Ballantine's Illustrated Histories Paperback Books
Battles - Red Spines
      Number Title Year Author Rarity
Book 1 D-Day 1968 R. W. Thompson &&&&&
ý Book 2 Their Finest Hour 1968 Edward Bishop &&&&&
ý Book 3 Stalingrad 1968 Geoffrey Juks &&&&&
Book 4 Bastogne 1968 Peter Elstob &&&&&
ý Book 5 Siege of Leningrad 1968 Alan Wykes &&&&&
Book 6 Battle for Berlin 1968 Earl F. Ziemke &&&&&
Book 7 Kursk 1969 Geoffrey Juks &&&&&
Book 8 Tarawa 1969 Henry I. Shaw Jr. &&&&&
ý Book 9 Airborne Carpet 1969 Anthony Farizar Hockley &&&&&
Book 10 Pearl Harbor 1969 A. J. Barker &&&&&
ý Book 11 Leyte Gulf 1970 Donald MacIntyre &&&&&
ý Book 12 Okinawa 1970 Benis M. Frank &&&&&
ý Book 13 Defense of Moscow 1970 George Jukes &&&&&
Book 14 Raid on St Nazaire 1970 David Mason &&&&
Book 15 Anzio 1970 Christopher Hibbert &&&&&
Book 16 Cassino 1971 Dominich Graham &&&&
ý Book 17 London's Burning 1970 Constantine Fitzgibbon &&&&&
Book 18 Kasserine 1970 Ward Rutherford &&&&
Book 19 Battle of the Reichswald 1970 Peter Elstob &&&&
ý Book 20 Midway 1971 A. J. Barker &&&&&
ý Book 21 Battle of the Ruhr Pocket 1971 Charles Whiting &&&&&
ý Book 22 Beda Fomm 1971 Kenneth Macksey &&&&&
ý Book 23 Bir Hakim 1971 Richard Holmes &&&&&
Book 24 Salerno 1972 David Mason &&&&&
ý Book 25 Armoured Onslaught 1972 Douglas Orgill &&&&
ý Book 26 Vimy Ridge 1972 Kenneth Macksey &&&&
ý Book 27 Rhine Crossing 1973 James W. Stock &&&&
ý Book 28 Argonne 1918 1972 Barry Gregory &&&&
ý Book 29 Rotterdam (blue spine) 1973 Wilhemina Steenbeck &&&&&
Book 30 Ploesti 1974 John Sweetman &&&&
ý Book 31 Zeebrugge 1974 James W. Stock &&&&
ý Book 32 Iwo Jima 1974 Michael Russell &&&&&
ý Book 33 Dien Bien Phu 1974 John Keegan &
Campaigns - Brown Spines
  Number Title Year Author Rarity
ý Book 1 Afrika Korps 1968 Major K. I. Macksey &&&&&
Book 2 The Raiders 1968 Arthur Swinson &&&&&
Book 3 Sicily 1969 Martin Blumenson &&&&&
ý Book 4 Breakout 1969 David Mason &&&&&
Book 5 Defeat in Malaya 1970 Arthur Swinson &&&&&
Book 6 France 1970 John Williams &&&&&
Book 7 Bomber Offensive 1970 Noble Frankland &&&&&
ý Book 8 Nuremberg Rallies 1970 Alan Wykes &&&&&
ý Book 9 Japan, The Final Agony 1970 Alvin Coox &&&&&
ý Book 10 Normandy Bridgehead 1971 General H. Essame &&&&&
ý Book 11 Barbarossa 1971 John Keegan &&&&&
Book 12 Liberation of the Philippines 1970 Stanley Falk &&&&&
Book 13 New Guinea 1971 John Vader &&&&&
Book 14 Guadalcanal 1971 Graeme Kent &&&&&
Book 15 New Georgia 1971 D. C. Horton &&&&&
Book 16 Fall of the Philippines 1971 Ward Rutherford &&&&&
ý Book 17 Schweinfurt Raids 1971 John Sweetman &&&&&
ý Book 18 Carpathian Disaster 1971 Geoffrey Juks &&&&&
ý Book 19 1914: Opening Moves 1971 John Keegan &&&&
