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On November 11 every year the United States celebrates Veterans Day whose important purpose, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is to serve as “a celebration to honor America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.” In honor of the contributions of all our brave men and women who have served or are serving in the United States Armed Forces, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has assembled a collection which features best selling publications from all branches of the U.S. military.
In addition, you may order subscriptions to these excellent military magazines, such as Airman, Official Magazine of the US Air Force and Marines: Official Magazine of the US Marine Corps which includes Marines, The Corps' Official Magazine, V. 38, No. 2 Special Issue -- 2009, Corps Album featuring award-winning Corps photographs. Marine Corps Titles
Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Marine Corps Description: A commemorative work that offers the reader a snapshot view of the people, aircraft, and events that comprise the first century of Marine aviation. Featuring a foreword by John Glenn, Jr., it showcases the achievements of Marine aviation through seldom seen photographs and accounts of pivotal battles and events. It displays the innovation and adaptability of Marine Corps aviation, including its overall importance to the vital posture of the Marine Corps as a balanced air-ground-logistics team. Intended as a “museum in a book,” it includes an overview for each time period in Marine aviation, chapter introductions, feature articles, and a running timeline. An oral history CD is included in the back of the book, providing the text and photos with first-hand accounts from select Marine aviators. Additionally, this publication offers several appendices to serve as a reference. Year/Pages: 2011: Book: (338 p.; ill.) and CD. Price: $115.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Marine Corps University Description: Contains the works presented at a symposium held in Washington, D.C. on 23 September 2009. It examines how counterinsurgency leadership has often meant the difference between success and failure. Identifies best practices in counterinsurgency leadership. It also explores methods for leadership improvement. Year/Pages: 2011: 210 p.; ill.
Price:
$22.00
Army Titles
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Borden Institute Description: Provides a profusely illustrated history covering the full range of Walter Reed Army Medical Center's activities in service to the Army and the Nation. Many photographs are in color. Although this printing does not say it was revised, it includes about 20 more pages than the first printing. Year/Pages: 2011: 316 p.; ill. revised ed,
Price:
$61.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: Contains stories of soldiers and Army civilians who have demonstrated repeatedly that determination and a good idea often carry the day in peace and war. Despite the perception of bureaucratic inertia, the institution's long history of benefiting from the inventiveness of its people indicates that it is an incubator of innovation after all. Year/Pages: 2010: 180 p.; ill.
Price:
$19.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Corps of Engineers, Office of History Description: Provides a history of the 1321st regiment, an African American regiment which served in Europe during World War II. It includes many black and white photographs. Year/Pages: 2009: 124 p.; ill.
Price:
$15.00
Navy Titles
Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval War College Description: Examines in detail, making extensive use of the Naval War College archives, each of the U.S. Navy's twenty-one “fleet problems” conducted between World Wars I and II, elucidating the patterns that emerged, finding a range of enduring lessons, and suggesting their applicability for future naval warfare. Winner of the North American Society for Oceanic History's John Lyman Book Award. Year/Pages: 2010: 418 p.; ill.
Price:
$58.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval Historical Center Description: Under orders from President Theodore Roosevelt, sixteen battleships of the United States Atlantic Battle Fleet and their consorts made a peace-time circumnavigation of the globe, from December 07 to February 1909. Text, illustrations, and captions tell the story of this fourteen-month world cruise. Separate chapters provide an overview of the origins, course, and accomplishments of the cruise, describe the ships that circumnavigated the globe, depict the character and experiences of the sailors who participated, and narrate the cruise's principal events and itinerary. Year/Pages: 2008: 150 p.; ill.
Price:
$46.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., Navy, Naval War College Description: Contains an overview of the Naval War College. It includes a virtual tour of the campus facilities. Year/Pages: 2010: 152 p.; ill.
Price:
$25.00
Air Force Titles
Publisher: Defense Dept., Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Office of History and Research Description: Tells the story of the men an woman of Air Education and Training Command (AETC) who rushed to the aid of their wingmen at Kessler Air Force Base and to their countrymen in need. Year/Pages: 2006: 238 p.: ill.
Price:
$40.00
Publisher: Defense Dept., Air Force, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public Affairs Description: Celebrates the history of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on its 50th anniversary. Year/Pages: 2008: 65 p; ill.
Price:
$19.00
Coast Guard Titles
Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., Coast Guard Description: Assists Coast Guard personnel in response to oil spills, search and rescue operations and other emergency situations. Year/Pages: 2006: 364 p.
Price:
$23.00
Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., Coast Guard Description: Assists Coast Guard personnel in response to oil spills, search and rescue operations and other emergency situations. Year/Pages: 2006: 368 p.
Price:
$22.00
Publisher: Homeland Security Dept., Coast Guard, U.S. Coast Guard Historians Office Description: Records what the Coast Guard did on September 11, 2001 and in the following weeks. It includes bibliographical references and an index. By following the actions of key Coast Guard personnel, records what the Coast Guard did on September 11, 2001 and in the following weeks. It covers the priorities of port security in New York City, the Atlantic Strike Team's work on marine safety at Ground Zero and Fresh Kills, the response of the First Coast Guard District in Boston, Coast Guard casualties and actions at the Naval Command Center in the Pentagon, and much more. Year/Pages: 2003: 219 p. and 8 plates; ill.
Price:
$5.00
National Guard Titles
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, National Guard Bureau, Office of Public Affairs, Historical Services Division Description: The third and final volume in a series that records the National Guard's participation to date in America's first war of the twenty-first century. It recounts an informative and educational account of the National Guard's role in the war on terror as demonstrated by the service of citizen soldiers and airmen in the first years of the Iraq War. Provides a battle history of the National Guard's role in that war. Year/Pages: 2008: 116 p.; ill.
Price:
$19.00
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