Indholdsfortegnelse for October 2022 i Military Trader

FREE ISSUE OF MILITARY VEHICLES MAGAZINE Active Interest Media wants to give you a free digital copy of our sister magazine, Military Vehicles Magazine, to explore. CONVOYING INTO SUMMER! To grab your copy, log onto www.MilitaryTrader.com. In the upper right of the page, you will see a box with FREE ISSUE written on it. Click that. You will see a screen to enter your email address to receive our free, weekly Militar-E-News. After you enter, the next screen will provide you the access for the free digital download — easy as that! KOOGLER IS FIRST WOMAN TO LEAD NAVY SUB The Navy’s first top enlisted sailor on a submarine is Master Chief Information Systems Technician (Submarine) Angela Koogler. She joined the Gold crew of ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana as…

There is nothing quite like coming home with new treasure from the annual Show Of Shows (SOS) each February, the MAX in September, or even just a local show down the road any time of the year. However, we need to watch for what might have come along for the ride. The most common fear is the old wool jacket that could be infested with moths, which is why some savvy dealers and collectors will put such items into a short-term “cold storage” in the freezer. Experts agree that freezing will kill clothes moth larvae and eggs if carried out correctly, and it is suggested that a deep freeze should be conducted ideally for a week, but at least 72 hours. Moths are a threat because, in addition to the…

Brought about by the Tsar’s failed monarchy and costly participation in the “War to End All Wars”, the Russian Revolution ended with Nicholas II and his family gunned down in a politically motivated execution. General bedlam then ruled in the Russian countryside as the Communists and loyalists fought a bloody civil war for total control. World War I still raged in the west with the Central powers, and some Russian soldiers continued to reluctantly participate, though often demoralized by the internal chaos of the civil war, lack of supplies and changing leadership. American President Woodrow Wilson and his staff were not sure who to deal with in this unstable country, but wanted to foster any chance at democracy which might have surfaced from the turmoil. In addition, the new Communist…

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Whether a helmet, bayonet, uniform, or Jeep, one of the most tired expressions in our hobby begins with, “If only this X could talk…” A pointless statement, because we all accept that inanimate objects can’t speak. Often, when I hear someone say that, what I really hear is, “I haven’t done any research, nor do I plan to…” Researching the history behind the relics or vehicles we love can sometimes be hard — even impossible. Regardless, most serious students of history understand that the relics we collect are the direct conduits to the stories of soldiers who served and sacrificed. This drives us to uncover whatever tidbits of history we can find to associate that rifle, medal or weapons carrier with a particular time and place. GILDING THE LILY Whereas…

In our rush to collect, we sometimes fail to really study what we have purchased. We love the hunt. When we find an interesting item, we buy it, place it on a shelf or in a notebook, and never take the time to really do research. Your collection, whether large or small, deserves your attention. We’ll look at three examples of how a more thorough analysis can increase the historical value of your pieces — and perhaps their market value. —Although I don’t usually collect things from the First World War, I bought a mess kit dated 1918 at an estate sale. It was late on the last day of the sale and everything was half off. It was originally priced at $5; I paid $2.50. I couldn’t bring myself…

Some of the more interesting — and seldom understood — bits of WWII ephemera are actually hybrids, part home front, part militaria. The Armed Services Editions (ASE) was a series of 1,322 paperback books totaling more than 122 million copies, printed between 1943-1946. The series was conceived, edited, and printed by the Council on Books in Wartime, a non-profit organization founded by booksellers, publishers, librarians, and others. The Council saw the opportunity to have a positive impact on the well-being of our men and women in uniform by forming an organization to print and distribute books, and to communicate why we were fighting. They chose as their motto““Books Are Weapons in the War of Ideas.” Originally, the Council on Books promoted a book collection effort, but this proved impractical. Far…