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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, Saturday, January 23, 1943
28 pages. Features: Cover illustration of "Silent Telephony on the Battlefront" - showing one of our troops in Tunisia using throat microphones and "silent speech" transmitters to report to base from under the noses of the enemy; Scenes during the Eighth Army's Advance into Tripolitania - includes photos of anti-tank and anti-personnel mines removed from the airfield at Marble Arch; Dramatic two-page illustration of the damaged Stirling bomber piloted by Flight Sergeant Rawdon Hume Middleton about to plunge into the Channel - how he won the Victoria Cross (V.C.) - Devotion "Unsurpassed in the annals of the Royal Air Force"; The Great World War - Lessons from Papua - article by Cyril Falls; Rabaul - Main Japanese Base in New Guinea Area Campaign - three illustrations and two photos; The German Retreat Across the Snow - Dramatic Views of Hitler's Sorry Army - Russians Close on Their Heels - 13 photos; How a "Liberty" Freighter was built in less than five days - Henry J. Kaiser's shipyards built the "Robert E. Peary" using pre-fabricated sections; Photos of personalities and events of the week - including Von Ribbentrop welcoming Laval to Berlin, Lloyd George at age 80, and a ceremony in London honouring American airman Sec. Lieut. Johnson; Pictures Behind the News - photo of the new Lockheed Constellation on its maiden voyage, aerial photo of now free Leningrad; A Japanese Bomber's Suicide Dive on the U.S. Aircraft-Carrier "Hornet" - dramatic photos; Centerfold illustration of Captain Robert Sherbrooke, V.C. in H.M.S. "Onslow," Challenging Superior Naval Forces of North Cape; Photos of enemy bombers down over London; Scenes in Malta's War Headquarters; Illustration of Flak over London; Three dramatic photos show Squadron Leader T.M. Bulloch settle the fate of a U-boat; Two-page illustrated map indicates the vast economic development of French Africa - roads and communications from Algeria to Congo; The Trans-African Air Route - a six-thousand miles daily flight over virgin forests and desert tracts - three great photos; The Rivals of Rubber - article by E.S. Grew; Nice colour-illustrated ad for Johnnie Walker on back cover; Unmarked. Average wear. Centerfold loose but present. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, Saturday, May 8 1943 - Cover Photos of General Montgomery, His Private Flying Fortress, and His All-American Crew
28 pages. Features: Photos of the grim terrain in Tunisia - craggy heights and perilous ridges; Photos of lighter moments in Tunisia; Mules solve Mountain Problems in Tunisia; Unconventional Pictures of Three Famous Generals in Tunisia - General Montgomery, General Alexander, and Lieut.-General George Patton seated on a hillside watching his men advancing to attack; The House of Lords Roll of Honour - photos of thirteen legislators lost in action; The Commons Roll of Honour - photos of nine legislators lost in action; Photo of the first launching of land bombers at sea from the deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier "Hornet"; Photos related to Doolittle's famous raid on Tokyo; R.A.F. Bombers lay waste to 100 acres of factory buildings in Stettin - five aerial photos; The Great Struggle in Tunisia - article by Cyril Falls; The British Assault on Longstop Hill and Bou Arada Bastions - six photos; Centerfold illustration of a British 3 inch mortar in action in Tunisia giving close support to infantry; Photos of George Edward Kruger-Gray, Commander J.W. Linton, Rear-Admiral Philip John Mack and Viktor Lutze; Nice large illustration of Britain's All-Wooden Mosquito Bomber - includes partial cutaway view; Photos of construction of oil pipeline from Texas to New York via Norris City, Illinois; Photo of Roosevelt with Mexican President Camacho; Photos of General Sikorski, Acting Wing Commander Hugh Malcolm and Sir Basil Brooke; Four *Amazing* large aerial photos show the fate of Italy's last two heavy cruisers, "Trieste" and Gorizia"; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, Saturday, November 4, 1939
28 pages. Features: Cover photo of the King inspecting the manufacture of a large gun barrel; Page of photos of Royal interest in industry's war effort - the King's tour of Midlands arms factories; Photos of Blenheim Palace as a public school and Malvern's Wartime Move; Full-page photo of Malvern schoolboys in Blenheim Palace; Full-page photo on the deck of a British Destroyer as depth-charges are discharged; Three photos of lifeboats for castaway airmen; Page of photos of personalities/notable people in teh public eye; Full-page photo of a Russian paratroop Demonstration; An R.A.F. triumph over Scotland - German Reconnaissance plane shot down - Six photos; Two large photos of "The Bomber Shot Down in East Lothian; Photos showing a French H.Q. staff at work - the technique of modern generalship at work; Centerfold illustration of the first air attack on a British convoy - the raiding seaplanes routed by our fighters; Two-page illustration of British men of all rank awaiting their turn in a "Naffy" canteen on the Western Front; Photos of German Prisoners of War in Britain; S.S. Yorkshire sunk without warning - three photos; Photos of German commerce-raiding and the Valleyfield Pit disaster; The pocket battleship "Deutschland" - superb photo and diagrammatic drawing; Watching and Waiting - article by Cyril Falls; German illustration of attack on the "Ark Royal"; Minesweepers at work - six photos; and more. Bit of writing atop front outer cover. Centerfold loose but present, otherwise a sound copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, September 19, 1942 - Mass Production of U-Boats
