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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
This is a list of books in my personal library. Books dating to the World War | This is a list of books in my personal library. Books dating to the World War II-era have been listed separately. More books that I would like to have can be found on my [http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/YH9S74PAT995 Amazon wish list]. | ||
== Military == | == Military == | ||
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* Ballard, Robert D., and Rick Archbold. ''The Lost Ships of Guadalcanal''. New York: Warner Books, 1993. | * Ballard, Robert D., and Rick Archbold. ''The Lost Ships of Guadalcanal''. New York: Warner Books, 1993. | ||
* Baron, Alexander. ''From the City, from the Plough''. London: Black Spring, 2010. | * Baron, Alexander. ''From the City, from the Plough''. London: Black Spring, 2010. | ||
* Baumbach, Werner. ''The Life and Death of the Luftwaffe''. Translated by Frederick Holt. First American. New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1960. | |||
* Belyakov, R. A., and J. Marmain. ''MiG: Fifty Years of Secret Aircraft Design''. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1994. | * Belyakov, R. A., and J. Marmain. ''MiG: Fifty Years of Secret Aircraft Design''. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1994. | ||
* Berman, ''Robert P. Rockets & Missiles of World War III''. New York: Exeter Books, 1983. | * Berman, ''Robert P. Rockets & Missiles of World War III''. New York: Exeter Books, 1983. | ||
* Birdsall, Steve. ''Log of the Liberators: An Illustrated History of the B-24''. Book Club. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1973. | * Birdsall, Steve. ''Log of the Liberators: An Illustrated History of the B-24''. Book Club. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1973. | ||
* Bishop, Chris. ''The Encyclopedia of World Sea Power''. New York: Crescent Books, 1988. | |||
* Bowen, Elizabeth. ''The Heat of the Day''. 1st Anchor Books. New York: Anchor Books, 2002. | * Bowen, Elizabeth. ''The Heat of the Day''. 1st Anchor Books. New York: Anchor Books, 2002. | ||
* Bowman, Steven B. ''Jewish Resistance in Wartime Greece''. London ; Portland, OR: Vallentine Mitchell, 2006. | * Bowman, Steven B. ''Jewish Resistance in Wartime Greece''. London ; Portland, OR: Vallentine Mitchell, 2006. | ||
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* Davis, William C., Bell Irvin Wiley, and National Historical Society. ''Civil War Album: Complete Photographic History of the Civil War : Fort Sumter to Appomattox''. New York: Tess Press, 2000. | * Davis, William C., Bell Irvin Wiley, and National Historical Society. ''Civil War Album: Complete Photographic History of the Civil War : Fort Sumter to Appomattox''. New York: Tess Press, 2000. | ||
* ''D-Day: 24 Hours That Saved the World''. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Time Books, 2004. | * ''D-Day: 24 Hours That Saved the World''. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Time Books, 2004. | ||
* | * Dolitsky, Alexander B., ed. ''Allies in Wartime: The Alaska-Siberia Airway During World War II''. Juneau, Alaska: Alaska-Siberia Research Center, 2007. | ||
* Dowswell, Paul. ''True Stories of the Second World War''. London, England: Usborne Publishing, 2003. | * Dowswell, Paul. ''True Stories of the Second World War''. London, England: Usborne Publishing, 2003. | ||
* Drendel, Lou. ''Aircraft of the Vietnam War''. Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, Inc., 1980. | * Drendel, Lou. ''Aircraft of the Vietnam War''. Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, Inc., 1980. | ||
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* Haffner, Sebastian. ''Defying Hitler: A Memoir''. New York: Picador, 2003. | * Haffner, Sebastian. ''Defying Hitler: A Memoir''. New York: Picador, 2003. | ||
* Hagedorn, Dan. ''North American’s T-6: A Definitive History of the World’s Most Famous Trainer''. North Branch, MN: Specialty Press, 2009. | * Hagedorn, Dan. ''North American’s T-6: A Definitive History of the World’s Most Famous Trainer''. North Branch, MN: Specialty Press, 2009. | ||
* Harding, David, ed. ''The New Weapons of the World Encyclopedia: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 B.C. to the 21st Century''. New York: St Martin’s Griffin, 2007. | |||
