COLLECTIBLE BOOKS & MAGAZINES

All books, magazines, and posters purchased from Von Ryan’s Express are guaranteed to be in excellent collectable condition or better. Please note that all sales of books, magazines, and posters are final and non-returnable; however, customer satisfaction is assured. This policy aligns with industry standards established by other militaria dealers. All applicable postage charges will be confirmed verbally prior to shipment.

Pictorial History of World War II Years
Edward Jablonski
Price $5.00
Item # phwwII-793

A Pictorial History of the World War II Years by Edward Jablonski (first published 1977/1978) is a thorough hardcover volume spanning 319–320 pages, offering an extensive documentation of the conflict through over 400 photographs, maps, and informative captions. The book systematically examines major military operations from Blitzkrieg to engagements in the Pacific, highlighting prominent leaders as well as civilian experiences. Key features: Content: The narrative concentrates on significant air, sea, and land battles, such as the Normandy landings, North African campaigns, and the Pacific theater. Visual Focus: Includes more than 400 captioned photographs, accompanied by line drawings and maps to enhance visual understanding. Historical Figures: Provides detailed profiles of prominent figures including Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, Churchill, Stalin, and Hitler.

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Tiger Ace: The Life Story of Panzer Commander Michael Wittmann
Price $55.00 Item # ta-133
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Tiger Ace: The Life Story of Panzer Commander Michael Wittmann by Gary L. Simpson is a 1994 biography detailing the life and combat record of the famous German WWII tank commander, Michael Wittmann, known for destroying numerous enemy tanks and anti-tank guns. Published by Schiffer Publishing, the hardcover book is a comprehensive account of his actions on both the Eastern and Western fronts, featuring photographs and extensive research.

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Various Men's Magazines
March 28, 1938. German soldier on cover, hard to find for German collectors. Slight tear on front cover, but does not detract from value. $35 includes shipping.
February 3, 1941. Most infamous cover ever produced by this magazine. Great favorite of German militaria collectors. $50 includes shipping.
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Various Men's Magazines
Meeting at Potsdam Charles Mee
Price $5.00 Item # mp-183

Meeting at Potsdam by Charles L. Mee Jr. (1975) is a historical account of the 1945 Potsdam Conference, detailing the negotiations between Truman, Churchill (later Attlee), and Stalin as World War II ended. The book argues that national self-interest and the beginnings of the Cold War led to the sacrifice of peace, with Mee presenting a controversial view that the atomic bombs were used partly to preempt a Soviet-brokered Japanese surrender, not solely to avoid invasion casualties. It uses conference transcripts and eyewitness accounts to reconstruct the diplomatic maneuvering and the seeds of future conflict. E-mail Wayne H. Techet

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The German General Staff
Walter Goerlitz
Price $10.00 Item # ggs-933
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History of the German General Staff, 1657-1945 by Walter Görlitz is a comprehensive history of the Prussian and German General Staff from its 17th-century origins to its end after WWII, analyzing its structure, leaders (like Moltke, Ludendorff), strategies, and complex relationship with German politics, particularly during the Nazi era, exploring how it evolved from an idealist body to a technical one and its ultimate role in the Third Reich. Published in 1953, the book uses interviews with surviving staff members and examines the tension between military obedience and ethical responsibility, concluding that Hitler ultimately destroyed the institution.

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Price $20.00
Item # js-144
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The Nazis put a remarkable amount of effort into anti-Semitic propaganda, intending to bring ordinary Germans around to the destructive ideology of the Nazi party. Julius Streicher (1885-1946) spearheaded many of these efforts, publishing anti-Semitic articles and cartoons in his weekly newspaper, Der Stürmer, the most widely read paper in the Third Reich. Streicher won the close personal friendship of Hitler and Himmler, and drew deserved attacks from the world press. Bytwerk's biography examines Streicher's use of propaganda techniques, and the hate literature towards Jews that continued to appear after his death, bearing his influence.

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World War II - Illustrated Pictorial
James Jones
Price $10.00
Item # WWII-644
Very Rare First edition by James Jones,deceased .In this picture and literature book the WWII graphic art comes alive by those that fought and experienced the war first hand. The graphic arts are amazing along with the details that are shared in this chronicle of soldiering.
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Denying the Holocaust
(very rare) Deborah Lipstadt
Price $15.00
Item # dh-713
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The denial of the Holocaust has no more credibility than the assertion that the earth is flat. Yet there are those who insist that the death of six million Jews in Nazi concentration camps is nothing but a hoax perpetrated by a powerful Zionist conspiracy. Such notions used to be the province of pseudohistorians who argued that Hitler never meant to kill the Jews, and that only a few hundred thousand died in the camps from disease; they also argued that the Allied bombings of Dresden and other cities were worse than any Nazi offense, and that the Germans were the "true victims" of World War II. For years, those who made such claims were dismissed as harmless cranks operating on the lunatic fringe. But now, in the first full-scale history of Holocaust denial, Deborah Lipstadt shows how—despite living witnesses and vast amounts of documentary evidence—this irrational idea not only has continued to gain adherents but has become an international movement, with organized chapters, “independent” research centers, and official publications that promote a “revisionist” view of recent history. Lipstadt shows how Holocaust denial thrives in the current atmosphere of value relativism, and argues that this chilling attack on the factual record not only threatens Jews but undermines the very tenets of objective scholarship that support our faith in historical knowledge.

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Selling Hitler
By: Robert Harris
Very interesting book about Hitler reproduction pieces and the history there of.
(No Cover)
Price $15.00
Item # sh-rh-943
In 1981, German journalist Gerd Heidemann convinces himself that he has discovered a set of secret diaries written by Adolf Hitler and tries to convince the world, making a fortune for himself in the process.
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Discovering the Rommel Murder
By: Charles Marshall
Price $25.00
Item # drm-143
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's heroic opposition to Hitler in 1944 cost him his life. In this intriguing, well-paced tale of a journalistic coup, Marshall, the first to discover the real events behind Rommel's death, tells how he learned the facts from Rommel's widow and delves into the great general's background and death. He arrived at his conclusions based on his intimate knowledge of men on Rommel's staff and his access to Rommel's papers, including letters from the general to his wife. Here, for the first time in paperback, is the exciting story of how the world learned about the way the "Desert Fox" met his death.
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