In John Lambert's The Pineapple Air Force, 2nd Lt. Joseph T. Lamont is included in a list of Seventh Fighter Command casualties as KPC (Killed in...
I agree that if that light/object was actually on the scene, someone on deck would've noticed it - you can see crew looking in that general...
that seems a bit of a stretch - however, the larger US warships (carriers, battleships, maybe cruisers ?) had the necessary equipment and made ice...
I thought it was good - see post # 1060 for my comments
Actually, I see Carell's HME and SE for sale in shops or shows more frequently now (one shop had 2 copies of HME), perhaps because reprinting of...
Two that come to mind: Carell's Hitler Moves East first US edition for $10 from a mail-order book shop in 1984, and James Norman Hall's Lafayette...
If your interest is about WWII, you'll probably find what you're looking for here, which includes the 15-volume "Marine Corps Monographs" series...
I agree that Borders has a superior selection of military/WWI & II titles, though I've found it varies from store to store in my area. I can't do...
Warship Pictorial's book no. 28 about Gato fleet subs has a lot of photos of various deck mounts, but none perpendicular to the gun. Most of the...
Try this site: WWII US Submarine torpedoes, weapons. armament and firepower
In no particular order – Iwo Jima – Richard Newcomb Retribution – Max Hastings Midway Inquest – Dallas Woodbury Isom Helmet for my Pillow –...
Ricochet - you might be able to obtain your grand uncle's personnel records here How to Request Military Service Records or Prove Military Service...
Here are a couple William Manchester's <i>Goodbye Darkness</i>: An historian remembers War in the Pacific - William Manchester - Goodbye,...
I read Manchester's Goodbye Darkness when it was first published and thought it was a well written memoir of the Pacific war. Then, I found out...
. . . and less than a month later, Amagiri sliced through PT 109.
Not trying to make this an American-slanted topic, but if you're interested in reading about the US Navy's role in WWII, you can't do better than...
Lt. Clifton Enoch, Jr., 368 FS / 359 FG (P-51 44-15371), was flying wing to 368th leader Maj. Niven K. Cranfill during a mission 19 March 1945 to...
A few weeks ago, I bought the 5-DVD set The Color of War, which ran on THC a few years ago. I watched / taped it then, but decided I needed it on...
I visited my dad's grave at Arlington Cemetery yesterday for his birthday. As I do everytime, I stop at Bill Mauldin't grave to thank him for his...
A recent book about the Afrika Korps published by Schiffer Military History Books includes a Forward written by a member of the "Association of...
