BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS WANTED
We are looking to obtain for our library some hard to find Pacific War and Indochina Wars books and publications. These volumes will greatly aid our expeditions and our on-going battlefield research. Please review our "wish list" below, and reach out if you can be of assistance.
We are looking to obtain the following magazines:
The Field Artillery Journal
(official publication of the US Army Field Artillery - published from 1911 to 2007)
***NOTE: only seeking the hardbound editions with complete calendar year (12-monthly issues).
Wanted calendar years: 1940; 1941; 1942; 1944; 1945; also some post-WW2 years.
Currently, we have the hardbound edition for 1943 in our archive.
Vietnam Combat Magazine
Seeking any and all issues of this magazine that was published in the mid-1980s; this short-lived magazine was published by Modern Day Periodicals, Inc. (Broadway, New York, New York) and the first issue was released in 1985.
Wartime Magazine, Issue 55, Winter 2011
(official magazine of the Australian War Memorial)
Vietnam War 40th anniversary special issue
We are looking to obtain the following books:
Vietnam War unit yearbooks and unit histories
***NOTE: wartime printed, and only units that served "in-country"
War by Stealth: Australians and the Allied Intelligence Bureau 1942-1945
by Alan Powell
424 pages, published in 1996
The Battle of Coffin Corner and Other Comments Concerning the Guadalcanal Campaign
by John E. Stannard
282 pages, published in 1992
Official History of the Fiji Military Forces, 1939-1945
by R.A. Howlett
267 pages, published in 1948
Fijians at War 1939-1945
by Asesela Ravuvu
69 pages, published in 1974 and 1988
Pacific Commandos: New Zealanders and Fijians in Action
A History of Southern Independent Commando and First Commando Fiji Guerillas
by Colin R. Larsen
161 pages, published in 1946 and 2008
We Were The First: The Unit History of No. 1 Independent Company
by Alexander "Sandy" McNab
242 pages, published in 1998
Always Ready: The Story of the United States' 147th Infantry Regiment
by Tom McLeod
188 pages, published in 1999
Guadalcanal and Tom McLeod, Son of Veteran
by Shoichi Morii
Japanese language, written by Japanese Guadalcanal veteran, above title is rough translation, published in 1997
One Marine Mustang's Memoirs: Fifty Months With Defense Battalions in the Pacific, 1940-1945
by Frederick A. Seelig
187 pages, published in 1997
'...when the long trick's over': Donald Kennedy in the Pacific
by Mike Butcher
232 pages, published in 2012
Where the Trade-Wind Blows: Stories and Sketches of the South Pacific Islands
by R. W. Robson and Judy Tudor
175 pages, published in 1946
On Shaggy Ridge: The Australian 7th Division in the Ramu Valley: From Kaiapit to the Finisterre Ranges
by Phillip Bradley
294 pages, published in 2006
Ghost Troop of the Ryukyus: The Story of the 96th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) of the 96th Infantry Division
by Clifford Warrick
Published in 2003
The French Foreign Legion and Indochina in Retrospect
by Michael Kaponya
144 pages, published in 2013
Le Bataillon Des Condamnés Indochine 1949-1950
by Raymond Muelle
French language, title: The Convicts Battalion Indochina 1949-1950, 268 pages, published in 1989
***NOTE: only seeking edition with red cover with black text title. Subsequent editions are abridged & names censored.
Verkaufte Jahre: Ein Deutscher Fremdenlegionär Berichtet Seine Erlebnisse in Indochina und Nordafrika
by Hans E. Bauer
German language, title: Years Sold: A German Foreign Legionnaire Reports his Experiences in Indochina and North Africa, 292 pages, published in 1957
We are looking to obtain the following books in the "Memoirs of War" series published by The Gioi Publishers (Hanoi, Vietnam). ***NOTE: some of the below titles have had multiple editions printed by The Gioi Publishers. Below is the information we know. As such, we are seeking any English language editions of the below titles.
Unforgettable Days
by General Vo Nguyen Giap
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
395 pages, published in 2015
Fighting Under Siege
by General Vo Nguyen Giap
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
314 pages, published in 2004
The Road to Dien Bien Phu
by General Vo Nguyen Giap
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
461 pages, published in 2004
The General Headquarters in the Spring of Brilliant Victory
by General Vo Nguyen Giap
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
357 pages, published in 2002
Vo Nguyen Giap's Selected Writings
by General Vo Nguyen Giap
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
617 pages, published in 1994
The Christmas Bombing: Dien Bien Phu in the Air
by Luu Trong Lan
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
181 pages, published in 2004
Dien Bien Phu: History, Impressions, Memoirs
Contributions by many authors
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
156 pages, published in 2004
The Route through the Truong Son Range
by Dong Si Nguyen
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
How South Viet Nam was Liberated
by General Hoang Van Thai
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
249 pages, published in 2005
The Field Artillery Journal
(official publication of the US Army Field Artillery - published from 1911 to 2007)
***NOTE: only seeking the hardbound editions with complete calendar year (12-monthly issues).
Wanted calendar years: 1940; 1941; 1942; 1944; 1945; also some post-WW2 years.
