Squadron Signal USS Saratoga CV-3 At Sea

Faced with the restrictions of the Washington Navy Treaty, the US Navy had a choice: either scrap their partially complete, battlecruiser Saratoga, which along with her sister ship Lexington were intended to be the most powerful in the world; or convert...

Squadron Signal USS Texas BB-35 At Sea

The USS Texas proudly saw combat in both World Wars I and II, and since 1948 has been preserved in her namesake state as memorial to American servicemen. Armed with 10 14-inch guns and displacing 32,000 tons, the battleship is still a formidable sight...

Squadron Signal USS North Carolina At Sea

Squadron Signal USS BB-39 Arizona At Sea

Packed with rare photographs unearthed from sources throughout the country, this volume follows the history of one of America's most iconic naval vessels. View her keel laying under the watchful eye of (then) Undersecretary of the Navy, Franklin D...

Squadron Signal Higgins PT Boat On Deck

Andrew Jackson Higgins's New Orleans boat-building firm, Higgins Industries, constructed numerous vessels for the US war effort during World War II. Among these were 78-foot Patrol Torpedo (PT) boats. While not as well-publicized as the 80-foot Elco PT...

Squadron Signal Iowa Class Battleships On Deck

The Iowa-class battleships were America's – and the world’s – last active battleships, serving as recently as 1995. Back in the World War II era, six of the class were ordered, and four completed: Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri and Wisconsin. The Missouri...

Squadron Signal M1 Abrams In Action

The Abrams family of tanks has been America's premier main battle tank for over 30 years, and remains arguably one of the most formidable tanks in the world. The first tank to boast a power plant with a 1,500-h.p. gas turbine, the M1 also features air...

Squadron Signal M151 MUTT In Action

The M151 was intended to be a lightweight, high-mobility replacement for the M38A1, itself a successor to the famed World War II jeep. Dubbed the Military Utility Tactical Truck or MUTT by the military - GIs almost universally referred to the vehicle as...

Squadron Signal CH-47 Chinook In Action

With its tandem, contra-rotating rotors whirling above an aluminum fuselage punctuated by round porthole windows, the Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter has become something of an icon – a status it owes in no small part to its long...

Squadron Signal F-104 Starfighter In Action

Born from encounters with capable Communist aircraft during the Korean War, the F-104 took shape on Lockheed's drawing boards in late 1952. Engineered by a team led by famed designer Kelly Johnson the aircraft, dubbed the Starfighter, first flew on 4...

Squadron Signal F-105 Thunderchief In Action

The largest single-seat, single engine combat aircraft to enter production, the Republic F-105 Thunderchief was conceived as supersonic, low altitude fighter-bomber capable of delivering a nuclear payload. While thankfully never used as intended, the...

Squadron Signal A-20 Havoc In Action

The Douglas A-20 Havoc was a light bomber, attack, and intruder aircraft of World War II. Used by the American Army Air Forces, nearly one-third of the aircraft served with the Soviet military. In fact the Soviet air forces had more A-20s than the USAAF...

Squadron Signal SBD Dauntless In Action

Squadron Signal SB2C Helldiver In Action

Squadron Signal PBY Catalina In Action

Squadron Signal TBF/TBM Avenger In Action

Squadron Signal B-25 Mitchell In Action

The North American B-25 Mitchell was one of the premier US warplanes of World War II. It gained immortality early in the United States' involvement in the war when a small group of B-25Bs under Lt Col. Jimmy Doolittle took off from the deck of the USS...

Squadron Signal P-47 Thunderbolt In Action

The P-47 Thunderbolt rose to fame during World War II, with the aircraft and its pilots and crews accumulating an impressive record against ground targets, destroying a myriad of enemy trains, trucks, armored vehicles, artillery, and aircraft on the...

Squadron Signal K5(E) Railgun Detail In Action

The German K5(E) 280mm railgun is arguably the most effective weapon of its type ever developed. Boasting an 11-mile range, the 24 massive guns of this type were deployed from Italy to the Russian Front, and even along the English Channel Coast. Today,...

Squadron Signal Valentine Tank Walk Around

The Valentine Infantry Tank III, a private venture design from Vickers-Armstrong, was the 3rd of Great Britain's infantry tank designs. Though not the 1st tank to go into battle against the Axis in WWII, the Valentine has the distinction of having the...

