Search Results: Titles starting with U from Military History Books

(Subject: World War II - General) An official US Military manual including the period prior to WWII, early developments and planning. Then looks at post Pearl Harbor reorganisation, Field Organisation, the Development of Army Clothing, Research Activities, the Development of Field Rations, Procurement and Production, Storage and Control. (Published: 1995) (Publisher: Center of MilitaryHistory) (Pagination: xviii + 418pp, ills, tables, index) (Condition: vg+) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - General) An official military manual. Includes Personnel and training, classification of enlisted men, use of Negro troops, Quartermaster Officer selection and training, Activation of Units, Animals and their Military Use, and Care of the Dead. (Published: 1995) (Publisher: Center of MilitaryHistory) (Pagination: xvi + 433pp, illustrations, tables) (Condition: vg+) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - General) Faded Spine. 50th Anniversary Commemorative edition. Includes Darby's Rangers in the Mediterranean, the 1st Special Service Force, NW Europe, the 29th 2nd and 5th Ranger Bns, the Jedburgh Groups. The Pacific, Guerrillas in Philippines, Alamo Scouts, 6th Ranger Battalion, OSS detachment 101, Galahad/Merrill's Marauders and the OSS in China and SE Asia. (Published: 1992) (Publisher: Center of MilitaryHistory) (Pagination: x + 158pp, photos, maps, bibliography, index) (Condition: Some shelfwear. Good in paper covers. ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Western Europe) Good in black boards. no d/w. An Official History originally published in 1951 covering the operations of the US Army in the Normandy campaign to the capture of Cherbourg. Includes the Amphibious assault and US Airborne landings, the German defences and organisation, French Resistance, the lodgement and the bridgehead battles. (Published: 2002) (Publisher: Konecky & Konecky) (ISBN: 1568523793) (Pagination: 519pp. maps, illustrations) (Condition: Good in black boards no d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) An official history including policy documents of the American Expeditionary Forces in WWI. Includes Pershing's instructions, the American sector decision, Doullens, the Versailles agreements, the 80 Division plan, Pershing's assumption of command, AEF strength 1918 and more. (Published: 1989) (Publisher: Center of MilitaryHistory) (Pagination: 651pp, large format) (Condition: blue cloth, gilt, near fine) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) An official history covering the role of American Expeditionary Forces in WWI. Includes the training and use of US units by the British and French armies, I, II, and II Corps with 27th, 30th, 2nd, 3rd, 26th, 32nd, 42nd, 79th, 89th, 90th and 92nd Divisions. (Published: 1989) (Publisher: Center of MilitaryHistory) (Pagination: 740pp, large format) (Condition: blue cloth, gilt, near fine) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) Official History of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Includes Narrative of US Forces' actions from Cambrai to Meuse Argonne, Organisation of US Forces, including Army Corps troops, a detailed organisational table of the US Infantry Division and the US Air Service. (Published: 1988) (Publisher: Center of MilitaryHistory) (Pagination: 426pp, maps & tables.) (Condition: blue cloth, gilt, near fine) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Civil Aviation) In the main commercial air transport in the USA owes its origins to the airmail contracts awarded in the 1920's by the US Post Office. This book describes over 200 types in operation from that period to the 1980's. Fords, Fokkers, Air Pullman and China Clipper all memorable names evoking the travelling standards of their time. (Published: 1982) (Publisher: Jane's Publishing) (ISBN: 0710601204) (Pagination: Large format. 223pp illustrations) (Condition: Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) A history of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, divided into four sections which chart the history from their formation to the 1980s. (Published: 1990) (Publisher: Chevprime) (ISBN: 1853611077) (Pagination: 608pp, 750 ills, col & b/w, large format) (Condition: near fine in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) Villard Military Series - Elite Forces. Describes the training, weaponry and combat areas including, Korea, Vietnam and Grenada. (Published: 1986) (ISBN: 0394744020) (Pagination: 96pp bw/col illustrations maps) (Condition: vg in rubbed card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - Gulf, Middle East, Afghanistan) Subtitled 'With the I Marine Expeditionary Force in desert Shield and Desert Storm', this monograph written by the US Marine Command historian, describes USMC combat operations of the Marine Expeditionary Force in the Persian Gulf conflict from 8 August, 1990 to 16 April, 1991. (Published: 1993) (Publisher: US Marine Corps) (Pagination: Large Format. vii + 131pp, 40 ills, maps, tables) (Condition: very good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) Capsulated biographies of the US Navy's great and good from