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MIKSCHE F.O.
Is Bombing Decisive? A Study in the Organisation and Tactical Employment of Modern Air Fleets. WALTER CRONKITE'S COPY IN WWII
Sm. 8vo., First Edition; original yellow boards printed in black, blue cloth back with printed paper label, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped pictorial dustwrapper, the latter wanting about one sixth of rear panel. WALTER CRONKITE'S COPY WITH HIS HOLOGRAPH SIGNATURE ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. The signature reads 'Walter Cronkite, United Press' in blue ink. There is an additional signature in pencil on front paste-down. Cronkite joined United Press in 1937 after a year as sports announcer (only his second job in broadcasting) at KCMO in Kansas City, Missouri. This switch from national to international status was effectively the birth of an American legend, for Cronkite went on to become one of the best-known and most respected American reporters of WWII. After covering the North African theatre he turned his attention to Europe, where he was one of eight journalists selected by USAAF to accompany B-17 bombing raids over Germany. During MARKET GARDEN he landed by glider with 101st Airborne and subsequently covered the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes. His extended post-war career as anchorman with CBS created an American icon. A SPLENDID ASSOCIATION COPY FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD OF HIS BROADCASTING CAREER. THE WORK ITSELF IS SCARCE; THIS COPY IS VERY POSSIBLY UNIQUE.
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AMBROSE Stephen E.
The Wild Blue. The Men and Boys who Flew the B-24s over Germany. FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 16 plates on 8; white boards, blue cloth back lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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ANDERTON David
Republic F-105 Thunderchief. Osprey Air Combat. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and very numerous photographs in the text, neat inscription on front free endpaper; green cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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BISHOP Edward
The Battle of Britain. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 56 plates on 24; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly creased at edges. The first full account, published to mark the battle's twentieth anniversary. Valuable also for its well-chosen and wide-ranging selection of photographs, which include a number from German sources. Enser, p.56.
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BOWMAN Gerald
War in the Air. Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip Joubert. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 59 plates on 32; cloth, gilt back, a very bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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BOWYER Charles
Bomber Group at War [RAF No. 5 Group]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and illustrations throughout, black cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Well-illustrated pictorial history of the RAF's most publicised Bomber Group. Enser, p.30.
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BOWYER Charles
Fighter Command 1936-1968. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 55 plates on 32; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with two or three closed tears at edges. Appendices include AOCs, and Squadron Dispositions. With bibliography. Not recorded by Enser.
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BOWYER Charles
Royal Air Force. The Aircraft in Service since 1918. Paintings by Michael Turner. Main Text by Chaz Bowyer. Foreword by Raymond Baxter.
4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece and very numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations in the text; cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper.
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BOYLE Andrew
Trenchard [Man of Vision]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and several maps in the text; red cloth, gilt back, case slightly shaken else a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly age-soiled and frayed at extremities. The standard biography.
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BRADDON Russell
Cheshire VC. A Story of War and Peace. [Second Impression].
8vo., Second Impression, with 34 plates on 23, small neat contemporary signature on front paste-down; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss (not affecting lettering) at head of backstrip, repairs on inner surface and rubbed and creased at extremities. The first biography of Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, by the author of 'The Naked Island'. This second impression was printed to meet demand before publication. Enser, p. 64; Mulholland & Jordon B105 (both recording the first edition).
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BRICKHILL Paul
The Dam Busters. With a Foreword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord Tedder. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Impression, with portrait frontispiece and 17 plates on 12, rear free endpaper very lightly spotted; navy cloth, gilt back, small fade mark at extreme head of backstrip else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss (just affecting title) at head of backstrip, frayed at tail of backstrip and mildly browned at rear panel. Published in the same year as the first impression. The moving story of RAF Bomber Command's most famous squadron and arguably the most famous air exploit of WWII. The stirring 'Dam Busters March', written by Eric Coates as the theme to the movie, was almost immediately adopted as the official march of the Royal Air Force. Increasingly difficult to find in this condition. Enser, p.64; Mulholland & Jordan B121 (recording the first edition).
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BROWN J.D.
Carrier Operations in World War II. Volume One. The Royal Navy. [This volume only. Foreword by Vice Admiral Sir Donald Gibson].
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-soiled at edges. Enser, p.21; Law 0014.
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CHESNEAU Roger
Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the Present. An Illustrated Enclyclopedia.
4to., with photographic title-spread and very numerous photographs throughout; laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Geoff Hunt. This valuable addition to the literature of naval aviation was first published in 1984. A significantly revised edition appeared in 1992, with re-issues in 1998 and thereafter (as here).
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COOKSLEY P. G.
Air Warfare. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with photographic title-spread and very numerous photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in the series 'Encyclopedia of 20th Century Conflict'.
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COOMBS L.F.E.
The Lion has Wings. The Race to Prepare the RAF for World War II: 1935-1940. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and very numerous photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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COOPER Alan W.
