Eagle's War. The War Diary of an Aircraft Carrier. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
by SMITH P.C
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Crecy Books,, [1995]. 8vo., First Edition, with 46 plates on 24 and a full-page chart in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. With striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by E. Tufnell. Moving account of the famous carrier, told through eye-witness accounts and supplemented by a well-chosen selection of rare photographs (mostly private and almost all previously unpublished). Covers her story from commencement of hostilities to her loss with Operation PEDESTAL.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34532
- Title
- Eagle's War. The War Diary of an Aircraft Carrier. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- SMITH P.C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Crecy Books,
- Date Published
- [1995]
- Keywords
- naval, ww2, wwii, royal navy, fleet air arm, naval aviation, aircraft carriers, eagle, mediterranean, malta convoys, pedestal
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