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Two of the most collectible — and most expensive — ASE books are “Dracula”, by Bram Stoker and “The War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells. Fine copies will cost $40 or more.
Military History

Collecting Armed Service Editions

By William Leslie
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Military History

The 'Friendly Invasion' set in stone

By John Norris
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Military History

First Honor Flight Network trip to D.C. for Hawaii's veterans returned to Honolulu on Veterans Day with military welcome

By Military Trader
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Military History

Mein Kampf: An Outline of Evil

By Chris William
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Military History

'Deutsches Reich Reisepass'

By Chris William
In Virginia there were a number of open houses to showcase the local Guard units. This photograph shows one such event at a 176th Regimental Combat Team armory near the Richmond Airport in Sandston.
Militaria Collectibles

'There's a uniform in your future'

By Alexander F. Barnes

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Military History

New documentary to tell the untold stories of the first black men to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps

By Military Trader
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Military History

First woman takes command of Naval Test Wing Atlantic

By Military Trader
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Military History

Honor thy Fathers and Mothers 2022

By Military Trader
Kaiser Wilhelm I, whose reign as Emperor began on 18 January 1871 at Versailles, instituted the medal known as Kriegsdenkmunze fur die Feldzuge 1870-71 (War Commemorative Medal 1870-71). The obverse has the motto and an otherwise simple design. There are some slight damage marks to the edge which would affect the price. The reverse of the medal shows the intricacies of the design.
Medals

Pursuit of the Prussian prize

By John Norris
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Medals

A Green Devil Primer

By Chris William
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

The Mariners’ Museum to mark the 20th Anniversary of USS Monitor’s Turret recovery on August 5-6

By Military Trader
Propaganda was intended to inspire and empower. The might of the German Navy is seen in this postcard.
Military History

Built on lies brought about ultimate demise

By Chris William
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

New Gallery of Honor exhibit to be permanently installed at Milwaukee County War Memorial Center

By Military Trader
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Military History

Books in Review: Legacies in Steel – Personalized and Historical German Edged Weapons 1800-1990

By David Walsh
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Military History

Navy officially changes status of 13 USS Indianapolis Sailors lost during World War II

By Military Trader
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Medals

Hitting the Slopes in Germany

By Michael H. Swanson, COL (Ret.), U.S. Army
Before “Rosie the Riveter” there was Veronica “Ronnie” Foster — the Bren Gun Girl.
Military History

Before Rosie the Riveter...

By Peter Suciu
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

American Battlefield Trust targets 45 acres at Chancellorsville, scene of Jackson's attack

By Military Trader
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Special Exhibition “Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow” Opens Friday, May 27 at the National WWI Museum and Memorial

By Military Trader
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Author of 'African Founders' Honored by the Sons of the American Revolution

By Military Trader
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Auction News

Earhart still flies high

By Military Trader
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Military History

Honor Flight Network hits milestone of bringing 250,000 Veterans to nation’s capital on May 3rd event

By Military Trader
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Military History

Newly Commissioned USS Delaware Welcomes President and First Lady

By Military Trader
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Military History

Top-secret Vietnam War mission as told by the Veterans who were there, 'The Misty Experiment: The Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail'

By Military Trader
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Military History

The Misty Experiment Trailer

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Military History

15 enlisted women of the USS Wyoming make history

By Military Trader
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Walking in footsteps of heroes, new Medal of Honor Valor Trail

By Military Trader
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Military History

NOAA, partners discover wreck of 207-year-old whaling ship in Gulf of Mexico

By Military Trader
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Military History

A Centennial of Achievement in the Open Seas

By Military Trader
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Women’s History Month, and the Return of “Operation” Events at the National WWI Museum and Memorial

By Military Trader
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

The Mariners’ Museum to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads

By Military Trader
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

The National WWII Museum and Hancock Whitney announce American Spirit Award honorees

By Military Trader
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Military History

The Story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

By Military Trader
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Military History

Wreaths Across America honors 'The Four Chaplains' with Facebook Live event

By Military Trader
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Medals

Afghanistan War Gallantry Medal Group Sold at Auction Breaks World's Record

By Military Trader
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Visit Gettysburg battlefield virtually with American Battlefield Trust historian

By Military Trader
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

The National WWII Museum unveils new Pearl Harbor exhibit ahead of 80th anniversary

By Military Trader
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

National WWI Museum and Memorial celebrates 100 years since the site dedication, plus a sneak peek at Veterans Day

By Military Trader
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Roosevelt's Pine Tree Army

By Kenneth W. Kipp
Ray Chauncey Smith Jr., former Navy SEAL wounded in action in Vietnam on June 12th, 1970, receives his purple heart from Captain Brad Geary, commanding officer of Naval Special Warfare Center (NSWCEN) Basic Training Command during a ceremony on Naval Amphibious Base Coronado Oct. 7. NSWCEN provides initial assessment and selection and subsequent advanced training to the Sailors who make up the Navy’s SEAL and Special Boat Teams.
Medals

Purple Heart goes to Vietnam-era Frogman

By Military Trader
Drafted at 19, Harold Dombo would become a combat veteran and former P.O.W. by the time he was 21.
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This "Citizen Soldier" Became a WWII  Prisoner of War

By Chris William
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JAG File: All things History

"I Just Saluted The Kaiser" and 19 other expressions the Great War gave us

By John Adams-Graf
"Type B" rubberized silk balloon, recovered at sea and re-inflated. The outline of a human is provided for scale.
JAG File: All things History

"INTERCONTINENTAL" JUST ISN'T THAT FAR ANYMORE

By John Adams-Graf
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Military History

Breathing life back into UK marine history

By Military Trader
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Military History

The National WWII Museum Celebrates Oldest Living U.S. Veteran on his 112th Birthday

By Military Trader
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

The National WWII Museum announces Memory Wars: World War II at 75 and Beyond Virtual Conference

By Military Trader
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Military History

Central Wisconsin corpsman selected as Navy 'Sailor of the Quarter'

By Military Trader
The Mochida family, wearing identification tags awaits a bus. They were forced to leave their two-acre nursery and greenhouse in Eden, California, May 1942.
Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Soldiers Memorial Military Museum announces opening of Smithsonian traveling exhibit, 'Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II'

By Military Trader
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Museums, Clubs, Organizations

Fort Snelling adds to its collection with storied Confederate shirt and 1906 Calvalry uniform

By Military Trader
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JAG File: All things History

Where in modern Kansas was the 4th of July celebrated for first time west of Mississippi in 1804?

By John Adams-Graf
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Military History

USS Harry S. Truman takes the cup

By Military Trader
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Auction News

Victoria Cross awarded to 'The Hero of Manipur' sold by Dix Noonan Webb

By Military Trader
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Uniforms

Flight Lieutenant Walter McBean: A WWII Australian "D-Day Typhooner"

By Martin Spohn
The large U.S. Signal Corps portrait of Father Arthur A. LeMay was purchased more than thirty years ago at a VFW tag sale for $1. The portrait reunited with LeMay’s tunic and overseas cap in 2008.
Uniforms

WWI Doughboy Chaplain: Father Arthur A. LeMay, AEF

By William F. Howard
Commander Ernest E. Evans, USN illustrated telling the tale of the USS Johnston
Military History

Wreckage confirmed as heroic USS Johnston (DD 557)

By Military Trader