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Interest for the 3rd Infantry Division |
History of the Third Infantry
Division
in World War II

First printed in 1947 and reprinted
in 1987
Donald G. Taggart / Hardcover / Available 12/1/99
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History of the Third Infantry
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My Son My Hero A Mothers Journal:
Sergeant First Class Paul R. Smith MEDAL OF HONOR War on Terrorism
by J.P.
Our
price: $16.95
Format: Paperback
Size : 6 x 9
Pages: 180
ISBN: 0-595-37085-3
Published: Oct-2005
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To date there have been over 1,836 deaths as a result of
the war in Iraq. That means that there are now over 1,836 parents trying
to deal with the loss of a child, I am one of those parents; this is my
journey.
This journal is one mother's two-year journey after her son died in the
hot dessert of Iraq, were the sand drank his blood and cost an entire
family their loved one's legacy. This book will take the reader to cities
all across the country for recognitions her son received for his valor.
You will accompany her to New York City, to Ground Zero, where it all
began.
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Under the Wire : The World War II Adventures of a
Legendary Escape Artist and "Cooler King"
(Hardcover)
by William Ash, Brendan Foley

I'm a London-based author and spent the last few years
helping one of North America's greatest unsung heroes of WWII, William
Ash, put together his wartime autobiography UNDER THE WIRE, which has just
been published in USA and Canada.
Bill, who just celebrated his 88th birthday, is probably the greatest
living US prisoner of war escape-artist of WWII. Born in Texas, he joined
the RCAF in 1940 and flew Spitfires until shot down in 1942. He then
became a serial escape artist, attempting 13 PoW-camp escapes - cutting
through the barbed wire, climbing over it, or tunneling under it before
finally escaping for good.
When the book came out in the UK a few months ago, it became an instant
best-seller, but somehow it has been almost completely ignored so far by
the media in North America. The only thing we can do to get Bill and his
book the recognition they deserve in the US and Canada is to turn to the
internet and people who care about WWII and the people who fought it for
us. So I would be very grateful if you would forward this note to anyone
who you think might like the book or help to spread the word that it is
out there, available at most good bookshops or online at Amazon.
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The Mortarmen
by Michael Connelly

http://www.trafford.com/04-2710 |
A heroic and heretofore untold story of the men of the 87th Chemical
Mortar Battalion and their 326 days of combat in Europe during World War
II.
I thought you might find this of interest. I have
written a book, that has recently been released, about my father's WW II
unit, the 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion. One of the Chapters, "The Final
Push" deals with the battalion's support of the 3rd ID in March of 1945 as
the division attacked toward the Siegfried line.
Regards,
Michael Connelly
290 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover);
catalogue #04-2710; ISBN 1-4120-4902-4; US$24.95, C$31.00, EUR20.15,
£13.96 |
Heavy Metal: A Tank
Company's Battle to Baghdad
New book provides unique and controversial insights
into the war in Iraq

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About the authors:
Capt. Jason Conroy, a 14-year veteran of the U.S. Army, is now stationed
with the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command in Huntsville, Ala. |
Ron Martz
writes on defense issues for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
He was named writer of the year by the Atlanta Press Club and
Cox Newspapers and finished second to the staff of Time Magazine
in the National Headliner awards for his coverage of the war in
Iraq. He is the co-author of three previous books on military
history. Ron is a member of Outpost 60 of the Society of the
3ID.
Product Details: ISBN: 1574888560 Format:
Hardcover, 288pp Pub. Date: February 2005 Publisher:
Potomac Books, Inc.
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Cold Ground's Been My Bed : A Korean War Memoir
by Daniel Wolfe (Outpost 52)

Available at amazon.com List Price: $22.95
Dan Wolfe was a Bronx, New York, teenager whose passions were
baseball, fooling around in school, and hanging out at the candy store in the
1940s. Three years out of high school, he was drafted and sent to Korea. Cold
Ground’s Been My Bed is his no-holds-barred memoir of the experience, from his
physical to deployment into a frontline platoon. |
Dan tells the story with unflinching honesty and humor amid the tragedies that
befell his company.
Feeling inadequate about handling the
Browning Automatic Rifle in basic training, he expressed his doubts to a cadre
man, who assured him, “You don’t have to worry about it, kid. It’s given to the
biggest men in the squad.” The day he arrived on the front line, Dan,
five-foot-seven and 133 pounds, was assigned the twenty-pound BAR.
When his platoon was ambushed, Dan crawled over fire-swept terrain to retrieve
the body of his sergeant. Decades later he learned that he’d been cited for the
Silver Star, but the Jeep carrying the papers was blown up by mortar rounds.
When a GI was killed by negligent “friendly fire,” the victim’s buddy carried
out a revenge murder.
In recounting his story, Dan never pretends to be more than he was, a young man
being shocked and shaped by the reality of war. |
An Oklahoma Soldier : A Ride in One Man's Saddle
by Barbara L. Nielsen

