WAR of the WORLD Play Set Box based on the 1953 film One of the most amazing science fiction toy Play Sets ever produced, including the graphic inserts. In the 50's Archer Plastics, headed by Robert Genin produced this Play Set. The War of The Worlds play set was released with this classic film in 1953, starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. It was the first on-screen loose adaptation of the H. G. Wells classic novel of the same name. This box features some of the most extraordinary box graphics ever produced. This is a brand new box. This price is for the box only. It's a facsimile, similar to, but not an exact replica of Marx's original play set box. Our boxes are used by many collectors as an ideal way to house their Marx play sets when they do not have the original box or the original... Less

Though it only lasted two seasons, the late-'80s television series WAR OF THE WORLDS fashioned a worthy, imaginative sequel to the classic 1953 film adaptation of H.G. Wells's terrifying tale of alien invasion. Picking up 35 years after the movie left off with the aliens' defeat via earthly bacteria the syndicated series found the invaders' preserved bodies resuscitated by radioactive nuclear waste and endowed with an INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS-like ability to inhabit their victims. Scientist Harrison Blackwood (Jared Martin) led the charge to combat the alien menace with the help of a team of experts that included biologist Suzanne McCullough (Lynda Mason Green), computer programmer Norton Drake (Philip Akin), and army colonel Paul Ironhorse (Richard Chaves). While not as well... Less

Aired between 1988 and 1990 in national syndication the two-season science fiction drama WAR OF THE WORLDS constituted a big-budget sequel to the 1953 Byron Haskin-George Pal feature of the same name. A word of explanation may be helpful for those unfamiliar with this franchise. In the original Pal-Haskin film a group of aliens from the planet Mars crash landed on Earth when their own planet became uninhabitable. As the film's title implies however these were not peaceful aliens but bellicose and bloodthirsty ones hell-bent on destroying human civilization and wiping out Ihomo sapiensI. The Martians just about succeeded at obliterating Earth itself and demonstrated complete immunity to all traditional weaponry but eventually succumbed to their own vulnerability to earthly bacteria... Less

War Of The Worlds 1953 MARTIAN Pre-Finished Model Kit NEW Pegasus NEW and factory sealed! When meteors began to fall on the Earth in the mid-1950s, no one could have imagined that they were not rocks from space but the vanguard of an invasion from another world. This pre-built 7" model kit recreates the Martian from George Pal's classic 1953 film, The War of the Worlds. Taken from images from Paramount's original studio prop, this model comes with 2 sets of arms for multiple posing options, and

After the success of 1950's Destination Moon and 1951's When Worlds Collide, visionary producer George Pal brought the classic H.G. Wells story of a Martian invasion to the big screen, and it instantly became a science fiction classic and winner of the 1953 Academy Award for Best Special Effects. It's a work of frightening imagination, with its manta-ray spaceships armed with cobra-like probes that shoot a white-hot disintegration ray. As formations of alien ships continue to wreak destruction around the globe, the military is helpless to stop this enemy while scientists race to find an effective weapon. Gene Barry and Ann Robinson play the hero and heroine roles that were de rigueur for movies like this in the '50s, and their encounter with one of the Martians is as creepy today as it... Less

War of the Worlds The Martian Pegasus 1:8 Scale Model Kit Item No: 9008 Relive the excitement of the classic 1953 sci-fi movie The War of the Worlds with the iconic Martian. It was considered at the time to be one of the most shocking creatures ever to appear on film! From its creepy suction cupped fingers, to its singular multicolored eye, the Martian set new standards for movie monsters that stunned audiences worldwide. A mysterious and menacing creature ready to terrify unsuspecting earthlings at every turn. Having come to earth to consume its natural resources, they will stop at nothing to complete their mission -- to take this planet as their own. This awesome 1:8 scale kit includes one Martian in 13 pieces. Also includes two sets of arms for multiple poses. Ages 13+. Modelers Note:... Less

#9008 1/8 Martian figure model kit: Model kit of the Martian figure from the classic 53 sci-fi movie The War of the Worlds. Comes with (2) sets of arms for multiple pose options and a detailed logo display base. Created using images we received from Paramount Pictures of the original on set studio prop

