America on guard; army, navy, marine corps; facts, insignia, uniforms
by Penfield, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Moderate rubbing to boards, edges, corners, and head and foot of spine. Previous owner stamp to inside of front board. Pages cle
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Rand McNally & Co, 1941. Hardcover. Moderate rubbing to boards, edges, corners, and head and foot of spine. Previous owner stamp to inside of front board. Pages clean and binding tight. Good(+) to very good(-).. Hardcover square blue octavo with color illustrated cover. 64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 17 cm. Illustrated by Rudeen, Herbert, ; illustrator. || Foreword by Lieutenant Colonel Wm. O. Tufts || Series: American patriot's series; Variation: American patriots series.
Contents: U. S. Army : Organization ; Corps areas (color map) ; Components ; Units ; Combat arms ; Services ; Insignia of rank ; U. S. cadet uniforms (in color) ; Enlisted men's dress uniform (diagram) ; Hat cords ; Collar insignia ; Specialty marks ; Branch and bureau insignia ; Badges and bars ; Corps and divisional insignia ; Decorations awarded by the War Department ; Educational system -- U. S. Navy : Organization ; The fleet ; U. S. Navy establishments (map) ; Air Force ; U. S. Navy uniforms (in color) ; Insignia of rank ; Ratings ; U. S. Naval Academy ; U. S. Naval Reserves -- U. S. Marines : Organization ; U. S. Marine uniforms (in color) ; Insignia of rank.
Contents: U. S. Army : Organization ; Corps areas (color map) ; Components ; Units ; Combat arms ; Services ; Insignia of rank ; U. S. cadet uniforms (in color) ; Enlisted men's dress uniform (diagram) ; Hat cords ; Collar insignia ; Specialty marks ; Branch and bureau insignia ; Badges and bars ; Corps and divisional insignia ; Decorations awarded by the War Department ; Educational system -- U. S. Navy : Organization ; The fleet ; U. S. Navy establishments (map) ; Air Force ; U. S. Navy uniforms (in color) ; Insignia of rank ; Ratings ; U. S. Naval Academy ; U. S. Naval Reserves -- U. S. Marines : Organization ; U. S. Marine uniforms (in color) ; Insignia of rank.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 89433
- Title
- America on guard; army, navy, marine corps; facts, insignia, uniforms
- Author
- Penfield, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Moderate rubbing to boards, edges, corners, and head and foot of spine. Previous owner stamp to inside of front board. Pages cle
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Rand McNally & Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1941
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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