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Unprepared: Lead-up and Beginning of War Between the Empire of Japan and the United States of America

By: Colonel Roy M. Stanley II, USAF (Ret.)

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Unprepared: Lead-up and Beginning of War Between the Empire of Japan and the United States of America

By: Colonel Roy M. Stanley II, USAF (Ret.)

Merriam Press World War 2 History. It wasn't that the US was mentally and materially unready for war. We weren't ready for the war we got. To say the USA was mentally and physically unprepared for World War II is an understatement. Details the history of the lead-up and beginning of war between the Empire of Japan and the United States. This is essentially a photo book with accompanying text. What Stanley offers, to both the casual reader and the military history buff, is his experience as a photo interpreter to draw information from the imagery. Because aerial photos are often difficult to research and understand without proper training, they are a seldom-used contributor to the study of military history. Stanley considers photos an "original source" equal to first-hand testimony. From the 1800s to Pearl Harbor, Stanley thoroughly explains how Japan and America entered into a war they did not want. Hundreds of photos and illustrations.

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0359769004

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9780359769001

Pacific War Reversal: 7 December 1941-January 1943

By: Colonel Roy M. Stanley II, USAF (Ret.)

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Pacific War Reversal: 7 December 1941-January 1943

By: Colonel Roy M. Stanley II, USAF (Ret.)

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. Well-known military historian Col. Roy M. Stanley II presents the second volume of his series on World War II in the Pacific. Like the first volume, it is essentially a photo book with accompanying text, drawing heavily from DOD Intelligence and Army files, National Archives and numerous other sources. What is offered, to both the casual reader and the military history buff, is his 27 years of military experience and skill as a photo interpreter to draw information from the imagery. Stanley considers photos, particularly aerial photos, an "original source" equal to first-hand testimony. Many photos were found at random during reviews of DOD imagery holdings he was responsible for, but actively searched for pictures of Guadalcanal. There were no indexes for the boxes he was screening, but one of his goals was to assemble everything on "The Canal." Coverage includes Coral Sea and Midway battles. Well illustrated with hundreds of photos, illustrations, and maps.

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0359973965

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Chasing SAM

My Vietnam War, August 1965-August 1966

By: Colonel Roy M. Stanley II

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Chasing SAM

My Vietnam War, August 1965-August 1966

By: Colonel Roy M. Stanley II

This book is autobiographical about my tour as Night Shift chief, Air Defense Analysis, 2nd Air Division/Seventh Air Force, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam from August 1965 to August 1966. With several “Special Security Clearances” I was privy to events many others in the HQ weren’t. The first US aircraft lost to a surface-to-air-missile (SAM) was literally days before I arrived so I was in on the ground floor of identifying SA-2 locations and capabilities plus evolving tactics for our pilots to beat missiles in the air. I’ll tell you about that and also explain enemy defense weapons and capabilities as well as our Intelligence collection and analysis systems. I was the morning Air Defense briefer so I saw the generals up close and personal every day and heard their reactions to events like lost aircraft (which I also briefed), resulting in many interesting anecdotes. As far as I know there is no other book that looks at the Out-Country War from the vantage point of a “headquarters puke,” a fly on the wall close to the top.

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Dog Ear Publishing

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1457542609

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9781457542602

Evolution of Airborne Operations 1939-1945

By: Colonel Roy Stanley II USAF

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Evolution of Airborne Operations 1939-1945

By: Colonel Roy Stanley II USAF

The development of air transport in the early 20th Century led military strategists to examine the concept of inserting light infantry at key points behind enemy lines by air landing and air drop. The Germans were first off-the-mark with assaults in Norway and at Eben Emael in 1940. Crete saw a larger scale attack but while ultimately victorious the cost of men and equipment involved deterred any further Axis operation. The Allies on the other hand developed the concept dramatically with the large scale operation HUSKY in Sicily. While only partially successful there was massive loss of life and aircraft airborne operations were a key, if relatively minor, element of Op OVERLORD The D-Day Invasion. The most famous airborne operation was the large scale but ill-fated MARKET GARDEN. Almost successful the Arnhem battle goes down as a heroic defeat. The culmination of WWII airborne operations was the multi-division Rhine Crossing VARSITY. Expert author and collector Roy Stanley traces the history of airborne landings in words and pictures.

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Pen and Sword

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1473843804

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9781473843806

Axis Warships

As Seen on Photos from Allied Intelligence Files

By: Roy M. Stanley

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Axis Warships

As Seen on Photos from Allied Intelligence Files

By: Roy M. Stanley

For his latest book Colonel Roy Stanley presents aerial photographs of the German and Italian fleets that were selected as important six decades ago and have long lain dormant, unindexed and unexplained. Extensive use of aerial and other Intelligence imagery from long retired files would be enough to make this book a must for those intrigued by World War II intelligence and naval history. But it is the author's commentary that makes this work truly unique, thanks to his aerial photo interpretation experience, ability to provide Intelligence analysis, and academic background. Meticulously researched for ship identification, the eye of an experienced PI sees things others might miss, and the author tells us what he sees. Some of these photos may have appeared in contemporary documents but never with the insight presented in this book. We see warships under attack, at sea and in harbor as captured by photo reconnaissance. Analysis of selective enlargements adds to the understanding. Even the most devout follower of warships will learn something.