Of interest to whet your taste
is a newspaper article on my father concerning his actions while with the
Third. What maybe of more interest is a book my sister wrote on his life. Some
of your followers may find it of interest of a different life and time of a
boy to man story before, during and after WW 2.
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An Oklahoma Soldier
A Ride in One Man's Saddle
by Barbara L. Nielsen
1-800-288-4677
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The Not Forgotten War
by Nicholas Dick Jr, Janet Dailey
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THE NOT FORGOTTEN WAR chronicles the experiences of Private Nicholas Dick who
served in a machine gun crew during the last few months of the Korean conflict.
Those last months were among some of the bloodiest as both sides fought to claim
as much territory as possible prior to reaching a cease-fire agreement. For
years after his discharge, Nick was never able to talk about his horrific
experiences and never mentioned the frequent nightmares he suffered. After a job
injury forced him to take early retirement, he suddenly found himself becoming a
victim of Post Traumatic Stress syndrome. Here is one GI's story of war and its
aftermath.
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“LOOKING BACK”
One of 3rd Division’s Own
Memoirs of Terry Lloyd Tennant
(Outpost 13)

"LOOKING BACK" author Terry L. Tennant is available at
Toll Free at 1-888 280 7715
Paperback (6x9) $ 15.50
Electronic Book Size is 14567K $ 4.95 |
At last someone has written about the long overlooked story,
of the critical part played (in December 1950) by the 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd
Division, in the vicious battle fought at Huksu-ri and Sachang-ni, southwest of
the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. The book contains 329 pages of real life
adventure, humor, suspense, excitement, worry, disappointment, heartbreak,
death, sadness, depression, recovery, happiness, and a multitude of historic
facts.
His life beginning in an upstairs flat in Detroit, Michigan, this is the
story of Terry Lloyd Tennant, born into poverty during the great depression in
the 1930’s, his experiences growing up in the inner city; then (at age 18)
leaving home and enlisting in the United States Army.
Known intimately only by
those who were there and survived, it is the authors hope this book will be read
by many of the 3rd Division men, so they will know and perhaps appreciate why we
who were their are so proud of this special chapter in the long and glorious
history of the 3rd Infantry Division U.S. Army - the “Rock of the Marne!”
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I Remember
by
John Shirley
(Outpost 54)
A collection of stories that first appeared
in the
Watch on the Rhine, the magazine of the
Society of the 3rd Infantry Division

$15.00 plus $2.50 S&H |
"Your book arrived on Wednesday, so I stayed up half
the night to read it, as I couldn't put it down. Very fine writing and you
never left anything out, good or bad."
Charles King, Editor, Watch on the Rhine, and veteran of the 15th
Inf. Reg., 3ID, WWII
"One does not have to know you to be spell-bound by
I Remember. Knowing you, having cared for many 3ID wounded, and having
trod the same soil in the same war makes it most memorable.All Marne men
will relive every step with you as they read your fine book."
June
Wandrey, Author, Bedpan Commando, and Army Nurse from North Africa
to end of WWII.
"The stories are very well written, devoid of
pretension or self-promotion, but reflected a sincere and doubtless
accurate self image".
Hugh Scott, author of Blue and White Devils, Former Third Infantry
Division G-2 (Intelligence Officer) WWII
"Your book is wonderful."
David Mertes, Former Chancellor of the California Community College
System, and Marine Veteran
Copies can be ordered from the author at:
John Shirley
4218Drake Way
Livermore, CA 94550-4914
Phone: 1-925-447-2256
Fax: 1-925-447-8835
email: jbshirley@comcast.net
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Dogface Soldiers
The Story of B Company, 15th Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
From Fedala to Salzburg: Audie Murphy and His Brothers in Arms
by Daniel R. Champagne
A Merriam Press Original Publication
Monograph 40

http://www.merriam-press.com/dogfacesoldiers.aspx
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Soft cover $17.95
#M40-S
ISBN 1-57638-309-1
CD-ROM $4.99

