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Huge list of WWII Reference Books

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WOMEN'S BOOKS:

Making WAVES: Navy Women of World War II by Evan Bachner. Good condition, tons of period photos. $10.

Women at War in Uniform: 1939-1945 by Carol Harris. This is a book focusing on the British women's military services of WWII and all of their uniforms. Lots of photos & reference. Good condition. $10.

When Our Mothers Went to War: An Illustrated History of Women in World War II by Margaret Regis. Paperback, brief history & photos of each women's military service. Good info & photos. Good condition. $10.

American Nightingale: The Story of Frances Slanger, Forgotten Heroine of Normandy by Bob Welch. Frances was an Army Nurse serving with the 45th Field Hospital. She is best known for a letter she sent to Stars & Stripes, which was printed posthumously. Paperback, good condition. $10.

Never Salute with a Broken Garter: World War II with an Oregon Wave by Margaret (Peggy) Parent Lutz. Paperback, good/new condition. $10.

Call of Duty: A Montana Girl in World War II by Grace Porter Miller. WAC memoir. Hardcover, good condition. $10.

Cherry Ames: Flight Nurse by Helen Wells. Fictional book in the "Cherry Ames" Nurse series. Not wartime printing. Hardcover, good vintage condition. $5.

Dearest Ones: A True World War II Love Story by Rosemary Norwalk. Memoir by a woman serving with the American Red Cross in Europe. Hardcover, good condition. $10.

Unsung Heroes: Combat Nurses & Army Wives by LaVada "Rue" Bishop Aquilina. $10.

Winning My Wings: A Woman Airforce Service Pilot in World War II by Marion Hodgson, WASP class 43-5. Autographed inside front cover. Hardcover, good condition. Has a bookplate inside which can be easily removed. $10.

Women Pilots of World War II by Jean Hascall Cole. Paperback, good condition. $10.

The Women Who Lived for Danger by Marcus Binney. Paperback, good condition except for a large "used" sticker on spine, which could be removed. $5.

Silver Wings, Santiago Blue by Janet Dailey. This is a fictional "harlequin" romance type novel about the WASP in WWII. Hardcover, some minor damage to dust jacket, overall good condition. $5 or will throw in free with another book purchase!

Warrior in White by Lucy Wilson Jopling. Jopling was an Army Nurse & also the most highly decorated woman in WWII. This is her memoir and includes her stories about her husband, who was also a POW on Bataan. Paperback, fair damage - the binding has come loose so part of the book is no longer attached. Could probably be easily reglued. $5 on this one due to condition or will throw in free with another book purchase!



USMC/OTHER WWII:

World War II Order of Battle by Shelby L. Stanton. $20.

An Illustrated History of the United States Marine Corps by Chester G. Hearn. $10.

Semper Fi: The Definitive Illustrated History of the U.S. Marines by Col. H. Avery Chenoweth, USMCR (ret.) $25 (this book is VERY big/heavy)

Paratrooper! by Gerard M. Devlin. $10.

GI Victory: The US Army in World War II Color by Jeffrey Ethell. $10.

US Army Uniforms of World War II by Shelby Stanton. $15.

US Army Photo Album: Shooting the War in Color 1941-45 USA to ETO by Jonathan Gwen. $25.

The War: An Intimate History, 1941-45 by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns. Paperback. This is/was the companion book to "The War" miniseries by Ken Burns. $15.

US Army Handbook 1939-1945 by George Forty. TWO copies available: 1 hardcover & 1 paperback. (Hardcover has the tan dust jacket). $10 each or $15 for both.

Kilroy Was There: A GI's War in Photographs by Tony Hillerman. $20.

Warman's World War II Collectibles by John Adams-Graf. Paperback. $15.

Normandy 44: D-Day, the Battle of Normandy by Edouward Balladaur & Frederic Vergne. Hardcover. Out of print & hard to find. $40.

Islands of Hell: The US Marines in the Western Pacific, 1944-45 by Eric Hammel. Hardcover with dust jacket. $40.

Iwo Jima by Eric Hammel. Paperback. $30.

This is Guadalcanal: The Original Combat Photography by William S. Butler and LD Keeney. Paperback. Some wear. $10.

The US Marine Corps in World War II: The Stories Behind the Photos by Steve Crawford. $20.

Guadalcanal 1942 by Joseph N. Mueller. $10.

The Recapture of Guam - published by the Historical Branch of the US Marine Corps. Hardcover with lightly damaged dust jacket. $20.

Iwo Jima: Amphibious Epic - published by the Historical Branch of the US Marine Corps. $20.

The United States Marines: A Pictorial History by Lynn Montross. Vintage hardcover copy. $15.
 
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