New Release Books by Herge

A history of the Navy V-12 Program during World War II. The Program provided opportunities for young men whose families had suffered during the difficult times of the Great Depression. These high school graduates were offered the golden opportunity to attend colleges and universities. At the end of the program, more than 60,000 U.S. Navy and USMC officers had entered the armed forces for the war. Many, also entered the U.S. Naval Reserve in the post-ear period, and served in Korea and Vietnam. With photos -- 80+ pages of biographies of individual members of the program. Many include photos then and now.

"Tintin an his faithfu dug, Tarrie, are on the trail o an international gang o conterfaiters. Forby, they themsels are bein follaed by the twa glaikit detectives, Nisbet an Nesbit! The trail leads them til the faur-awa north o Scotland, whaur legend tells o an unco craitur, the Hairy Etin, that bides i the ruins o Corbiecraig Castle, on the dreich an oorie Derk Isle. Unfleggit by tales o beasts an bogles, Tintin an Tarrie are makkin til the isle tae see whit's gaun on..."--Publisher description.

Includes: Tintin in America ; Cigars of the Pharaoh ; The Blue Lotus.

Tintin and his faithful dog tackle mysteries around the world.

Sensational developments in the Tintin story! ...The famous and friendly reporter reappears! Tintin, missing some days back from a banquet in his honour, led police to the hideout of the Central Syndicate of Chicago Gangsters. Apprehended were 355 suspects, and police collected hundreds of documents, expected to lead to many more arrests... This is a major clean-up for the city of Chicago... Mr. Tintin admitted that the gangsters had bee ruthless enemies, cruel and desperate men. More than once he nearly lost his life in the heat of his fight against crime... Today is his day of glory. We know that every American will wish to show his gratitude, and honour Tintin the reporter and his faithful companion Snowy, heroes who put out of action the bosses of Chicago's underworld!

Henry Curtis Herge, son of Henry John and Maria Theresia Maaz Herge was born in 1905 in New York. He married Josephine Eleanor Breen. Herge ancestry traced to Andreas Herche and Gertraudt Leippold who were married in Bellings, Hesse-Cassel in 1614. Maaz anceestry is traced to Joseph Maaz, born 1769 in Nieder- Einsiedel, Bohemia, son of Joseph Maaz.