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US. Strategic Bombing Survey Pacific Naval Analysis Division U. S.
The Campaigns of the Pacific War
Washington D.C: United States Government Printing Office 1946. 389 pages. A study of the Pacific War with stress on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The Phillipines the Coral Sea Midway. Several fold-out maps and diagrams. Clean. First Edition. Buckram. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. United States Government Printing Office hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006304
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USAAF Pilot School Bombing Approach Section
B-1 & C-1 Automatic Pilot: Preflight & Operational Procedure. Restricted.
Lockbourne AAB Nov 1943. 1943. 39p. Illus. Stenciled. Large Wraps. Fine copy. Large Paperback. Fine. Lockbourne AAB, Nov 1943. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 55-963
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News - No 5655 Volume 211 September 6, 1947
Features: Construction photos of the Hams Hall electrical generating plant; The German Hotel Ship St. Louis; Blockade running in the Aegean; Attempted destruction of the Flak Tower in the Berlin Tiergarten; a conference on the future of Japan; Photos of the second anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima; Massacres in a divided Punjab; Terrified refugees of the Punjab; Life in Korea; Photos from India - Hyderabad; Two photos of Jewish illegal immigrants aboard the Runnymede Park, due at Hamburg from Port de Bouc - these people had attempted to land in Palestine in the President Warfield; newly found at Amman - Transjordan's finest classical sculpture. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, 23 December 1944
Cover: For Training in Bombing of Enemy Ships: A Replica of a Japanese Battleship, Used as a Target for Practice Precision Bombing by the U.S. Air Forces. Features include: Our Notebook; Book Review: "Years of Victory, 1802 - 1812" by Arthur Bryant; The Great World War: Australia and the Pacific War; Books of the Day; and The World of Science: New Problems of Meteoritic Bombs. Pictorial Journals include: Two Sketches From the British Second Army Front in Holland (illus, by Capt. Bryan de Grineau); The Approaches to Germany: The Active Fronts, West and East (maps); The Western Front: Scenes from British and U.S. Battlefields; U.S. Troops in Fort Driant: The Fall of a Formidable Metz Fortress; The War at Sea: From H.M.S. "Howe" at Suez to Prefabricated Tugs; The Troubles in Athens: Alexander's Arrival - Partisan Prisoners; Our Heavy Sacrifices for the General Liberation of Greece; The Difficult Situation in Greece: Personalities and Events; One of the Gallant Acts for Which Lt. Colonel Henry Robert Bowreman Foote, D.S.O., has Been Decorated With the V.C. (illus. by Capt. Bryan de Grineau); Sidelights on the Western Front: News From Germany and France; The New "Lungs" of the U'Boat: The Schnorkel Breathing System (illus. by G.H. Davis); Tito's Partisan's, With British Gunners and R.A.F., Score in Yugoslavia; Allied Partisans in Italy: Scenes Taken Behind Enemy Lines; and Trails of War Destruction in Normandy: Famous Churches and Historic Monuments Destroyed. Page 703/704 missing. Page 725/726 loose but present. Contents clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, July 19, 1941
Features: Photos of Russia's scorched earth policy; London's civil defence forces reviewed by Mr. Churchill - five photos; The Allied Capture of Damascus - Free French Troops March In - five photos; Photo of Frank Knox at the commissioning of the new super-battleship "Washington"; Four illustrations of Britain's latest shock troops in army tests - advance assault methods by a 'Recce" battalion; Photo of Russian pilots; Photo of Russian military officials in London; Photos of the Leading personalities of the week, including the first Indian V.C., Lieut. P.S. Bhagat who cleared landmines for four days and was blown up twice; Scenes of the Allied success in Syria - Twelve photos; Devastating R.A.F. daylight precision bombing in occupied France - four super aerial photos; Fascinating before and after air photos showing camouflage of Hamburg's rail station; Article - The Second Stage in Russia, by Cyril Falls; Air photos of bomb carnage in Munster; Eleven photos of Russian resistance to the "German Hordes"; Britain's Tank Drive - photos of tanks and their