Aircrew Unlimited: The Commonwealth Air Training Plan During World War 2 by Golley, John; foreword by Lord Barber - 1993

Great Britain: Patrick Stephens, 1993. -----Black cloth with gilt on spine, 192 pages including 25 pages of b & w photos, no names, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "Providing for the mass production of trained aircrew across the free world, it involved 'horse-trading' on a global scale against a backdrop of international currencies, lend-lease agreements, manufacturing opportunities, commercial gain, politics, burenucracy, and, of course, Service rivalry. The author, himself a product of the scheme, blends the reminiscences of people who were there with the details of the political struggles amidst the escatlating demand for aircrew." Contents include: Foreword by Lord Barber / Glossary / Prologue / A seed is sown: The background to the scheme / The enemy / Suthern Rhodesia - the opening bat! / Canada - The big deal / Arrival back home / American involvement / Training For Action / Wireless operators, air gunners / The Joint Air Training Plan in South Africa / Australia / New Zealand / Postscript - bridging the gulf / Appendix A: Contact addresses for Veterans' Associations / Appendix B: Bibliography / Appendix C: Facts and statistics / Appendix D: Training aircraft used under the Scheme / Index. The scan you see is the book you get. First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Silhouettes by Michael Pierce.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".