Documents, maps & photographs
Manual, Technical, TM 3-375, Portable Flame Throwers M1 and M1A1, 1943, Pfc. John Balfe, US Marine Corps
Genuine WWII US War Department TM 3-375 Technical Manual, Portable Flame Throwers M1 and M1A1 . Edition of May 1943. Complete (123 pages) and in good overall condition. The handwritten mention visible on the back cover indicates that the present booklet once belonged to some John J. Balfe , 2412 N. Sydenham Street, Philadelphia. John James Balfe was born on September 3, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and joined the US Marine Corps on May 28, 1943 (service number 531447). He deployed from August 12, 1944 to December 22, 1945 and was wounded in action. He was discharged on February 6, 1946 and passed away on October 27, 2009. https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/43723469/john-j-balfe Illustration documents available in digital format only.
Manual, Technical, TM 30-253, Military Dictionary, English-French - French-English, 1943
Genuine WWII US War Department TM 30-253 Technical Manual, Military Dictionary, English-French - French-English . March 1st, 1943 edition. Complete (813 pages) and in quite good overall condition.
Manual, Technical, TM 5-267, Camouflage, 1943
Nice genuine WWII US War Department TM 5-267 Technical Manual, Camouflage , dated August 1st, 1943. Scarce color edition. Complete and in excellent overall condition.
Manual, Technical, TM 9-1350, 155-mm Guns M1 and M1A1 and Carriage M1, 1943
Genuine WWII US War Department TM 9-135 Technical Manual, 155-mm Guns M1 and Carriage M1; 8-Inch Howitzer M1 and Carriage M1; Heavy Carriage Limber M2 . Edition of July 15, 1943. Complete (388 pages) and in quite good overall condition.
Manual, Technical, TM 9-1372A, 90-mm Gun M2 and Antiaircraft Mount M2, 1944
Genuine WWII US War Department TM 9-1372A Technical Manual, 90-mm Gun M2 and Antiaircraft Mount M2 , dedicated to the this antiaircraft gun. Edition of March 4, 1944. Complete (382 pages) and in quite good, used condition.
Manual, The Infantry School, Officer Candidate Class No. 75-A, First Company, Fort Benning, 1942, Signed
Genuine WWII US Army booklet, published on October 1st, 1942 following the graduation of Officer Candidate Class No. 75-A, First Company, Second Student Training Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia. The present document which provides the list of the Infantry School graduates, was signed by some of them. Complete and in quite good overall condition.
Manual, US Navy, The Bluejacket's Manual, 1940, WAVES
Genuine WWII US Navy manual, The Bluejacket's Manual , printed in 1940 (tenth edition). Dimensions: 5.3in x 7.7in. Complete (784 pages) and in good overall condition. The card still present on the inside cover indicates that the present manual beloged to some Ensign Mary Elizabeth Strong in 1942.
Map, Alençon-Mayenne, 1944
Genuine WWII British map sheet, Alençon-Mayenne , Sheet No. 7G , scale 1:100,000. This map actually covers a large perimeter astride the Orne and the Mayene departments, which includes the towns of Écouché, Mortrée, La Ferté-Macé and Domfront. Edited by the War Office in 1944. Quite good overall condition. Dimensions: 25.5in x 35in.
Map, Allied, Africa Road Map, MAROC-ALGÉRIE-TUNISIE, Sheet 151, Operation Torch, 1942
Great genuine WWII Allied map, Africa Road Map, Maroc-Algérie-Tunisie, First Edition, Sheet 151 , scale 1:2000.000 and 1:500.000. Based on a version drawn by the British General Staff-Geographical Section and edited by the US Army in 1942, the present map, which was initially copied from a 1939-dated French Michelin map, covers most of the North African coastline, from Mogador, Morocco to the Libyan border; the regions of Meknès-Fès, Oran, Alger, and Tunis are shown in separate insets. This area covers the various landing sectors of Operation Torch -- the Allied invasion of French North Africa, November 8-16, 1942. Very good overall condition. Dimensions: 27.7in x 43.7in.
Map, Allied, CARENTAN, Edition of June 1943, Sheet No. 31/18 S.E.
Rare genuine WWII Allied map of Normandy, Carentan , Sheet 31/18 S.E. , scale 1:25,000. Edition of June 1943. Based on a version drawn by the British General Staff-Geographical Section and edited by the 660th Engineer Topographic Battalion of the US Army, the present map covers a large perimeter bounded by the towns of Cretteville, Saint-Côme-du-Mont, Carentan and Le Plessis. Some of the most emblematic battlefields where the 101st Airborne Division fought the Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 and the 17. ᛋᛋ-Panzergrenadier Division „ Götz von Berlichingen “ from June 6 to 13, 1944 are visible on the present map -- the 'Dead Man's Corner', Angoville-au-Plain, the 'Purple Heart Lane', La Billonnerie, 'Bloody Gulch'... Dimensions: 20in x 24.6in. Excellent overall condition.
Map, Allied, CASABLANCA, Morocco, 1942
Great genuine WWII Allied map, Morocco, Casablanca, First Edition, Sheet 29-XI-3b1 , scale 1:50,000. Based on a version drawn by the British General Staff-Geographical Section in 1941 and edited by the US Army in 1942, the present map, which was initially copied from a 1936-dated French map, covers the entire city of Casablanca and its surroundings. Very good overall condition. Dimensions: 23.8in x 30in.
Map, Allied, GAVRAY, Normandy, 1943
Rare genuine WWII Allied map, Gavray, FEdition of August 1943, Sheet No. 31/14 S.E. , scale 1:25,000. Edited by the General Staff-Geographical Section of the British War Office, the present map covers a large perimeter around the town of Gavray, Normandy, France, area of combat zone of the 2nd & 3rd Armored Division against the 2nd Panzer SS and the 17th Panzer SS Division. Quite good overall condition. Dimensions: 21.6in x 31.2in.