Though it only lasted two seasons the late-'80s television series WAR OF THE WORLDS fashioned a worthy imaginative sequel to the classic 1953 film adaptation of H.G. Wells's terrifying tale of alien invasion. Picking up 35 years after the movie left off--with the aliens' defeat via earthly bacteria--the syndicated series found the invaders' preserved bodies resuscitated by radioactive nuclear waste and endowed with an INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS-like ability to inhabit their victims. Scientist Harrison Blackwood Jared Martin led the charge to combat the alien menace with the help of a team of experts that included biologist Suzanne McCullough Lynda Mason Green computer programmer Norton Drake Philip Akin and army colonel Paul Ironhorse Richard Chaves. While not as well remembered as... Less

This World War II adventure centers on an imprisoned Navy signalman (Jeffrey Hunter, THE SEARCHERS) who escapes from his Nazi captors. Once he is free, the sailor uses his shooting skills to take down the Germans one man at a time. Michael Rennie (THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL) and Wendy Hiller (A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS) costar in this 1953 film.

The Return of Lanny Budd is the eleventh and final book in the enormous epic Lanny Budd World's End series written by Pulitzer Prize Winner and legend, Upton Sinclair. Written in 1953 at the pinnacle of the Cold War, this story covers the period between 1946 and 1949. Post World War Two, Lanny comes out of retirement as a Presidential Agent to assist the United States as the Russian menace grows. For all readers who have reviled in Lanny's numerous adventures, travels and conversations with the leading politicians, industrialists, financial powers and military leaders you will surely enjoy this, the final book, in Upton's great historical narrative that began when Lanny was 13 years old and just prior to the beginning of World War One. As the story begins, Lanny is running his Radio... Less

This stunning "coffee table" quality book is packed with stories, photos and "inside view" diagrams that unlock the secrets of the world's most famous fighting machines. Hard cover. 320 pages. Author Michael E. Haskew, editor of World War II History magazine, devotes six pages each to 50 of history's most significant tank designs, from Britain's Little Willy prototype and the Soviet T-34 to the M1A2 of today's U.S. armed forces. Learn about each tank's critical design elements, including firepower, protection, powerplant, and mobility. Detailed cross-section illustrations and close-up photographs give you an up-close view seen only by the elite few who've operated these indomitable fighting vehicles, with text to provide historical context. The oversized "coffee table" format is filled... Less

Aired between 1988 and 1990 in national syndication, the two-season science fiction drama WAR OF THE WORLDS constituted a big-budget sequel to the 1953 Byron Haskin-George Pal feature of the same name. A word of explanation may be helpful for those unfamiliar with this franchise. In the original Pal-Haskin film, a group of aliens from the planet Mars crash landed on Earth when their own planet became uninhabitable. As the film's title implies, however, these were not peaceful aliens, but bellicose and bloodthirsty ones, hell-bent on destroying human civilization and wiping out homo sapiens. The Martians just about succeeded at obliterating Earth itself (and demonstrated complete immunity to all traditional weaponry), but eventually succumbed to their own vulnerability to earthly bacteria... Less

This is the story of how the Steinway piano came to be the instrument of choice for the world's greatest pianists. In 1953 Theodore Steinway wrote this narrative in longhand on yellow legal pads as a tribute to his father and to commemorate the first 100 years of Steinway & Sons. The book was a memento for employees and was never released to the public. This revised edition brings the history of this remarkable company to the present day through recollections of Henry E. Steinway the last family member to remain involved with the company and Peter Goodrich vice president of concert and artist relations who has been with the company for 30 years.In 1850 Henry Engelhard Steinway left Germany for New York City and established what was to become the standard of excellence in the piano... Less

This is the story of how the Steinway piano came to be the instrument of choice for the world's greatest pianists. In 1953, Theodore Steinway wrote this narrative in longhand on yellow legal pads as a tribute to his father and to commemorate the first 100 years of Steinway & Sons. The book was a memento for employees and was never released to the public. This revised edition brings the history of this remarkable company to the present day through recollections of Henry E. Steinway, the last family member to remain involved with the company, and Peter Goodrich, vice president of concert and artist relations, who has been with the company for 30 years. In 1850, Henry Engelhard Steinway left Germany for New York City and established what was to become the standard of excellence in the piano... Less

