Category Archives: publications

ACV Battler Class

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Royal Navy ACV Battler Class (ACV = Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier, i.e., CVE, or Escort Carrier) Recognition Features: HMS Battler (D18) and HMS Fencer (D64). ACV BATTLER Class HEIGHT IN FEET: from W.L.     to Flight Deck – 47′     to … Continue reading →

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Dead Reckoning

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Dead Reckoning” from Navigators’ Information File, Headquarters Army Air Forces, War Department, 1944: DEAD RECKONING Importance The successful termination of any flight depends on dead reckoning. Navigators returning from all over the world–from the Aleutians, where weather is always a … Continue reading →

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Panzerwrecks 13 (Italy, Vol. 2)

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Panzerwrecks 13: Italy 2, the latest volume in the well known Panzerwrecks photo-book series, has been released by authors Lee Archer and William Auerbach. Photograph features include: Weapons Dump – Italian Style; Nashorn 214; Elefants of 1./s.Pz.Jg.Abt.653; and Dug-in Panther … Continue reading →

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New WWI and WWII Books from Tankograd

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New March 2012 releases from Tankograd Publishing covering WWI and WWII have been announced. Tankograd specializes in publications on military vehicles and military history.  

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Japanese Booby Traps

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

It’s a trap! A humorous cartoon with a serious message. Source: Engineer Intelligence Bulletin No. 3, Engineer Section, HQ. Eighth Army, May 1945.

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German Winter Morale

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The problems of German troop morale during the harsh winters of the Eastern Front — translation of German Taschenbuch für den Winterkrieg, August 1942 from the U.S. wartime publication German Winter Warfare, Special Series, No. 18, Military Intelligence Division, U.S. … Continue reading →

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Painting the M4 Tank

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for painting the M4 Sherman tank from the Technical Manual TM 9-731B: Medium Tank M4A2, January 1943. Section XXV: PAINTING 145. PAINTING. a. Ordnance materiel is painted before issue to the using arms. One maintenance coat per year will … Continue reading →

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Words from the Wing Wise

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Tips from bomber gunners to prevent guns and gunners from freezing during missions from a special edition of Army Talks, “Stars over the Reich,” published for the officers and men of the Eighth Air Force.   WORDS FROM THE WING … Continue reading →

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Loading 37-mm AA Guns on Railroad Cars

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for loading the 37-mm gun and carriage on railroad cars from the WWII technical manual TM 9-235 37-mm AA Gun Materiel, U.S. War Department, January, 1944. LOADING MATERIEL ON RAILROAD CAR. a. General. All loading and blocking instructions as … Continue reading →

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Bazooka Operation in Hot & Cold Climates

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Operating instructions for the Bazooka in tropical and arctic climates from TM 9-294: 2.36-inch A.T. Rocket Launcher M1A1, War Department Technical Manual, Sept. 27, 1943. Section X: OPERATION UNDER UNUSUAL CONDITIONS 32. GENERAL. a. When operating under unusual conditions such … Continue reading →

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