assembly - *includes photo of the first Canadian-built Valentine tank at the Angus works - admired by hundreds of workers after being handed over to Colonel Ralson, Canadian Minister of Defense; The Life of British POWs in a German Camp - ten sketches by Lieut. J.F. Watton at Oflag VII and Posen, Poland; Navy sporting events in a Mediterranean Harbour - the H.M.S. "Kelvin"; ME 109F of German flying ace Hauptmann Peter Pingel is recovered intact neara St. Margaret's Bay on the Kent coast; The "Alstertor" Nazi prison ship is scuttled - 3 photos of the sinking and survivors; Three photos of enemy vessls just hit by the R.A.F.; Navy pictures at the latest war exhibition; Article on Bees; Huntley & Palmers Biscuits full-page ad; Nice colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover with manicured gardens in background. Average wear. Faint Ink stamps to front cover. Clear tape inside each cover along spine, and externally along spine. A sound copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, Saturday, April 17, 1943
26 pages. Features: Photos of Montgomery's joyous reception at Gabes; Mareth Miscellany - Contrasted Aspects of a Decisive Assault - seven photos; Storming the Wadi Zigzau - an outstanding historic episode; Photos of incidents of Montgomery's great offensive from Mareth to Gabes; Photos of Tunisian Towns now in the news; The Last Phase in Tunisia - article by Cyril Falls; More Photos of General Montgomery's Offensive in Tunisia; Illustrations describe Aerial Warfare in Summer Skies - Flight Formations and Tactics Dependent on the Sun's Position; The new Sea Jeep by Ford; The Frigate H.M.S. "Kale"; German "Flak Trains"; Three aerial photos of Japanese shipping being slammed from the air; Montgomery the Tactician - Large super photo of Monty explaining the tactics of the Tunisian Campaign to his Eighth Army Commanders; Splendid rresults achieved by the Allied Bombing Raids - Six great photos; Eisenhower congratulating Monty; General Giraud meets Monty; The Queen takes the salute at a W.R.N.S. celebration; A Fighting French Corvette Avenges a British Destroyer - The "Aconit" was commanded by Lieut. Jean Lavasseur; Four *superlative* photos show the crews of a battleship's 16-inch guns training and firing their mighty weapons; Photos of tank officers in training; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Page 21 loose but present. Please note: pages 439-440 missing. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, Saturday, April 3, 1943
28 pages. Features: Cover photos of sappers searching for mines amongst the flowers in southern Tunisia; Air photos of Mosquitoes Bombing Locomotive Factory at Nantes as workers leave; The Opening Stages of the Battle of the Mareth Line - Now in British Hands - Eleven photos; Interesting road sings on entering Tunisia; With the Americans in Tunisia; Demolishing a derelict enemy tank - the sapper's hazardous task; Battle for the Mareth Line - article by Cyril Falls; With a Gurkha Battalion in Tunisia - Indians of the Eighth Army - eight photos; Photos of people in the news - Brig.-General N.F. Twining; Group Captain H.I. Edwards; Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands with Monty; Captain D.R. MacFarlane and his wife; Photos of General Alexander with General Giraud; General De Gaulle takes the salute; Photo of the famous Brown House at Munich, H.Q. of the Nazi Party; The King is piped aboard the H.M.S. "Cumberland"; Centerfold illustrations show new types of flak over Berlin at night; Background to a Raid on Berlin - many illustrations of the ground crews who keep our heavy bombers in the air; Dismantling the R.101 mooring mast at Cardington - to salvage teh steel; Two photos of damaged aircraft which made it safely back to base; Soap from cocoa beans for the men of the Gold Coast Army units - five photos; Large illustration of Field-Marshal Smuts; and more. Unmarked. Chips/tears to lower corner of all pages, otherwise average wear. Please note: last 4 pages missing - they likely contained part some photos of aeroplanes from 25 years ago, and ads. . Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, Saturday, July 3, 1943