Currently, we have the hardbound edition for 1943 in our archive.
Vietnam Combat Magazine
Seeking any and all issues of this magazine that was published in the mid-1980s; this short-lived magazine was published by Modern Day Periodicals, Inc. (Broadway, New York, New York) and the first issue was released in 1985.
Wartime Magazine, Issue 55, Winter 2011
(official magazine of the Australian War Memorial)
Vietnam War 40th anniversary special issue
We are looking to obtain the following books:
Vietnam War unit yearbooks and unit histories
***NOTE: wartime printed, and only units that served "in-country"
War by Stealth: Australians and the Allied Intelligence Bureau 1942-1945
by Alan Powell
424 pages, published in 1996
The Battle of Coffin Corner and Other Comments Concerning the Guadalcanal Campaign
by John E. Stannard
282 pages, published in 1992
Official History of the Fiji Military Forces, 1939-1945
by R.A. Howlett
267 pages, published in 1948
Fijians at War 1939-1945
by Asesela Ravuvu
69 pages, published in 1974 and 1988
Pacific Commandos: New Zealanders and Fijians in Action
A History of Southern Independent Commando and First Commando Fiji Guerillas
by Colin R. Larsen
161 pages, published in 1946 and 2008
We Were The First: The Unit History of No. 1 Independent Company
by Alexander "Sandy" McNab
242 pages, published in 1998
Always Ready: The Story of the United States' 147th Infantry Regiment
by Tom McLeod
188 pages, published in 1999
Guadalcanal and Tom McLeod, Son of Veteran
by Shoichi Morii
Japanese language, written by Japanese Guadalcanal veteran, above title is rough translation, published in 1997
One Marine Mustang's Memoirs: Fifty Months With Defense Battalions in the Pacific, 1940-1945
by Frederick A. Seelig
187 pages, published in 1997
'...when the long trick's over': Donald Kennedy in the Pacific
by Mike Butcher
232 pages, published in 2012
Where the Trade-Wind Blows: Stories and Sketches of the South Pacific Islands
by R. W. Robson and Judy Tudor
175 pages, published in 1946
On Shaggy Ridge: The Australian 7th Division in the Ramu Valley: From Kaiapit to the Finisterre Ranges
by Phillip Bradley
294 pages, published in 2006
Ghost Troop of the Ryukyus: The Story of the 96th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) of the 96th Infantry Division
by Clifford Warrick
Published in 2003
The French Foreign Legion and Indochina in Retrospect
by Michael Kaponya
144 pages, published in 2013
Le Bataillon Des Condamnés Indochine 1949-1950
by Raymond Muelle
French language, title: The Convicts Battalion Indochina 1949-1950, 268 pages, published in 1989
***NOTE: only seeking edition with red cover with black text title. Subsequent editions are abridged & names censored.
Verkaufte Jahre: Ein Deutscher Fremdenlegionär Berichtet Seine Erlebnisse in Indochina und Nordafrika
by Hans E. Bauer
German language, title: Years Sold: A German Foreign Legionnaire Reports his Experiences in Indochina and North Africa, 292 pages, published in 1957
We are looking to obtain the following books in the "Memoirs of War" series published by The Gioi Publishers (Hanoi, Vietnam). ***NOTE: some of the below titles have had multiple editions printed by The Gioi Publishers. Below is the information we know. As such, we are seeking any English language editions of the below titles.
Unforgettable Days
by General Vo Nguyen Giap
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
395 pages, published in 2015
Fighting Under Siege
by General Vo Nguyen Giap
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
314 pages, published in 2004
The Road to Dien Bien Phu
by General Vo Nguyen Giap
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
461 pages, published in 2004
The General Headquarters in the Spring of Brilliant Victory
by General Vo Nguyen Giap
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
357 pages, published in 2002
Vo Nguyen Giap's Selected Writings
by General Vo Nguyen Giap
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
617 pages, published in 1994
The Christmas Bombing: Dien Bien Phu in the Air
by Luu Trong Lan
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
181 pages, published in 2004
Dien Bien Phu: History, Impressions, Memoirs
Contributions by many authors
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
156 pages, published in 2004
The Route through the Truong Son Range
by Dong Si Nguyen
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
How South Viet Nam was Liberated
by General Hoang Van Thai
English language edition published by The Gioi Publishers
249 pages, published in 2005