Hard Cover
$36.95
Tell them you saw the book mentioned on the
Society of the 3rd Division
Website, when you order.
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'Janey: A Little Plane in a Big War'
by Alfred W. Schultz, Kirk Neff
Hardcover (May 1998)
Available from:
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Photos courtesy
Copyright Haan Graphic
Publishing Services, Ltd., 1998 -- 2002
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of "Janey" and
Dutch Schultz go to
"The Wild Blue Yonder"
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Photos courtesy
Copyright Haan Graphic
Publishing Services, Ltd., 1998 -- 2002
For more photos
of "Janey" and
Dutch Schultz go to
"The Wild Blue Yonder"
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"Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad"
at Amazon.com by David Zucchino
Every war has images that are burned into the public's mind.
Operation Iraqi Freedom has several....the blinding sandstorms, or the photos of
Iraqis and GIs tearing down statues and paintings of Saddam. The other
memorable event of the war for many was the sight of American armor racing into
the heart of Baghdad, despite the daily assurances from Iraq's Information
Minister that the Allies were nowhere near the city.
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The armor was from the US Army's 3rd Infantry Division
(Mechanized), and Los Angeles Times reporter David Zucchino was embedded
with them for their drive up into Iraq, and then on their daring "Thunder
Runs" into the city. A year later, he has released a book about the
division's remarkable armor thrusts into Baghdad and the savage fights on
a major highway to the west of the city as the division sought to
re-supply the armored force. "Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture
Baghdad" promises to cement this amazing story into the annals of
American military accomplishments with hundreds of first-hand accounts of
what happened in the first week of April 2003, so
far from Fort Stewart, Georgia.
General contributions may be made to:
3ID Fallen Soldiers Fund
Attn: Susan Wilder
Army Community Services
Building 470, 76 Lindquist Rd.
Fort Stewart, GA 31314
(web
site for Ft. Stewart Army Community Services)
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From Fedala to Berchtesgaden

A History of the Seventh United States Infantry
in World War II
by Nathan William White
Tell them you saw the book mentioned on the
Society of the 3rd Division Website,
when you order.
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This title in the Military Reference Library series is available only as an
Adobe Acrobat PDF file on CD-ROM disk (it is not available in printed format
from the Merriam Press).
The complete history of the U.S. 7th Infantry Regiment in World War II.
Possibly the most extensive and complete history of a U.S. regiment in World War
II ever produced.
Originally published in 1947 as a hardcover book.

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Provider
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The
Crash of Ruin
American Combat Soldiers in Europe
During World War II
by Peter Schrijvers
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The United
States 15th Infantry Regiment
in China, 1912–1938
Alfred Emile Cornebise

ISBN 0-7864-1988-1
photographs & illustrations, notes, bibliography, index
283pp. softcover 2004
$45
Available for immediate shipment
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The United States Fifteenth Infantry Regiment in China, 1912–1938
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history-related works have been included for you below. In addition, please find
an attachment with information on our specialty line discount program here for
your consideration.
Please let us know if you have questions. We appreciate your time and hope to
hear from you soon!
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Camp Croft Friends

You may have already heard about the new book I worked on with
the Spartanburg County Historical Association entitled "When the Soldiers Came
to Town," the story of Spartanburg's W.W.I and W.W.II army training camps. While
the chapters on Camp Wadsworth (W.W.I) and the Spartanburg Memorial Airport
(W.W.II) are very interesting, it may be the section that would best appeal to
you is the bulk of the book dedicated to the former US Army Infantry Replacement
Training Center, Camp Croft. We collected many unique pictures, several of which
appear in print for the first time. The book also includes personal interviews
and articles by Croft veterans, local citizens, and historians ... 228 pages and
over 200 images.
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Some of the folks in the book include:
William Harner - interview; "Mutt" McCord - interview and captions; George
Kreger - interview; Phil & Betty Cacavalle - interview; Philip Plotkin -
captions and photos ; Joseph Jones - caption and map; Joe Hudock - photo; Frank
Bailey - captions; Harley Henderson - photos ; Joseph Pizzimenti - multiple
photos; Stephen Piazza- multiple photos ; Don Koos - caption; Walter and Evelyn
Vieth - photos ; Paul and Emily Grubb - interview; Ron Croft - interview ; "Nic"
Imbiraco - interview; Aubrey Escoffery - interview; Robert Taitt - interview;
Bill Fowler - caption; Carl Barrea - photos; John Isom - photos; Gerhard Ritters
- interview; Al Prendergast - interview; Arthur Guarrielo - photos; Walter
Gostowski - photo
If you are interesting in a copy you can send a check, $19.95 plus $5.00 to
cover shipping = $24.95, to my address below and I will send it to you
immediately. If you want more than one, please contact me first to get a quote
for shipping costs.
Ronald W. Crawley
PO Box 56
Gramling, SC 29348-0056
(864) 472-2069
roncrawley@direcway.com
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AUTOBAHN TO BERCHTESGADEN
by Lt Col (Sgt in WWII)
Sherman W. Pratt (Outpost 7)
Anyone with relatives or friends now serving with the Third
Infantry Division and wanting to learn more about its distinctive, heroic and
astonishing history would do well to not delay in obtaining a copy of this book
while limited supplies last.
The book in hard back was listed at $34.95 - current paper back lists $24.95.
Copies can be ordered from the author direct for $14.95 plus $3 for p&h.
Send orders to:
Pratt Pursuits,
1512 So. 20th St,
Arlington VA 22202. |
We Called It War!
by
Denzil Batson

This is a book about a 3rd Infantry Division rifle platoon's front line
action during the Korean War. Written by the Platoon Sgt.
Send $15.95 plus $2.50 S&H to:
Denzil Batson
158 Brooks St.
Republic, MO 65738
(417) 732-7423
email:
batsonDenz@aol.com |