AVIATION Books

BEAUTIFUL CONDITION: Westview Press, 2001. 723 pp. The slightest to corner curl. This volume is an exploration of the battles and tactics of the air war in the Pacific, including discussion of combatants, their morale, their planes, living conditions, and leadership. Utilizing primary sources and scores of interviews with surviving veterans of all ranks and duties, the author recreates the fabric of the air war as it was fought in the South Pacific. He explores the technology and tactics, the three-dimensional battlefield, and the leadership, living conditions, medical challenges, and morale of the combatants. The text provides a thorough understanding of how air power functioned in World War II from the level of command to the point of fire in air-to-air combat.. Trade Paperback. NF. (more information)

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Delacorte Press, 1977. THE KEY TO FLYING AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE. 276 pp. weather.technique.mechanical malfunctions.the human element.the environment. Book has light corner rub, red pricing stamp to ffep. Crease to inside back flap of DJ. Pages are all clean and bright, no dog ears, no remainder marks.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. (more information)

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Cassell Military Paperbacks, 2000. 256 pp. Indexed. Light cover curl to bottom right front, else fine. Pages clean & bright with no marking or creasing. The fighter aircraft has developed, over a comparatively short time and from primitive beginnings into a sophisticated machine that combines with the skill and daring of the pilot to achieve 24-hour command of the skies. Even so, night flying remains a dangerous activity, and in this age of electronic navigation and aircraft control systems the origins of night warfare are easily forgotten. Here, Ken Delve, a former RAF Tornado navigator, traces the remarkable progress of the night fighter. From the early encounters over southern England and the Western Front in the First World War, through to the multi-role aircraft of the 1990s, the story belongs as much to the pilots as it does to the aircraft, and features much in-the-cockpit detail of individual engagements. With over 140 photographs to illustrate the continuous development of aircraft and their weapons systems, Ken Delve's book is an absorbing history of the night fighter and the men who flew them.. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. (more information)

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BEAUTIFUL CONDITION: Garrard Publishing, 1974. 95 pp. Indexed. This is an extremely clean ex-library with only three neatly placed stamps in the book. Two are to the endpapers. The lightest of bump to spine ends else fine. Pages are clean & bright with no browning or creasing. Binding true, corners square. A brief history of balloon flights in the United States from 1793 until the flight of the first airplane in 1903. Magnificently illustrated by Victor Mays, the stories of the pioneers of the skies in the new world, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, John Wise and Thaddeus Lowe, whose spy balloons helped win the Civil War, among many others.. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. Illus. by Mays, Victor. 7" x 9". Ex-Library. (more information)

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FABULOUS REFERENCE: Salamander Company, 1999. 479 pp. Pristine copy. Spectacularly Illustrated details of all major fighters, bombers, and ground attack aircraft deployed by the combatant nations of World War II. Thousands of facts. More than 160 aircraft described in detail. Over 630 illustrations, including 160 color profiles. EMINENTLY GIFTWORTHY.. Glossy Pictorial Soft Cover. Fine. 4½ x 8½. (more information)

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MAGNIFICENTLY ILLUSTRATED: Thomasson-Grant, 2000. 120 pp. Only light edgewear, PO's name to pastedown, light crimping to Dust Jacket. Pages clean and bright. Binding true, corners square. With its unrivaled combination of photographs and first-hand accounts, GHOSTS evokes the indomitable spirit of the pilots who served in the Second World War and the unforgettable planes they flew.. Fifth Printing. Cloth. NF/NF. 10½ x 12 (oblong). (more information)

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BEAUTIFUL CONDITION: St. Martin's Press, 1977. 207 pp. Only a tiny ding to top board keeps this from being ' fine '. Dust Jacket has slight edge wear. In absorbing, non-technical language, this book gives the details and portrays in three-view silhouettes and photographs the many different models of gliders that silently served their countries. GIFT QUALITY.. Presumed First Edition. Buckram. NF/NF. (more information)

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MAGNIFICENTLY ILLUSTRATED: Osprey Publishing, 1986. 48 pp. Slight edgwear, else fine. Pages are clean & bright, with no marking or creasing. Eight pages of spectacular full color artwork, plus color photos. 30 black and white photographs with comprehensive data tables.. Glossy Pictorial Soft Cover. Near Fine. 7" x 10". (more information)

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San Diego, CA, U.S.A.: Harcourt Trade Publishers, 2001. NICE COPY. 459 pp. Small stain to bottom first few pages. Clean, tight and bright with just a first name inked to ffep. Tayor retired after the summer of 2000, the worst fire season ever, after 35 years of parachuting out of planes to battle blazes in the vast, rugged wilderness of the West. "Terrifying, grimly funny.an affectionate portrait of a fraternity of daredevils."--New Yorker.. First Harvest Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. (more information)

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Popular Mechanics Company, 1945. 192 pp. Light chipping at spine ends, reader's curl to back half of magazine, top edge else fine. Illustrated throughout. Filled with vintage ads and war-time memorabilia. Articles include Ganplank to Hitler's Doorstep; Whirlwind on Rails; Human Takeoff at 130 MPH; Two Days in the Hornet's Nest; Seven Trillion Dollar Treasure; Trackless Railroad; One-Bulb Pictures; Flying the Power Midgets; Sharper Eyes for the Stargazers and much more.. Small Magazine Format. Very Good. 6½" x 9". (more information)

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SCARCE, SIGNED: Youngquist Publications, 1995. 261 pp. Crease to top of table of contents page, and slight crease to introduction page, else fine. Inscribed and dated by Youngquist to the title page. "Sharks at 5,000 Feet is a high-flying, flag-waving American adventure about Lt. David Louis and his family. Lt. Louis served as an air wing commander in Vietnam where SAM missles become sharks at 5,000 feet. He returned to the States with a distinguished flying record to begin a tour as a flight instructor. Commander David Louis's achievement as a pilot helped him advance to the rank of Lt. Commander and attain his most desired goal as a Navy airman, to be selected to fly the left wing position with the Blue Angels.". Signed by Author. Presumed First Edition. Glossy Pictorial Soft Cover. NF. (more information)

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