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The Army Officer¿s Guide is the crown jewel of Stackpole¿s military reference line. First published in 1930, this guide has been continuously revised since then and has become the gold-standard reference for the U.S. Army¿s officer corps, especially the new second lieutenants commissioned into the army out of West Point and ROTC programs.This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated with the latest information on leadership, training, m...

Based on the author's personal World War II diary, Messerschmitts Over Sicily is an unflinching look at Luftwaffe combat, tactics and leadership during the campaign for Sicily. A concluding chapter assesses the war's lessons for air forces.

The rough-and-tumble life of Special Forces vet and Sixties pop star Barry Sadler The top Billboard Hot 100 single of 1966 wasn't The Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black" or the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine"--it was "The Ballad of the Green Berets, " a hyper-patriotic tribute to the men of the Special Forces by Vietnam veteran, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler. But Sadler's clean-cut, all-American image hid a darker side, a Hunter Thompson-esq...

The Devil Boats recounts the unique contributions of one motor torpedo boat squadron and through it tells the story of PT boats in the Pacific War. With drama and excitement, as well as careful attention to detail, the book fills a void in the history of the U.S. Navy in World War II.

This comprehensive guide to floor loom weaving begins with the basics¿parts of the loom, how to wind your warp and dress your loom, how to read and weave drafts¿but then goes so much farther, explaining the different types of weaves and how to read and weave from charts, and exploring a variety of weaves in depth. The author covers each topic in detail, with illustrations, photos, and charts to guide you. The first half of the book is devoted ...

From Alaska to the tip of the Baja California peninsula, Pacific Coast fly fishers enjoy a wealth of angling opportunities that have inspired their own selections of new and traditional fly patterns. For the first time in the sport¿s history, Scott Sadil offers a lineup of proven patterns to take advantage of the region¿s unsurpassed reach of flyrod prey: trout, salmon, steelhead, and both the inshore and bluewater species along the east and w...

This is the story of how a group of inexperienced pilots flew through some of the most challenging conditions in the world-and helped win World War II.

Step-by-step instructions show you how to use brush pens to make professional-looking letters and numbers. Five styles of modern calligraphy, plus ways to personalize your designs. Try more advanced techniques combining lettering and illustrations, and the many project suggestions for cards, invitations, signs, and more.

In this colorful new telling of European warfare-and indeed European history through the continent's all too numerous wars and conflicts-William Nester describes millennia of armed conflict. He covers the "greatest hits" of military history, taking readers on an epic odyssey from Europe's mythic origins through its latest violent conflicts.

On November 4, 1791, a force of Native Americans attacked an American military encampment in the Northwest Territory, near what is now the border between Ohio and Indiana. The battle was catastrophic for the Americans: out of a force of about a thousand men, two dozen made it out unscathed, making it the worst defeat in American military history¿more deadly, more brutal, and more consequential than the Little Bighorn. In this book, Rick Schoen...

Focusing on the ecological importance of our day-to-day activities and spaces we are most familiar with and can most influence, this book brings the message of how people and nature are vitally connected in the urban and suburban landscape and features practical steps readers can take to deepen their connections with nature.

21 easy to intermediate patterns for relaxing knitting and everyday wear: shawls, cowls, hats, sweaters, mitts, and more. These versatile pieces easily dress up or down and pair well with items already in your wardrobe. Easy, breezy, knits!

Jim Stenson chronicles his fishing adventures from Sanibel to the tarpon capital of the world-Boca Grande-to rivers like the Manatee and the Myakka. In addition to being an immensely entertaining read with a colorful cast of characters, the book has a strong environmental message.

This new edition of the classic guide to America's moth populations updates photos and information while focusing on states east of the Mississippi.

Completely updated guide to all of the hatches in trout streams and still waters in the Upper Midwest. Exquisite macro images of all the insects as well as the most popular fly patterns and their recipes are included in this handy, pocket-sized guide designed to accompany anglers on the water and at the vise.

Daryln Brewer Hoffstot has observed the fields and forests of her Pennsylvania farm for 35 years. Her essays explore animals, fungi, trees, and other aspects of the natural world. She is a keen observer who delights in sharing what she sees and what she learns from naturalists.

Tim Jacobs covers techniques, rigs, and fly patterns for largemouth and smallmouth bass, panfish, pike, and other species common in lakes around the country.

The four seasons are captured in prose and photographs as Kevin Patrick takes to the woods near his home, weaving natural history with human experience to create a geography of place to stand for all similar near-woods places.

Deer of the World covers deer evolution, biology, and lifestyles, and surveys each of the fifty-five true deer, seven musk deer, and ten chevrotain species and their subspecies in detail with photographs, general information, and distribution maps. Many species featured are elusive and only very rarely photographed or observed.

The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are known to children around the world: Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and many other familiar stories that have been translated and published in many editions through the years. Stackpole published a hardcover edition in 1937 (list price $2.75!) The flap copy on that early edition describes it as "fuller in text than any available edition and more beautifully illustrated with 94 black-and-w...