28 pages. Features: Cover photo of Air Vice-Marshall Arthur Coningham outside his travelling H.Q.; Illustration by Captain Bryan de Grineau of a flotilla of tank-landing craft manoeuvering against Air Attack; Great 2-page illustration by the same artist of the interior of a British Landing Craft nearing its objective, seen from the bows; Article on Service Pay by Cyril Falls; Photos of items of interest, including a packed concert at the Albert Hall, Sergeant F. Rich being awarded the Purple Heart, and more; Multi-Illustration montage illustrating the Merchant Ship Fighter Unit (M.S.F.U.) at work - a System Which Has Defeated the Long-Range Bomber - a Hurricane is catapulted into action from the deck of a merchantman; Three photos of Vichy French warships in North Africa; Three photos of guns on tanks - German mobility; The War against the Axis by Land, Sea and Air - with 5 photos; 11 Great photos show scenes from the Russian front - Germans in action - and out of it as prisoners, plus a photo of Hitler at his headquarters and proof of Maikop oil going up in flames; Centerfold illustration of a Royal Navy salute to the Mercantile Marine - warship's crews cheering the ships they have convoyed to Malta; Photos of 16 personalities of the week; Full-page photo shows German mass-production of U-Boats; Key points in Madagascar occupied by the British - seven photos plus map; Seven informative photos of new deep tunnel shelters for 64,000 more Londoners; 11 excellent photos show canine recruits for the R.A.F. - Guards of our Aerodromes; Two illustrations by Sir Muirhead Bone; Full-page photo aboard the H.M.S. Barham which was later sunk in the eastern Mediterranean; Six photos of wild flowers bestowing beauty on London's "Blitzed" Sites; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover. Four-inch opening to fore-edge of front cover. Somewhat above-average external wear. Centerfold holding by one staple. Unmarked. A worthy copy of this wartime issue. Book
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Verrier, Anthony
Bomberoffensive gegen Deutschland 1939 - 1945.
Frankfurt am Main, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, 1970.
Riferimento per il libraio : 212809
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Walker
Düsenjäger und -Bomber. Die Geschichte der Luftfahrt.
Amsterdam, Time-Life Verlag, 1983.
Riferimento per il libraio : 200396
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Walker
Düsenjäger und -Bomber. Die Geschichte der Luftfahrt.
Amsterdam, Time-Life Verlag, 1983.
Riferimento per il libraio : 192059
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Walker, Bryce
Die Geschichte der Luftfahrt - Düsenjäger und Bomber
Time-Life Books B.V., 1984. 175 Seiten , 29 cm, Hardcover/Pappeinband
Riferimento per il libraio : 46833
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Walker, Bryce
Düsenjäger und -Bomber. Die Geschichte der Luftfahrt.
Amsterdam, Time-Life-Bücher, 1984.
Riferimento per il libraio : 129053
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Walker, Bryce
Düsenjäger und -Bomber. Die Geschichte der Luftfahrt.
Amsterdam, Time-Life-Bücher, 1985.
Riferimento per il libraio : 66857
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Walker, Bryce
Düsenjäger und -Bomber. Die Geschichte der Luftfahrt.
Amsterdam, Time-Life-Bücher, 1984.
Riferimento per il libraio : 220763
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Walker, Bryce und Alzbeta Lettowsky
Die Geschichte der Luftfahrt - Düsenjäger und -bomber.
Amsterdam, Time-Life-Bücher, 1985.
Riferimento per il libraio : 65338
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Walker, Bryce und Alzbeta Lettowsky
Die Geschichte der Luftfahrt - Düsenjäger und -bomber.
Amsterdam, Time-Life-Bücher, 1985.
Riferimento per il libraio : 65329
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Walker, Bryce und Alzbeta Lettowsky
Die Geschichte der Luftfahrt. Düsenjäger und Bomber.
Amsterdam, Time-Life-Bücher, 1985.
Riferimento per il libraio : 48258
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WALLIS] [Sir Barnes
[Programme of] A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Barnes Wallis 1887-1979. St. Paul's Cathedral, 27 February 1980. TRIBUTE TO SIR BARNES WALLIS
Roy. 8vo., First Edition; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. VERY SCARCE.
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WHITFIELD Frederick
We Sat Alone [Memoirs of a former Lancaster Rear Gunner].
8vo., First Edition with illustrations; original wrappers, a very good, clean copy. Fred Whitfield served as rear gunner with IX Squadron Lancasters based at Bardney in Lincolnshire. His record of over 30 'ops' includes raids on the Tirpitz and the Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. Extremely scarce due to limited print run
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Willy Radinger; Walter Schick; reconnaissance [Editor]; fighter/bomber [Editor]; Accounts of the developments of the fighter [Ed
Messerschmitt Me 262: Development /Testing/Production
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 2004-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Schiffer Publishing, Ltd hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : Q-0887405169 ISBN : 0887405169 9780887405167
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Winchester, Clarence
Wonders of World Aviation The conquest of the air in story and picture
London. The Fleetway House ca. 1946. 4° Volume 1: 560 p. Vol 2: 528 p. largely illustrated Lwd. (light blue, decorative) book spine gold pressed Vol 1: upper book spine minim. lacerated
Riferimento per il libraio : 4249BB
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