28 pages. Features: The Elimination of Dusseldorf as a Munitions Centre - Large dramatic aerial photo plus two more photos and map; Chungking's Parachute Tower - youngsters train in the use of parachutes - four photos; Photos of the King's Visit to North Africa; Photos of His Majesty at Tripoli - he meets Montgomery and his desert victors; Photos of the King in Malta - enthusiastic scenes on the George Cross Island; On Captured Lampedusa - scenes from the fallen Italian Island; Photos of bombing of the Huls German synthetic rubber factory; Russia after Two Years of Battle - article by Cyril Falls with three photos; Photos of The Russian Army in the field - well-equipped, and of high morale; Centerfold illustration of a full-dress rehearsal for a larger-scale invasion - combined operations' synchronised assault on Pantellaria; Photos inside a U.S. Submarine; Photos of personalities in the news - R.B. Stannard, V.C., Arthur F. Richards, Dr. Wellington Koo, Subadar Lal Bahadur Thapa; Illustrations of the new "Woolworth Carriers"; R.A.F. Crests for U.S. Squadrons; Photos of Triumphant parades in Egypt; Photo of the impressive underground hangars at Pantellaria; Photos of Peterhof - The Tsar's Famous Summer Palace; Nice two-page display of the regimental badges of some British Army Units which took part in the victorious North African campaign; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, Saturday, June 19, 1943 - The War Completely and Exclusively Illustrated - Cover Illustration of Lieut.-General Sir Bernard C. Freyberg, V.C.
32 pages. Features: The Gallant New Zealanders in action in the North African campaign - ten illustrations by Captain McIntyre of the fighting advance from El Alamein; Convincing proof of bomb-raid damage revealed by stereoscopic photographs - article with photos; "The Ship", by C.S. Forester - the story of a British Cruiser in the Mediterranean; Full-page contour Map of Pantellaria - First loss of Italian Soil; Allied Bombing Offensive - article by Cyril Falls; Photos from the Southern War Zone - including photo of Churchill inspecing a captured German Mark VI Tiger Tank; Two-pages of photos entitled "Hitler, Goering and Ribbentrop Keep a Tight Control on Their Collaborators" , including images of/with Slovakian Premier Dr. Tuka; Mussolini, Laval, Quisling, King Boris of Bulgaria, Admiral Horthy of Hungary, and Dr. Tiso of Slovakia; Two pages of illustrations entitled "The Little Ships" - and the Gallant Crews who Man Them - incidents during night operations on patrol; Dramatic centerfold illustration shows British Gun-Boats at high-speed returning to base at dawn; Photo of Lieut.-Co. Lorne MacLaine Campbell, V.C.; photo of Major Le Patourel, V.C.; Full-page photo of crew of the U-Boat "Wolf" cowering undersea while depth-charges shake the hull; The End of the Attu Campaign - three photos; The U.S.S. Oklahoma Salvaged at Pearl Harbor - three photos; The Vought-Sikorsky Helicopter - Several versions of a novel aircraft - five interesting photos with some text; Photo of the crew of the flying fortress "Memphis Belle"; Sketches of POWs by Lieut. J.F. Watton; Photos of Midshipmen ("Snotties") taking an advanced course in a warship; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, Saturday, May 15, 1943 - The War Completely and Exclusively Illustrated
32 pages. Features: Cover photo of Longstop Hill - taken before the gallant assault which dislodged the enemy; Photos of Allied Leaders of the Victorious Land and Air Forces in Tunisia - Leiut.-General K.A.N. Anderson, Major-General Omar M. Bradley; Air Marshal Coningham, Major-General Carl Spaatz, and Air Chief-Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder; Large photo portraits of General Dwight Eisenhower and General Sir Harold Alexander; Bizerta - The Powerful Naval Base which fell to the Allies on May 7 - five photos; The Tunisian Capital Captured by the British - Two photos of the city from the air; Prelude to Victory - Five photos of infantry in Tunisia, laying the foundations; Armour and Air Power in Action for the final forward surge - five photos; Collapse of Tunis and Bizerta - article by Cyril Falls; Sicily now our war front-line objective in Axis eyes - large map of Sicily; Dramatic photos of an enemy minesweeper being beaten up by cannon fire off the Dutch coast; Photos of the Thunderbolt in flight and on the ground; Photo of the handing over of ten cub-chasers by the U.S. to Cuba; The Miles M-28 aircraft; Photo of Montgomery being presented with a signed photo of Chang Kai-Shek; Photo of young King Feisal of Iraq with Victor Lampson, son of the British Ambassador in Cairo; Great centerfold photos of the Allies' new "outsize" landing barges off the coasts