Hastings, Max,

BOMBER COMMAND.

Pan Books, London, ND, 3rd imp. of 1999 edn., paperback, 400pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., maps and line drawings in text, half tone photo pictorial upper wrapper, in the Pan Grand Strategy series, a thorough examination of the role of RAF Bomber Command in WW2, the force that kept Germany (and pressure from Russia) in check until the Allies were ready to open the second front in Normandy and in which over 55,000 officers and NCO's were killed. This account traces the political pressures and the development of the strategy of area bombing (supported by the USAAF although publicly denied). More detailed accounts of operations are given through the experiences of the aircrew of 37, 82, 10, 50, 76 and 97 RAF Squadrons at various stages of the campaign, with appendices covering the monthly totals of Bomber Command sorties 1939-45, three view line drawings of aircraft with specifications, targets, arms productions, letters, etc., a little rubbed at tips, faint vertical creases to spine, edges tanned, ripple to fore-edge early leaves, good plus,

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Book number: 41595

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 aviation raf history bomber strategy tactics lancaster whitley hampden halifax wellington mosquito manchester blenheim stirling

Hastings, Max,

CHASTISE - THE DAMBUSTERS STORY 1943.

William Collins, London, 2019, 1st edn., 364 pp. 24pp.half tone photo ills,, double page plan of outward and return routes, in text plans of flight path to Mohne and Eder dams, plazn of flood damage from Mohne dam, facsimile extracts from Gibson's flying log at endpapers, black cloth lettered in silver at spine, decorative head and tail bands, photo montage dustwrapper, a re-assessment of the effectiveness of the famous 'Dams' raid of May 1943, with details of Gibson'd style of command, of loss of life of mainly Polish and Russian women slave labourers in the subsequent flood, and the missedd opportunity for maximising the damage by failing to attack the repairs, lightly rubbed at tips, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, near fine in a near fine dustwrapper,

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Book number: 45774

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

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Hess, William,

P-51 : BOMBER ESCORT.

Pan / Ballantine, London, 1972, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, half tone photo pictorial double title, numerous half tone and line ills. and maps in text, coloured photo pictorial wrappers, in the Pan/Ballantine 'History of World War ll' series, an account of the operational use of the P-51 Mustang in the European and Pacific theatres during WW2, lightly rubbed at tips, very good,

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Book number: 44919

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 usaaf mustang p-51 fighter 43132 pan ballantine

Hess, William A.,

GERMAN JETS VERSUS THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE.

Specialty Press, North Branch MN - USA, ND (copyright 1996), 1st edn., 175pp, [i] ads., in text half tone photo ills., blue/black leather style cloth covered boards lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail bands, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, a record of USAAF claims of German jet fighters (Arado 234, Messerschmitt 163 and 262) with dates, pilots and fighter group numbers, together with a number of accounts of the early encounters and the development of tactics to destroy this seemingly invincible aircraft which first appeared in July, 1944, dustwrapper: unpriced, lightly rubbed at tips, sl. colour loss tail of spine, fine in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 32797

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 raf usaaf messerschmitt arado 163 262 234 jet fighter

Hill, Maureen,

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

Parragon, Bath, 2010, re-issue, 196pp, half tone photo pictorial frontis and title, numerous in text half tone photo ills., coloured endpapers, oversize (10.5 x 8.5 inches approx.), half tone photo pictorial laminated boards with matching dustwrapper, first published by parragon in 2004 a hardback re-issue of a selection of monotone photographs of the Battle of Britain from the archives of the Daily Mail, with a narrative text, including a brief description of Dunkirk, various aspects of air defences (roof spotters, sound locators, balloons, anti-aircraft sites, etc), aircraft wreackage and bomb sites, day and night fighters, RAF personalities, aircraft manufacture and repair, convoys and RNPS, etc., dustwrapper unpriced, fine in a fine dustwrapper,

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Book number: 43553

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 raf luftwaffe bob

Hillary, Richard, Saunders, Hillary St. George and Bekker, Cajus,

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

Tandem, London, 1969, paperback original, 144pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, pictorial upper wrapper by Robin Fry, containing three previously published aspects of the battle, the offical Air Ministry account, and extracts from Richard Hillary 'The Last Enemy' about a fighter pilot's experiences and the German angle by Cajus Bekker from his research into Luftwaffe officers war diaries, personal papers and interviews with survivors, sl. spine slant, wrinkling and small area surface loss to spine, wrappers a little creased with area surface loss upper wrapper, rubbed at extrems., edges browned, reading copy only,

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Book number: 27127

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 raf luftwaffe

Hillary, Richard,

THE LAST ENEMY.

Pan, London, 1980, reprint, paperback, 184pp, [vii] ads., wraparound coloured pictorial wrappers, the classic account of an RAF Spitfire fighter pilot's experiences during the early days of WW2, being shot down and badly burned during the Battle of Britain, and his recovery in hospital experiencing some of the early plastic surgery of A. H. McIndoe, slant to spine, rubbed at extrems., wrappers creasedand lightly soiled, edges tanned, reading copy,

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Book number: 42670

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

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Hillary, Richard,

THE LAST ENEMY.

