Robert Swanson's First World War Books

Domestic United States Military Facilities of the First World War, 1917-1919: A Postal History
(ISBN's: 978-0-9791085-1-8, e-book; 978-0-9791085-0-1, paper book)

This book is described in greater detail at the website describing the Facilities Book.

Note that an auxiliary book/e-book was created that contains a special checklist of domestic WW I facilities for which no postal history had been discovered. It is available as a single PDF file.

E-book files of the "Facilities" book's contents are:

• Facilities book in printable PDF format
  This PDF file is text-searchable, and should be printable (8-1/2 x 11 inch paper size). However, this PDF file contains no internal links, and is by design not interactive. All internal references are given as page numbers. (For a more interactive reading experience, see following formats).
  
  
• Facilities book in interactive PDF format
  This PDF file is fully interactive, containing internal links much like a web page. It does not lend itself to being printed, since it does not contain any page numbers.
  
  
• Facilities book in EPUB
  This EPUB file is fully interactive, containing internal links much like a web page.
  NOTE that this file can be uploaded to Amazon if you have a Kindle account with Amazon. Amazon will convert the file to their internal format, and then make it available on your Kindle device and/or Kindle app on your computer, phone, or tablet.
  Note that you do not need to own a Kindle device to read the book, just an Amazon account. See: the EPUB writeup, as well as the Kindle writeup.
  
  
• Facilities book as a "website-in-a-box" ZIP file
  This file contains the entire Facilities book as a web page that can be downloaded and viewed on any computer, phone, or tablet that has a web browser. NO OTHER software is needed to view the book. Once it is unzipped on your device, you do not have to be connected to the internet to view the book contents.
  
  
• Facilities book as a web page on the MPHS website
  This version of the e-book is a complete self-contained web page. It is readable with any web browser from the MPHS members-only website. It is fully interactive.
  
  

Supplementary Checklist of facilities for which no postal history has been reported

Special checklist of facilities for which no postal history has been reported (PDF)

This is a simple stand-alone document that is easily portable.

Bluejacket Mail: A Postal History of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station During World War I
(ISBN's: 978-0-9791085-2-5, e-book; 978-0-9791085-3-2, paper book)

This book is described in greater detail at the descriptive webpage.

E-book files of the "Bluejacket" book's contents are:

• Bluejacket book in printable PDF format
  This PDF file is text-searchable, and should be printable (8-1/2 x 11 inch paper size). However, this PDF file contains no internal links, and is by design not interactive. All internal references are given as page numbers. (For a more interactive reading experience, see following formats).
  
  
• Bluejacket book in interactive PDF format
  This PDF file is fully interactive, containing internal links much like a web page. It does not lend itself to being printed, since it does not contain any page numbers.
  
  
• Bluejacket book in EPUB format
  This EPUB file conforms to the international EPUB standard, and should be readable by most e-book readers. As such, it is fully interactive, containing internal links much like a web page.
  NOTE that this file can be uploaded to Amazon if you have a Kindle account with Amazon. Amazon will convert the file to their internal format, and then make it available on your Kindle device and/or Kindle app on your computer, phone, or tablet.
  Note that you do not need to own a Kindle device to read the book, just an Amazon account. See: the EPUB writeup, as well as the Kindle writeup.
  
  
• Bluejacket book as a "website-in-a-box" ZIP file
  This file contains the entire book as a web page that can be downloaded and viewed on any computer, phone, or tablet that has a web browser. NO OTHER software is needed to view the book. Once it is unzipped on your device, you do not have to be connected to the internet to view the book contents.
  
  
• Bluejacket book as a live web page on the MPHS website
  This version of the e-book is a complete self-contained web page hosted on the MPHS website. It is readable with any web browser. It is fully interactive.