| Freeman, Roger A. THE BRITISH AIRMAN - | £14.00 | |
| A & A.P. 1st, 1989; 175pp, 8O photos; fine, vg d/w."Experiences of War" series - new angles on the RAF's WW 2 history plus some unusual photos. | ||
| BN: 25889 | ||
| Freeman, Roger A. THE MIGHTY EIGHTH - A history of the U.S. 8th Army Air Force | £16.00 | |
| Doubleday version of 4th Imp, 1973 (from Mc & J 1st of 1970); 28 x 23cm, 311pp, f.illus (photos of air personnel, unit histories, col views of aircraft types); vg inc d/w.The celebrated original work. Also Cassell card cover edn, 2000; fine - £16. | ||
| BN: 23157 | ||
| Freeman,Roger THE U.S. STRATEGIC BOMBER - the doctrine, the war plan, ops against Germany & Japan, the arms, training. | £7.50 | |
| McD & Jane's 1st, 1975; 160pp, f.illus, statistics; nr fine inc d/w. | ||
| BN: 21984 | ||
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Freeman, Roger A. MIGHTY EIGHTH WAR MANUAL - Jane's 1st, 1984; 28 x 23cm, 320pp, f.illus (photos, airfield plans, maps); fine inc d/w. |
£22.00 | |
| The organisational achievement behind the successes. | ||
| BN: 25174 | ||
| Freeman,Roger AIRFIELDS OF THE EIGHTH - THEN AND NOW - | £25.00 | |
| "After the Battle", 5th, 1989; 31 x 22cm, 240pp, f.illus; fine inc d/w.maps & photos of all 8th AF stations, "Then & Now". | ||
| BN: 23156 | ||
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Freeman, Roger A. RAIDING THE REICH - the allied strategic bombing offensive in Europe. A & A.P. 1st, 1997; 28 x 22cm, 160pp, f.illus; fine, vg d/w. |
£13.50 | |
| A picture of the bomber operations of RAF & USAF crews; many illustrations of the damage some surviving aircraft sustained. | ||
| BN: 29784 | ||
| Friedman, Kenneth I. AFTERNOON OF THE RISING SUN - The Battle of Leyte Gulf. | £18.00 | |
| Presidio USA 1st, 2001; 414pp, 30 photos, maps & diags; fine inc d/w. | ||
| BN: 30490 | ||
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Fry, Garry L. & Jeffrey Ethell ESCORT TO BERLIN - |
£27.50 | |
| Arco (USA) 1st, 1980; 226pp, many photos (some col), col scale drgs, individual personnel histories; nr fine inc d/w; SIGNED BY JEFF ETHELL Story of the 4th Fighter Group, formed from the "Eagle Squadrons", flying Spitfires, Thunderbolts, then Mustangs. | ||
| BN: 27374 | ||
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Fry, Garry L. EAGLES OF DUXFORD - the 78th Fighter Group in World War II. Phalanx USA, 1991; 29 x 22cm, 140pp, f.illus; fine inc d/w. |
£35.00 | |
| Well-illustrated account of the unit's Lightnings, Thunderbolts & Mustangs in action. | ||
| BN: 27364 |
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Gallico,Paul THE HURRICANE STORY - Joseph 1st, 1959; 19 x 13cm, 144pp, 25 photos; fine, sl torn d/w. |
£8.00 |
| Popular-style story of the fighter's service in WW 2. | |
| BN: 24928 | |
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Gardner, Charles A.A.S.F. - Hutchinson 1st, 1940; 255pp, 30 photos; good int, cloth faded, fair d/w. |
£20.00 |
| Personal account of the early months of the war - references to "Cobber" Kain; becoming scarce. | |
| BN: 20885 | |
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Garello, Giancarlo REGIA AERONAUTICA E ARMEE DE L'AIR - 1940-1943 Edizione Bizzarri, Rome, 1973; 29 x 21cm, 190pp, f.illus; nr fine inc d/w. |
£45.00 |
| Italian lang; a history of the French and Italian air forces in WW 2 and their aircraft | |
| BN: 31689 |
| Garnett, David WAR IN THE AIR - Sept 1939 - May 1941. | £7.50 | |
| Chatto 1st, 1941; 200pp, 9 illus; vg. Early WW 2 history covering all Commands & theatres; (other copies available) | ||
| BN: 21525 | ||
| Gelb, Norman SCRAMBLE - A narrative history of the Battle of Britain. | £14.50 | |
| Joseph 1st, 1986; 286pp, ep maps, 30 photos; fine, near fine d/w (d/w lettering faded). | ||
| BN: 21595 | ||
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Kelly, Terence HURRICANE & SPITFIRE PILOTS AT WAR - Kimber 1st, 1986; 222pp, f.illus; fine inc d/w. |
£18.00 | |
| A selection of pilots from all theatres of the war. Fine Kimber production. | ||