Pan, London, 1956, 1st in imprint, paperback, 184pp, [viii] ads., #397, coloured pictorial upper wrapper by 'Gordon', the classic account of an RAF Spitfire fighter pilot's experiences during the early days of WW2, being shot down and badly burned during the Battle of Britain, and his recovery in hospital experiencing some of the early plastic surgery of A. H. McIndoe, lightly rubbed with tiny nick upper edge, edges tanned, tips of title and half title clipped, very good,

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Book number: 44481

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

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Hillary, Richard,

THE LAST ENEMY.

Pan, London, 1969, 5th imp., paperback, 184pp, [iv] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper, the classic account of an RAF Spitfire fighter pilot's experiences during the early days of WW2, being shot down and badly burned during the Battle of Britain, and his recovery in hospital experiencing some of the early plastic surgery of A. H. McIndoe, a little rubbed at tips, creasing and light soiling to wrappers, edges tanned, good,

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Book number: 44566

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 aviation raf fighter bob autobiography surgery mcindoe

Hillary, Richard,

THE LAST ENEMY.

Pan, London, 1956 1st in imprint, paperback, 184pp, [viii] ads., #397, coloured pictorial upper wrapper, the classic account of an RAF Spitfire fighter pilot's experiences during the early days of WW2, being shot down and badly burned during the Battle of Britain, and his recovery in hospital experiencing some of the early plastic surgery of A. H. McIndoe, a little rubbed at extrems., light creasing to wrappers, edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 45567

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 aviation raf fighter bob autobiography surgery mcindoe

HMSO,

MERCHANT AIRMEN.

HMSO, London, London, 1946, 1st edn., paperback original, 207pp, half tone photo ills. and maps in text, half tone photo pictorial endpapers, pictorial paper wrappers, 9 x 5.5", the Air Ministry account of British civil aviation 1939-44; at the outbreak of WW2 the civil aviation fleet passed into the hands of the Air Ministry, taking over the 82 aircraft which had been used on the worldwide network of regular service routes that had been established by that time, both flying boats and land based. Despite many routes being amended to take account of the occupation of some of the original transit stops the service continued and expanded, working with RAF Transport Command to establish the 'Atlantic Bridge' and taking into service many new types of aircraft, carrying passengers and freight, service personnel and mail all over the world, lightly rubbedf at tips, slant to spine, slight print error front endpapers, slight curl to lower cnrs., very good,

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Book number: 45758

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

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HMSO,

RAF MIDDLE EAST.

HMSO, London, 1945, 1st edn., paperback original, 143pp, many half tone photos, aerial reconnaisance photos and 5 maps, stapled photo pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7", the official story of air operations in the Middle East from February 1942 to January 1943, Rommel's great advance towards Alexandria, RAF attacks on enemy naval targets at sea, Rommels tanks in the desert and his supplies in the harbours of Tobruk and Benghazi and the struggle for air superiority until it was won, lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus,

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Book number: 45760

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 hmso aviation raf middle east north africa mediterranean benghazi tobruk alamein alexandria kittyhawk beaufighter wellington boston hurricane albacore halifax fuka daba

HMSO,

TARGET : GERMANY.

HMSO, London, 1944, 1st edn. UKpaperback, 120pp, many half tone illustrations, stapled pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7" approx., the US Army Air Force's official account of the VIII Bomber Command's first year over Europe, an account of the daylight bombing by B-17 Fortresses and B-24 Liberators, nissen huts and coke stoves, living in the mud and rain, account of a specific mission to the Ruhr and Belgium, details of many other missions with numerous quotes of experiences, diagrams of a 'combat box', many ills. of personnel, aircraft, aerial photos of targets, etc., well rubbed at extrems., lacks original wrappers, reading copy only,

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Book number: 39486

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 aviation raf usaaf europe eighth air force daylight bomber combat box strategy stations tactics b17 fortress b24 liberator hmso

HMSO,

TARGET : GERMANY.

HMSO, London, 1944, 1st edn. UKpaperback, viii, 120pp, many half tone illustrations, stapled pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7" approx., the US Army Air Force's official account of the VIII Bomber Command's first year over Europe, an account of the daylight bombing by B-17 Fortresses and B-24 Liberators, nissen huts and coke stoves, living in the mud and rain, account of a specific mission to the Ruhr and Belgium, details of many other missions with numerous quotes of experiences, diagrams of a 'combat box', many ills. of personnel, aircraft, aerial photos of targets, etc., lightly rubbed and creased at extrems., edges tanned, staples rusted, very good,

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Book number: 40527

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 aviation raf usaaf europe eighth air force daylight bomber combat box strategy stations tactics b17 fortress b24 liberator hmso

HMSO,

TARGET : GERMANY.

HMSO, London, 1944, 1st edn. UKpaperback, 120pp, many half tone illustrations, stapled pictorial wrappers, 9 x 7" approx., the US Army Air Force's official account of the VIII Bomber Command's first year over Europe, an account of the daylight bombing by B-17 Fortresses and B-24 Liberators, nissen huts and coke stoves, living in the mud and rain, account of a specific mission to the Ruhr and Belgium, details of many other missions with numerous quotes of experiences, diagrams of a 'combat box', many ills. of personnel, aircraft, aerial photos of targets, etc., lightly rubbed at tips, edges sl. tanned, staples sl. rusty, very good plus,

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Book number: 45431

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 aviation raf usaaf europe eighth air force daylight bomber combat box strategy stations tactics b17 fortress b24 liberator hmso