Non-Fiction Books

A short history of the WBAI, as well as news clippings from the early 1900s. Biographies and photos of WBAI members.

Young men and women fight wars in the prime of their life. They set forth with courage, vision and dreams to solve the world's problems and to make...

A history of the Waukegan Fire Department.

A story of one troops fight through Korea.

War Crimes: Japan's' World War II Atrocities demands a prominent place in military history. Mr. Thurman and his daughter, Christine Sherman, bring ...

A history of the USS Washington by those who served on her.

(From the Foreword) Ticonderoga ships and men have established an impressive naval tradition for nearly two centuries. We have only official record...

A history of the USS Philippine Sea by those who served on her.

A history of the USS New York by those who served on her.

(From the introduction) The ensuing chapters will trace the history of one battleship, the USS New Jersey, BB-62, in its participation in four wars...

A short history and many stories from veterans (including photos).

A history of the USS Massachusetts and those who served on her.

Since the beginning of the United States Navy, eight ships have proudly carried the name Hornet. Although little detail is known about the exploits...

A history of the USS Lake Champlain and those who served on her.

A history of the USS Columbus and those who served on her.

Great patch book focused only on World War II. Depicts hundreds of SSIs (patches), tabs and scrolls, as well as chevrons, including SSI reproductio...

U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Unit Insignia from 1941-1946. (From Prologue) During WWI Marine Corps Aviation personnel used a shoulder sleeve insignia...

Dr. Ralph Cantafio traces the great changes which have occurred in American society over the past twenty years as a result of political, ethical an...

Biographies of Veterans from the American Revolution up to, and including, the Gulf War.

(From the Preface) Traces in the Dust focuses upon the African American families and residents of Carbondale since the founding of the Carbondale T...

Chapters include: Families, Friends, Military, Reunions, Sesquicentennial, Schools, Home, Churches, Agriculture, Transportation, Businesses, Memory...

A history of those who piloted Hot Air Balloons. 

(From the Preface) The purpose of gathering information contained within this book, is to allow the descendants of Thomas F. Burton to understand w...

This book began when the Associated Press sent out on its wire services an announcement that the 50th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Italy w...