In 1953, the war began: Martian invaders, bent on the conquest of Earth, destroy human civilization and leave death and panic in their wake. If not for our planet’s tiniest bacteria, they would have wiped human existence from the Earth. Captured and quarantined, the aliens’ threats are all but forgotten; their insidious plans lay dormant for decades. But now, freed from captivity, revived and resuscitated, they vow not to repeat their mistakes. And if not for a small band of human resistance fighters, they may yet get the chance to finish what they started… Here, for the first time on DVD, War of the Worlds: The Complete First Seasoncontinues the story of alien attack, human defiance, and interplanetary war in this six-disc box set. Let the battle begin.

They never left! In 1953, Earth experiences a War Of The Worlds. Common bacteria stopped the invading aliens but it only put them in a state of deep hibernation rather than killing them. Now, 35 years from where the classic, original film left off, the aliens have been resurrected and are more terrifying than before in War Of The Worlds: The Complete First Season.

In 1953, the war began: Martian invaders, bent on the conquest of Earth, destroy human civilization and leave death and panic in their wake. If not for our planet’s tiniest bacteria, they would have wiped human existence from the Earth. Captured and quarantined, the aliens’ threats are all but forgotten; their insidious plans lay dormant for decades. But now, freed from captivity, revived and resuscitated, they vow not to repeat their mistakes. And if not for a small band of human resistance fighters, they may yet get the chance to finish what they started… Here, for the first time on DVD, War of the Worlds: The Complete First Seasoncontinues the story of alien attack, human defiance, and interplanetary war in this six-disc box set. Let the battle begin.

This World War II adventure centers on an imprisoned Navy signalman Jeffrey Hunter THE SEARCHERS who escapes from his Nazi captors. Once he is free the sailor uses his shooting skills to take down the Germans one man at a time. Michael Rennie THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and Wendy Hiller A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS costar in this 1953 film.

Wooden Ships and Iron Men: The U.S. Navy's Coastal and Motor Minesweepers, 1941-1953 - David Bruhn. Possessing insufficient minesweepers to protect U.S. harbors and bays as the threat of war in Europe spread, in the winter of 1939-40 the Navy began purchasing fishing vessels and modifying them to combat mines. One of them, Condor (AMc-14), first sighted the Japanese Type-A midget submarine that destroyer Ward (DD-139) sank on December 7, 1941 with the first shots fired by American forces during World War II. She would be one of six coastal minesweepers to receive a battle star. From boat- and shipyards across America came the largest production run of any World War II warship, 561 scrappy little 136-foot wooden-hulled vessels characterized by Arnold Lott in Most Dangerous Sea as... Less

In this riveting collection, published for the first time, we follow Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson, two giants of the post–World War II period, as they move from an official relationship to one of candor, humor, and personal expression. Together they were primarily responsible for the Marshall Plan and NATO, among other world-shaping initiatives. And in these letters, spanning the years from when both were newly out of office until Acheson’s death at the age of seventy-eight, we find them sharing the often surprising and always illuminating opinions, ideas, and feelings that the strictures of their offices had previously kept them from revealing. Adapting easily to their private lives, they nonetheless felt a powerful need to keep in touch as they viewed with dismay what they... Less

The Man Between (1953) James Mason, Claire BloomDirector: Carol ReedCo-stars: Hildegarde Neff, Geoffrey Toone100 minutes, Black and WhiteDVD-R: Region ALLIn a suspense thriller set during the days of the Cold War, director Reed mines territory gone over already in THE THIRD MAN but changes the locale to Berlin. Bloom, a British miss, arrives in Berlin to holiday with her doctor brother, Toone, and his wife, Neff, a German national. Neff is tailed by young Dieter Krause (who follows her on a bicycle) and is threatened on the phone. Neff and Bloom take a short day trip to East Berlin where they meet Mason, a onetime attorney who now deals in black market items as well as lures people across the line into the Eastern sector for the communists. Neff balks when Bloom decides to go ice skating... Less

This is an original recording of the famous Orson Welles broadcast that frightened the nation in the Fall of 1938. Intended as a Halloween prank, this broadcast caused mass hysteria throuhout New York....

