Merriam Press: 49 books

Merriam Press Military Monograph No. 25. First eBook Edition 2015. Provides an interesting view of German as well as enemy operations, tactics, strategies, equipment, weapons, and more, through an interview with a little-known but highly capable panzer general of the Wehrmacht, who saw considerable...

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. This is a brand new edition of "Study No. 23: The Army Ground Forces: Training for Mountain and Winter Warfare," originally published in 1946. This general study of the experiments in mountain and winter warfare training from 1940 to 1944 was designed...

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. Written just after the war, reviews activities of U.S. Army’s Ordnance Department’s research and development of small arms, ammunition, artillery, bombs, armored and unarmored combat and motor transport vehicles, aircraft armament, rockets and launchers,...

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. Official history of the initial planning for the Normandy invasion, prepared by the Historical Sub-Section, Office of Secretary, General Staff, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force. Contents: Introduction. (1) The Origins of COSSAC. (2) The Aims...

Merriam Press World War 2 History No. 9. First eBook Edition, 2015. Articles and over 60 photos and illustrations on the units, weapons, uniforms, insignia, equipment, men and activities of Germany’s mountain troops. CONTENTS: (1) Gebirgsjäger: Germany’s Mountain Troops. (2) Weapons. (3) Equipment....

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. Expanded edition of the 1951 Department of the Army Pamphlet 20-240, with photos and additional text. This study on the problems of rear area security is based on German experiences during the Russian campaign. Particularly striking examples have been selected...

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. New edition of a unit history originally published in 1945 in Germany, compiled from the official history of the VII Corps, summarizing the events which occurred during its participation in the defeat of Germany, from its creation in late 1940, through training...

Merriam Press World War II History Number 7. First eBook Edition 2015. Camp Tyson was unique and historic because it was the only barrage balloon training facility in the US, so soldiers who were there had an experience unlike any other. The Camp also became engrained in the lives of Henry Countians...

Merriam Press Naval History No. 8. First eBook Edition, 2015. The details of the sixteen Japanese submarines sunk by American subs and the two Japanese submarines sunk by British subs during World War II are fully documented in this thoroughly researched analysis. In addition, the author addresses...

Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series. A remarkable memoir of service in the 1st Armored Division, specifically, Company D (which after a reorganization became Company F) of the 81st Reconnaissance Battalion, equipped with the Light Tank M3 "Stuart," and a personal history of the unit's...

Merriam Press Korean War Series. This book tells a story of events which occurred during a brief but momentous period in American history, involving two extraordinary men, President Harry S. Truman and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. The story tells of their interaction during a time of grave...

Merriam Press World War II Memoir Series. This is not for the faint of heart. Because Harry Neely is who he is, and has been through what he has been through, this tells the raw unvarnished truth of the early 1940s, the dirty ugly truth about war. It reveals the hatred that is instilled into troops...

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. A rare period publication, originally published in mid-1945, collects together three reports conducted by units of the U.S. Seventh Army’s G-2 Section: Dachau, Concentration Camp by OSS Section, covering history, composition, organization, and groupings...

Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series. Before the war Charlie was a member of a National Guard cavalry unit. In 1942 he enlisted at Fort Riley, where they were still training horse units. Two years later Charlie was recruited by the OSS. After training, Charlie shipped out in July 1944 for England....