The Men who breached the Dams. 617 Squadron. 'The Dambusters'. [Foreword by Air Marshal Sir Harold Martin]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Meticulously researched history of the famous raid, and a valuable complement to Brickhill's classic account. Includes a detailed record of every crew member and many previously unpublished photographs. Already scarce in this condition.
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CUBITT Duncan
Vulcan. Last of the V-Bombers [Second Edition]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. 4to., Second Edition, with a coloured frontispiece and numerous coloured and monochrome photographs in the text; pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in 1993
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FISHMAN Jack
And the Walls came tumbling down. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 39 plates on 16 and front and rear endpaper maps; black cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. The first full account of Operation JERICHO, the low-level Mosquito raid on Amiens prison in February 1944 which claimed the life of Group Captain Pickard. Fishman approaches his subject with customary meticulousness, incorporating hundreds of participant and eye-witness statements, and intelligence co-operation from four countries. Enser, p.10.
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GIBBONS Floyd
The Red Knight of Germany. Baron von Richthofen, Germany's Great War Airman. With Drawings by Clayton Knight. [Facsimile re-issue]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with a portrait frontispiece and 7 plates; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. High quality facsimile re-issue of the scarce original edition of 1930.
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DELVE Ken
The Six-Year Offensive. Bomber Command in World War Two. [Foreword by Flight Lieutenant William Reid VC]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread, and numerous photographs, facsimiles and plans in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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DOUGLAS Sholto
Years of Command. The Second Volume of Autobiography of Sholto Douglas, Marshal of the Royal Air Force. With Robin Wright. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly frayed at extremities. Sequel to 'Years of Combat'. Enser, p.265.
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DRUMMOND-HAY Peggy
The Driving Force. Memoirs of Wartime WAAF Drivers 1665 HCU and 81 OTU. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 14 plates on 8, and numerous illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, inscription on front free endpaper; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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FRANKS (ed.) Norman
The War Diaries of Neville Duke . The Journals of Squadron Leader N F Duke, 1941-44. Edited by Norman Franks. [Second Impression]. SIGNED BY NEVILLE DUKE
8vo., Second Impression, with 84 plates on 16 and a full-page map in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY DUKE ON SMALL BOOKPLATE MOUNTED ON TITLE. first published in 1995.
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ESCOTT B.E.
Our Wartime Days. The WAAF in World War II. [Second Impression]. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Impression, with numerous photographs in the text, neat inscription on front free endpaper; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Published in the same year as the first edition
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EULER Helmuth
The Dams Raid through the Lens. FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPER
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs, maps and diagrams in the text; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first photographic treatment from the German viewpoint.
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FOSTER R.H.
Focus on Europe. A Photo-Reconnaissance Mosquito Pilot at War 1943-1945.
8vo., First Edition, with a portrait frontispiece and numerous plates, illustrations and facsimiles in the text; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Excellent account of the author's service with 544 Squadron at Benson. Already uncommon, especially in this condition..
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FREEMAN Roger A.
The Mighty Eighth: Units, Men and Machines. (A History of the US 8th Army Air Force). With Colour Drawings by John B Rabbets. [First UK Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Roy. 4to., First UK Edition, with fine coloured drawings showing variants and liveries, and very numerous monochrome photographs in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Nice copy of the standard reference. Enser, p.452.
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FREEMAN Roger A.
Bases of Bomber Command then and now. NEAR FINE COPY
4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs, maps and diagrams in the text; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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FREEMAN Roger A.
Raiding the Reich. The Allied Strategic Offensive in Europe. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and numerous photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss at rear panel.
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FREEMAN Roger A.
The Royal Air Force of World War Two in Colour. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition thus, with a coloured frontispiece and very numerous coloured photographs throughout; laminated photographic boards, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
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GALLICO Paul
The Hurricane Story. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTSWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 2 plates on 1 as frontispiece and and 24 plates on 16; pictorial cloth blocked in silver, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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GARNETT David
War in the Air. September 1939 to May 1941. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 8 plates and a full-page diagram in the text, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper; cloth, gilt back, red top, backstrip lettering faded but entirely legible, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter wanting two-thirds of backstrip and frayed at edges. Scarce early account, and elusive in the dustwrapper. Enser, p.376.
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GLEED Wing-Commander I.
Arise to Conquer. With a Foreword by Flight Lieutenant John Strachey. [Second Impression]. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Impression, with a portrait frontispiece and 14 plates, small neat signature on front free endpaper; original cloth, backstrip lettered in blue, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-soiled with small label scar on front panel and small nick at backstrip. Second impression before publication. Scarce, especially in the dustwrapper. Enser, p. 157 (recording the first edition).
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GRANFIELD A.
Bombers over Sand and Snow. 205 Group RAF in World War II.
8vo., First Edition, with 60 plates; cloth, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. 205 Group provided the only mobile force of RAF heavy night bombers in the Mediterranean.
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HALPENNY B.B.
