The Bader Wing.
(Tunbridge Wells): Midas, (1981), First Edition. blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (160)pp. Midas, Illustrated with photographs. Very fine copy, jacket price clipped. More
(Tunbridge Wells): Midas, (1981), First Edition. blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (160)pp. Midas, Illustrated with photographs. Very fine copy, jacket price clipped. More
(Barnsley): Pen & Sword, (2009), First Edition. octavo, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. 176pp. Pen & Sword, Illustrated with photographs and maps. The Anglo-American battle for the Geilenkirchen salient in November 1944 was infantry warfare at its worst, and it is described in vivid detail in this new edition..... More
(Bucks, UK: C G Jefford, 1995), First Edition. large octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (544)pp. C G Jefford, Printed list of corrections laid-in. Well illustrated. With list of personnel and aircraft used by the Squadron. Fine copy of this mammouth history. More
(Fallbrook, CA): Aero Publishers, (1967), First American Edition. octavo, dark blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 418pp. Aero Publishers, Extensively illustrated with photographs and 105 three-view drawings. 69 pages of this book are devoted to World War One aviation. A very fine, clean copy. Jacket not price clipped. More
Baton Rouge: The Army and Navy Publishing Company, 1941, First Edition. large quarto, original dark blue cloth stamped with title and design in gilt on front cover. 120pp. The Army and Navy Publishing Company, Extensively illustrated. With two signatures on the back endpaper. Cloth worn and scuffed at extremities, light..... More
London: Greenhill, (2004), First Edition. octavo, maroon boards in pictorial dust jacket. (288)pp. Greenhill, Illustrated with photographs. Next to nothing has been written about the U-boat war in the Indian Ocean. This is the story of a forgotten campaign. The battle began in August 1943, when a German submarine arrived..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1970, First Edition. quarto, black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi); 318pp. Doubleday & Company, Inc., Illustrated with photographs. A fine tribute to this famouse airman. A bit of damp staining to book and jacket but still a presentable copy. Slight fold to front..... More
(Stittsville: Canada's Wings, 1981), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (vi), (178)pp. Canada's Wings, Illustrated with photographs and five maps. A fine history. A very fine, clean copy. Jacket not clipped. More
(Toronto): Stoddart, (1990), First Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xii), 178pp. Stoddart, Illustrated with photographs. The history of the only Canadian fighter squadron to take part in the Battle of Britain, 1/401 was also the highest scoring squadron in the RCAF. A very fine copy, jacket not..... More
Orchard Park, NY: Age of Aces, (2010), First Printing of this edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (388)pp. Age of Aces, Illustrated by Frederick Blakeslee. While Death flies the Swastika across the bloody skies of World War II, one American flier stands before the pendulum of history! In the vivid..... More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, (1968), First American Edition. octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. (xii), 555pp. Funk & Wagnalls, Extensively illustrated with photographs and three-view drawings. One half inch square scuff to front of jacket at upper right corner, otherwise a fine, clean copy. Jacket not clipped. More
(Annapolis, MD): Naval Institute Press, (1990), First American Edition. octavo, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. 240pp. Naval Institute Press, Extensively illustrated with photographs and three-view drawings. This book includes text on the Parnall operations during World War One. A very fine copy, jacket not price clipped. More
New York: Funk and Wagnalls, (1969), First Edition. octavo, dark blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (x), 566pp. Funk and Wagnalls, Extensively illustrated with photographs and three-view drawings. With fine coverage of Vickers' World War One aircraft. A near fine copy, very slight scuffs to jacket. Jacket not price clipped..... More
(Fallbrook, CA): Aero Publishers, (1967), First American Edition. octavo, dark blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 418pp. Aero Publishers, Extensively illustrated with photographs and 105 three-view drawings. 69 pages of this book are devoted to World War One aviation. Light wear and tiny chips to jacket, book and text block..... More
(London: Osprey, 1995), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 96pp. Osprey, Of all the fronts fought on by the Jagdflieger during World War 2, the Russian, or Eastern, was easily the most lucrative in terms of targets for the "experten". Marry an abundance of targets with the Luftwaffe’s best..... More
(London): Arms and Armour, (1988), First Edition. quarto, black boards in pictorial dust jacket. (192)pp. Arms and Armour, Profusely illustrated with photographs. With numerous maps. The daring and skill of the highly trained men who spearheaded the German assaults in the blitzkrieg of 1940 proved to an alarmed world a...... More
(London): Neville Spearman, (1966), First Edition. quarto, blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. (336)pp. Neville Spearman, Illustrated with photographs. With a Foreword by Wing Commander Stanford Tuck, DSO, DFC & 2 Bars. Light scuffing to jacket (price clipped). Although not necessary, a six inch strip of paper tape has been..... More
New York: Arno, 1980, Reprint of the edition of 1961. octavo, dark blue buckram stamped in gilt. (xii), 506pp. Arno, Illustrated. This book covers both the combat groups that served overseas and those that remained in the United States. It also covers combat organizations above the group level. An invaluable..... More
(Hersham): Ian Allen, (2007), First Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. 160pp. Ian Allen, Profusely illustrated in full color. Arguably of all the branches of the German armed forces in World War Two, only the Kriegsmarine had the ability to bring Britain to defeat once the immediate threat of invasion..... More
(Stuttgart, Germany: Stahle & Friedel, 1945?), First Edition. quarto, original dark blue cloth with Battalion insignia embossed in gilt and red on front cover. (180)pp. Stahle & Friedel, A very fine history of this unit which fought in the European Theatre of World War II. Extensively illustrated with photographs, color..... More
(Stittsville): Canada's Wings, (1985), First Edition. octavo, green boards in pictorial dust jacket. (viii), (312)pp. Canada's Wings, Illustrated with photographs. The story of the gallant Mohawk pilots against the Japanese during the summer of 1942. Inscribed by the author on the titlepage and dated October, 1990. A very fine copy..... More
London: Grub Street, (2012), First Edition. octavo, boards in pictorial dust jacket. 224 pp. Grub Street, A fascinating look into the extraordinary history of the Sowrey family; an RAF dynasty whose service spans the first sixty-five years of the RAF’s existence. Members fought in both world wars and five of..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1943, First Edition. octavo, redcloth in pictorial dust jacket. viii, 170pp. Houghton Mifflin, "Suzy-Q" Hardison, wife of Lt. Col. Felix Hardison, tells the story of her namesake, flagship of the Nineteenth Heavy Bombardment Group. Illustrated with photographs. Inscribed by Priscilla Hardison on the copyright page: "To Vilma..... More
(Oxford): Osprey, (2010), First Edition. large oblong quarto, purple boards in dust jacket. 200pp. Osprey, Britain was an island under siege. The march of the Nazi war machine had been unrelenting. France and Belgium had quickly fallen and now she stood alone to counter this gravest ever threat to her..... More
(Paris: Desfosses-Neogravure, 1945), First Edition. quarto, 26 leaves. Desfosses-Neogravure, Design and with numerous paintings in full color by Milton Marx, Capt. A.C. A most attractive book. Light wear to extremities as is usually the case with this book, but still a very nice copy. More