of North Africa - loaded with troops; Many photos of Hitler's Concrete Atlantic Wall under feverish construction; The Queen inspects the Black Watch of Canada; Photo of an R.A.F. Hurricane mounted on the bow of an Allied cargo vessel; Oldsmobile Armament Training School - photo of students assembling 20mm cannons while blindfolded; Precision bombing of Sousse - Harbour, Ships and Installations; Brought up in England - photo-illustrated article by H.R.H. Prince Chula Chakrabongse of Thailand; Photos of Carthage - Once mistress of the seas - now a suburb of Tunis; Catching Food and Water from the Sea - a new survival kit for Castaways - seven photos with captions; The Great Famine in Honan, China - three dramatic photos, including an image of a family stripping bark from a tree to eat; Photos of Pre-fabricated Tugs being built inland in England; Nice photo of Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral under construction; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Centerfold loose but present. Book
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Various Contributors
The New York Times Magazine, May 1, 1960 - Princess Margaret Cover
120 pages. Features: The One Test for the Presidency; Herzl's Dream - and the Reality, by David Ben-Gurion - a tribute to Theodor Herzl on his hundredth birthday; The Young Negro is a New Negro, by Hodding Carter; Royal Brides of Britain - illustrations; Liberty, Equality - and Parity - France's 5 million farmers want relief from rising costs; "Mai Fer Ledi" - 'My Fair Lady' is loved in Russia; Franz Josef Strauss - West Germany's Hard-Driving Defense Minister; House of Brotherhood - International House is located close to Columbia University - article and photos; Outside-Inside India - An tongue-in-cheek view of India; Accent on English Secretaries - why do so many American bosses prefer them?; Tomorrow's Forecasts - weather predication may be revolutionized by satellites; Lovely color-photo ad for Kay Windsor/Cranston; Arsenal of Delinquency - weapons used by juvenile delinquents; He Who Pitches Last - baseball managers rely more and more upon the relief hurler - article with photos of Fred Mayberry, Johnny Murphy, Joe Page, Kim Konstanty, Elray Face and Larry Sherry; Directing Themselves - with photos of Marlon Brando and John Wayne; Photo of Nashville students marching to protest the bombing of a Negro resident's home; and more; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Gently yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Velie, Lester; Derieux, James C.; Chandler, David; Manning, Gordon; Small, Collie; Skocpol, Lt. Emil; Lees, Hannah; Fay, Bill; Corliss, Allene; Ross, James; Stern, Richard; Macaulay, Richard; Carson, Robert; Chinn, Laurene Chambers
Collier's, The National Weekly Magazine, August 13, 1949 - Yogi Berra / Artie Samish
74 pages. Articles: The Secret Boss of Californa - Artie Samish (part 1 of 2); "Hurry" Cain Out of the West - Senatory Harry Cain of Washington state; Bringing Up a Movie Moppet; Yankee Yogi Berra - "I'm Human, Ain't I?" - article with great one-page color photo; The Biggest Blast of Them All (part 2 of 2) - Untold secrets of the Hiroshima bombing - article with photos; I Was Run Over by a Carrier - Emil Skocpol's plane crashed in front of the 45,000 ton carrier Midway; Farewell to Benzedrine Benders - disturbed by thrill-seekers who misused Benzedrine inhalers, the laboratory producing them has found a substitute with the bounce taken out; Belles of the Ball Game - women's baseball - article with nice colour photo of Twila Shively of the Peoria Redwings. Fiction: The Two Loves of Victor Fenlon; How to Swap Horses; Design for Vengeance; The Merry Assassin; The Legal Bride (part 3 of 6); Spelling Bee. Nice vintage ads for: Studebaker; Bell telephone (big things to come in service); Zenith radios (nice color one-page ad); Good Year; Plymouth cars; Pabst Blue Ribbon beer ad featuring color photo of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.; Chevrolet; Hunter Whiskey - nice centerfold; The Douglas Super DC-3; Puerto Rican Rum; U.S. Army & Air Force Recruiting; Gordon's gin; Camel cigarettes - back cover ad with photos of celebrities including Lew Worsham, Mrs. Orson Munn, Jr., Johnny vander Meer, Pete Desjardins and singer Michael Douglas. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
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VERCEL ROGER
Capitaine Conan.