Melville wrote White-Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War during a two-month period of intense work in the summer of 1849. He drew upon his memories of naval life, having spent fourteen months as an "ordinary seaman" aboard the frigate United States as it sailed the Pacific and made the homeward voyage around Cape Horn. A crewman on the man-of-war Neversink, White-Jacket gets his name from the shirt he turned into a coat and lined with rags, old trouser legs, and cast-off socks. The journey he undertakes is dangerous -- a man falls overboard, White-Jacket tumbles from the rigging, and the least insubordination is punished with the lash. Melville's story portrays the inhumanity of naval life, saving special vitriol for the unnamed ship's surgeon, who has the power to stop a flogging if a... Less

NAVY F4U Corsair USN Diecast Model Mint on Card The Chance Vought F4U Corsairwas an Americanfighter aircraftthat saw service in World War IIand the Korean War(and in isolated local conflicts). Goodyear-built Corsairs were designated FGand Brewster-built aircraft F3A. The Corsair served in some air forces until the 1960s, following the longest production run of any piston-engined fighter in history (1940 - 1953). For these reasons, most Corsairs initially went to Marine Corps squadrons who operated off land-based runways, which in turn led Goodyear to build some early Corsairs with fixed, non-folding wings.The USMC aviators welcomed the Corsair with open arms as its performance was far superior to the F4F-3 and -4 Wildcat, which were being used at that time, and superior in a number of... Less

H.G. Wells' 1901 novel of the invasion of the Earth by Martians is brought to the screen with dazzling special effects.

This work is a general historical survey of U.S. Army logistics. It contributes a better understanding of the significance of logistics in the American military experience, and provides an appreciation of some of the Army's logistical problems in its conduct of war from the Revolutionary War through the Korean War. Logistics covers a vast range of subjects. The word logistics came into general military use shortly before World War II, although its substance has been of concern as long as there have been armies. In Army usage it has come to include four principal elements in the support of military operations: (1) supply, including determination of requirements, procurement, and distribution; (2) transportation; (3) evacuation and hospitalization; and (4) service. In short,... Less

Just retired! OOP War of the Worlds Martian War Machine Pegasus 1:48 Scale Plated Model Kit No. 9201 Relive the excitement of the classic 1953 sci-fi movie The War of the Worlds with the most accurate model ever produced of the Martian War Machine! This is the 1:48 scale (11 inches across) Chrome Copper Finish Plated Special Edition Kit. Rifle-fire, rockets, cannon-fire, missles, and bombs are all merely brushed aside by the deflector shields of the alien vehicles. The graceful lines of the War Machine completely belie their awesome destructive potential. They hover forward on a tripod of electrical energy, completely ignoring all of man's efforts to stop them. The townsfolk flee, as the army makes a desperate stand. Reports come in that the same thing is happening all over the world. Can... Less

First published by H. G. Wells in 1898, The War of the Worlds is the granddaddy of all alien invasion stories....

Free Worldwide Delivery : The Storm of War : Hardback : Harper : 9780061228599 : 0061228591 : 17 May 2011 : "The Storm of War" is a magisterial new history of World War II and the Axis strategy that lost the war, by one of Britain's finest historians and a "New York Times"-bestselling author.

During the darkest hours of World War II, a Scarsdale, NY, high school student experienced a "vision" of the possibilities of a peaceful postwar world. From this mystical moment came the most powerful American student movement of the postwar decadethe Student Federalistswho pressed their elders and their contemporaries to consider the establishment of a world government based on the same principles which guided our nation's Founding Fathers more than a century-and-a-half earlier. Damned by the fanatics of the extreme right, and of the extreme left, the Student Federalists rapidly expanded after VJ Day, reaching a high point of some 15,000 members and almost four hundred local chapters. No student movement ever grew as fast and as broadly as the Student Federalist between 1943 and 1949... Less