U.S. Naval Amphibious Forces by Jeff Warner

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U.S. Naval Amphibious Forces by Jeff Warner (ISBN 978-0-7643-2621-9; Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 4880 Lower Valley Rd., Atglen, PA 19310; 610.593.1777; Web site: www.schifferbooks.com. Hardcover, 9” x 12”, 256 pages, more than 500 color and black-and-white illustrations, 2006, $69.95.)

 

U.S. Naval Amphibious Forces is the third volume in the author’s U.S. Navy Uniforms in World War II Series. It is one of the first serious U.S.-produced examinations of the uniforms and equipment used by elite and specialty units of the American Navy during WWII. A combination of archival photographs and contemporary images of artifacts from private collections illustrate the differences in gear and uniforms of U.S. Navy scouts, raiders, beach jumpers, shore fire control parties, hard-hat salvage divers and other specialized units.

 

In addition, the author has compiled condensed unit histories of Seabee battalions, beach battalions, UDT teams and NCDU teams. This will make the volume useful for advanced Navy collectors.

 

The historic photographs are outstanding and the captions well-written and impart a wealth of information of the type most useful to collectors and reenactors. A wealth of modern “staged” photos permeate the book. Whereas these do serve to put the artifacts in context, they are so well done as to be easily confused with the original color photos that the author has included!

 

In the past, collectors have overlooked the depth of material used by the U.S. Navy during WWII. Jeff Warner is to be complimented for showing that there is more to Navy gear than white caps and blue jumpers.

—John Adams-Graf

Editor, Military Trader

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I got this book and "sailors in forest green, US Navy personal attached to the USMC" for christmas. They are both fantastic books. Lots of detailed color photos of uniforms and gear.

[Gregory]

U.S. Navy scouts, raiders, beach jumpers

Hello,

 

Thanks for this info.

 

Do you know if the author writes anything about the role of the above mentioned units in Normandy landing?

 

Regards

 

Greg