HISTORY / Military / Aviation Books

Dial, New York, 1979.. 399 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 080370154X Map endpapers. B&w photographs, maps, drawings/diagrams. "Max Hastings has traced the development of massive area bombing from the fierce controversies between Churchill a. nd his air marshals and scientists to the great raids on the Ruhr, Hamburg, Berlin and Dresden, with a wealth of contemporary documents, letters, and diaries, many of them hitherto unpublished. He has interviewed key surv... more information

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London: Jarrolds Publishers, 1954. 304 pages, 21 plates including frontispiece, Translated from the French by Edward Fitzgerald. Inscribed on title page by the author. Slight foxing and aged tanning of the page edges, a residue is on the front and page, where sticky tape had been used to hold in place a book plate or similar. The dust jacket is very chipped and rubbed across both the top and bottom edges, and is missing approximately 1 in. from the base of the backstrip section of the dust jacket. Digit... more information

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London.: Evans Bros. 1963 Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Cadet Edition. 190pp. 8vo. B/w plates. Edges slightly tanned, gift inscription on fly-leaf else VG. D/w a little worn. A NICE COPY.. ... more information

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London: Time Warner Books, 2003. Hardback. First edition. 192 pp. Heavy book - additional postage cost likely. Photo illustrations, many in colour. Very Fine copy in Very Fine dust-jacket. ... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Walker & Co, 2006. Among the Dead Cities: The History and Moral Legacy of the WWII Bombing of Civilians in Germany and Japan . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

Offered by Joe Girardi Books (Illinois, United States) +/-

soft cover. 8 1/2"x11. This is the incredible story of the German DFS 228, an ultra high-altitude photo reconnaissance aircraft, and the first to have a pressurized, and jettisonable cockpit. over 220 b/w photographs ... more information

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Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2001 **NEW** This is the incredible story of the German DFS 228, an ultra high-altitude photo reconnaissance aircraft, and the first to have a pressurized, and jettisonable cockpit. . Soft Cover. New/New. ... more information

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Airlife, (Shrewsbury, 1993).. 168 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photographs. "...the autobiography of one of the Royal Air Force's most colourful characters. Sandy Johnstone began flying in the Auxiliary Air Force and later flew as a commercial pilo. t until he was called up for Active Service in 1939. He took command of a Spitfire squadron in July 1940 and was credited with eight confirmed 'kills' and four probables during the Battle of Britain. ... more information

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Oakville Ontario: Flightline, 2002. A detailed look at the various aircraft venues & museums where Aircraft are on display in Canada, an informative volume written for the aviation enthusiast, includes some excellent reproductive colour photographs, as well as listing provincial avaition museums the authors have included a list of Canadian Forces Museums, 190 pp, soft cover, in very good condition, Signed by Brian Blatherwick. Signed by Author. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9... more information

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London: Blandford Press, 1988. Hardback. First edition. 160 pp. 4to. Photo illustrations and diagrams in text. Fine copy in Fine dust-jacket. ... more information

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London.: John Hamilton. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. No date. (Translated by Claud W. Sykes). 207pp. Lge 8vo. B/w plates, folding map. Previous owner's name on fly-leaf; page edges spotted; some light internal foxing. Black cloth slightly marked, but VG. A NICE COPY.. ... more information

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London: Macdonald, 1969. Hardback. First edition. 288 pp. Photo frontispiece. Slight tape mark on f.e.p. otherwise a Very Good copy in Very Good dust-jacket. ... more information

Offered by Steve Tilston (Greater London, United Kingdom) +/-

London: Macdonald, 1969. Hardback. First edition. 288 pp. Photo frontispiece. Very Good copy in price-clipped, Very Good dust-jacket. ... more information

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London: Osprey, 1996. Paperback. First edition. ‘Aircraft of the Aces’ No. 11. 96 pp. Paperback. Photo illustrations. Colour plates. Fine copy. No dust-jacket. ... more information

Offered by Steve Tilston (Greater London, United Kingdom) +/-

Osprey Aviation/Delprado, 1999. 63 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Number 5 in the Aircraft of the Aces series. . Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1970. Hardback. Second impression. 455 pp. Photo illustrations. Map and aircraft profiles in text. Very Good+ copy in almost Good (some closed tears and chipping) dust-jacket. ... more information

Offered by Steve Tilston (Greater London, United Kingdom) +/-

United Kingdom: Phoenix Pr, 2001. military. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. ... more information

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London: Companion Book Club, 1968. 270pp - It's Spring 1917 on WWI's Western Front. French pilot, Paul Chamay, sees German pilot shoot down a French Caudron. He sees the French pilot, Raymonde LaFrenier, climb out onto the wing to escape the flames, and the German pilot shoot him in the face from point-blank range. Chamay swears revenge because the dead Frenchman was a longtime friend of his. <P> Ernest Kellogg Gann (1910 - 1991) was an aviator, author, filmmaker, sailor, fisherman and conser... more information

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London: Companion Book Club, 1968. 270pp - It's Spring 1917 on WWI's Western Front. French pilot, Paul Chamay, sees German pilot shoot down a French Caudron. He sees the French pilot, Raymonde LaFrenier, climb out onto the wing to escape the flames, and the German pilot shoot him in the face from point-blank range. Chamay swears revenge because the dead Frenchman was a longtime friend of his. <P> Ernest Kellogg Gann (1910 - 1991) was an aviator, author, filmmaker, sailor, fisherman and conser... more information

Offered by Books at Star Dot Star (West Midlands, United Kingdom) +/-

R.A.F. and Luftwaffe in The Battle Of Britain Paperback. Good.. Soft cover. ... more information

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