Forgotten Fields of America: World War II Bases and Training Then and Now: Volume II
by Lou Thole
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- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1575100517
- ISBN 13
- 9781575100517
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Missoula, MT: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, 2004 Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Missoula, MT. 2004. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 3rd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding.172 pp 4to. This book tells the story of the build-up of the United States Army Air Forces just before and during World War II. Its focus is on the training bases, the men and women who served there, and what they did. This book tells in text and photos the histories of the following bases; Freeman Field, Moton Field, Carlstrom Field, Buckingham Army Air Field, San Angelo Army Air Field, Hondo Army Air Field, Wendover Army Air Base, Walnut Ridge Army Air Field, Pyote Army Air Field, Pratt Army Air Field, Craig Field, and Sioux City Army Air Field, Each base had a different training mission; Luftwaffe planes, Tuskegee Airmen, Gunnery Training, Bombadier Training, Navigator Training, Atom Bombs, Pilot Training, Advanced Training, and Combat Crew Training, . A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014660
- Title
- Forgotten Fields of America: World War II Bases and Training Then and Now: Volume II
- Author
- Lou Thole
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1575100517
- ISBN 13
- 9781575100517
- Publisher
- Pictorial Histories Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Missoula, MT
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- USAAF, United States Army Air Force, Training bases in World War II, World War II, Army Air Fields, Stateside Air Force Training, Freeman Field, Moton Field, Carlstrom Field, Buckingham Army Air Field, San Angelo Army Air Field, Hondo Army Air Field, Wend
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation/Aircraft;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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