‎Aviation ‎

‎Carson Don Captain and Lou Drendel.‎

‎F-106 DELTA DART IN ACTION. SQUADRON/SIGNAL AIRCRAFT NO. FIFTEEN.‎

‎Squadron/Signal Carrollton TX 1974 50 pp oblong 8 1/4" H x 11" D soft cover stapled in wraps. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs drawings two pages of color illustrations. Interior - small ink smudge at bottom inside edge of rear cover otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small ink smudge on bottom of text block minor edge wear rubbing/soiling on rear cover. Very Good-. Squadron/Signal, Carrollton, TX, 1974 paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24252

‎Turner John Fraynd.‎

‎DOUGLAS BADER: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE LEGENDARY WORLD WAR II FIGHTER PILOT.‎

‎Shrewsbury: Airlife 1995. 252 pp large 8vo 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs. "Based on extensive interviews which the author had with Douglas Bader during the last thirteen years of his life it tells the full story from his childhood to his work with the disabled in later life. After a flying accident in which he lost his legs Douglas Bader was invalided out of the RAF. At the outbreak of war in 1939 he was recalled to the RAF and returned to flying. He fought in the Battle of Britain and later in nearly one hundred offensive fighter patrols. Follow-ing a mid-air collision he was captured and became a prisoner-of-war and was imprisoned in Colditz. The story of his war-time activities both in the air and as a POW is told in some detail and makes fascinating reading. These activities helped him to achieve celebrity status and in later life much of his time was given to promoting causes for the disabled." Large gift inscription on free front endpaper very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Airlife Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24257 ISBN : 1853105465 9781853105463

‎Stapfer Hans Heiri.‎

‎STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND. SQUADRON/SIGNAL.‎

‎Squadron/Signal Carrollton TX 1988. 80 pp 4to soft cover. ISBN 0897471989 Profusely illustrated with b&w photos 8 pages color profiles. "During the Second World War over 11000 American aircraft were posted missing in action over Europe. While the majority of these were destroy ed a small number were captured and flown by the Luftwaffe. During the forty-two years since the end of World War II many rumors myths and claims have arisen concerning Germany's use of these captured aircraft. While a number of books have b e e n written on the subject a touch of mystery still exists. The purpose of this book is to dispel some of the mystery replacing rumors myths and claims with facts." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exteri o r - cl ea n and bright. Near Fine. Squadron/Signal, (Carrollton, TX, 1988). paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24284 ISBN : 0897471989 9780897471985

‎Peden Murray.‎

‎FALL OF AN ARROW.‎

‎Canada's Wings Stittsville Ontario 1979 1st. ed. 182 pp 8vo hard cover in dust jacket . ISBN 0920002048 Pictorial endpapers b & w photos. "In a senseless act of vandalism the six flyable Arrows were hacked into scrap. Just two months earlier Prime Minister Diefenbaker had cancelled the ent ire Arrow & Iroquois project - a political blunder whose enervating effects on Canadian industry are still in evidence twenty years later." Small light stain in margin of approx. pages 23 to 29 small area of light tape residue on free rear e n d p a p e r minor edge wear. Dust jacket has very light wrinkling at bottom of spine. Very Good/Very Good. Canada's Wings, Stittsville, Ontario, (1979), 1st. ed. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24300 ISBN : 0920002048 9780920002049

‎Isby David C.‎

‎JANE'S HOW TO FLY AND FIGHT IN THE F/A-18 HORNET. AT THE CONTROLS SERIES.‎

‎New York / London: HarperCollins 1997. 96 pp small 4to 10 3/8" H. Profusely illustrated in color with photographs drawings fold-outs. "Provides a 'hands-on' briefing of what it is like to fly and fight in modern combat aircraft. By following a hypothetical mission set sometime in the near future the full capabilities of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 will be revealed. With its APG-65 multimode radar and infra-red search and tracking sensor the Hornet can operate by day or by night over the harshest environment of all: the ocean." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear minor rubbing remainder mark on bottom of text block. First Printing. Soft Cover with Self Flaps. Very Good. HarperCollins Paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24286 ISBN : 0004720091 9780004720098

