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United States. Air Force. th Air Intelligence Service Squadron.
Dictionary of common oriental terms; English Korean Japanese Chinese. 1956 Full Leather Bound
2020. Full Leather Bound. New. Antique look with Golden Leaf Printing and embossing with round Spine completely handmade bindingextra customization on request like Color Leather Colored book special gold leaf printing etc. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1956. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure in old look so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng Pages 1002. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED. Normal Hardbound Edition is also available on request. hardcover
Bookseller reference : SD1111017373005
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United States Power Squadron
Marine Engines and Equipment
Educational Dept. United States Power Squadrons 1974. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Educational Dept. United States Power Squadrons hardcover
Bookseller reference : GB001AQY3OCI5N00
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United States Power Squadron
United States Power Squadron's Piloting Course
Very Good. 1964. Softcover. Small 4to - 9" to 11" tal; 51 pages; 13364 . paperback
Bookseller reference : 13364
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, June 28, 1941 *Cover Photo of Hitler on His 52nd birthday with Goering, Himmler and Keitel*
Features: Russia mobilizes 13,000,000 men to defend her freedom - six photos including an excellent shot of an L-760; Photos of U.S.S.R. leaders and Soviet Navy and Army Chiefs; Good photo and caption of Mr. R.A. Watson Watt - originator of radiolocation, which helped to win the Battle of Britain; Three photos of the "Bristol" Beaufort - a deadly torpedo-carrier and bomber; Super photo in the massive wind tunnel at Langley Field, USA; Photos to indicate the power of English Radiolocation technology; Photos of Russian arms and troops on display; Page of photos and illustrations illustrating the Navy of the U.S.S.R. - Red units in the Baltic and Black Sea; Article on Tank Fighting, by Cyril Falls; Two interesting illustrations of the Armoured Command H.Q. Car which directs a fast tank brigade; Centerfold illustration of activity within the mobile Tank H.Q.; Photos of 15 personalities of the week; The Duke of Aosta and his generals surrender at Amba Algagi - with two good photos; Three excellent photos of the "Illustrious" under attack in the Mediterranean; Several photos of Polish sailors training and at rest; Various interesting naval photos including a shot of the new U.S.S. "Washington"; Five photos from Jibuti - French Somaliland - which must be Free French or Anti-Axis; Six photos of swimming in battle-dress and full kit - strenuous army training; Illustration of Churchill on the compass platform of a minelayer, by Sir Muirhead Bone; Illustration of Commander navigation for his mine-laying squadron, also by Sir Muirhead Bone; Article on the Curlew; Artistic full-page ad for Firth Brown; Schweppes full-page ad; Full-page ad for Vat 69. Average wear. Faint Ink stamp 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, October 18, 1941 *Chiang Kai-Shek Cover Photo*
Features: Cover photo of Chiang Kai-Shek "The Great Leader of the 400,000,000 people who celebrated on Oct. 10 the "Double Tenth" (the 30th anniversary of the Chinese Republic); Tobruk photos; Four photos of Wuchang in 1911 - aftermath of the revolt; Berline Diary - William L. Shirer; Photos of "Beauforts" and Torpedoes, the flying terror of enemy shipping; Many photos depicting Viscount Gort's Despatches - Corps and Divisional Commanders of the B.E.F., in the battle of Flanders; Photo of new Soviet Stormovik Dive-Bomber; Photo of U.S. 15 ton tank with rubber treads; Illustrations of German tank transporters; Article - The War with Nazi Germany - The Fourth Phase in Russia; Large portrait of Marshal Budenny - Commander of the Red Armies in the Ukraine; Photos of the Soviet Army in Retreat; Photos from the Eastern Front , where rages the greatest battle in world history; Excellent centerfold illustration of "Britain's mighting long-distance bomber, the "Stirling"; Photos of the Bell Airacobra; R.C.A.F. Squadron No. 1 photos with captions; Trawler the "Lady Shirley" captures U-Boat, with photo; Personalities and events of the week; Photos illustrating how the Airgraph service is operated; The Yates Thompson Mss.; Nice colour Guiness ad inside front cover; Navy-themed colour Johnnie Walker ad on back cover. Faint library stamp to front cover. Centerfold holding by one staple. Clear tape inside each cover along spine and externally along spine. A worthy copy. Magazine
