Catalog of over 200 books and publications from Merriam Press. Primarily military history, especially World War II. Also including Aviation History, Naval History, Armored Warfare, Military Biography, Military Memoir, Modern History, Personal Chronicles, Historical Fiction, Poetry and more.
Merriam Press World War 2 History Series Also includes details of the effect of climate and terrain upon development trends (jungle, cave, desert, and arctic warfare). Written utilizing numerous source documents, listed in the footnotes. The material published in this Monograph is a complete reprint of the text of Chapter 1 ("Review of Ordnance Research and Development in World War II") of a manuscript in the National Archives (Records Group Number 156, Box A746). The author was not identified on the copy we worked from, although it seems likely this manuscript was written by an officer (or historian) of the U.S. Army's Ordnance Department, since the author obviously had access to most, if not all, Ordnance Department records. While no date is given as to when the manuscript was originally prepared, it would seem likely that it was written not long after World War II. It was not declassified until 27 September 1958. Although much more could obviously be written about the Ordnance Department's research and development role in World War II, this work is certainly of immense value because of its almost exclusive use of original source documents, as well as having been written shortly after the events occurred. Contents Introduction Chapter 1: The Situation in 1940 Chapter 2: The Effect of Climate and Terrain Upon Development Trends: Jungle Warfare, Cave Warfare, Desert Warfare, Arctic Warfare Chapter 3: The Course of Development: Combat Vehicles, Motor Transport Vehicles, Artillery, Small Arms, Aircraft Armament, Artillery Ammunition and Bombs, Small Arms Ammunition, Rockets, Fuels and Lubricants, Rubber, and Steel, Ballistics Chapter 4: Unfinished Business, 1945 134 photos and illustrations
Merriam Press World War 2 In Review Special Number 16. First eBook Edition 2016. Sixteenth in the Special series of the World War 2 In Review journal. Pictorial overview with 348 B&W/color photos/illustrations of (1) Six-ton Tank M1917 (2) Tank Mark VIII (3) Christie Tank Designs (4) Marmon-Herrington CTLS Light Tanks (5) M3/M5 Light Tank "Stuart" (6) M22 Light Tank "Locust" (7) M24 Light Tank "Chaffee." Including prototype, test and experimental models. Color printing on heavy coated stock.
Merriam Press Military Reprint MR26 (First Reprint Edition, 2015). This work is a handy overview of every experimental and production tank built in the United States between 1918 and 1947. Each vehicle is covered with a full page photo and a page of data giving the vehicle nomenclature (official name), date produced, total production, armament, armor, maximum speed, weight, engine, suspension and tracks, plus a remarks section which is often critical of weaknesses in the vehicle. This is a very useful photographic resource of American tank development from World War I through 1947. Originally published 1 September 1947 by AGF Board No. 2, Fort Knox, Kentucky, this Merriam Press edition is a facsimile reprint. 94 photos.
Merriam Press Military Reprint 18. First Edition (November 2012). Full-color reprint of Naval aircrewman's gunnery manual, OPNAV 33-40/NAVAER 00 80S-40, of 1944, issued by Aviation Training Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy, in Collaboration with U.S. Army Air Forces. Provides detailed coverage of the Caliber .50 Browning Machine Gun, M2, its operation, field stripping and assembly, handling, safety rules, cycle of operation, adjustments, care and cleaning, gun mount adapters, ammunition, loading ammunition, pre-flight checks, post-flight checks, trouble shooting, as well as the Caliber .45 Automatic Pistol and the Caliber .30 Browning Machine Gun, M2. Also covers Sighting and Sights and Turrets (Grumman Ball, Erco Teardrop, Erco Ball, Martin Ball, Martin Electric Upper Deck, Martin Hydraulic Upper Deck, Martin Hydraulic Tail, Consolidated Tail, Sperry Retractable Ball, Bendix Upper Deck, and Emerson Bow). Hundreds of photographs and illustrations, with color throughout. Original complete copies are extremely rare.
Merriam Press Military Reprint 10. First Edition (August 2012). Facsimile reprint of Technical Manual TM 10-515, dated 25 September 1942, The Motorcycle. Covers chain-driven and shaft-driven models, how to ride, preventive maintenance, chassis, power train, engine, fuel and exhaust systems, electrical system, accessory equipment, glossary, motorcycle first echelon tool sets, securing motorcycles to railway flatcars, with bibliography and index. 118 photos, drawings and illustrations.
Merriam Press Military Reprint 9. First Edition (August 2012). Reprint of the November 1944 edition of the War Department Manual for M2 Browning .50 Caliber HB (Heavy Barrel) Machine Gun. Covers description, disassembling and assembling, care and cleaning, functional operation, stoppages, accessories, spare parts, ammunition, training (ground and vehicular mounts), anti-aircraft gunnery, advice to instructors, appendices (preliminary gunner's test, familiarization firing, and aerial target course), and index. 88 illustrations.
Merriam Press Military Monograph 34. Third Edition (February 2012). 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 as an introduction to the histories of the Mountain Training Center and the 10th Mountain Division. Its purpose was to trace the development of mountain and winter warfare training from its inception in 1940 to its termination in 1944. Considerable controversy attended the decisions of the War Department concerning mountain and winter warfare. This study was confined to an account of the actual decisions and the reasons for which they were made. This is not a facsimile reprint but an entirely new edition, with the addition of numerous photographs. Contents: The Problem and Initial Plans; Tests and Training in Winter Warfare 1940-41; Plans for Training in High Mountains 1940-41; Organization and Training for Mountain and Winter Warfare under Army Ground Forces; Training at Camp Carson and Camp Hale 1942-43; Mountain Training in West Virginia; The Formation of the 10th Light Division (Alpine) 1943; Termination of Mountain Training; 53 photos.
