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Clothing designers from California produced trend-setting styles in the mid-20th century. Adrian, Irene, Helen Rose, Jean Louis, William Travilla, James Galanos, Rudi Gernreich, and Lilli Ann fashions are shown in hundreds of color photos that display the originality and diversit...y of these American styles that spread around the world.
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By Rogers, Les
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This book covers the wide variety of markings used by British aviation units in World War I. Many of the photographs are published here for the first time, and the profiles offer a representative selection of units, aircraft, and color schemes.
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Drawn from the files of English, American, New Zealand, Australian and Canadian sources, as well as from veterans, this is the story of Lockheeds Lucky Star the marvelous Ventura! Fashioned from the Lockheed Model 18 airliner, the Ventura went on to fight on nearly every World Wa...r II battlefront as a penetration bomber, anti-submarine patrol aircraft, reconnaissance bomber, and even nightfighter.
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This new book takes a close look at a variety of authentic World War II era German uniforms including examples from the Army, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Allgemeine-SS, Hitler Youth and Political Leaders. The pieces are shown in large full frame front and rear shots, and ...in painstaking detail to show tailors tags, buttons, insignia detail etc. and allow the reader to see what the genuine article looks like. Various accoutrements worn with the uniforms are also included to aid the collector.
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This reprint of the 14th (Kings) Hussars unit history was first published in 1901 and appears here in a new quality edition. The 14th (Kings) Hussars, originally formed in 1715 as Dromers Dragoons and later as the Kings Light Dragoons, was one of the most distinguished regiments ...in the British cavalry with battle honors earned in the Peninsular War, Punjab, Persia, Central India, and South Africa. This complete history is presented chronologically and details the commanders, operations and uniforms from 1715-1900, and is complemented with superb full color plates of uniforms and standards, and duotone photographs of the regimental commanders during this period. Detailed maps show operational campaign details.
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The Orders and Decorations of the enemy during the Vietnam War have remained shrouded in mystery for many years. References to them are scarce and interrogations of captives during the war often led to misinformation concerning them. To confuse the situation even more, these awar...ds were bestowed by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), known then as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV), and the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NLF), and a myriad of political and local organizations. Covered are those Orders and Decorations now considered official by the SRV, as well as many of the obsolete awards bestowed by the DRV and the NLF. It also discusses many of the commemorative, political and local awards. Includes value guide.
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This book presents the sound locators, fire control systems, and searchlights used by Germany in conjunction with anti-aircraft fire.
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Detailed developmental and operational history of the first USAF dedicated all-weather, jet-powered interceptor. It also features the colorful paint schemes applied to F-89s, which should appeal to both modelers and historians.
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Over 150 never before published illustrations, complimented by an exhaustively researched text, document the little-known air war between Bolivia and Paraguay during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Full details of such aircraft as Fiat C R 20s, Curtiss Hawk IIs, Curtiss Ospreys, ...Potez 25s and all other types employed by both combatants, including acquisition, operations, and markings make this a must for historians, modellers, and anyone interested in golden-age aviation.
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. . . One of these events, the attempt of the Red Army to cut off and destroy the panzer formations far advanced before Moscow, is little known.
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