Squadron Signal M108/M109 Howitzer Walk Around

Squadron Signal GMG CCKW Truck Walk Around

As war spread in Asia and war clouds gathered over Europe in the late 1930s, the US Army Quartermaster Corps set out to acquire a tough, new 2-1/2 ton tactical truck that would be up to the task of hauling modern artillery as well as troops and supplies...

Squadron Signal M7 Priest Walk Around

The US M7 self-propelled 105mm Howitzer, known as the Priest, was originally developed on the basis of an M3 medium tank chassis. Nicknamed the Priest because of its pulpit-like anti-aircraft ring, the vehicle was intended to provide armored units with...

Squadron Signal M113 APC Walk Around

The M113 family of vehicles is arguably the most successful series of armored personnel carriers of all time. Produced in huge numbers, these 'tracks', served the US and its Allies from the early 1960s into the 21st century. The M113 has operated across...

Squadron Signal M3 Medium Tank Walk Around

The M3 Medium Tank was designed as an interim answer to European battlefield conditions at the start of World War II. The tank was required to have heavier armor and a gun twice the size of the M2A1. Additionally, plans needed to be ready in 60 days. The...

Squadron Signal Pre-Standardized Jeep Walk Around

Three distinct versions of a reconnaissance car were produced before they were standardized into the World War II-era Jeep. Bantam, Ford and Willys produced different models to win military contracts. Bantam delivered 70 pre-production units in December...

Squadron Signal GPA/DUKW Walk Around

The US military’s two primary wheeled amphibians during WWII were the 1/4-ton GPA and the 2-1/2 ton DUKW. Although the former was a Ford Motor Company product and the later carried the label of arch-rival General Motors, the 2 bore a similarity due to...

Squadron Signal WWII US Sherman Tank In Action

The iconic American tank of World War II, the M4 Sherman was known for its simple, reliable, and flexible design. Ten different companies contributed to the total output of 50,000 units produced in a myriad of variations. Even after it went into serial...

Squadron Signal M48A3 In Vietnam In Action

Just as the Sherman tank was the quintessential 'American tank' in WWII, the M48A3 Patton tank was the most prominent US battle tank during the Vietnam War years of the 1960s and 1970s. The US Marines, who arrived in Vietnam with M48A3s in March 1965,...

Squadron Signal M113 APC In Vietnam In Action

Developed in response to the need for a lighter armored personnel carrier, the M113 design was approved in 1959 and went into production in 1960. The M113 and its updated successors served as the standard US armored personnel carrier - known unofficially...

Squadron Signal HMMWV In Action

The High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Humvee) lives up to its multipurpose use in modern combat. The vehicles are employed to move cargo and personnel, are armed with TOW missiles and smaller arms, and are configured as field ambulances...

Squadron Signal M551 Sheridan In Action

Beginning in 1966, the Allison Division of General Motors built 1,562 M551s with primary armament being a 152-millimeter gun/launcher capable of firing conventional ammunition or the Ford-built Shillelagh anti-tank missile. The Sheridan was indeed a...

CWP46 - Classic Warships Pictorial USS New Jersey BB-62

SHF362927 - Schiffer Publishing The MAT-49 Submachine Gun

The French Model 1949 9 mm submachine gun is most closely associated with France? decolonization campaigns, including Indochina and Algeria. The MAT 49 (Manufacture Nationale d?rmes de Tulle) is a simple, robust, compact, and reliable weapon that was...

SHF362590 - Schiffer Publishing Mauser Rifles, Vol. 2: 1918-1945

The second of two volumes on Mauser rifles, this full-color, illustrated book presents the design, manufacturing, development, and combat use of the various models from 1918 through World War II. Post-WWI manufacturers defined the characteristics of a...

SHF362750 - Schiffer Publishing The Huey in Vietnam

Few implements of war are as representative of the US presence in Vietnam as the Bell Huey UH-1-series helicopters. Whether serving in the role of troop transport for airborne assault, supply transports, aerial gunships, or medical evacuation, the Huey...

CWP49 - Classic Warships Pictorial, German Battleships of WWII - Vol. 2

WP49 German Battleships of WWII  Vol. 2by Steve WiperThis second volume on the four German battleships of the Second World War period covers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Bismarck and Tirpitz from early 1939 through to the sinking of Bismarck in May 1941...

