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Thoughts on Yesteryear,
Norman E. Harms
Preview Scale Specialties' line of historical materials
on CD-ROM
AVAILABLE NOW !!!!
Merchant and Military Vessels of
World War II Reviewed, Vol I. - (ONI-208J-Far Eastern Small Craft &
ONI-223M - Merchant Ship Shapes) - Introduction and Commentary with pages
from the CD --just click on the title and run sequentially through the
preview pages.
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pricing)
The first volume features a RE-presentation of original
World War II Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) manuals. These publications,
while disseminated at the time to the military only, have remained virtually
unknown to the general public, but contain a wealth of information dealing
with the subject matter indicated. In the case of Supplement No. 2 -
Far Eastern Small Craft minor Japanese combatant warship types e.g.,
PT boats, gunboats, and lesser escorts, along with typical merchant vessels
under 1,000 gross tons are featured. Also found is a section dealing with
Japanese amphibious landing craft, information not included with ONI's
publication dealing with major combatant vessels. The second fully presented
manual covers merchant ship shapes found in all theatres of conflict during
the Second World War. The avowed purpose of this manual was to assist allied
forces in the development of accurate methods of identification of all
merchant vessels. Further, it provides a comparison and contrast
with different identification schemes, as created by the United States
Navy and the British Admiralty (Vol. III of the series will feature in
its entirety the Admiralty manual cited herein).
Ownership of this series will provide the historical
connoisseur and model builder a rare opportunity to achieve the "feel"
of this moment of history, being able to view the material exactly as it
was presented originally.
Over 600 Photos and drawings are contained in the two
publications being presented, featuring some interesting historical insights
which have not been fully disclosed nor illuminated in the past 60 years...
and how is YOUR "YU" submarine??
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Merchant and Military Vessels of World War II Reviewed,
Vol. II. - ONI - 222 J - The Japanese Navy, dated June 1945 - Commentary
with pages from the CD
Merchant and Military Vessels of World War II Reviewed, Vol. III, - ONI 208 - Merchant Ship Recognition, dated April 1942, and British Admiralty Publication BR-799 - Merchant Ship Recognition - A Handbook for Observers, dated June 1943.