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Casemate Publishers

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1844681807

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9781844681808

V - Weapons Hunt

Defeating German Secret Weapons

By: Roy M. Stanley

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V - Weapons Hunt

Defeating German Secret Weapons

By: Roy M. Stanley

Hitler's V-1 and much larger V-2 rockets added a terrifying extra dimension to the Second World War and seriously threatened the Allies' hope of victory ... This book tells, through its images and ... text, the story of the Allied discovery, understanding and campaign against the insidious Vengeance weapons ... [It also] reveals how air photographic intelligence provided the information to defeat this threat"--Jacket.

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1848842597

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The Normandy Invasion, June 1944

By: Roy M. Stanley

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The Normandy Invasion, June 1944

By: Roy M. Stanley

“This book takes an innovative approach to describing the much-trodden territory of the D-Day landings by using a very broad range of aerial photographs.” —The Pegasus Archive The Normandy Invasion literally takes a different view of D-Day and just beyond, showing the well-known events using aerial photos. This is what anxiously waiting senior officers knew about progress in the early hours of 6 June 1944. The RAF and USAAF imagery used is almost entirely from long-dormant U.S. Department of Defense intelligence files. Examining the invasion scene beach-by-beach, the eyes of a trained, experienced photo interpreter uncover details a layman would certainly miss. This overview of Normandy landings and subsequent combat shows the scope and sweep of battle and helps explain why some objectives were reached, why some units forged ahead where others were stalled. We see the beaches as never before; their width at low tide; the support vessels offshore and equipment moving inland; formidable beach obstacles, and pre-invasion aerial reconnaissance. Think of this book as an adjunct to all the ground-level photos you have seen of men leaving landing craft or crouching beside sea walls—a different perspective on one of the momentous military actions of the last hundred years. Refer to this book when you read about D-Day and actually see what other authors have written about. “As never before, the reader can gain a view of the scale of this amazing military formation, both of the German defenses and the Allied forces landing, being resupplied and breaking out from the beachheads. This is a book not to be missed.” —Firetrench Aerospace & Defence

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Pen and Sword

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1473822327

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9781473822320

Intelligence Images from the Eastern Front

By: Roy M Stanley

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Intelligence Images from the Eastern Front

By: Roy M Stanley

Despite the Luftwaffe being ordered to destroy millions of aerial photos in 1945, the Allies found no less than twenty tons of photos in eleven locations, including a hoard in a Bavarian barn. These together with vast numbers of photographs taken by German soldiers used for Intelligence analysis were put into classified Allied Intelligence files at a time when USAAF and RAF imagery was being destroyed. Covering Iron Curtain countries they were valuable for cartography and target intelligence during the Cold War. The captured German imagery (called GX) in this book show what the German Army knew about the Soviet Union before and during Operation Barbarossa. Examples show Eastern Front landforms, key cities such as Stalingrad, Moscow, Sevastopol, Leningrad and factories. They are accompanied by helpful comments from a skilled photo interpreter. This unique and diverse collection, some taken from 28,000 feet overhead, others taken by soldiers on the ground, reveal the war on the Eastern Front as it has never been seen before.

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1473883490

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9781473883499

Pacific War Reversal: 7 December 1941 - January 1943

By: Usaf (Ret ). II Roy M. Stanley II

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Pacific War Reversal: 7 December 1941 - January 1943

By: Usaf (Ret ). II Roy M. Stanley II

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. Well-known military author Colonel Roy M. Stanley II produces the second volume of his series on World War II in the Pacific. Well illustrated with hundreds of photos, illustrations, maps.

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1729165257

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Pacific War Reversal: 7 December 1941-January 1943

By: Colonel Roy M. Stanley II, USAF (Ret.)

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Book's by Roy M. Stanley, II

Unprepared: Lead-up and Beginning of War Between the Empire of Japan and the United States of America

Unprepared: Lead-up and Beginning of War Between the Empire of Japan and the United States of America

Pacific War Reversal: 7 December 1941-January 1943

Pacific War Reversal: 7 December 1941-January 1943

Chasing SAM

Chasing SAM

Evolution of Airborne Operations 1939-1945

Evolution of Airborne Operations 1939-1945

Axis Warships

Axis Warships

V - Weapons Hunt

V - Weapons Hunt

The Normandy Invasion, June 1944

The Normandy Invasion, June 1944

Intelligence Images from the Eastern Front

Intelligence Images from the Eastern Front

Pacific War Reversal: 7 December 1941 - January 1943

Pacific War Reversal: 7 December 1941 - January 1943

Pacific War Reversal: 7 December 1941-January 1943

Pacific War Reversal: 7 December 1941-January 1943

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