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Details and history of the theft of the Wasmann collection of ants and Schmitz collection of phorids by German troops during World War II are given, highlighting the persons involved and clarifying misinformation about why it was stolen and where some parts of it were taken.

Curtis Abbott, an educated young man from East Bethel, Vermont signed up early in the Civil War to be a sharpshooter. He witnessed and lived through some of the most important battles of the Civil War. In hundreds of letters sent home to Vermont from 1861 to 1865, Abbott details camp life, battles, and marches through the Mid- Atlantic towns where he was stationed. This cache of letters is made even more powerful through Curtis Abbott's additional writings. Later in life, he documented the history of his company (Company H). He corresponded with other veterans from his regiment, completing a comprehensive history from the soldier's point of view. After the War, he settled near Boston, s ...

The Eighteenth Engineers tells the story of the incredible work performed by the men of the 18th Engineers Regiment in WW1. They were among the first 75,000 A. E. F. troops to arrive in France in late August of 1917. There they built massive docks large enough to berth 10 transport ships end to end. Then they constructed huge warehouses to receive and store tons of cargo. Finally, they designed and built a complex, multi-functional railroad track system, along with unique cargo handling equipment allowing them the ability to unload men and cargo quickly and efficiently from the ships hold. The 18th Engineers built this massive base depot in record time under difficult conditio ...

The Pershing Missile System was developed to replace the aging Redstone missile. This book is the result of over 25-years of research which includes active service in the system from 1972 through 1979, working as a data tech from 1982 through 1990, interviewing individuals who had served with the P1, P1a, and P2 missile systems, reviewing documents, etc. This has been a labor of love that has taken up a significant portion of my life with the support of my family.

The PBY Catalina was designed and built in the heart of the Great Depression. It had massive struts to support the wing pontoons and inadequate engines; a slow, ungainly flying machine. But, at its worst, it was the best design available. This is the story of how the ugly duckling turned into the most versatile, most feared and most valuable airplane in the Unites States arsenal in World War II. It destroyed more enemy shipping than the US submarine fleet, gave the Navy an advantage in major sea battles, and flew in the worst weather and most adverse conditions. It was tough, reliable and adaptable. The pilots and crews made it better. This is my salute to a magnificent machine ...

In 1969 President Nixon made statements to the press in Guam that were not intended to be an official announcement of a change in foreign policy, but nevertheless they were taken to be a new direction in foreign policy. This direction was markedly different from that of Kennedy and Johnson and in time came to be known as the Nixon Doctrine. The Nixon Doctrine has been studied to various degrees and the debate has varied over time as to whether the doctrine was intended only for the region of Southeast Asia or was intended to be more global in scope. What has been missing from the debate up to this point is a detailed analysis of the Nixon tapes which the president recorded while in offi ...

This is the story about a small classified military group known as the Crypto Rangers and how they worked with the Pentagon and the Nixon White House to facilitate classified bombing of the North Vietnamese and bypass Congress and the news media.

George H.W. Bush, William Barr, Robert S. Mueller, Ollie North, the CIA, and many others have a list of dark secrets in common. The Tatum Chronicles bring there secrets to light. Here yu will find players like Barry seal, George H.W. Bush, William Barr, Robert Mueller, Manuel Noriega, the CIA, the DEA and many other conspirators in the drug Trade revealed.

If you want to see real "Hero's" who served the Military or for the Military - then you might want to read this book.

In the early 20th century, aviation was in its infancy. Military aviation began to take shape. The U.S. Army Signal Corps' "Aeronautical Division" was designated as the first military aviation unit in the U.S. armed forces. With the help of men like the Wright Brothers (of Dayton, Ohio) and aircraft builder, Glenn Curtiss, things began to develop. This is a photographic journey showing airplanes and key personnel of the time (1908-1918). The United States Air Force of today has those early aviators of the U.S. Army to thank for its success and growth.