Merriam Press World War 2 Album No. 6 Second Edition, 2015 A pictorial album of the M1 Combat Car and the M2 Light Tank. The M1 Combat Car was a light tank used by the U.S. Cavalry in the late 1930s. After the Spanish Civil War, most armies, including the U.S. Army, realized that they needed "gun" armed tanks and not vehicles armed merely with machine guns, and so the M1 became obsolete. The M1 was the immediate predecessor of the M2 Light Tank. The Light Tank M2 was an American pre-World War II light tank that saw combat with the U.S. Marine Corps' 1st Tank Battalion on Guadalcanal in 1942. M2A4s served in Burma and India with the British 7th Hussars and 2nd Royal Tank Regiment. The M2A4 was the immediate predecessor of the M3 Stuart series of light tanks. 222 photos 3 drawings 1 cutaway drawing 1 sectional side view drawing 1 four-view drawing
Merriam Press World War 2 Album No. 12. Second Edition, 2015. This Album is a pictorial history of the M4 Sherman, officially the Medium Tank, M4, covering its design, production, service, armament, armor, variants, and Lend-Lease vehicles. The M4 Medium Tank was the primary battle tank used by the United States and the other Western Allies in World War II, and proved to be a reliable and highly mobile workhorse, despite being outmatched by heavier German tanks late in the war. Thousands were distributed to the Allies, including the British Commonwealth and the Soviet Union, in the lend-lease program. 676 photos, illustrations and drawings.
Merriam Press World War 2 Album No. 13, Second Edition, 2015. Pictorial history of the Grumman F4F Wildcat, its prototypes and variants, and the air forces that used this famous naval fighter, profusely illustrated with photos and drawings. The Grumman F4F Wildcat was an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that began service with both the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy (as the Martlet) in 1940. First used in combat by the British in Europe, the Wildcat was the only effective fighter available to the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during the early part of World War II in 1941 and 1942. 383 photos, illustrations and drawings.
Merriam Press World War 2 Album No. 7 Second Edition, 2015 Pictorial album of more than 400 photos and illustrations of the Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator and the PB4Y-2 Privateer, World War II patrol bombers of the U.S. Navy derived from the Consolidated B-24 Liberator. The Navy had been using unmodified B-24s as the PB4Y-1 Liberator, and the type was considered very successful. A fully navalized design was desired, and Consolidated developed a dedicated long-range patrol bomber in 1943, designated PB4Y-2 Privateer. Also included in this work is a section covering the Consolidated RY-3 transport version of the PB4Y-2, Consolidated R2Y Liberator Liner, a derivative of the B-24 Liberator and PB4Y-2 Privateer, Consolidated RY-1 Liberator Express, a navalized version of the USAAF C-87 transport, and a chapter on the history of Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-106, "The Wolverators," which flew both the PB4Y-1 and PB4Y-2 during World War II. 383 photos 5 drawings 3 three-view drawings 5 cutaway drawings
Merriam Press Military Reprint 13. First Edition (August 2012). This is the July-Sept. 1944 manual covering the Remote Control Turret (RCT) gunnery system for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber. Part I: Instructions for Using and Harmonizing the R.C.T. System (B-29 and Its Guns; Sighting Station Controls; The Sight; Other Instructions for Using RCT in Combat; Getting Ready for a Mission; Pre-Flight, Crew Duty, In Air, and Post-flight Check Lists). Part II: Harmonization in the B-29 (The Job of Harmonization; What You Need to Harmonize; The Harmonization Procedure; The Leveling Procedure). 185 photos and drawings.
Merriam Press Military Monograph 31. Fourth Edition (March 2012). Official history of the planning for the Normandy invasion. It was agreed at the Casablanca conference that the work of preparing for the grand assault on the fortress of Europe must go forward, and that it must be shared by the two nations which were eventually to cooperate in its execution. For the present it was decided to appoint a Chief of Staff to the Supreme Commander, under whom would be established a United States-British staff, with the duty of driving forward the plans for cross-Channel operations—a task which had hitherto been entrusted to a body known as the 'Combined Commanders.' It was expected that the Supreme Commander ultimately to be appointed would be a British general and that he would have an American deputy, so the nomination of the Chief of Staff was decided on parallel lines. Lieutenant-General F. E. Morgan was appointed to this post, with Brigadier General R. W. Barker, of the U.S. Army (who had previously been associated with the Combined Commanders) as his deputy. To these men accordingly fell the task of building up the organization which was to plan the Allied invasion of North-West Europe. Taking the initial letters of his appointment—Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander—General Morgan christened his organization “COSSAC.” 2 charts;Bibliography.
Merriam Press World War II Journal WJ1. First Edition (2014). Journal of 28 articles on the war on the Eastern Front during World War II. Coverage of pre-war plans and collaboration, political maneuvering, Operation Barbarossa, Stalingrad, Kiev, Kursk, Klin Pocket, Parpach Position, Balta, Estonia, Slovakia, Red Army order of battle June 1941, Soviet radio-electronic combat, Operation Mars, and more. Footnotes, bibliographies, 11 photos, 10 maps, 1 illustration, 13 tables, 1 chart, 2 color illustrations.
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