* Haskew, Michael E. ''Postwar Armored Fighting Vehicles: 1945-Present''. Essential Vehicle Identification Guide. London: Amber Books, 2010. | * Haskew, Michael E. ''Postwar Armored Fighting Vehicles: 1945-Present''. Essential Vehicle Identification Guide. London: Amber Books, 2010. | ||
* Heatley, C. J. ''The Cutting Edge''. Charlottesville, VA: Thomasson, Grant & Howell, 1986. | * Heatley, C. J. ''The Cutting Edge''. Charlottesville, VA: Thomasson, Grant & Howell, 1986. | ||
* Hogg, Ian V. ''Military Small Arms of the 20th Century''. 7th ed. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2000. | * Hogg, Ian V. ''Military Small Arms of the 20th Century''. 7th ed. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2000. | ||
* Höhne, Heinz. ''The Order of the Death’s Head: The Story of Hitler’s SS''. Classic Military History. London ; New York: Penguin Books, 2000. | * Höhne, Heinz. ''The Order of the Death’s Head: The Story of Hitler’s SS''. Classic Military History. London ; New York: Penguin Books, 2000. | ||
* Hollenkamp, Tim. ''Dayton Valor: The Heroic Journey of Two Ohio Brothers Who Fought in World War II Bombers''. Cincinnati, Ohio: Twenty-Four Publishing, 2023. | |||
* Hornfischer, James D. ''Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal''. 1st ed. New York: Bantam Books, 2011. | * Hornfischer, James D. ''Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal''. 1st ed. New York: Bantam Books, 2011. | ||
* ———. ''The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the US Navy’s Finest Hour''. New York: Bantam Dell, 2005. | * ———. ''The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the US Navy’s Finest Hour''. New York: Bantam Dell, 2005. | ||
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* Ries, Karl. ''The Luftwaffe: A Photographic Record, 1919-1945''. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Aero, 1987. | * Ries, Karl. ''The Luftwaffe: A Photographic Record, 1919-1945''. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Aero, 1987. | ||
* Roberts, John Arthur. ''The Aircraft Carrier Intrepid''. Anatomy of the Ship. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982. | * Roberts, John Arthur. ''The Aircraft Carrier Intrepid''. Anatomy of the Ship. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982. | ||
* Robertson, Bruce. ''British Military Aircraft Serials, 1912-1966''. Revised. London: Ian Allan, 1966. | |||
* Rose, Sonya O. ''Which People’s War?: National Identity and Citizenship in Britain 1939-1945''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. | * Rose, Sonya O. ''Which People’s War?: National Identity and Citizenship in Britain 1939-1945''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. | ||
* Schofield, William G. ''Destroyers: 60 Years''. New York: Bonanza Books, 1962. | * Schofield, William G. ''Destroyers: 60 Years''. New York: Bonanza Books, 1962. | ||
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* ———. ''USN Cruiser vs IJN Cruiser: Guadalcanal, 1942''. Osprey Duel. Oxford ; New York: Osprey, 2009. | * ———. ''USN Cruiser vs IJN Cruiser: Guadalcanal, 1942''. Osprey Duel. Oxford ; New York: Osprey, 2009. | ||
* Stoff, Joshua. ''Historic Aircraft and Spacecraft in the Cradle of Aviation Museum''. Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 2015. | * Stoff, Joshua. ''Historic Aircraft and Spacecraft in the Cradle of Aviation Museum''. Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 2015. | ||
* Sturm, Dennis. ''B-25 Maid in the Shade''. Revised. Mesa, Arizona: Commemorative Air Force Airbase Arizona, 2024. | |||
* Suermondt, Jan. ''Infantry Weapons of World War II''. New York: Chartwell Books, 2012. | * Suermondt, Jan. ''Infantry Weapons of World War II''. New York: Chartwell Books, 2012. | ||
* Sunzi. ''The Art of War: Complete Texts and Commentaries''. 1st ed. Boston: Shambhala, 2003. | * Sunzi. ''The Art of War: Complete Texts and Commentaries''. 1st ed. Boston: Shambhala, 2003. | ||
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* Veronico, Nick. ''Hidden Warbirds: The Epic Stories of Finding, Recovering, and Rebuilding WWII’s Lost Aircraft''. Minneapolis, MN: Zenith Press, 2013. | * Veronico, Nick. ''Hidden Warbirds: The Epic Stories of Finding, Recovering, and Rebuilding WWII’s Lost Aircraft''. Minneapolis, MN: Zenith Press, 2013. | ||
* Wagner, Ray. ''The North American Sabre''. Doubleday. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963. | * Wagner, Ray. ''The North American Sabre''. Doubleday. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963. | ||
