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SUGGESTED READING
The following are recommended resources for learning more about the American
infantryman in World War Two and the history of the Yankee Division:
BOOKS ON UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT
The WW2 GI in Color Photographs - Richard
Windrow and Tim Hawkins, Motorbooks International, 1993.
An excellent guide to US Army combat uniforms in WW2. All
photos are in color, using re-enactors in period uniforms.
US Army Uniforms of World War II -
Shelby Stanton, Stackpole Books, 1991. The basic guide to
the development of American uniforms during the war. Many
great photographs.
Doughboy to GI - Kenneth Lewis,
Norman D. Landing, 1993. An
illustrated guide to every item of clothing and equipment issued
to the American soldier in WW1 and WW2.
US Infantry Weapons of World War II - Bruce
Canfield, Andrew Mowbray, 1996. Comprehensive guide to
all weapons used by the Infantry in WW2
BOOKS ABOUT THE ARMY IN WWII
US Army Handbook 1939-1945,
George Forty. Alan Sutton Publishing Limited, 1979. Explains the organization, training
weapons, equipment, and tactics used by the US Army during WWII.
U.S. Army Photo Album - Jonathan Gawne, Historie & Collecions, 1996. A
collection of rare WW2 photos capturing the US Army in color!
The War in the Pacific - Jonathan Gawne, Stackpole Books, 1996. An illustrated
guide to the US Army in the Pacific.
Patton's Third Army - Christopher
J. Anderson, Stackpole Books, 1997. A collection of photos
covering the Third Army. Many pictures of the 26th Division
and 104th Regiment!
Patton's Third Army at War - George Forty, Arms and Armour Press, 1992. A brief history of
the Third Army with many excellent photographs.
BOOKS ABOUT THE 26th INFANTRY DIVISION
Normandy to the Bulge - Richard D. Courtney, Southern Illinois University Press, 1997.
An excellent first person account of a GI in the 104th Infantry
Regiment. Many great tidbits of information on the everyday
life of a soldier in WW2.
History of a Combat Regiment, the 104th Infantry
- A period unit history about the illustrious 104th Infantry Regiment.
The History of the Yankee Division,
Harry A. Benwell. Cornhill, 1919. Good
overall History of the YD in the First World War.
Pictorial History of the 26th Division,
Albert E. George and Edwin H. Cooper. Ball, 1920. Incredible
collection of WWI photographs taken by the YD’s official combat photographers.
With the Yankee Division in France,
Frank P. Sibley. Little, Brown and Company, 1919. Frank
Sibley was the Boston Globe’s official correspondent to the YD. This is
his account of the deeds of the Yankee Division overseas during WWI.
The Command is Forward: The 101st Infantry in Lorraine,
James Haahr. ISBN: 1-4134-2177-6 (Trade Paperback) ISBN: 1-4134-2178-4 (Hardback). James Haahr is a veteran of the YD and his site can be found at: www.jameshaahr.com .
OTHER BOOKS ABOUT WWII
Company Commander,
Charles B. MacDonald. Burford Books, 1947. Charles MacDonald recounts his personal
experience in the 2nd Division leading infantrymen from the Battle of the Bulge to the Crossing of the Rhine.
A War to be Won: Fighting the Second World War,
Williamson Murray and Allan R. Millett. Belknap Press, 2000.
Good overall history on the entire war from a strategic perspective.
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