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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, March 13, 1943
28 pages. Features: Front cover photo of London's great "Wings for Victory" Week - 100,000 people in Trafalgar Square; 12 related photos on the following two pages; Wonderful full-page photo of flying fortresses - prominent in the sensational Bismarck Sea battle; The Battle of the Bismarck Sea - article by Cyril Falls; Axis Forces Take a Pounding in the Retreat from Kasserine - Six photos; Indians gathered around a downed Japanese plane; Sketch of Germany's latest air transport - the Me. 323 six-engined "Powered Glider"; Large separate photos of submarine chasers the H.M.S. "Abelia" and the H.M.S. "Rother"; Hour-by-Hour the Bombs Rain Down on Emeny Targets in Europe - seven aerial photos; London Air Raid Shelter Tragedy - three photos of the shelter where 178 people died; Funeral of the Late Captain E.A. Fitzroy; The New Speaker of the House of Commons and his wife, Colonel Douglas Clifton Brown; Before and after photos of factory of the Societe des Produits Chimiques, at Tessenderloo, in Belgium - apparently when the factory was bombed there were 1,200 caualties and 4,000 left homeless; Squadron Leader H.R.K. Wells; Photos of new German anti-personnel bomb; Footbal cup final in Tripoli; Centerfold illustrations of doctors and dentists at work in the desert Army's Front Lines; Photos of London's "Wings for Victory" truimphal march through the city; Subhas Chandra speaking in Berlin; Captain S.H.A. Haggard; Alvar Liddell joins the R.A.F.; Haj Amin Al-Husseini, the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem; Photos of some of the international pilots of the Air Transport Auxilliary; Photos from two recent war films, the Russian "One Day of War" and the British "Desert Victory"; Fascinating photos of a training school for submarine crews; Glimpses of Nazi Germany - article by Charles E. Byles; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Various Contributors
The Illustrated London News, Saturday, October 7, 1939
28 pages. Features: Strange cover photo of British troops at spray gas drill - crouching under their protective clothing; Full-page photo of Churchill at the radio microphone - First Lord of the Admiralty; Two pages of photos illustrating the British Ministry of Information - how the censors do their work and the issuing of news to the press; Nice two-page photo of British tanks practising in a smoke screen; Two-page illustration of a German air attack on a British squadron in the North Sea on September 27th; One page graph illustrating the ebb and flow of income tax rates1800 through 1939; Photos illustrate the transformation in England wrought by the war - urban and rural scenes; Poland crushed by two invaders - twelve photos; Dramatic photo of two British vessels at work - black smoke streaming from one of them; Photos of Poland and her destroyers; The Turkish mission in London; Nice full-page photo of a camouflaged long-range British gun with "Balloon Tyres"; Photos of people and events in the news, including a Dutch air liner attacked by Germany; 10 photos of various styles of gas mask container; German and Russian Maneouvres - article by Cyril Falls; 10 photos from behind the French lines; Interesting full-page photographic guide to the rations of the British field force; Five great photos of British troops en route to the front; Various photos of self-defence at home; and more. Small name written atop front of outer cover. First two pages loose but present. Two pages probably missing from back. Book