* Wagner, William. ''Lightning Bugs and Other Reconnaissance Drones''. Book Club. Fallbrook, CA: Aero Publishers, Inc., 1982. | |||
* Walzer, Michael. ''Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations''. 4th ed. New York: Basic Books, 2006. | * Walzer, Michael. ''Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations''. 4th ed. New York: Basic Books, 2006. | ||
* Werner, Herbert A. ''Iron Coffins: A Personal Account of the German U-Boat Battles of World War II''. Second. Canada: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. | * Werner, Herbert A. ''Iron Coffins: A Personal Account of the German U-Boat Battles of World War II''. Second. Canada: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. | ||
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== Vintage Military == | == Vintage Military == | ||
* ''Aircraft Design Sketch Book''. Burbank, California: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, 1940. | * ''Aircraft Design Sketch Book''. Burbank, California: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, 1940. | ||
* ''American Type Designations''. Third. R.P. Publications 42/10. Southport, Lancashire: Real Photographs Company, n.d. | |||
* Angle, Glenn D. ''Aerosphere 1942''. New York City: Aircraft Publications, 1942. | |||
* Baker, George. ''The Sad Sack''. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944. | * Baker, George. ''The Sad Sack''. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1944. | ||
* Banning, Kendall. ''Submarine!: The Story of Undersea Fighters''. New York: Random House, 1942. | * Banning, Kendall. ''Submarine!: The Story of Undersea Fighters''. New York: Random House, 1942. | ||
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* Hartney, Harold E., ed. ''Aircraft Spotter’s Guide''. National Aeronautics Council, 1942. | * Hartney, Harold E., ed. ''Aircraft Spotter’s Guide''. National Aeronautics Council, 1942. | ||
* ———. ''Aircraft Spotter’s Guide''. Dunellen, NJ: National Aeronautics Council, 1942. | * ———. ''Aircraft Spotter’s Guide''. Dunellen, NJ: National Aeronautics Council, 1942. | ||
* Hawks, Ellison. ''The War in the Air: More Fighters of the Present War''. R.P. Publications 44/6. Southport, Lancashire: Real Photographs Company, 1944. | |||
* ''How to Identify Warplanes: Friend or Enemy''. Richfield Oil Corporation of New York, 1942. | * ''How to Identify Warplanes: Friend or Enemy''. Richfield Oil Corporation of New York, 1942. | ||
* Karig, Walter, Earl Burton, and Stephen L. Freeland. ''Battle Report: The Atlantic War''. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1946. | * Karig, Walter, Earl Burton, and Stephen L. Freeland. ''Battle Report: The Atlantic War''. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1946. | ||
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* Morris, Herman C., and Harry B. Henderson, eds. ''World War II in Pictures''. Vol. I. New York, NY: The Greystone Press, 1945. | * Morris, Herman C., and Harry B. Henderson, eds. ''World War II in Pictures''. Vol. I. New York, NY: The Greystone Press, 1945. | ||
* Ott, Lester. ''Aircraft Spotter''. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1941. | * Ott, Lester. ''Aircraft Spotter''. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1941. | ||
* Penfield, Thomas. ''Wings for America''. Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1943. | * Penfield, Thomas. ''Wings for America: Fighting Planes of the U.S.A.'' American Patriot’s. Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1942. | ||
* ———. ''Wings for America''. Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1943. | |||
* Pitkin, Walter. ''What’s That Plane: The Handbook for Practical Aircraft Recognition''. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1942. | * Pitkin, Walter. ''What’s That Plane: The Handbook for Practical Aircraft Recognition''. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1942. | ||
* Romulo, Carlos P. ''I Saw the Fall of the Philippines''. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1943. | * Romulo, Carlos P. ''I Saw the Fall of the Philippines''. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1943. | ||
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* ———. ''British Aircraft''. First Annual. Vol. Two. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1944. | * ———. ''British Aircraft''. First Annual. Vol. Two. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1944. | ||
