Walt Cross is a retired U.S. Army master sergeant. A veteran of the Vietnam War he served with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 7th Artillery (Pheons), 1st Infantry Division from 1968 to 1970. Walt holds degrees in both history and science and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy. He is the retired Executive Director of the Oklahoma ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve), a Department of Defense program. He continues to serve as a volunteer with the ESGR supporting men and women serving in the Guard and Reserve.
This first of its kind book combines the accounts of two enlisted men who participated in the Sioux campaign of 1876. Presented is Peter Thompson's account of the Battle of the Little Big Horn and... More > William White's narrative of the march of General Terry's column in support of Custer and the 7th Cavalry. Few soldier accounts have been written and this book combines two of them in a unique look at the death of Custer and his battalion on the banks of the Little Big Horn. Written in an easy to read format. 271 pages. Originally published as "Thompson and White's Little Big Horn Narratives of 1876".< Less
This first of its kind book combines the accounts of two enlisted men who participated in the Sioux campaign of 1876. Presented is Peter Thompson's account of the Battle of the Little Big Horn and... More > William White's narrative of the march of General Terry's column in support of Custer and the 7th Cavalry. Few soldier accounts have been written and this book combines two of them in a unique look at the death of Custer and his battalion on the banks of the Little Big Horn. Written in an easy to read format. 271 pages. Originally published as "Thompson and White's Little Big Horn Narratives of 1876".< Less
This is the unusual life story of Army surgeon Robert W. Shufeldt. After his service as a teenaged Navy officer during the Civil War, Robert became an Army surgeon, much to the chagrin of his... More > admiral father. His first permanent assignment was as post surgeon at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Robert’s June 1877 visit to the grisly scene of Custer’s defeat lasted for weeks. Robert recovered the remains of a 7th Cavalry soldier. It was obvious this man had initially escaped the Sioux and Cheyenne warriors and nearly won his life and freedom. His body was shot full of arrows, but not mutilated like so many of Custer's men at the Little Big Horn. Robert's actions at the Little Big Horn, removing the remains of this soldier and collecting the arrows embedded in him, created a mystery that became a part of the legend and was not solved for 130 years! 314 pages.< Less
This is the unit history of the 457th Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion of WWII. This unit served primarily attached to the 4th U.S. Armored Division in the European Theater of... More > Operations. Although edited for clarity, this is a reconstruction of the unit history provided each soldier of the unit at the end of WWII. It traces the 457th from activation to the Normandy landing and across Europe. Contains unit personnel rosters. This book is about real soldiers, real combat, real history! Illustrated, 158 pages.< Less
This is the unit history of the 457th Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion of WWII. This unit served primarily attached to the 4th U.S. Armored Division in the European Theater of... More > Operations. Although edited for clarity, this is a reconstruction of the unit history provided each soldier of the unit at the end of WWII. It traces the 457th from activation to the Normandy landing and across Europe. Contains unit personnel rosters. This book is about real soldiers, real combat, real history! Illustrated, 158 pages.< Less
"Co. Aytch" is a Civil War classic, it is the memoirs of Private Samuel R. Watkins of Company H, First Tennessee Infantry Regiment. "Co. Aytch" is widely referenced in Ken Burns'... More > award winning documentary "The Civil War". This publication is the long-awaited illustrated edition of this exceptional book. The editor has added historical annotations as well as many photographs and drawings to the narrative to include nine portraits of Company H soldiers. This book will please historians, educators, and Civil War enthusiasts alike. 34 illustrations.< Less
An unusual unit history. Although the 125th AAA Gun Battalion did engage enemy planes, its primary mission was destroying the German V-1 (Vergeltunswaffen 1) "Vengeance 1" Buzz-Bombs. The... More > unit participated in the protection of London, Cherbourge, Brussels, and in Operation Antwerp-X against the Nazi terror weapon. Illustrated, to include field drawings by the battalion's artist. The history of Operation "Antwerp X" is also included. This is a unique military unit history book of WWII. 150 pages.< Less
The Battle of the Bulge was the turning point of World War II for the Allied Powers. The 7th Armored Division's desperate fight at St. Vith, Belgium was the turning point of the Battle of the Bulge.... More > Forget what you have heard about Bastogne being the pivotal engagement in December of 1944. Look further north where the 106th Infantry Division was destroyed by the Germans, and the stubborn defenders of the small Belgium town of St. Vith took the brunt of the thrust by elements of two Panzer Armies. This is the tactical history of the greatest land battle fought on the Western Front. Illustrated with seventeen maps and several Army Signal Corps photographs, many never before published. A full color map of the division's battle route appears on the back cover< Less
An unusual unit history. Although the 125th AAA Gun Battalion did engage enemy planes, its primary mission was destroying the German V-1 (Vergeltunswaffen 1) "Vengeance 1" Buzz-Bombs. The... More > unit participated in the defense of London, Cherbourge, Brussels, and in Operation Antwerp-X against the Nazi terror weapon. Illustrated, to include field drawings by the battalion's artist. The history of Operation "Antwerp X" is also included. This is a unique military unit history book of WWII. 150 pages.< Less
This is the unit history of the 390th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion from training in California to combat in Europe during World War II until victory. This story features the excellent writing of... More > Captain David B. Scott Jr. The dry witted humor of Captain Scott runs throughout the narrative but does not detract from the seriousness of the unit's combat record. The 390th carved it a place in history with its courageous and effective combat skills against the aerial might of the Luftwaffe. Military reading at its finest.< Less
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