US Army in World War II : A Reader's Guide

Guide To The Green Books

The United States Army in World War II series, known as the Green Books, is the Army's official multi-volume history of the war. It runs to many titles, and this Reader's Guide shows you what each one covers. Researchers, collectors building a set, wargamers and anyone reading seriously about the US Army's war can use it to choose the next volume.

Features

• Official CMH Publication — Issued as CMH Pub 11-9 by the U.S. Army Center of Military History, the Army's own office for writing and publishing its history.
• Companion To The Green Books — Written as a reference to the United States Army in World War II series rather than as a standalone narrative.
• Volume-By-Volume Analysis — Each volume in the series gets an analytical description, so you can see its scope and focus before tracking it down.
• Compiled By Army Historians — Compiled and edited by Richard D. Adamczyk and Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
• 174 Pages With Index — The index lets you go straight to a campaign, theater or subject without reading front to back.
• Softcover Format — A paperback binding that is light enough to keep beside the volumes you are reading.
• 50th Anniversary Edition — Published by the Department of the Army in 1992, with a yellow World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition banner on the cover.
• Watercolor Cover Art — The cover shows a watercolor of a battle-damaged town, with a jeep and a recovery vehicle in the foreground.
• Catalog Numbers — ISBN 0160378176 (9780160378171) and GPO stock number 008-029-00251-5 make it easy to match against a reading list or collection record.

Publication Details

This is a government publication, printed for the Department of the Army in 1992 and distributed through the Government Printing Office. The Center of Military History produced both the Green Books and this guide, so the summaries come from the same office that wrote the series. It belongs on the shelf with the volumes themselves, whether you own a few titles or are working toward the full set.