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Selling a historically significant group of authentic U.S. Army War Department manuals used during WWII. These came from my family and the books belonged to my grandfather, Albert L. Alexander, who served in the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps.

Lot includes: • FM 21-15 “Basic Field Manual – Equipment, Clothing & Tent Pitching”

• FM 21-100 “Soldier’s Handbook” War Dept, May 4, 1942 + changes insert

• Second copy of FM 21-100 personalized to Albert L. Alexander

• Coast Artillery Corps “Gunners’ Instruction – Mobile Seacoast Artillery No. 7” (Nov 1940 – Second Class Gunner)

• Coast Artillery Corps “Gunners’ Instruction – Mobile Seacoast Artillery No. 8” (Nov 1940 – First Class Gunner)

Condition:

All are complete and readable. Typical wartime handling — tone, edge wear, small stains, and handwritten soldier names. Honest WWII field-used condition vs stored collector condition.

These are excellent pieces of U.S. military history and rarely found together as an original family lot. Great for historians, collectors, researchers, museums, or reenactors.

Ships securely and well-protected.

Review photos carefully for condition.