‎Gagnon Yves.‎

‎AWARE AVIATION WEATHER ALL READY FOR EMERGENCY. AVIATION WEATHER.PLAYING BY THE RULES.‎

‎Environment Canada Ottawa 1990. 248 pp small 4to 10" H soft cover. ISBN 0662181751 Maps drawings graphs. Contents: The atmosphere; Clouds; Moisture and temperature; Pressure; Wind; Stability and instability - vertical motion; Air masses; The structure of fronts; Conditio ns at the cold front the warm front and the trowal; Formation of clouds and fog; Visibility; Aircraft icing; Thunderstorms; Turbulence and mountain waves; Flight planning information; Hourly reports; Aviation forecasts; Pilot reports; Weather r a d a r ; Weather satellites; Decoding standard abbreviations; Weather information for aviation; Solutions to Exercises. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear very light rubbing two tiny corn e r cr ea se s. Very Good. Environment Canada, (Ottawa), 1990. paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24296 ISBN : 0662181751 9780662181750

‎Jackson Robert‎

‎AIR WAR AT NIGHT The Battle for the Night Sky Since 1915‎

‎Charlottesville VA: Howell Press Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1574271164 . Folio; Photographs; 1 x 11.8 x 8.4 Inches; 160 pages . Howell Press Inc. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 28844 ISBN : 1574271164 9781574271164

‎Dow James.‎

‎THE ARROW.‎

‎Toronto: James Lorimer 1997. 166 pp 9" H. B&w photographs. "Here is the fascinating story of the rise and fall of the Arrow the legendary interceptor jet aircraft developed by A.V. Roe Canada in the fifties. The Arrow was an unprecedented success story for Canada's fledgling aviation industry. It was conceived by its builders as the culmination of an impressive string of world firsts. Faster than any previous aircraft it represented the leading edge of technology and an achievement of the highest calibre. Then came the dramatic decision whose rationale was not made public at the time and which remains hard to fathom even today. The Diefenbaker government cancelled the Arrow and everything was destroyed including the planes themselves. Nothing was to remain. Working from official documents archives interviews and a wide range of unofficial sources James Dow presents the authoritative story of A.V. Roe Canada and its projects. He describes how the Arrow was developed and why it was killed. Dow takes us behind the scenes to the real dynamics and rivalries which were a part of the Arrow from the beginning and which explain its fate. This edition of the definitive books on the subject has been updated with a new introduction." . Soft Cover. Fine. James Lorimer Paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24321 ISBN : 1550285548 9781550285543

‎Larkins William T.‎

‎U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT 1921-1941 / MARINE CORPS AIRCRAFT 1914-1959. TWO CLASSICS IN ONE VOLUME.‎

‎Orion New York 1988. 391 pp 203 pp large 8vo 9 1/4" H hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0517569205 Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. "More than twenty-five years after their first publication Larkins's illustrated surveys of Navy and Marine Corps air craft remain two of the most valuable books about these airplanes ever written. With over 1000 photographs combined they remain the definitive record of the formative years for Navy and Marine Corps aviation. His emphasis throughout is o n s q u a dron use experiemental and one-of-a-kind types insignia colors and marking schemes technical innovations and the service duty and tactical deployment of the various aircraft. During these years the Navy and Marine Corps developed s ev e ra l di ff erent programs for colors and markings and these are covered in exhaustive detail. Larkins was fully aware as he was assembling these books that because of the Navy's practice of continually renumbering and reshuffling its squadro ns h e w as pr ese rving valuable historical information that would soon become impossible to reconsruct. The books are arranged chronologically and feature an aircraft assignment table for each year indicating which aircraft and which squadron s we re assi gne d to spe cific locations." Small area of glue residue on top of text block near spine slight bump and small tear at bottom of front hinge. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds light rubbing sma ll te ar and c reas ing a t bot tom of front hinge - archivally taped very light browning at top/bottom edges. Very Good/Very Good. Orion, New York, 1988. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24367 ISBN : 0517569205 9780517569207

‎Cooper Alan W. Foreword by Air Marshal Sir Harold Martin. Cover painting by Maurice V. Gardner.‎