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Verdi J. M.; Marine Fighter/Attack Squadron 122
Standard Operating Procedures for Aerial Warfare - SQUADRON ORDER 03310.1 28 January 1968: MARINE FIGHTER/ATTACK SQUADRON 122 Marine Aircraft Group 11 1st Marine Aircraft Wing FMFPac FPO San Francisco Calif. 96602
Marine Fighter/Attack Squadron 122 1968. Good. Volume has Wear and soil to covers. FREE U.S.A. SHIPPING AVAILABLE. SHIPS FREE IN U.S.A. BY 1ST CLASS OR MEDIA MAIL WHICHEVER IS CHEAPER. ANY SHIPPING COLLECTED WILL BE ELIMINATED AT ORDER ACCEPTANCE OR REFUNDED. Thank you for your purchase from Sunset Books! Help Promote World Literacy GIVE a Book as a GIFT!! In stock Ships from Ohio. WE COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES!!!! SEE PICTURES!!!!! ANY ODD/GREEN TONES ON THE SCANS ARE A PRODUCT OF MY SCANNER NOT THE VOLUME. PLEASE NOTE!! Binding is metal adjustable clip at top margin of pages. 90 pages Marine Fighter/Attack Squadron 122 unknown
Bookseller reference : 024687
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Viereck, George Sylvester; Schrader, Frederick F.: Editors
The Fatherland - Fair Play for Germany and Austria-Hungary, December 23rd, 1914 - Cover Illustration of Admiral Count Von Spee
16 pages. Features: Steinway Piano ad inside front cover; Let the Flat Protect the Cargo - England is seizing and holding up ship sailing under the American flag to neutral countries; The Manufacture of Dum-Dum (mushroom tip) Bullets in the United States - article with reproductions of graphic black and white photos displaying the savage injuries they cause; The Duty of the State to the Citizen, by Frank Koester; America's Gift to the World - Peace (reproduction of an article from the Evening Post, New York, Dec. 14, 1914); Germany's Hour of Destiny, by Col. H.F. Frobenius; Beware Great Britain; George Bernard Shaw - England Provoked the War; Admiral Count Von Spee; Poem "My Normandy" - English translation of a poem by a French P.O.W.; Ambassador Morgenthau is "Active"; New York Relief Bazaar raises funds for widows and orphans; In Memoriam - a poem by Frederick H. Martens dedicated to Admiral von Spee and the men of his squadron who died off the Falkland Islands, December 8, 1914; The Great Work of the Germanistic Society of Chicago; Nice ad for the Otto Gas Engine Works of Philadelphia; France Was Deceived; The Jewish Chronicle complains about the shabby treatment accorded Jews in the British Army; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
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VOISIN, Pierre - BARBIER, Luc (Illustrations)
Ceux des chars 45 jours 45 nuits
1941 Editions Archat - 1941 - In-4, demi chagrin bleu - 181 pages - Illustrations en N&B in et hors texte - Envoi de l'auteur (dédicace) en page de garde
Bookseller reference : 81631
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Walker N. Squadron Leader.
STRIKE TO DEFEND : A BOOK ABOUT SOME OF THE MEN WHO SERVED IN RAF BOMBER COMMAND DURING WORLD WAR II
Neville Spearman. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. Hardback; very good in price-clipped dustjacket. ; 128 pages . Neville Spearman hardcover
Bookseller reference : 56918
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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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Warner, Philip
The Special Boat Squadron
1st edition. Near fine pbk. ISBN 0722189117. 14322. eng
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Westchester Power Squadron.
Westchester Power Squadron Fifteenth Anniversary and Annual Conference of the Second District Larchmont Yacht Club April 5 1952.
New York:: Westchester Power Squadron 1952. paperback. VERY GOOD PLUS. White paperback staplebound 80 pages red white and blue string tied through center of pages and around the spine. Very slight exterior wear no marks or writing. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order daily shipments and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA. Westchester Power Squadron, paperback
Bookseller reference : 40582
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Whitcomb, Randy L.
