The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-08-07
|War Books at
Public Librar,

The citizens series" is an up-tO-
the-minute series Of books written by
experts in their fields, which may be
obtained at the WyandOtte public IL
brary.
What the Citizen Should Know
About the Navy" by Hanson w. Bald
win. An authoritative and readable
handbook of what every civilian wants
to know about the Navy: How the
fleet is used; the function Of naval
bases; the kind Of life aboard naval
vessels; the mysteries Of the insignia
ON a bluejackets sleeve; officers and
their ranks-all these and many more
topics are treated. The author was all
officer in the United States Navy and
now the New York Times specialist on
military aud naval affairs.
What the Citizen Should Know
About the Marines" by John H..
Craige. This book explains the shore
fighting service of our cOuntry's Navy,
the Marine Corps takes up tine fight
ing at the beaches where the Navy
leaves off. OF interest will be the his
tory and organization Of the now
famous corps Of "leathernecks," and
the description of the service insignia.
What the Citizen SHOULD Know
About the Coast Guard" by Hickman
Pow ell The Coast Guard is the ma
tons maritime police fOrce,-this
book is Il complete account Of the ser
vice that acts as sentry on our 10000
miles of coast line.
What the Citizen Should Know
sl.lI nj A.lr A
II. Lane Chapters f this book deal
with the actual steps 10 be taken by
Young men who plan 10 follow the sea
and discusses fully the pay, advance
ment opportunities, training and flu
iure for seamen, and engineer and
steward departments. Another chapter
reports in detail the process for the
quick conversion of the fleet into
troop ships, plane carriers, mine
>weepers, patrols and munitiOn car
rierS.
What the Citizen SHOULD Know
About the Army Engineers" by 1t.
Col. Paul W. Thompson. The army tn
gineer is called upon TO lay mines,
build and demOlish bridges, keep open
the route of communication, provide
the artillery with maps, operate rail
roads. help with camOuflage and blast
away many obstacles which the tapks
and trucks. unaSSiSted would find in
>urmOuntable.
what the Citizen Should Know
About the Air Force" by 1t. Col. Har-
cid f.. Iartney. \ survey of our air
power, including the organization of
the various forces. the training of the
enlisted man and officer, special chap
ter> on air warfare. air defense, and
the question of unified command, as
we'll as some description of such sub
jectS us aerial photography, gliding,
parachuttS and balloons.
What the Citizen Should Know
About Our Arms and Weapons by
james +. Hicks. This book gives infOr-
nation about every sort of weapon
from the pistol to the heaviest coast
artillery. Fully described and illus
trated are small arms, from RevOlu-
tiOnary muSkets 10 semi-automatic
rifles and modern revOlvers. machine
guns. famous types of cannOns and
anti aircraft; all kinds of combat
tanks and mobile mechanical units,
aircraft armament and bombs.
What the Citizen Should Know
About Civilian Defense" by Walter ID.
Binger. Practical information on air
raid dangers and precautionary mea-
Sures. Includes chapters on germ war
fare, the British experience, and the
responsibilities of each American citi-
zen.
What the Citizen Should Know
About Modern War;" by Fletcher
Pratt. This book is a small encycloped.
ia which defines and explains the
terms, phrases and methods Of mod.
ern war. knowledge Of which is es-
sential for the intelligent understand
ing Of war news.
What the Citizen Should Know
About the Army" by 1t. Harvey S.
Ford. This is the laymen's guide to
our Army, its organization and func-
tons. Illustrations and service insig,
MIA.