‎THE MEN WHO BREACHED THE DAMS: 617 SQUADRON 'THE DAMBUSTERS'.‎

‎Airlife Shrewsbury 1993. 204 pp 8 5/8" H soft cover. ISBN 1853103969 B&w photographs. "Alan Cooper writes about an operation which at the time and ever since has captured the imagination of the world - the attack on the German dams in May 1943. This forms a deeply-res earched history of one of the most successful operations of the Second World War carried out by the famous 617 Squadron led by Guy Gibson. This account includes the whole lead up to the final mission; the development of the bouncing bomb the f o r m i ng of 617 Squadron and the intense course of training carried out to make the operation a success. The raid itself is viewed from both British and German camps; many of the aircrew who took part in 617 operations give their accounts as d o se ve ra l Germans including Albert Speer the Armaments Minister. All in all the book recreates the excitement and aura of danger and uncertainty which surrounded the dam busters' mission giving the reader the full story of one of the great es t epi sod es of the war." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light rubbing tiny crease at top corner of front cover - migrates into first few pages. Very Good. Airlife, Shrewsbury, 1993. paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24375 ISBN : 1853103969 9781853103964

‎Price Alfred.‎

‎SKY BATTLES: DRAMATIC AIR WARFARE ACTIONS.‎

‎London: Arms & Armour 1993. 160 pp large 8vo 9 7/16" H. B&w photographs map. "This enthralling book takes examples of air actions fought during the past eight decades and uses them to illustrate the multi-faceted nature of air warfare. As well as portraying the true nature of aerial warfare the accounts illustrate the far-reaching changes to military aviation that have occurred since its inception. Yet despite this enormous transformation one value has remained almost constant - the bravery determination and resourcefulness of those who have made the sky their chosen arena for battle." Contents: Introduction; Above the Fields of France; The Rise and Demise of the Stuka; Only One Came Back; Low Altitude Attack; Countering the Night Bomber; Battle of the Coral Sea; Battle of the Bay; The Regensburg Strike; Reconnaissance to Berlin; The Nuremburg Disaster; Days of the Sturmgruppe; The Jets get their Chance; Furball over Hai Duong; Low Level Drama in front of San Carlos; The Epic of 'Bravo November'; Precision Attack - By Night; St Valentine's Day Shoot-Down; Finale; Glossary; Index. Faint erased pencil marks on front free end paper red remainder dot on top of text block - migrates in to top margin of effected pages tiny dint on top of text block. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top of spine and flap-folds - minor wrinkling at bottom and elsewhere three very tiny dints on front hinge minor rubbing remainder ink at top edge of front flap. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Arms & Armour Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24126 ISBN : 1854091913 9781854091918

‎Hatsuho Naito. Foreword by James Michener. Preface by Hachiro Hosokawa. Introduction by Boye De Mente.‎

‎THUNDER GODS: THE KAMIKAZE PILOTS TELL THEIR STORY.‎

‎New York: Kodansha 1989. 215 pp 8vo 8 1/2" H. Map endpapers b&w photographs map. "The compelling first-hand account of the pilots who pledged themselves to die for their emperor in the closing days of the Pacific War. Known to the world as kamikaze - divine wind - their suicide attacks on American naval forces caused panic and disruption but they were born out of the desperation of the Imperial Command determined to avoid the shame of surrender at any cost. Using as a rationale the loudly proclaimed belief that suicide attacks by Japanese pilots attested to the spiritual righteousness of Japan's struggle the Command's exhortations convinced legions of young men of the virtue of volunteering for the Ohka program in which flying bombs were constructed whose only guiding mechanism was their human cargo. The pilots are the thunder gods of the title and this is the first time they have told their own story. Combines military history technical innovation and the personal stories of men of whom something extraordinary was asked men who died in futility or survived to reflect on their experiences with mixed feelings of pride poignance and cynicism. These pilots were not fanatics or automatons but sacrificial victims to the excesses of war. 'Thunder Gods' tells their story and returns to them their humanity." Minor soiling on fore edge of text block. Dust jacket has been price-clipped has minor edge wrinkling . . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Kodansha Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24157 ISBN : 0870119095 9780870119095