CWP48 - Classic Warships Pictorial, German Battleships 1909-1919

WP48 German Battleships 1909-1919by Steve WiperThis volume is a photographic history of the key classes of the “Dreadnought” type battleships of the “Kaiser’s Navy,” also known as the Imperial German Navy, from the Nassau,...

CWP47 - Classic Warships Pictorial, German Battlecruisers 1910-1919

Warship Pictorial 47 - German Battlecruisers 1910-1919by Steve WiperThe German "Battle-Cruiser," originally known as the "Large Cruiser," was the final evolution of the Armored Cruiser. The Imperial German Navy built a smaller number of these warships...

CWP45 - Classic Warships Pictorial, Square Bridge Fletcher

Warship Pictorial 45- Square Bridge Fletcherby Rick DavisPictorial format softbound book, 72 pages, 5 color images, 126 B & W images about the "Square Bridge" variation of the US Navy Fletcher class destroyers from the Second World War period. This...

CWP44 - Classic Warships Pictorial, Yorktown CV-5

Classic Warships has produced the 44th in a series of warship pictorial books keeping with the naval sea power theme. Steve Wiper provides a photographic history of the legendary USS Yorktown CV-5 of the Coral Sea and Midway battles.  This book...

CWP43 - Classic Warships Pictorial, Alaska Class Cruisers

This book features 72 pages with over 65 images - including six in color - of these handsome ships. The book is laid out familiar Classic Warship fashion, with a short section on the history of the class followed by the photographs.  There are less...

CWP41 - Classic Warships Pictorial, USS Midway CV-41

The Classic Warships's latest Warship Pictorial is #41 USS Midway CV-41. Authored by CDR Pete Clayton, USN, this edition is different than the other 40 works in this series. This book has fewer full-page images than usual, and considerably more...

CWP40 - Classic Warships Pictorial, USS Independence CVL-22

Classic Warships gives us the USS Independence CVL-22 , this time Steve Wiper introduces us to a new format with his books and just like the new P-40 Warhawk book, he gives us colorized pictures and ship profiles on the inside of both covers, front and...

CWP39 - Classic Warships Pictorial, German Battleships 1939-1945

Warship Pictorial #39 German Battleships 1939-1945German Battleships of the Second World War period has long been the fascination of many "Battleship" enthusiasts, but strangely enough, there has never been a photo-history book published on the topic.....

CWP38 - Classic Warships Pictorial, IJN Nagato Class Battleships

This Classic Warships Pictorial features the Imperial Japanese Navy Nagato Class Battleships.  This is the only English language photo style book published about the Nagato Class Battleships.  This very handy reference pictorial book is loaded...

CWP37 - Classic Warships Pictorial, Regia Marina Roma

The Classic Warships's series Warship Pictorial is out with the latest volume- #37!- on the Italian Battleship RM (Regia Marina) Roma. As with previous volumes, this book follows the standard format- a textual general history, followed by...

CWP36 - Classic Warships Pictorial, Kreigsmarine Scharnhorst

Classic Warships Pictorial #36 concerns the Deutsche Kriegsmarine Scharnhorst. This 72 page volume has the usual excellent coverage we have learned to expect, with many rarely seen photos, close up shots, and even some color images. The book not only has...

CWP33 - Classic Warships Pictorial, USS Lexington CV-2

This Classic Warships Pictorial of the Lexington is an in-depth look at the Lexington during her 1937 thru 1942 career. This Lexington Pictorial features new photos that have been found. As always they are reproduced with the maximum amount of detail...

CWP32 - Classic Warships Pictorial, South Dakota Class Battleships

The South Dakota class consisted of 4 ships build prior to, and during World War Two: South Dakota Massachusetts Alabama Indiana All four served during the war, and two still remain as memorials (Massachusetts and Alabama). South Dakota also a museum...

CWP31 - Classic Warships Pictorial, USS Buchanan DD-484

This Classic Warships Pictorial features the USS Buchanan DD-484. This book has many images that have not been published before. Like the other books, this one includes some history of the ship and lots of close up detail views. Similar sister ships are...

CWP30 - Classic Warships Pictorial, IJN Takao Class Cruisers

This Classic Warships Pictorial by Steve Wiper covers the Japanese Takao class cruisers of WW2. The book features stunning photos, and drawings of the IJN cruisers from their construction to their end. The photos are a mix of war time photos and detail...