| BN: 30926 | ||
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Gentil, Richard TRAINED TO INTRUDE - Bachman & Turner, 1974; 127pp; fine inc d/w. |
£11.50 | |
| Career story - mainly training - Tiger Moths & Ansons in Canada; Oxfords, Ansons, Blenhiems, Beauforts & Beaufighters in UK. | ||
| BN: 22019 | ||
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Geust, Carl-Fredrik UNDER THE RED STAR - Luftwaffe aircraft in the Soviet Air Force. Airlife 1st, 1993; 26 x 21cm, 168pp, f.illus (photos, line drgs), scource biblio; fine inc d/w. |
£17.50 | |
| German aircraft were purchased by the Soviet Air Force before WW 2 and used for reference bt the Soviet aircraft industry in design ; during WW 2 some Luftwaffe aircraft were captured and some "evaluation" data were obtained at the end of WW 2 on advanced German designs. | ||
| BN: 31682 | ||
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Gianneschi, Dan MOGIN'S MAULERS - 362nd Fighter Group's History of WW II. 362nd Fighter Group Association, 1981; 28 x 22cm, 490pp, many illus; gold titling on light blue cloth; fine throughout; vg white paper d/w;. |
£100.00 | |
| Includes the 377th, 378th & 379th Fighter Squadrons, flying P-47s in Europe; many lists of personnel, individual histories and career dettails, photos, decorations etc; a fine unit history. Also a 2nd edn, 1995; 504pp, similar fine condition but without d/w - £80. | ||
| BN: 31260 | ||
| Gibbs, Wg Cdr Patrick TORPEDO LEADER - | £16.00 | |
| Grub St, 1992; 206pp, 22 photos; fine inc d/w.Written in 1943 but unpublished until 1992; intended as sequel to "Not Peace but a sword"; author's success as Beaufort Flight Commander is claimed to have altered the strategic policy of the time. Also - Grub St card-cover edn, 2002; fine - £7.50 | ||
| BN: 25395 | ||
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Gibbs, Wg Cdr Patrick NOT PEACE BUT A SWORD - Cassell 1st, 1943; 256pp; vg. |
£15.00 | |
| Development of the Beaufort torpedo attack tactics and a personal account of the author's war. | ||
| BN: 25887 | ||
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Gibson, Wg Cdr Guy ENEMY COAST AHEAD - |
£10.00 | |
| M.Joseph 13th Imp, 1952 (from 1946 1st); 302pp, vg, Gibson's war career and the dams raid. | ||
| BN: 23760 | ||
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Gillman R.E. THE SHIPHUNTERS - |
£30.00 | |
| Murray 1st, 1976; 240pp, 22 photos; fine inc d/w; SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Story of the Blenheims on shipping offensives in the Mediterranean area, 1941-2. Also uncorrected proof copy; soft covers, good-vg - £5 | ||
| BN: 25175 | ||
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Glenny, A.Comm. A.W.F. ATTACK FROM THE AIR - Todd 1st, May 1943; 19 x 13cm, 63pp, f.ilus, picture cover; vg. |
£10.00 | |
| This scarce little book discusses the value of strategic bombing of Germany. | ||
| BN: 25888 | ||
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Glanny, A.Comm. A.W.F. MEDITERRANEAN AIR POWER AND THE SECOND FRONT - Conrad Press, 1944; 19 x 13cm, 62pp, 8 photos; vg (fine int) |
£10.00 | |
| This one discusses the effectiveness of collaboration, in the near east ans in northern Europe between RAF, USAF and Dominion air forces.and the need for joint air power for the second front. | ||
| BN: 31683 | ||
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Goddard, A.M. Sir Victor SKIES TO DUNKIRK - a personal memoir. Kimber 1st, 1982; 269pp, 17 photos; near fine inc d/w. |
£18.00 | |
| The author had the task of organising the RAF's force in France in 1940 and of supporting Lord Gort in effecting the eventual evacuation - he describes the chaos in between. | ||
| BN: 25890 | ||
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Godwin, George MARCONI 1939-1945 - a war record. Chatto, 1946; 127pp, f.illus; near fine. |
£16.00 | |
| A record of some of the innovations that the Company contributed. | ||
| BN: 31688 | ||
