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"Herbert, Flight Lieutenant" (Janusz Merszmer) G FOR GENEVIEVE - Polish Book Depot, 1944; edn; 254pp; fine.vg (spinecloth faded, small stains inside f cover) |
£12.50 |
| Narrative description based on author's experiences & those of other members of the Polish Air Force Squadrons. | |
| BN: 23828 | |
| "Raff" (Bill Cooper) BEHIND THE SPITFIRES - | £15.00 |
| Methuen 1st 1941; 19 x 13cm, 106pp, cartoons; vg.Rather scarce book of RAF humour. | |
| BN: 24623 | |
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"Wing Commander" BOMBERS' BATTLE - the story of Bomber Command's three years of war. Duckworth 1st, 1943; 220pp, 15 photos; vg. |
£15.00 |
| Survey of the development of Bomber Command, with some anecdotes. | |
| BN: 21115 |
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Anderson, Col. Clarence E. ("Bud") & J.P.Hamelin TO FLY AND FIGHT - Memoirs of a triple Ace. Pacific Military History 1990; 307pp, 37 photos; fine inc d/w (SIGNED BY AUTHOR. |
£65.00 |
| Graphic description of the American bomber and fighter war. | |
| BN: 31304 | |
| Arct, Sqn Ldr B. PRISONER OF WAR - my secret journal. | £14.00 |
| Webb & Bower, 1988; 24 x 18cm, 153pp, cartoons, maps & sketches (mostly col); fine inc d/w.Most artistic and attractive product of the author's time in Stalag Luft 1, Germany, 1944-5. | |
| BN: 30053 | |
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Astor, Gerald THE MIGHTY EIGHTH - "The air war in Europe as told by the men who fought it." D I Fine Books USA, 1997; 464pp, 49 photos, map; fine inc d/w. |
£25.00 |
| BN: 31303 | |
| Austin A.B. FIGHTER COMMAND - | £9.50 |
| Gollancz 1st, 1941; 248pp, 8 illus; vg.Story from outbreak of war to May 1941. | |
| BN: 21243 | |
| Ayling, Keith THEY FLY FOR VICTORY - | £16.00 |
| Nelson USA 1943; 22 x 15cm, 215pp, vg drgs in text by G.Congdon; vg (nr fine int).First third of the book full of anecdotes from aviation up to WW 2; remainder WW 2 stories. Interesting American view from early in the US war; scarce in UK. | |
| BN: 23369 | |
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Ayling, Keith COMBAT AVIATION - Military Service Pub Co, USA, 1943; 20 x 12cm, 254pp, photos, map; vg int, spine worn & faded. |
£12.00 |
| Some accounts of RAF experience early in WW 2 and some theories on how it should be done. | |
| BN: 31325 |
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Bacon Adm. Sir Reginald, Maj Gen Fuller & A-M Sir Patrick Playfair WARFARE TODAY - how modern battles are fought on land, at sea & in the air. Odhams c1944; 256pp, f.illus; vg |
£6.50 |
| . almost half on the war in the air. | |
| BN: 22037 | |
| Bader,Gp Capt Douglas FIGHT FOR THE SKY - the story of the Spitfire & Hurricane. | £11.50 |
| BCA from S & J 1st, 1973; 25 x 19cm, 192pp, f.illus (some col); fine, near fine d/w. | |
| BN: 23182 | |
| Bailey, Jim THE SKY SUSPENDED - | £10.00 |
| H & S, nd; 166pp; fine, vg d/w. Born in the UK of South African parents, the author examines the experiences & feelings of his fighter pilot career. (This was first published in 1964 with the title "Eskimo Nell" Also - Bloomsbury edn, 1990; fine, near fine d/w - £15 | |
| BN: 25883 | |
| Banks, Arthur WINGS OF THE DAWNING - the battle for the Indian Ocean 1939-1945. | £16.00 |
| Martin & Redman, 1997 (from Images 1st of 1996); 416pp, photos, drgs & maps in text, extensive notes & biblio; near fine, vg d/w. | |
| BN: 29016 | |
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Barker,Ralph DOWN IN THE DRINK - true stories of the Goldfish Club. Chatto 1st, 1955; 253pp, 8 photos; nr fine. |
£13.50 |
| Some amazing stories of rescue and escape. | |
| BN: 21203 | |
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Barker,Ralph THE SHIP-BUSTERS - The story of the RAF torpedo-bombers. |
£7.50 |
| QBC edn ; good-vg with Owen Thetford's bookplate | |
| Barker, Ralph THE THOUSAND PLAN - The story of the first thousand bomber raid on Cologne. | £12.00 |
| Chatto 1st, 1965; 260pp, 15 photos; vg. | |
| BN: 23512 |