Thursday, March 18, 2010

Bookshelf: Noted Dealer’s WW2 Collection Comes to Life

By WILLIAM L. BUTTS
Featured in Autograph January 2010

Presidential Bargains

By PETER FORMAN
—Autograph October 2009

WW II: Saving the Reality

January 1, 2010 by Steve Cyrkin  
Filed under Book Reviews, Military, Signed Books

By WILLIAM L. BUTTS
Featured in Autograph January 2010

Collecting Medal of Honor Recipients

By ROBERT MOORE
Featured in Autograph April 2009

The Congressional Medal of Honor is presented to members of the United States Military who risk their lives “above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States.” It is the highest military honor that can be awarded to [...]

Affordable History: Soldiers of Fortune

April 1, 2009 by Steve Cyrkin  
Filed under History & Politics, Military

By JON ALLAN
Featured in Autograph April 2009

For years I have been far more interested in collecting the politics of war, rather than in those who fought in them. But this changed when I bought several large collections that included some fascinating people who played key roles in history.
In a collection of WWI autographs, I [...]

Affordable History: Longest Serving Congress Members

By JON ALLAN
Featured in Autograph March 2009

Affordable History: The Battle of San Juan Hill

February 1, 2009 by Steve Cyrkin  
Filed under History & Politics, Magazine, Military

By JON ALLAN
— Autograph February 2009
In American history, certain battles of its wars hold an iconic status: Lexington and Concord, the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Alamo, Gettysburg, Belleau Wood, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and the Battle of the Bulge, to name a few. When people think of the Spanish-American War of 1898, they think [...]