Air America
by Christopher Robbins
ISBN: 0399122079
ISBN-13: 9780399122071
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Publisher: Putnam
Published date: 1979
Pages: 323
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Air America: The Story of the CIA'S Secret Airlines
Christopher Robbins
Putnam. Used - Good. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1979. Hardcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. ( more information)
Offered by Experienced Books LLC (United States)
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Air America: The Story of the CIA's Secret Airlines
ROBBINS, Christopher
New York:: Putnam,, 1979. 0399122079. A Good copy with several pages with whited-out inking in Very Good dj. First Printing. Jacket is missing two shallow chips from the heel of the spine, but is not price clipped.. ( more information)
Offered by Gregor Rare Books (United States)
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Air America
Robbins, Christopher
Hardcover. No DJ. Clean, tight copy.Minor wear. VG+ CIA secret airlines G.P.Putnam's Sons NY 1979 ssumed 1st Ed Dk.blu/gilt Octavo, 323 pp., Story of CIA secret airlines and their covert operations, Operating from the days of Chennault's Flying Tigers to Vietnam War. There is a purple stamp indicating that this book was in the office of " Generals Ward and Chennault, Soldiers of Fortune, Operating in Exile". Also, a note on paper stamped"Headquarter Jusmagthai, Bankok, Thailand. Office of the Chief , Army Advisory Group." (?) ( more information)
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Air America
Robbins, Christopher
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1979. Text is clean and tight. Blue cover with gold lettering shows no shelf wear but spine is sunned and a slight warp to boards.. First Edition (not stated) NAP. Cloth. Good +/No Jacket. 9.25". ( more information)
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Air America
Robbins, Christopher
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Putnam Publishing Group, The, 1979 Good Good Good Good Good Good in Unknown jacket Good Ex Library Ex-library book with usual markings (card holder, stamps, etc. ), pages are clean and intact, GREAT BOOK!. Hard Cover. Good/Unknown. ( more information)
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Air America
Robbins, Christopher
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1979. Text is clean and tight. Blue cloth cover with gold lettering. Dust jacket has creases and tears on its edges, largest is 1/4".. First Edition (not stated) NAP. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 9.25". ( more information)
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Air America
Robbins, Christopher
very good, good G. P. Putnam's Sons New York 1979 323, sources, bibliography, index, some soiling and small tear to rear DJ, DJ in plastic sleeve The CIA's secret proprietary airlines. ( more information)
Offered by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. (United States)
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Air America
Robbins, Christopher
New York: Putnam, 1979. 323pp. This is the story of the CIA's secret airline that emerged out Claire Chenault's Flying Tigers in Southeast Asia during the Second World War through years of secret missions in Burma, Tibet, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia and eventually the Vietnam War. The author has put this story together from interviews with scores of ex-Air America pilots. This is the first published account of the organization's top secret activities. DJ has several tears. Text clean. First Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good(-). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Air America: The Story of the CIA's Secret Airlines
Robbins, Christopher
NY:: Putnam,, 1979. 0399122079. First Printing. A Near Fine copy with foxing to the edges in a Near Fine unclipped dj. This is the story of the CIA's secret airline that emerged out Claire Chenault's Flying Tigers in Southeast Asia during the Second World War through years of secret missions in Burma, Tibet, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia and eventually the Vietnam War. The author has put this story together from interviews with scores of ex-Air America pilots. This is the first published account of the organization's top secret activities.. ( more information)
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