‎Trenowden Ian. Foreword by Earl Mountbatten of Burma.‎

‎OPERATIONS MOST SECRET. SOE: THE MALAYAN THEATRE. REVISED AND UPDATED.‎

‎Crecy 1994. 231 pp 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs and maps. "Working closely with the wartime commander of Force 136 Group B the author has built up a surprisingly complete picture of SOE operations in the Malayan theatre 1942-45 and traces the evolution of the local SOE headquarters from a single desk in London's Baker Street to the independent Ceylon HQ which by the end of the war had put a total of 400 British officers and other ranks into Japanese-occupied territory where they assisted local residents armed them and planned and carried out sabotage operations." Dust jacket has very light rubbing light fading to spine color small crease and light wrinkling at top edge of rear panel. . Revised and updated edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Crecy Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24172 ISBN : 0947554432 9780947554439

‎Lamont Brown Raymond.‎

‎KAMIKAZE: JAPAN'S SUICIDE SAMURAI.‎

‎Arms and Armour London 1997. 192 pp large 8vo 9 7/16" H hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1854093673 B&w plates. "Japanologist and historian Raymond Lamont-Brown delves beneath the actual events to uncover the psychology myth and reality of Kamikaze strategy training and execution. He uses original Japanese records and personal testimonies to describe the organization and operation of the Kamikaze on land sea and in the air. The reader will gain an unprecedented understanding of the mentality of the tacti c a n d t hose who carried it out and of the impact it had on the Allied war effort." Dust jacket has tiny tear at top of rear flap. Fine/Near Fine. Arms and Armour, London, 1997. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24221 ISBN : 1854093673 9781854093677

‎Ballantine Colin‎

‎Tupolev TU-I54 Airlines Markings 12‎

‎Airlife Publishing Ltd Shrewsbury 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Clean illustrated laminated covers sound binding clean pages and endpapers Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. ISBN: 1853104655. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10771-103039. Airlife Publishing Ltd hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 10771-103039 ISBN : 1853104655 9781853104657

‎Bracken Robert. Foreword by AVM. JE. "Johnnie" Johnson. A. V. J. E.‎

‎SPITFIRE: THE CANADIANS.‎

‎Erin Ontario: Boston Mills Press 1995. 160 pp 4to 12 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs most copied from the veterans' own albums color profiles by Rob Lowry and technical drawings. "The result of nine years of research and over two hundred interviews with former Spitfire pilots and ground crew from across Canada this book is a momentous collection of personal memories and wartime aviation history. The stories are told with complete candour in the pilots' and crew members' own words. Full of priceless historic photographs and intimate first-hand accounts 'Spitfire: The Canadians' is perhaps the most important wartime aviation book published in many years." Minor colour loss at top of free front endpaper due to pencil erasure book slightly cocked tiny dint on top edge of front board light waviness to edges of text block. Dust jacket has been price-clipped on front flap light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine - slight at top/bottom of flap-folds two soft creases on spine minor rubbing. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Ron Lowry. Boston Mills Press Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 23885 ISBN : 1550461486 9781550461480

‎Hess William N.‎

‎FIGHTING MUSTANG: CHRONICLE OF THE P-51.‎

‎Champlin Fighter Museum Mesa Arizona 1985 reprint. 194 pp large 8vo 9 1/4" H soft cover. ISBN 0912173041 B&w photographs. Contents: The Colt; The Invader; AAF Mustangs in England; Eighth and Ninth AF Mustangs: D-day and Beyond; The Eighth and Ninth Vs. the German Jets; RAF and French Mustangs Mediterranean Mustangs; China Chargers; Pacific Ponies; Postwar; Korea; The Mustang to Date; Appendices: Flying Evaluation of P-51 B and D; Table of Mustang Visual Statistics; Mustang Combat Units of World War II U.S. Army Air Forces; Top A A f M u s tang Scorers - World War II; Mustang Aces in a Day; Mustang Pilots Credited with Two Jets; Victories Over Luftwaffe Jets; Mustangs with the RAF Marks I IA and II; Marks III and IV; Leading RAF Mustang Scorers; Leading RAF Mustang V-1 Sc or er s ; Fr en ch Air Force; Mustang Units in Korea; Mustang Aerial Victories in Korea; Index. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear a few small soft creases on covers. Very Good. Champlin Fighter Museum, Mesa, Arizona, 1985, reprint. paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 23921 ISBN : 0912173041 9780912173047