1949 Albin Michel, 1949, 254 pages, bon état général, in 12 broché, légère insolation, coins cornés.
Bookseller reference : 17690
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VILLE DE PARIS
Paris bleu horizon, hommage de la ville de Paris aux combattants de la grande guerre.
Edition Phebus, imprimerie moderne du lion, album commémoratif du 60e anniversaire de la victoire, 3 novembre 1978, etat d'usage, album de 10 planches+ poeme de G. Appolinaire non relié, emboittage format paysage, pliures, taches sur emboitage.
Bookseller reference : 4830
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W.SERIEYX
Nos grands chefs parlent.
1931 Tallandier, 1931, 147 pages, in 8 broché, état correct, 10 dessins et lettrines de Raphaël Courtois, exemplaire N°1329/1500.
Bookseller reference : 14352
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WALTER BLOEM
Vormarsch.
Verlag Gretrhlein & Co, 373 pages, in 8 broché, couverture semi rigide, bon état général, pliures sur les coins, quelques rousseurs.
Bookseller reference : 14837
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Warne, F.G.: Editor
The Bombing of Bristol
48 pages. Over 170 black and white pictures of streets and buildings damaged in the raids of 1940-1941. Average wear and soiling. Some pages loose but present. Worthy copy. Book
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WASSERMANN JAKOB
Etzel Andergast (t1).
1932 Librairie plon(feux croisés ames et terres étrangères),1932 bon état 352 pages in 12 reliure cartonnée toilée, quelques usures et frottements, papier légèrement jauni.
Bookseller reference : 9552
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Weber, Mark
The Zionist Terror Network - A Special Report
20 pages. Grainy black and white reproductions of photos and news clippings. Extensive footnotes. "Background and Operation of the Jewish Defense League and other Zionist Groups." - subtitle. A revised version of the 1985 first edition. Text divided into these sections: Meir Kahane and the JDL; Zionist Activities; Violence Against Holocaust Revisionists; Violence in Europe. Note: ISBN 0939484226 stated inside front cover may be incorrect. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
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WILLIAM MANCHESTER
Les Armes des Krupp (1587-1968).
1980 Le Club Français du Livre, 1980, 826 pages, grand in 8 reliure cartonnée et toilée jaune, bon état, avec jaquette illustrée en état d'usage (petites pliures et déchirures).
Bookseller reference : 15985
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WILLIAM MARTIN
Verdun 1916, dans la glaise des tranchées.
Osprey Del Prado, 2004, 94 pages, in 8 broché, état correct, coins légèrement cornés.
Bookseller reference : 10863
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WRAGG David
The Offensive Weapon. The Strategy of Bombing. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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XAVIER HANOTTE
Les lieux communs.
Belfond, 2002, 209 pages, in 8 broché, état neuf.
Bookseller reference : 12881
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Yarn Bombing Los Angeles
CAFAM Granny Squared
2013-01-01. New. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May be re-issue. Buy with confidence excellent customer service! unknown
Bookseller reference : 1494484889n ISBN : 1494484889 9781494484880
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YONNET HENRY
le jules verne :avion corsaire .
éditions france empire 1956 bon état 311 pages in 8 .exemplaire de bibliothèque.
Bookseller reference : 372
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YVES GUYOT
Les causes et les conséquences de la guerre.
1916 Librairie Félix Alcan, 1916, 422 pages, in 8 papier jauni, état moyen, insolé, usures et frottements, charnière endommagée.
Bookseller reference : 14412
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