Category Archives: publications

New Concord Title: Operation Little Saturn

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Concord Publications has announced a new title in the Warrior Series of books: Operation Little Saturn and Infantry Battles of Heeresgruppe Süd December 1942 – June 1943 by William K. Fowler (ISBN 962-361-163-3, 52 pages, 135 photographs, 4 color plates … Continue reading →

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Disruptive Camouflage of Vehicles

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

How useful is disruptive camouflage on tanks and military vehicles? The following excerpt on camouflage is taken from the A Military Encyclopedia Based on Operations in the Italian Campaigns 1943-1945 by the G-3 Section, Headquarters 15th Army Group, Italy. The … Continue reading →

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Route of the Ghost Corps

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Route of the U.S. XX Corps (20th Corps) and Divisions Commanded. Source: The Ghost Corps thru Hell and High Water, U.S. Army, XX Corps, 1945.  

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Checkerboard

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Checkerboard newspaper of the 99th Infantry Division is available online at http://99div.newspaperarchive.com/. All issues can be browsed and searched by keyword. The Checkerboard was the newspaper of the 99th Infantry Division during World War II and the 99th Infantry … Continue reading →

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Antimechanized Defense

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Antimechanized defense for armored infantry from the U.S. field manual FM 17-40: Armored Infantry Company:   Antimechanized defense is both passive and active. (1) The troops are protected passively against mechanized attacks by the digging of fox holes and emplacements, … Continue reading →

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Battle Route of the 10th Armored Division

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Battle Route of the 10th Armored Division” from the G.I. Stories booklet: Terrify and Destroy: The Story of the 10th Armored Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1945.

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Italian Navy Ship Silhouettes

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following simplified Italian ship silhouettes show the profiles and relative sizes of the various classes of battleships, cruisers, and destroyers in the Italian Navy in WWII. The silhouettes are taken from the U.S. Navy manual FM 30-50: Recognition Pictorial … Continue reading →

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Thru France with the 2nd Infantry Division

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Thru France with the 2nd” from the G.I. Stories booklet: From D + 1 to 105: The Story of the 2nd Infantry Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1944-45.

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German Rifleman Uniform

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Handbook on German Army Identification was printed in 1943 by Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Maryland. The handbook was designed to provide a reference manual for intelligence personnel in combat operations. The handbook included the following illustrations of … Continue reading →

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Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Scenes from the WWII booklet “Camp Shelby, Mississippi” by the Public Relations Office at Camp Shelby. For more on Camp Shelby during WWII, see 65th Infantry Division, Camp Shelby, Mississippi, 1944 (Cover, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, … Continue reading →

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