To Shatter the Sky. Bomber Airfield at War. Foreword by Wing Commander Ken Wallis. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text and pictorial endpapers; cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter sunned at backstrip.
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PROBERT Henry
Bomber Harris. His Life and Times. The Biography of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris, the Wartime Chief of Bomber Command. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 67 photographs, 5 maps (2 double-page) and 4 charts (2 double-page) in the text, gift inscription on front free endpaper; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The definitive biography, and the first to benefit from access to Harris's extensive private papers. The author was formerly Director of RAF Education and subsequently Head of the Air Historical Branch. He was also a co-founder of the RAF Historical Society.
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HARRIS Arthur T.
Despatch on War Operations: 23rd February 1942 to 8th May 1945. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and tables in the text; cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper. Harris's official report published for the first time, with a German perspective by Horst Boog.
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MOORE John
The Fleet Air Arm. A Short Account of its History and Achievements. IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with 10 plates on 8 and 3 full-page maps in the text, neat inscription on front free endpaper; original cloth, backstrip and upper board lettered in silver, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter with minor loss at head and tail of backstrip, and a small piece missing (just affecting title) from upper edge of front panel. With the publisher's errata slip correcting the caption to plate III. Vividly written account by the author of the Brensham trilogy. Moore served with the Fleet Air Arm during hostilities. Enser, p.162; Law, 0783.
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HERBERT Lt. J.H.
G for Genevieve. The Story of a Polish Flier.
8vo., First Edition; cloth, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Scarce in this condition. Enser, p.343
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HOLMES Harry
Avro. The History of an Aircraft Company. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text, some occasional light underlining; blue cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly chafed (without material loss) at head and tail of backstrip. Avro (A.V. Roe & Company) was founded in 1910 and disappeared in 1963 when it was absorbed into Hawker Siddeley Aviation. Between these dates it flourished as one of the largest and most respected aircraft manufacturers in the world, creating RAF trainers during WWI, the Anson in 1935 and the mighty Vulcan V-bomber of the 1950s. Most famous of all, of course, is a bomber called the Lancaster.
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JACKSON Robert
Spitfire. The History of Britain's most famous World War II Fighter.
Roy. 4to., with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout, and photographic endpapers; laminated photographic boards, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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JARRETT P.
Frank McClean. The Godfather of British Naval Aviation.
8vo., First Edition, with 120 photographs; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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JONES B.
Gloster Meteor.
4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece and very numerous photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. The story of the RAF's first turbojet and its career over five decades. Scarce in this condition.
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JONES I. 'Taffy'
Tiger Squadron. The Story of 74 Squadron RAF in Two World Wars.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 20 plates, neat inscription on front free endpaper; black cloth, gilt back, backstrip moderately faded (but all lettering entirely legible), a good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter age-soiled and faded with minor loss at extremities. Detailed account of one of the RAF's greatest fighter squadrons, which served with distinction at both Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain. Appendices include WWI aces, and fighter pilots with more than twelve confirmed victories (to June 1941). Enser, p.377.
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KILLEN J.
The Luftwaffe. A History.
8vo., First Edition, with 28 plates; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly frayed and creased at edges. Enser, p.183
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LINDBERGH Charles A.
The Spirit of St. Louis. Louis [First UK Edition].
8vo., First UK Edition, with plates and diagrams in the text; cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper.
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LUCAS Laddie
Thanks for the Memory. Unforgettable Characters in Air Warfare 1939-1945. [Second Impression]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., Second Impression, with very numerous plates; cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a fine copy In unclipped dustwrapper. This evocative collection of reminiscences includes contributions from Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Norway, South Africa, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. First published in the previous year. Mulholland & Jordan L69 (recording the first edition).
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MASLEN-JONES E.W.
Fire by Order. Recollections of Service with 656 Air Observation Post Squadron in Burma. With a Foreword by General Sir Martin Farndale. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY
8vo., First Edition, with 26 plates on 12, and 6 full-page maps and an illustration in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. Working as a key component of 14 Army, 656 Squadron's three flights of tiny Auster aircraft provided air observation for the entire Allied force. Graham & Cole, U42.
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MASON Tim
The Secret Years. Flight Testing at Boscombe Down 1939-1945. [Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir John Allison]. FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
Sm. folio, First Edition, with photographic title, 16 fine full-page coloured plates of aircraft profiles, and many hundreds of monochrome photographs in the text; maroon cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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MCCART Neil
HMS Glory 1945-1961. In association with the Fleet Air Arm Museum. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
4to., First Edition, with frontispiece and very numerous photographs and maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. HMS GLORY arrived in the Far East too late to take an active combat role in WWII, but she accepted the surrender of Japanese forces in New Guinea and participated in the operation to repatriate British and Commonwealth POWs after the war. She conducted several active tours of duty during the Korean War in the early 1950s. Detailed account from builders to breakers, drawing on first hand accounts and including many previously unpublished photographs
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