‎Nichols John B. Cdr. USN Ret. and Tillman Barrett.‎

‎ON YANKEE STATION: THE NAVAL AIR WAR OVER VIETNAM.‎

‎Annapolis Maryland: Naval Institute Press 1987. 179 pp large 8vo 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs maps diagrams. "Combining vivid personal narrative with historical and operational analyses this book takes a candid look at U.S. naval airpower in the Vietnam War. Authors John B. Nichols a fighter pilot who flew some 350 missions off carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin and Barrett Tillman an award-winning aviation historian make full use of their extensive knowledge of the subject to detail the ways in which airpower was employed in the years prior to the fall of Saigon. Confronting the conventional belief that airpower failed in Vietnam they show that on the rare occasions when it was applied correctly airpower was effective but because it was most often misunderstood and misapplied the overall results proved catastrophic. Calling their book a cockpit view of the war with the benefit of fourteen years of hindsight the authors impart a compelling sense of what it was like to fly from Yankee Station between 1964 and 1973 and provide important lessons for those who may become involved in future conflicts. At the same time they add considerable facts to the permanent war record." Faint erased pencil mark on half-title page very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine tiny scuff on front board. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Naval Institute Press Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 23950 ISBN : 0870215590 9780870215599

‎Wise SF.; Douglas WAB.; Greenhous Brereton; Harris Stephen J.; Johnston William C.; and Rawling William GP. S. F. W. A.‎

‎THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. 3 VOLUME SET. VOLUME I. CANADIAN AIRMEN AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR. VOLUME II. THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL AIR FORCE. VOLUME III. THE CRUCIBLE OF WAR 1939-1945.‎

‎University of Toronto Press Toronto 1980 1986 1994. 771 pp 797 pp 1096 pp large 8vo 9 7/8" H hard covers in dust jackets. ISBN 0802023797 0802025846 0802005748. Map end papers many b&w photos some aerial maps charts graphs tables fold-out colour maps. Contents: Volume I. Introduct ion; Canadian Training and Air Policy; The Admiralty and the Air; Strategic Airpower; Airpower in the Land Battle; Conclusion; Appendices. Volume II. Between the Wars; The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan; The Air Defence of Canada 19 3 9 - 4 5 ; The North Atlantic Lifeline; Appendices. Volume III. Air Policy; The Fighter War; The Maritime Air War; The Bomber War; Air Transport; Appendices. Volume I - small stains from old tape at three corners of the free end papers minor wr in kl in g at b o ttom of spine very light edge wear slight waviness at top/bottom edge of text block. Dust jacket has two small areas of old tape residue on inside of spine minor edge wear/wrinkling - mainly at top/bottom of spine and flap-fold s sli ght f adi ng to spine color very light browning at top edge and on spine. Volume II - very light wrinkling at bottom of spine minor edge wear. Dust jacket has slight fading of color on spine very light browning on spine and top edge s mal l bu mp/d int and ti ny dint on rear hinge small shallow bump/dint on spine minor edge wrinkling minor rubbing. Volume III - minor edge wear. Dust jacket has very minor edge wrinkling very minor rubbing very slight browning to front pan el. Very Good/ Very Good Ve ry Good/Very Good Near fine/Near/Fine. University of Toronto Press, (Toronto, 1980, 1986, 1994). hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 23981 ISBN : 0802023797 9780802023797

‎Haining Peter compiler. Sir Ralph Sorley 'Johnnie' Johnson Eric Marrs John Allen 'Gun Buster' Gavin Lyall Ronald Adams‎

