Merriam Press imprint: 49 books

Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series. Memoir by a B-17 top turret gunner of the 600th Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force, who was shot down and became a POW. Contents: (1) “Big Ass Bird”. (2) “Greetings…" (3) England. (4) Hamburg—First Blood. (5) Big “B”, Berlin,...

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. At the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge the two most important localities were Bastogne and St. Vith, with their road nets which if held would disrupt the plan of any aggressor. Bastogne was an important communications center and received much of the attention,...

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. The 84th Infantry Division was one of the units that helped reduce the “Bulge” in January 1945 and this is the story of their participation. Contents: Foreword; Historical Notes; At All Cost; May 1940-December 1944; From Germany to the Ardennes; The Wide,...

Merriam Press World War 2 History No. 23. First eBook Edition, 2015. This is a new edition of British Army Operational Research Group (AORG) Memorandum No. C6 originally issued in 1952. This study was undertaken in order to examine the supposition that weight of numbers was the deciding factor in...

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. Most scholarship on the American role in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) during World War II has addressed the issues of strategy, campaign outcomes, command leadership, and logistical support. Other research efforts have provided insights into the...

Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series. Author’s experiences in training as an infantry replacement and in combat as private, soldier, scout and point man with the 30th Infantry Division in Normandy, northern Europe and Germany from mid-July through early October 1944, when he was wounded. Excellent...

Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series. As school children, most Americans learned about Wold War II and the attack on Pearl Harbor, the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima. But few people know much about the Italian Campaign during that war. Of all the western fronts...

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. Drawing on company histories, memoirs, and interviews, Camp Sharpe's "Psycho Boys" traces the history of the men of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Mobile Radio Broadcasting Companies during World War II. The story begins with the establishment of a secret...

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. Second eBook Edition 2016. Details Allied escape attempts from German, Italian and Japanese prison camps. Particular emphasis on New Zealanders. Contents: Foreword. (1) To Escape. (2) Escape Organization. (3) Escape Equipment. (4) Outside Help. (5) Types of...

Merriam Press Historical Fiction No. 15. Second eBook Edition, 2016. Anatahan is a small island in the Marianas that during World War II during World War II. This is a semi-fictionalized account of the trials and tribulations of life on a deserted island, while a major war rages throughout the surrounding...

Merriam Press Wind Fiction Series. First eBook Edition 2017. The fourth story in the "Wind" series finds Megan outraged by a cross burning on her land, and she forms the Night Posse and then strikes back. Meanwhile, she is saddened by the tragic illness of her dear friend, James. After her...

Merriam Press Fiction No. 1. First Edition, 2015. In the second installment of the misadventures of Megan Docket, she learns of the investigation of meth dealing in the area. A gut feeling forces her to question the motives of a DEA agent residing in the area. As she snoops on the agent, she becomes...

Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series. Detailed account by a member of the 303rd Engineer Battalion, from induction through training and deployment to Europe and combat to the end in Germany. Contents: (1) 1943 - Induction and Training, First Year in the Army. (2) 1943-1944 - Army Specialized Training...

Merriam Press Fiction Series. A dark, sad, comedic, fictional account of a man who believes he is the reincarnation of Ernest Hemingway. "Ernest Miller Hemingway was born on July 21, 1899, in Oak Park, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. Hemingway died on July 2, 1961, at his home in Ketchum, Idaho, from...