O.B. Philp's Dream: 26" x 20" Canadian Forces Snowbirds Limited Edition Lithograph
Copy #67 of 431. Produced from an original acrylic painting by Canadian artist Randy L. Whitcomb. Shows the Snowbirds flying down the Ottawa River behind the Canadian Parliament Buildings in the classic Swept Delta formation. This work was commissioned to commemorate the Snowbirds' 25th Anniversary. Signed by artist and all 25th Anniversary 1995-1996 Snowbird team members. Stock is 100lb cover acid free cotton rag (Quintessence) paper. There are two Limited Edition lithograph series from the original painting. "O.B. Philp's Dream" is the first series produced exclusively for the Snowbirds. Certificate of authenticity included plus bonus Snowbirds promotional poster. Please note: Certificate of Authenticity is for copy #60. Some wrinkling due to storage in tube. A wonderful Snowbirds momento. Book
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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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Wilson, H.W.: Editor
The Great War Magazine - Part 116: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict (World War 1/One) November 4th, 1916
Cover portrait of Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty - in command of the Battle-Cruiser Fleet. The undying story of the Battle of Jutland (Part II) - Cruiser Squadrons in Action. Full-page photo portrait of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Edward Madden - Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet. Centerfold photo portraits of 14 British Naval leaders. The Jutland Battle - Part III - The Grand Fleet Action and Minor Cruiser Engagements. Actual photo of Admiral Beatty's Battle-Cruiser squadron - engaging the German high sea fleet off Jutland. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
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Wilson, H.W.: Editor
The Great War Magazine - Part 27: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict (World War 1/One) February 20th, 1915
Front cover portrait of Vice-Admiral Sir George Patey, K.C.V.O., Commanding the Australian Squadron. Early gains and losses in the war by sea. Plot and counterplot among the arming neutrals. Centerfold entitled 'How the Germans were Cleared from a French Village with the aid of a '75' gun". Photos and illustrations include: German cruiser Emden's exploit at Madras; Sectional view of a German submarine / unterseeboote; British naval losses in the North Sea on September 22nd, 1914, when the Aboukir, Hogue, and Cressy were torpedoed by German submarines; Torpedo-boat harbours under construction in Heligoland; and more. Above-average wear. Covers secured with tape. Does not include Photogravure of Admiral Beatty. Book
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Wing Commander Athol Forbes DFC. Editor; Squadron Leader Hubert Allen DFC. Editor; Jimmy Corbin Foreword; D. F. D. F.
Ten Fighter Boys
Collins 2008-04-07. Paperback. Very Good. Robust recyclable packaging. 1st class post to the UK Airmail worldwide Collins paperback
Bookseller reference : 186451 ISBN : 000723693X 9780007236930
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Wing Commander Athol DFC. Forbes Editor Squadron Leader Hubert DFC. Allen Editor Jimmy Corbin Foreword D. F. D. F.
Ten Fighter Boys
Collins 2008-04-07. Paperback. Used:Good. Collins paperback
Bookseller reference : DADAX000723693X ISBN : 000723693X 9780007236930
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WOLFE Martin
Green Light!. Men of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron tell their Story. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, grey endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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WOOLNOUGH Lt. Col. John H
The 8th Air Force Album. The Story of the Mighty 8th Air Force in World War II. [Fifth Impression.] NEAR FINE COPY
Folio, Fifth Impression, with very numerous photographs throughout; blue cloth, upper board blocked in colours, backstrip lettered in yellow, a near fine copy.
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Wylie, R.W. (Ron); Bishop, Arthur (Foreword); McPhail, G.C. (Acknowledgement)
400 (Four Hundred) (City of Toronto) Squadron History 1932 to 1996
viii, 133 pages. Bibliography. Generously illustrated with reproductions of black and white and colour photos. Oblong 9" x 10.75". Photo endpapers. A "Very carefully and diligently recorded documentary which clearly illustrates how well the squadron has served our country for over 60 years and continues to do so." - Foreword. Book unmarked with average wear. Binding tight. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy of this excellent squadron history. Book
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Wynn Humphrey DFC Barclay Squadron Leader RGA. R. G.
Fighter Pilot: A Self-portrait by George Barclay
Crecy Publishing Ltd 2004-04-01. Hardcover. VeryGood. 0.4016 inches 9.5000 inches 6.4016 inches. Crecy Publishing Ltd hardcover
Bookseller reference : mon0002317447 ISBN : 0947554475 9780947554477
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