‎THE SPITFIRE LOG: A TRIBUTE TO THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS FIGHTER PLANE.‎

‎London: Futura 1990. 160 pp 7 3/4" H. B&w illustrations. "On 6 March 1936 was born one of the most famous and best-loved aeroplanes the world has ever known the Spitfire. Just four years later its courageous young RAF pilots became the heroes of the Battle of Britain as they repelled the Luftwaffe attack. When at the height of the conflict supplies of metal for new Spitfires ran short thousands of people donated old pots and pans for the sake of the gallant fighter. Today the Spitfire is still remembered with affection by all who flew in her. This tribute brings together a fascinating collection of writings by men who flew or admired her from the top Allied flying ace of the Second World War Air Vice Marshal 'Johnnie' Johnson to his German counterpart General Major Adolf Galland and from such illustrious names as H.E. Bates Richard Hillary Lord Beaverbrook and Richard Dimbleby. As well as thrilling accounts of aerial combat the book includes a Battle of Britain chronology a list of the twenty Spitfire squadrons and their bases the plane's specifications the story of its creation and a list of museums where Spitfires can now be seen." Interior - light cigarette odour very light browning to pages otherwise clean and tight with no previous owner's marks. Exterior - light browning to edges of text block minor edge wear soft crease at top of front cover. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. Futura Paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24031 ISBN : 0708844383 9780708844380

‎Szuscikiewicz Paul.‎

‎FLYING TIGERS.‎

‎New York: Gallery 1990. 80 pp 12 1/8" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs. "In August 1941 a handful of young Americans disembarked at Rangoon Burma the first contingent of fighter pilots of Claire Lee Chennault's American Volunteer Group. Enlisted from the US Army Navy and Marine Corps to aid the Chinese Nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek in their bitter war against the Japanese Chennault's aviators were destined to gain worldwide renown as the Flying Tigers. Within the year the Flying Tigers' distinctive shark-toothed P-40 fighters would be credited with destroying nearly 300 enemy aircraft. Chennault was an innovative aerial tactician and recognizing his unit's acute shortages of pilots and aircraft decreed that his three squadrons - the Adam and Eves Hell's Angels and Panda Bears - were only to engage the enemy on the most favorable terms. His strict code of war paid dividends during the hard-fought air combats over Rangoon in which the Flying Tigers consistently outfought a numerically superior enemy thereby preventing the Japanese from gaining air superiority over the Burmese capital and allowing the British and Imperial ground troops to make their escape to the Indian border. 'Flying Tigers' retells the full story behind one of World War II's most colorful fighting elite forces from the recruitment of the first pilots through their intial training in Burma and the savage dogfights over Rangoon to their missions defending the retreating Allied forces. A final chapter looks at the demise of the unit and makes a critical assessment of its contribution to the Allied war effort." Minor corner wear. Dust jacket has light rubbing some areas of very light edge wear/wrinkling small tear wrinkling at top of spine - archivally taped. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Gallery Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24042 ISBN : 0831726725 9780831726720

‎Coffey Thomas M.‎

‎DECISION OVER SCHWEINFURT: THE U.S. 8th AIR FORCE BATTLE FOR DAYLIGHT BOMBING.‎

‎David McKay New York 1977 book club edition. 341 pp 8vo 8 7/16" H hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs map. "Describes moment by moment the August 17 1943 raid as well as the second Schweinfurt mission October 14 1943 - the two most savage battles in the history of air warfare. It also describes day by day the lives and deaths of the men on both sides who faced each other not only in these but in other epic battles. Yet this is more than the story of the two famous Schweinfurt missions: it is also the story of the development of the U.S. 8th Air Force in England and the most crucial combat tests of the American daylight precision bombing strategy. Citing hundreds of previously unpublished documents the book reveals for the first time the full struggle to establish this daring American strategy against the conviction of many authoritative people that it would not work. These people included British Prime Minister Winston Churchill all his air experts and many generals and admirals in the U.S. Army and Navy. American and British strategists were arguing this issue when in February 1942 Brig Gen. Ira C. Eaker and his staff arrived in England to create the 8th Bomber Command. When Eaker launched the first great Schweinfurt mission eighteen months later the matter was still undecided. Could the B-17s battle their way through the waves of Luftwaffe fighters and destroy the Schweinfurt factories Or would the bombers be turned back exposing the American Air Forces strategy as a dismal failure This was the issue that produced the crucial decision over Schweinfurt." Slight bump at corners of boards wrinkling at top/bottom of spine small bump at top edge of rear board and very small bump at top edge of front board. Dust jacket has wrinkling and light wear at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds minor edge wear slight browning to spine and flap-folds. Good/Good. David McKay, New York, 1977, book club edition. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24015

