The creation of a national air force by Douglas, W.A.B - 1986: The Official History of the Royal Canadian Air Force ; v. 2.

University of Toronto Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Toronto Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Volume 2 only. Closed tear to the dust jacket, else very good book and jacket. .

Univ of Toronto Pr, 1986-09. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+ Dust Jacket. 9x6x2. Very good+ hardcover in very good+ dust jacket. With fold-out maps and photos. Binding is tight and sturdy; photos, maps, boards and text all very good+. DJ protected in Mylar wraps. An excellent copy.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket. Volume II only. Map endpapers. Fold-out maps in colour, neat. Light soiling to edges. Owner's name. Water stain to jacket (visible only on reverse) with a smaller corresponding stain to inside board; no rippling. Closed tear to bottom edge. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. A sound and handsome copy, very neat. Illustrated. Maps, appendices, notes, index..

University of Toronto Press. Not Stated, Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. xix, 797 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Minor soiling to the lower foredge. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has a stain from a previous sticker on the front. A fine copy of this Canadian military history text, illustrated with coloured endpapers, b/w photographs and two fold out maps. This is a heavy book and will require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802025846 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Gift inscription on front pastedown. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Illustrated by map endpapers B&W photographs and fold-out maps ; 9.9 X 6.9 X 2.4 inches; 797 pages .

Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802025846 . 797 pp. Index. Photos. Notes. Fold-out maps. Endpaper maps. Spine, corners bumped. Jacket has edgewear, small tear to upper end. Second volume of the Official History, the book covers the period from 1918 to 1945. Very heavy book. Jacket art is Catalina in the River by Patrick G. Cowley-Brown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1986. 797 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H). Map endpapers. Profusely illustrated with photographs and maps (some fold-out). "From a small militia organization the Canadian air force had grown by 1945 into one of the country's three major autonomous military services. In this second volume of the RCAF's official history, covering the years from 1918 to 1945, W.A.B. Douglas chronicles the force's rapid growth and provides a vivid portrait of the Battle of the Atlantic as it was fought from the eastern shores of Canada. Military necessity had brought Canada into the air age. In the peaceful 1920s, civil more than military concerns governed the shape, size, and functions of the RCAF; in the following decade the rise of international tensions forced the service to concentrate on its military role. During the Second World War the RCAF grew from a few hundred airmen to a force of some eighty squadrons and nearly a quarter of a million people. RCAF… Read More

Toronto: Univ of Toronto Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. good/Very Good. Larger 8vo. pp. 797, b/w illustrations, fold-out maps, coloured ep maps.This is volume II of the official History of the Royal Canadian Air Force.