John Brunner Books is your source to buy some very specialized books based on the vast and extensive personal knowledge of John W. Brunner. This talented author has spent untold hours doing tireless research to bring you complete information in these areas. When not tirelessly working on his books John visits his grandchildren. He does not read or write science fiction books!
This
is the only reliable reference source on the special equipment prepared for
and issued by the OSS during World War 2. Unlike all the other sources on this
subject, this book is based on many years of intensive research in the original
records now located in the U.S. National Archives. It is also based upon personal
experience with this equipment while serving overseas with the OSS during World
War 2 and upon information received from other OSS veterans with similar first
hand experiences. It is also based upon close personal examination and testing
of much of this equipment which was formerly in the author's personal collection,
the largest such collection in the world. The first edition of this book is
long out of print. Hardbound, 8½ by 11 inches, 276 pages, 165 B&W
and 51 color photographs plus numerous drawings and other illustrations. Full
color dust jacket. The price for this second and considerably enlarged edition
is $59.95 plus $3.50 for shipping and handling. Pennsylvania residents should
add 6% sales tax of $3.60. Canadian and European orders please add $10 for shipping
and handling. Case lots can only be obtained from the publisher at: Phillips
Publications, P.O. Box 168, Williamstown, NJ 08094.
Readers say:
"OSS Weapons II is an incredible book. What an effort. A masterful
job of research."
"Indispensable reference work...This book is as good as we will ever get."
This
is an account, drawn mainly from the original OSS records, of field operations
in China against enemy forces there. It is also based upon the personal experiences
of the authors, who were there. Hardbound 6 by 9 inches, 550 pages, 84 B&W
photographs, drawings and maps plus color photographs on the dust jacket. Published
here are photographs of an actual ambush in progress against an enemy column.
The price is $34.95 plus $3.50 for shipping and handling. Pennsylvania residents
should add the 6% sales tax of $2.10. Canadian and European orders will require
$10 for shipping and handling. Case lots must be ordered from the publisher
whose address is listed above.
A
limited number of the author's earlier book on The OSS Crossbows is
still available. This is the only available study of these unusual weapons developed
for OSS use but actually produced in very small numbers. It is based on archival
records and on examination and testing of the crossbows in the author's personal
collection. Fully illustrated, it is hardbound 6 by 9 inches and 160 pages or
softbound. The price is $10 for a softbound book. Please add $3.50 for shipping
and handling and Pennsylvania residents add 6% sales tax of $1.50.
Readers say:
"The book is now in high demand in the after market and brings a premium
price."
A
very limited number of copies of my book on The Colt Pocket Hammerless Automatic
Pistols is still available from the publisher: Phillips Publications, P.O.
Box 168, Williamstown, NJ 08094. Profusely illustrated it is based on many years
of research in the Colt factory production and shipping records as well as personal
examination of these pistols over more than fifty years. Included is a detailed
record of all of the changes made in these two models (Models M and N) over
the 45 years of its production. Also included are the identifications by name
and serial number of most of the General Officers who were issued these pistols
during World War 2.
Readers say:
"Still definitive...now almost thirty years old and commands high prices
in the after market."
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