Fighter the True Story Of the Battle Of Britain

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394427572 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Rear panel bowed slightly outwards. Stated First American Edition. ; 9.2 X 6.2 X 1.2 inches; 261 pages .

London: Jonathan Cape, 1977. 1st. hardback. Good, 1st edition, clipped d/j (good, some wear), blue clothbound boards, gilt spine titling; text block firm (slight forward lean), pages unmarked.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). History is swamped by patriotic myths about the aerial combat fought between the RAF and the Luftwaffe over the summer of 1940.… Read more about this item

LONDON: JONATHAN CAPE, 1977 Airforce Blue Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 220 x 145 mm approx.Top edge stained red with matching red endpapers. 304 pp 62 b/w illustrations on 40 pp of glossy plates + 33 line figs all as called for.Intro by A.J.P.Taylor. First Edition 1st impression 1977. Please see our images of the actual book… Read more about this item

In 1940 Germany's invasion of Great Britain was decided on in principle and a provisional date of 15 September was made. However from the top down it never really existed except with Goring and the Luftwaffe who launched Eagle Attack in August 1940. The Battle of Britain put Great Britain back in the war. 261 pages with 62 black and… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1977. [Military history] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.304. Publisher's blue cloth hardcovers lettered in gilt to the spine, red endpapers, top edge red, dust-wrapper displays a Paul Nash painting, priced at £4.95. With many photographic plates. Near fine. Deighton's acclaimed account of Germany's first major defeat of the Second World War. The 1969 Bafta-nominated… Read more about this item

From the library of J.B. Priestly. Introduction by A.J.P. Taylor. An elaborately detailed exploration of the battle for air supremacy over the Isle of Britain in September 1940. About fine in similar dw with the red lettering on the spine lightly faded. Warmly INSCRIBED by Deighton to author J(ohn) B. Priestly, and dated September 15, 1977. September 15th is celebrated… Read more about this item

London: Pimlico, 1996. 1st ed. thus. Fine. octavo. stiff wrappers 261pp., b/w plates, diags., bibliog., index, Reprint of DeightonÕs classic account

London: Jonathan Cape, [1977]., 1977. First edition. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "To John Priestley with warm best wishes. Len Deighton, 15 Sept. 1977." Priestley is a prominent author and September 15th is celebrated annually as The Battle of Britain Day. With an introduction by A. J. P. Taylor, (1906-1990), prominent historian who… Read more about this item

New Jersey: Castle Books. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0785812083 . Fine in a Fine dust jacket. ; 8.9 X 6.1 X 1.3 inches; 261 pages .

London: Cape, 1993. 1st ed. thus. Near Fine. octavo. stiff wrappers 261pp., b/w plates, diags., bibliog., index, OwnerÕs stamp & some underlining /annotations by previous owner who flew with RAF Bomber Command

Castle Books. Good in Good dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0785812083 . E--Wear to covers and DJ. Binding sound. Text clean of highlighting, underlining or other pen/pencil marks. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Tracking on every package. .

Triad Granada, 1979. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book 1980 reprint 3000 Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 335 pages. Item Type: Book. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Deep crease to front cover. No inscriptions. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; Aviation. ISBN: 0586046119. ISBN/EAN: 9780586046111.… Read more about this item

Jonathan Cape. GS115 1977, hardcover, stofomslag licht verkleurd / some yellowing on dustjacket

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 1994. Soft Cover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. It was the battle that proved Great Britain was a vital force in the war. It was the battle that inspired Churchill's immortal phrase, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." Above all,… Read more about this item

Book Club Associates, 1978. Cloth. Near Very Good/Near Good. Introduction by AJP Taylor. Illustrated with B&W Photos. Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. 8" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket has some edge wear with very small triangular pieces missing from spine corners.

Filled with illustrations and many never before published photographs, Fighter explodes the syths of the Battle of Britain with an honest and full acount of every tactic, machine and figure, from Churchill and dowding to Hitler and Goring. Fully illustrated with actual photographs.

0: Book Club. Very Good. Hardcover. 1978. 304 pages. tidy copy .

London: Book Club Assoc., 1978. reprint. Near Fine. octavo. dust jacket 304pp., b/w plates, diags., bibliog., index, Sl. chipping to dust jacket & neat ownership signature o/w VG copy