Attack Warning Red History of the Royal Observer Corps by Wood, Derek - 1976

TBS The Book Service Ltd. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 0356084116 .

London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1976. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Format is approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches. xi, [1], 357, [3] pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. Maps. Appendix 1 through 9. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling. Derek Wood (1930 - 2 May 2003) was the author of Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook. Wood was the editor of "Jane's" the publishers of a wide range of military handbooks and weekly defence newsletters until he retired in 1993. For more than 30 years, Derek was the doyen of aviation specialists in Fleet Street and enjoyed a reputation for unimpeachable integrity. He was renowned, not only for his expertise and keen intellect, but also for his steadfast refusal to compromise standards. A lifelong and keen aircraft spotter, Derek was a spare-time volunteer member of the Royal Observer Corps for nearly fifty years and wrote the history of the Corps in his 1975 book Attack Warning Red : The Royal Observer Corps and the Defence of… Read More

London: Macdonald And Janes, 1976. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Tight Firm Clean Copy. Inscribed "To Dennis Phillips Best Wishes" And Signed By Author - Dated May 5Th 1977. Red Buckram Hard Cover With Gilt Titled Spine And Gilt Insignia Of Royal Observer Corps To Front - Some Very Slight Wear. Very Heavy Book - Additional Postage Included In Cost Of Book..