‎Bishop Billy. William. Introduction by Stanley M. Ulanoff.‎

‎WINGED WARFARE. THE ILLUSTRATED CLASSIC AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CANADIAN WORLD WAR I ACE BILLY BISHOP.‎

‎Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson 1990. 281 pp 8vo 8 1/2" H. B&w illustrations. "Billy Bishop enlisted as an infantryman at the outbreak of World War I. He soon transferred to the Royal Flying Corps where flying came as naturally to him as breathing. In this classic autobiography Billy Bishop vividly recreates the early days when the 'airborne jalopy' was getting its trial run. He describes the tiny Nieuport Scout armed with a single Lewis gun in which he had to dodge the 'Archies' anti-aircraft batteries and fight the scarlet tri-winged Fokkers flown by the formidable Baron von Richthofen and his squadrons." Bishop was credited with 72 victories and was the recipient of every British decoration including the Victoria Cross. Interior - book slightly cracked at two places tiny corner crease on last page otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small soft creases to corners and fore-edges of covers slight curl at fore-edge of front cover two light creases on spine minor soiling and rubbing. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good-. McGraw-Hill Ryerson Paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 24090 ISBN : 0075510243 9780075510246

‎Armitage Michael.‎

‎THE ROYAL AIR FORCE: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY.‎

‎London: Brockhampton 1996. 288 pp large 8vo 9 7/8" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs maps. "Created in 1918 from the former Royal Flying Corps the RAF forged its own traditions as it developed the tactics and weap- onry of aerial warfare. It ended the First World War with a strength of 300000 personnel and 23000 aircraft but there was the immediate threat of stringent post-war defence budgets and an Army and Navy that demanded that air power be under their control. The Chief of Air Staff Trenchard needed a successful example of the potential of air power in order to guarantee future funding and it came in the RAF air-policing role in the Near East. The RAF was perhaps the most neglected armed force during the 'appeasement years' despite vocal opposition and foreign militarization. After desperate rearm-ament in both aircraft and ground forces the RAF stemmed the tide of German expansion in the Battle of Britain. The author devotes one third of the book to the superb record of the RAF throughout the Second World War acknowledging the problems in command strategy and aircraft equipment that appeared in all theatres during the fight against the Axis forces. Chapters cover the lean years from 1940 to 1942 with the RAF over-committed on all fronts through the gradual build-up with improved aircraft and on to the heavy bombing campaign and the final comprehensive air assault on Germany. The years 1944-1945 mark the high point of RAF history but the factual framework continues with details of the appearance of jet aircraft the deployments worldwide as the British Empire evolved into the Commonwealth and the RAF's changing tactical and strategic roles as Britain declined from 'superpower' status. This period also includes an appraisal of the V-bomber force the slow decline in British research and development the emergence of the RAF role in NATO and the balance of power during the Cold War. The history of the RAF is fully detailed up to the present as one receding threat causes significant change in the number and type of aircraft needed to face the perceived new problems posed by developing nations." Tiny scuff on bottom of rear board. Dust jacket has minor wear at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds one tiny edge tear very small dint on rear hinge two tiny dints on rear panel minor rubbing. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Brockhampton Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 23783 ISBN : 1860198511 9781860198519

‎Warden John A. III Colonel USAF. Introduction by Gen. Charles L. Donnelly Jr. USAF.‎

‎THE AIR CAMPAIGN: PLANNING FOR COMBAT. VOLUME III - FUTURE WARFARE SERIES.‎

‎Washington: Pergamon-Brassey's 1989. 161 pp large 8vo 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs. "One of the first analyses of the pure art of planning the aerial dimension of war. It explores the complicated connection between air superiority and victory by focusing on the use of air forces at the operational level in a theater of war. The most compelling task for the theater commander the author argues is translating national war objectives into tactical plans at operational levels. He presents his case by drawing on fascinating historical examples stressing that mastery of operational-level strategy can be the key to winning future wars. This book offers today's planners greater understanding of how to use air power against numerous enemy capabilities in a wide variety of air operations." Remainder mark on top of text block. Dust jacket has very minor edge wear at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds minor rubbing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Pergamon-Brassey's Hardcover‎

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