* Sears, Hugh. ''What’s New in the Air Corps: Close-Ups of Its Latest Equipment''. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1943. | * Sears, Hugh. ''What’s New in the Air Corps: Close-Ups of Its Latest Equipment''. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1943. | ||
* ''The Officer’s Guide''. June 1944. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: | * ''Squadron Administration''. Third. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Military Service Publishing Company, 1955. | ||
* ''The Officer’s Guide''. June 1944. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Military Service Publishing Company, 1944. | |||
* Walker, John B. ''A Guide to American Airplanes''. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1940. | * Walker, John B. ''A Guide to American Airplanes''. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1940. | ||
* ———. ''War in the Air: Fighting Planes and Pilots in Action''. New York: Random House, 1941. | * ———. ''War in the Air: Fighting Planes and Pilots in Action''. New York: Random House, 1941. | ||
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* ———. ''War Planes of the World''. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1943. | * ———. ''War Planes of the World''. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1943. | ||
* Wallace, James F. ''War Planes in Action''. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1942. | * Wallace, James F. ''War Planes in Action''. Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1942. | ||
* Whelan, Russell. ''The Flying Tigers: The Story of the American Volunteer Group''. New York City: The Viking Press, 1942. | |||
* Winston, Robert A. ''Dive Bomber: Learning to Fly the Navy’s Fighting Planes''. New York City: Holiday House, 1941. | * Winston, Robert A. ''Dive Bomber: Learning to Fly the Navy’s Fighting Planes''. New York City: Holiday House, 1941. | ||
* Wolfert, Ira. ''American Guerilla in the Philippines''. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1945. | * Wolfert, Ira. ''American Guerilla in the Philippines''. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1945. | ||
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* ''Aircraft of The U.S Army Air Forces''<ref>{{cite web |title=Rare WW2 Aircraft Of The U.S Army Air Force 1944 Publication |url=http://www.atlasantiques.co.uk/en-GB/ephemera/rare-ww2-aircraft-of-the-u-s-army-air-force-1944-publication/prod_15403 |website=Atlas Antiques |access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref> | |||
* ''Middle East 1940-1942: A Study in Air Power''<ref>{{cite web |title=Middle East 1940-1942: A Study in Air Power |url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007IWGTS |website=Amazon |access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref> | |||
* ''Target: Germany''<ref>{{cite web |title=Target: Germany. The US Army Air Forces' Official Story of the VIII Bomber Command's First Year Over Europe. [British Edition]. |url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NKFRS2 |website=Amazon |access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref> | |||
* ''The Aircraft Recognition Manual''<ref>{{cite web |title=The Aircraft Recognition Manual |url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000SHM77E |website=Amazon |access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref> | |||
* ''The Book of Modern Airplanes''<ref>{{cite web |title=Book of Modern Airplanes |url=http://www.undergroundbooks.net/pages/books/3693/harold-h-booth-colonel-roscoe-turner-foreword/book-of-modern-airplanes |website=Underground Books |access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref> | |||
* ''The Test Flight of Sky Robin''<ref>{{cite web |title=The Test Flight Of Sky Robin |url=http://www.historicflyingclothing.com/en-GB/aviation-books-paperwork---miscellaneous/the-test-flight-of-sky-robin/prod_18318 |website=The Historic Flying Clothing Company |access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref> | |||
* ''Torpedo 8''<ref>{{cite web |title=1943 Torpedo 8 Swede Larsen Bomber Squadron WWII History Book Ira Wolfert |url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/205226361781 |website=eBay |access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref> | |||
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