the Revolutionary War to the uneasy days of the Cold War. Ex US Army Library with withdrawn stamps. Page edges marked. Text Clean. Reading Copy only. (Published: 1964) (Publisher: Franklin Watts) (Pagination: 280pp) (Condition: Poor) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) A profile of three of America's finest military commando units: the Army's Airborne Rangers and DELTA battalions, and the Navy's SEALs. It follows them through the rigorous selection process, the ultra-intense training regime and on to real life action. More than 350 black and white and colour photographs look behind the scenes and chronicle the sweat and pain that typify special forces combat mission (Published: 1999) (Publisher: Motorbooks International) (ISBN: 0760307784) (Pagination: Square format, 384p) (Condition: very good in plastic sleeved d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - General) Macdonald Illustrated War Studies series. This book deals primarily with the development of the US strategic bomber and it's employment during World War II. Specifically looking at the Doctrine; The War Plan; Operations against Germany and Japan; and also Arms and Training. (Published: 1975) (Publisher: MacDonald Janes) (ISBN: 035608096X) (Pagination: 160pp, photos, tables) (Condition: Very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) This is the complete story of the US Navy’s submarine task force based in Brisbane, Australia, during World War II. Highly secret at the time, their activities remain little known even today, although their contributions to the war in the Pacific were significant. The book details the force’s actions, from the first boat’s arrival in the dark days of April 1942, to the base’s closure three years later. Drawing on the personal experiences of individual sailors, it describes heroic encounters with the enemy, clandestine special missions, plus training and R & R, and records the professional cooperation and personal friendships between Australians and Americans. (Published: 2005) (Publisher: Naval Institute Press) (ISBN: 1591146445) (Pagination: 320pp, 39 b/w photos, 6 maps. appendices, biblio, index) (Condition: New in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) The debate on the continued presence of US troops in Europe, nearly a quarter of a century after the second World War, continued into the '70s. This book explores the issues in the light of changing circumstances on both sides of the Atlantic at the time. (Published: 1971) (Publisher: Brookings Inst Press) (ISBN: 0815760469) (Pagination: 177pp) (Condition: vg in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) With the end of the Cold War, a popular parlor game in foreign ministries, think tanks, and academia has been to develop a theory of international relations that best explains the new international order. Although there is widespread agreement that the United States is the world’s most powerful country in military, economic, and diplomatic terms, and is likely to remain so for the foreseeable future, there is little agreement as to how the rest of the world will react to America’s lead. (Published: 2006) (Publisher: Strategic Studies Inst) (ISBN: 1584872179) (Pagination: 215pp) (Condition: Slight edgewear on covers.Very good.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) U-552 was one of the legendary U-boats of the Second World War. Under its commander Erich Topp, it carried out a total of ten operational patrols, sinking 30 ships and damaging three in a period of 20 months. In the days of the big convoy battles, when the Allies’ detection technology had not yet been perfected and convoys were weakly escorted, Topp was among the U-boat arm’s most successful commanders. Within 16 months he was decorated with the Knight’s Cross, the Oak Leaves and the Swords. U-552's Red Devil emblem, was probably photographed more than any other U-boat. Includes photos from all of the boat’s patrols, a war cruise chronology with detailed descriptions, together with color graphics and maps. German/English text. New from publisher, unread. (Published: 2020) (Publisher: Luftfahrtverlag-Start) (ISBN: 9783941437340) (Pagination: Large landscape format, 352pp, 318 b/w photos, 24 colour… Read More

(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) A chronology of major events in, and relating to, Germany in the years following the First World War, through to the end of the Second World War. Despite the title, this is a record of the 'Spirit of the Times' rather than specifically relating to the Kriegsmarine in general, or U-Boats in particular. (Published: 2008) (Publisher: German U-Boat Museum) (Pagination: A4 format, 68pp) (Condition: As new in grey card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) Looks at the U-Boat campaign through the eyes of the German High command. The author interviewed many ex-U-Boat men as well as consulting original documents in researching the state of knowledge in the U-Boat command at the time, and the tactical and strategic decisions taken as the war developed. (Published: 1989) (Publisher: Conway) (ISBN: 0851774873) (Pagination: 192pp, 150 photos, 4 maps.) (Condition: good in slightly torn d/w) UL-XXXXXX