ý Book 20 Tanganyikan Guerilla 1971 Major J. R. Sibley &&&
Book 21 Pacific Onslaught 1972 Paul Kennedy &&&&&
Book 22 Operation Torch 1972 Vincent Jones &&&&
Book 23 Over the Hump 1972 William Koenig &&&
ý Book 24 The Winter War 1972 Richard W. Condo &&&
ý Book 25 Pacific Victory (blue spine) 1972 Paul Kennedy &&&&&
ý Book 26 Tobruk 1973 James W. Stock &&&&
ý Book 27 Six Day War 1974 A. J. Barker &&&&
Book 28 Palaus 1974 Stanley Falk &&&&
ý Book 29 Yom Kippur 1974 A. J. Barker &&&
Human Conflict - Yellow Spines
  Number Title Year Author Rarity
ý Book 1 Olympiad 1936 1971 Judith Holmes &&&&&
Book 2 Lidice 1972 John Bradley &&&&&
ý Book 3 Death Railway (black spine) 1973 Clifford Kinvig &&&&&
ý Book 4 Genocide 1973 Ward Rutherford &&&&&
ý Book 5 Bloody Ulster 1973 A. J. Barker &&&&&
Politics in Action - Black Spines
  Number Title Year Author Rarity
ý Book 1 The Conspirators 1971 Roger Manvell &&&&&
ý Book 2 Blackshirts 1971 David Shermer &&&&&
ý Book 3 Reichstag Fire 1972 R. John Pritchard &&&&&
ý Book 4 Rape of Ethiopia 1971 A. J. Barker &&&&&
ý Book 5 Warsaw Rising 1972 Gunther Deschner &&&&&
ý Book 6 Hitler Youth 1972 H. W. Koch &&&&&
ý Book 7 Night of the Long Knives 1972 Nikolai Tolstoy &&&&&
Book 8 Nuremberg Trials 1972 Leo Kahn &&&&&
ý Book 9 Freedom for Women 1973 Rose Tremain &
ý Book 10 Berlin Blockade 1973 John Man &&&&
Full Color - Black Spines
  Number Title Year Author Rarity
ý Book 1 Nazi Regalia   Jack Pia &&&
ý Book 2 SS Regalia   Jack Pia &&&
Weapons - Blue Spines
  Number Title Year Author Rarity
Book 1 U-Boat 1968 David Mason &&&&&
Book 2 Panzer Division 1968 Kenneth Macksey &&&&&
Book 3 Aircraft Carrier 1968 Donald MacIntyre &&&&&
Book 4 Me 109 1968 Martin Caidin &&&&&
ý Book 5 German Secret Weapons 1969 Brian Ford &&&&&
Book 6 Spitfire 1969 John Vader &&&&&
ý Book 7 Commando 1969 Peter Young &&&&&
ý Book 8 SS and Gestapo 1969 Roger Manvell &&&&&
ý Book 9 Zero Fighter 1970 Martin Caidin &&&&&
ý Book 10 Luftwaffe 1970 Alfred Price &&&&&
Book 11 The Guns - 1939-1945 1970 Ian Hogg &&&&&
ý Book 12 Airborne Weapons 1970 Charles McDonald &&&&&
Book 13 PT Boats 1970 Bryan Cooper &&&&
ý Book 14 Pacific Hawk 1970 John Vader &&&&&
ý Book 15 Allied Armour 1970 Kenneth Macksey &&&&&
ý Book 16 Waffen SS 1970 John Keegan &&&&&
Book 17 B29 1970 Carl Berger &&&&
ý Book 18 Barrage 1970 Ian V. Hogg &&&&
ý Book 19 Allied Secret Weapons 1971 Brian J. Ford &&&&&
ý Book 20 Rocket Fighter 1971 William Green &&&&
ý Book 21 T-34 - Russian Armour 1971 Douglas Orgill &&&&&
Book 22 Suicide Weapon 1971 A. J. Barker &&&&&
ý Book 23 Hitler's High Seas Fleet 1971 Richard Humble &&&&&
Book 24 Mosquito 1971 Edward Bishop &&&&&
ý Book 25 Infantry Weapons 1971 John Weeks &&&&