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Golley, John HURRICANES OVER MURMANSK - Flying with the RAF in Northern Russia. PSL 1st, 1987; 215pp, f.illus; biblio; fine inc d/w. |
£16.00 | |
| Story of the squadrons sent to the aid of Russia in 1941. | ||
| BN: 23761 | ||
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Golley, John AIRCREW UNLIMITED - the Commonwealth Air Training Plan during WW 2. |
£15.00 | |
| PSL 1st, 1993; 192pp, 61 photos; nr fine inc d/w. | ||
| BN: 27373 | ||
| Goodenough, Simon GREAT LAND, SEA AND AIR BATTLES OF WORLD WAR II - WAR MAPS - WW 2, from Sept 1939 to Aug 1945 air, sea & land, battle by battle. | £10.00 | |
| Peerage Books 1988 (from 1982 M & J 1st); 31 x 23cm, 192pp, col maps & descriptive text; col boards; fine.Colour maps give chronology of movements & direction of attacks. | ||
| BN: 29695 | ||
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Goodson, James A. THE LAST OF THE KNIGHTS - Harrop 1st, 1990; 192pp, 25 photos; fine inc d/w; AUTHOR-SIGNED. |
£35.00 | |
| Sequel to the author's "Tumult in the Clouds" - includes capture, imprisonment & escape. | ||
| BN: 31719 | ||
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Goodson, Lt Col James A. & Norman Franks OVER-PAID, OVER-SEXED AND OVER HERE - From RAF Eagles to 4th Fighter Group Hawks. Wingham Press 1st, 1991; 207pp, 76 photos, map; fine inc d/w. |
£20.00 | |
| The American pilots who flew with the RAF before the birth of the Eagle Squadrons, those who stayed with the RAF and those who transferred to the 8th A.F.; the author transferred to an Eagle Squadron and thence into the 4th Fighter Group | ||
| BN: 31690 | ||
| Grant, William Newby P-51 MUSTANG - | £7.50 | |
| Bison 1980 (from US original; 29 x 22cm, 64pp, f.illus (some col); fine inc d/w.Good picture of the famous fighter and some of its contemporaries. | ||
| BN: 27109 | ||
| Green, William WAR PLANES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR - | £70.00 | |
| 10-vol set; Macdonald 1961/2 (mostly 1st edns) 14 x 13cms, approx 190pp each; photos, line drawings, data; (Excellent reference books on WW 2 aircraft types); vg but without d/ws - Also - Separate vols - Vols 1, 2 & 5 (chipped d/ws) £8 ea; vols 3 & 4 (fine inc d/ws) £9 ea; vols 2, 5 & 6 (without d/ws) £5 ea. Also others - please enquire. | ||
| BN: 22343 | ||
| Green,William FAMOUS FIGHTERS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR - | £30.00 | |
| Macdonald 1st, 1957; 28 x 19cm, 128pp, f.illus; fine; AUTHOR-SIGNED DEDICATION. This vol covers 17 types.Also - Second series, 1st, 1962; fine, vg, torn d/w (covers 12 further types) - £8. | ||
| BN: 22345 | ||
| Green,William FAMOUS BOMBERS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR - | £7.50 | |
| Macdonald 1st, 1959; 25 x 19cms, 134pp, photos, shaded drgs, line drgs; nr-fine, (Usual 1st edn quality of paper and photos).1st series covers 12 types. Also - combined edn; fine, good d/w - £10 | ||
| BN: 22346 | ||
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Gribble, Leonard R. HEROES OF THE FIGHTING R.A.F.- Harrap 1st, 1941; 204pp, 16 photos; nr fine, vg d/w. |
£18.00 | |
| Stories of WW 1 & WW 2 actions. | ||
| BN: 21347 | ||
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Gribble, Leonard R. EPICS OF THE FIGHTING R.A.F. - Harrap 1st, 1943; 192pp, 15 photos; vg, fair d/w. |
£15.00 | |
| More stories, following the style of the previous book," Heroes of the Fighting R.A.F.", with one story representative of the F.A.A. | ||
| BN: 25398 | ||
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Gribble, Leonard ON SECRET SERVICE - Burke 1st, c1946; 19 x 12cm, 192pp; vg int, cloth sl stained. |
£8.50 | |
| Activities in support of clandestine operations in Europe inc flights from Tempsford. | ||
| BN: 31694 | ||
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Grimwood A.R. FLIGHTS AND FANCIES - New Zealand, 1943; 19 x 13cm, 180pp, cartoons in text; near fine, torn remains of d/w; AUTHOR-SIGNED. |
£20.00 | |
| Selected short stories about service life in both world wars.(mostly WW 2) | ||
| BN: 28826 |