapters provide an insight into the diplomatic… Read more about this item

Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1987. 128 pp, square (9 1/4" H x 9 1/4" D). Profusely illustrated with color photographs. "The aircraft carrier is many things apart from a ship. It is a floating airbase, a symbol of power and a seagoing home to more than 5,000 men. In fact, the crew complement of a carrier is three times… Read more about this item

New York: Konecky & Konecky 566 pp, 9 1/2" H. Undated reprint of the 1945 edition, c1999. A volume in the "Leaders of Our Time" series. "On June 6, 1944, a decisive day in the history of the Western World, the radio had been blaring reports of the progress of American troops on the Normandy beachhead since… Read more about this item

Boston: Bantam, 1977. 369 pp. "Chesty Puller, the roughest, toughest Marine of them all, had one simple, brutal rule: 'Kill or be killed!'. The greatest fighting man ever to pull on Marine boots enlisted in the Corps in 1918. He loved to fight, fought over a hundred combats in the Banana Wars, commanded the Horse Marines in… Read more about this item

Tucsan: Harbinger, 1990. 84 pp, 10 3/4" H. Color illustrations. Contents: Introduction; The History of Flags; Early American Flags; The Stars and Stripes; Legends Surrounding the First Official Flags; The Star-Spangled Banner; Pre-Civil War Fl ags; Civil War to Present; Honoring the Stars and Stripes; Constitutional Right or Disrespect?; Historical Dates Pertaining to the Flag and Its Country;… Read more about this item

New York: Military Press, 1986. 351 pp, 4to (11 1/14" H). "This book traces the distinguished history of America's Infantry Regiments as well as listing the honors and decorations that were earned during each regiments' campaigns. Each regiment is covered in comprehensive detail, including a complete historical lineage of each regiment and the individual battalions that were assigned to each… Read more about this item

San Rafael, California: Presidio, 1977. 229 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs, drawings (by the author). "Cornelius Cole Smith was above all else a professional soldier. His army career spanned thirty turbulent years, April 9, 1890 to April 9, 1920. He witnessed the transformation of the United States from a second-class military power prior to the Spanish-American War… Read more about this item

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. 462 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H). B&w plates, maps. "George Armstrong Custer has been so heavily mythologized that the human being has been all but lost. Now, in the first complete biography in decades, Jeffry Wert reexamines the life of the famous soldier to give us Custer in all his colorful complexity.… Read more about this item

Manhattan, Kansas: Sunflower University Press, 1996. 8 1/2" H, b&w illustrations. Facsimile reprint of 1940 edition, with introduction. Chapter headings: Introduction; Organization; Logistics; Training; Initial operations; Infantry patrols; Mounted detachments; Convoys and convoy escorts; Aviation; River operations; Disarmament of population; Armed native organizations; Military government; Supervision of elections; Withdrawal. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership… Read more about this item

Manhattan, Kansas: Sunflower University Press, 1996. 248 pp, 8vo (9" H). B&w photographs. "(Paul Cooper) was called to active naval service in 1950 and served as an enlisted man aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier 'Princeton' (CV-37) during the Korean War." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light edgewear, small sticker… Read more about this item

Madrid: Editorial Complutnse, 1992. 150 pp, large 8vo (8 7/16" H). Colour and b&w photographs, plans, reproductions. **SPANISH TEXT.** (1 article in English & Spanish). Indice: Editorial; Articulos: La etica de la conquista y la moral de los conquistadores; La guerra incaica segun una fuente espanola; El ejercito de America y la descomposicion del orden colonial: la otra mirada de… Read more about this item

Gainsville: University of Florida, 1975. 152 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). Map endpapers, b&w illustrations. "Until the Second Seminole War the United States Navy had generally employed the Federalist doctrine (cruiser-commerce-raiding), but the uniqueness of this Indian conflict caused the navy to adopt a new offensive strategy. For the first time in history the American Navy was pitted… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Z. Walck, 1965. 56 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w photograph, reproductions, map. "Do you know - how many wars our Army has fought? who Pancho Villa was? what 'Remember the Maine' means? why the Army once used camels? what 'the long gray line' is? (This) is the story of the… Read more about this item

Leavenworth / Manhattan, Kansas : J.H. Johnston III / Sunflower University Press, 1982. 157 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w and color photographs. Contents: Commander in Chief's Congratulations (President Ronald Reagan); Foreword (Lieutenant General William R. Richardson); Introduction; The Beginnings; Reviving Leavenworth's Sagging Image; An Era of Reform; Growing Up in the Twenties and Thirties; War… Read more about this item