Book 26 P-51 1971 William Hess &&&&&
Book 27 The Guns - 1914-1918 1971 Ian V. Hogg &&&&
ý Book 28 Trench Fighting 1914-1918 1972 Charles Messenger &&&
Book 29 Flying Tigers 1971 Ron Heiferman &&&&
Book 30 Lancaster Bomber 1972 D. B. Tubbs &&&&
Book 31 Merrill's Marauders 1972 Alan Baker &&&&
ý Book 32 German General Staff 1973 Barry Leach &&&
Book 33 Japanese High Seas Fleet 1973 Richard Humble &&&
ý Book 34 Chindits 1973 Michael Calvert &&&
ý Book 35 Condor Legion 1973 Peter Elstob &&&
Book 36 Indestructible Jeep 1973 D. Denfield & M. Fry &&
ý Book 37 Grenades and Mortars 1974 Ian V. Hogg &&&
ý Book 38 Wellington Bomber 1974 Edward Bishop &&&
ý Book 39 Hitler's Bodyguards 1974 Alan Wykes &&&&
ý Book 40 B-17 Flying Fortress 1974 William Hess &&&&
ý Book 41 German Armour 1974 Douglas Orgill &&&&
ý Book 42 Midget Submarine 1974 James Gleason & Tom Walder &&
ý Book 43 Gas 1975 Ian V. Hogg &&
ý Book 44 DC-3 1975 Arthur Pearcy &&
War Leaders - Purple Spines
  Number Title Year Author Rarity
Book 1 Patton 1970 Charles Whiting &&&&&
Book 2 MacArthur 1971 Sydney L. Mayer &&&&&
Book 3 Hitler 1971 Alan Wykes &&&&&
ý Book 4 Stilwell 1971 D. R. Rooney &&&&&
ý Book 5 Bradley 1971 Charles Whiting &&&&&
Book 6 Mountbatten 1971 Arthur Swinson &&&&&
ý Book 7 De Gaulle 1972 Phillipe Masson &&&&&
ý Book 8 Goering 1972 Roger Manvell &&&&&
Book 9 Eisenhower 1972 Martin Blumenson &&&&&
ý Book 10 Tito 1972 Phyllis Auty &&&&&
ý Book 11 Skorzeny 1972 Charles Whiting &&&&&
ý Book 12 Slim 1973 Michael Calvert &&&&&
ý Book 13 Mussolini 1972 Christopher Hibbert &&&&&
ý Book 14 Himmler 1972 Alan Wykes &&&&&
ý Book 15 Student 1973 A. H. Farrar Hockley &&&&&
ý Book 16 Churchill 1972 David Mason &&&&&
ý Book 17 Goebbels 1973 Alan Wykes &&&&&
ý Book 18 Lawrence of Arabia 1973 Douglas Orgill &&&&
ý Book 19 MacArthur in Japan 1973 Sydney Mayer &&&&
ý Book 20 Guderian 1973 John Keegan &&&&&
ý Book 21 Stauffenberg 1973 G. S. Graber &&&&&
ý Book 22 Heydrich 1973 Alan Wykes &&&&
ý Book 23 Churchill - 1914-1918 1973 David Mason &&&&
ý Book 24 Yamashita 1973 A. J. Barker &&&&
ý Book 25 Runstedt 1974 John Keegan &&&&
ý Book 26 Halsey 1974 Benis M. Frank &&&&&
ý Book 27 Rommel 1974 R. Sibley & M. Fry &&&&
Book 28 Zhukov 1974 Otto Preston Chaney Jr. &&&
ý Book 29 Montgomery 1974 R. W. Thompson &&&&&
ý Book 30 Tojo 1975 Alvin D. Cook &&&&&
ý Book 31 Stalin 1975 Rose Tremain &&&
Unpublished Books
  Number Title Year Author Rarity
    Nivelle Offensive   John Williams  
    Revolt in Ghana   David Rooney  
    St Valentine's Day Massacre   Ward Rutherford  
    Hess   Roger Manvell  
    Roosevelt   Unknown  
 
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Last Updated on 7/15/2001 by Tony Whitaker