Jullian, Marcel,

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN July-September 1940,.

Panther, London, 1969, 1st in imprint, paperback, 256pp, wraparound pictorial cover art from a painting by John Young, translated from the original French and working from both contemporary public records and private unpublished sources, a chronological account the 'Battle of Britain' in 1940, highlighting the tactical decisions and/or mistakes outside the battle as well as the crucial stages of the battle itself, sl. roll and slant to spine with light vertical creasing, wrappers lightly creased and inclined to curl at cnrs., a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, good,

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Book number: 30866

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Jullian, Marcel,

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN - July - September 1940.

Panther, London, 1969, 1st in imprint, paperback, 256pp, double page map, wraparound pictorial cover art from a painting by John Young, translated from the original French and working from both contemporary public records and private previously unpublished sources, a chronological account the 'Battle of Britain' in 1940, highlighting the tactical decisions and/or mistakes outside the battle as well as the crucial stages of the battle itself, roll and slant to vertically creased spine, creasing, rubbing and soiling to wrappers with some surface loss, edges well tanned, heavy inscr. to half title and title, etc., reading copy only,

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Book number: 44607

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Kaplan, Philip,

BOMBERS.

Aurum Press, London, 2000, 1st edn., 240pp, coloured photo pictorial frontis, coloured and half tone ills. throughout, photo pictorial endpapers, large format (10 x 10 inches approx.), blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail bands, coloured photo pictorial dustwrapper, the words and pictures of this book show what war meant to the crews of the Wellingtons, Hampdens, Lancasters, Halifaxes, Mosquitoes, Fortresses, Liberators, Marauders, Heinkels, Junkers, etc., as well as their successors in Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf, etc., heavy, fine in a fine dustwrapper,

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Book number: 39525

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 bomber command lancaster halifax mosquito korea vietnam

Koenig, Willaim J.,

OVER THE HUMP : AIRLIFT TO CHINA.

Pan / Ballantine, London, 1972, 1st edn. UK, trade paperback, 160pp, maps and numerous in text half tone ills., coloured photo pictorial wrappers, in the 'Pan / Ballantine Illustrated History of World War ll - Campaign Book' series, although sympathetic to China and their fight against the Japanese invaders the USA was unwilling to provide material help to them until after Pearl Harbor. By that stage China was virtually under siege and the only relief would have to be by air, a mammoth task which was achieved by the US 10th Air Force, and which provided significant experience which made the 1948-49 Berlin Airlift possible, fine,

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Book number: 43788

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Lane, Brian (pseud. Squadron-Leader "B. J. Ellan"),

SPITFIRE! - The Experiences of a Fighter Pilot.

Endeavour Press, 2016, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 120pp, [v], half tone photo pictorial montage upper wrapper, first published in 1942 by John Murray the author describes his experiences from applying to join the Royal Air Force in 1935, training on the Hawker Fury and his first posting to a Gloster Gauntlet squadron. Volunteering for a new squadron being formed they were re-equipped with the Hawker Hurricane in 1938. Posted to a 19 Squadron as flight commander he was intsroduced to the Supermarine Spitfire. The war had started sluggishly but by the Spring of 1940 combat was beceoming more regular and during Dunkirk he won the DFC and during the peak of the Battle of Britain he wasd promoted Squadron Leader, fine,

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Book number: 45493

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Lane, Brian (pseud. Squadron-Leader "B. J. Ellan"),

SPITFIRE! - The Experiences of a Fighter Pilot.

Endeavour Press, 2016, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 120pp, [v], half tone photo pictorial montage upper wrapper, first published in 1942 by John Murray the author describes his experiences from applying to join the Royal Air Force in 1935, training on the Hawker Fury and his first posting to a Gloster Gauntlet squadron. Volunteering for a new squadron being formed they were re-equipped with the Hawker Hurricane in 1938. Posted to a 19 Squadron as flight commander he was intsroduced to the Supermarine Spitfire. The war had started sluggishly but by the Spring of 1940 combat was beceoming more regular and during Dunkirk he won the DFC and during the peak of the Battle of Britain he wasd promoted Squadron Leader, fine,

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Book number: 45494

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Lewis, Bruce,

AIRCREW - The Story Of The Men Who Flew The Bombers.

Orion, London, 1994, 1st in imprint, paperback, xvi, 187pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., photo pictorial upper wrapper, a veteran of 36 operations over Germany in lancasters the author described the experiences of the aircrew of RAF Bomber Command and USAAF 8th Air Force, who spent many hours flying to their targets, coming under attack by flak and fighters and those that survived over the target then taking many hours to return home, perhaps nursing a damaged aircraft or running short of fuel, fine,

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Book number: 39961

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

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Lewis, Jon E. (ed.),

SPITFIRE - The Autobiography.

Robinson, London, 2010, trade paperback original, [vi] 328pp, coloured photo pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the birth and debvelopment of the Supermarine Spitfire, designed by R. J. Mitchell, from its conception as an entrant for the Schneider Trophy in the 1920s through the early development as a front-line fighter for the Royal Air Force, first seeing service with 19 Squadron in August 1938 there were just 9 squadrons by the outbreak of WW2 in 1939. The demand for increased production and the continuing development of the marque saw over 20,000 produced before the end of the war. This narrative is based on the first hand accounts, combat reports, flying logs, interviews, diaries and letters of those who built, flew, repaired and serviced the machines, fine,

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Book number: 45495

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Longmate, Norman,

THE BOMBERS - The RAF Offensive Against Germany 1939-1945.

Arrow Books, London, 1988, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, 416pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., maps, diagrams and plans in text, photo pictorial wrappers, an account of the controversial bombing strategy of the RAF against Germany, with a detailed history of the progression of the campaign through the various stages of WW2, sl. roll with faint vertical creasing to spine, a little rubbed at tips, edges tanned, small tippex mark top cnr. half title, very good,

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Book number: 34393

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Loveday, Jack,

RAF AND RAJ - An Aircraftman's Life.

J. Loveday, Norwicn, ND (copyright 2002), paperback, 222pp, half tone photo ills. in text, coloured pictorial wrappers, inscribed and signed by author on half title, an account of the author's experiences in the Royal Ait Force, after basic training followed by a meteorologist's course in 1944 London he was posted to RAF Coltishall and then to India, where he served during the approach to Independence and witnessed the local unrest and violence before leaving for the UK on the SS Franconia, serving his final months before demobilisation at Burtonwood and West Raynham, lightly rubbed at tips, slight surface loss small abrasion to lower wrapper, near fine,

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Book number: 39134

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Lovejoy, Flt. Lt., E. W. (Eddie) DFC,

BETTER BORN LUCKY THAN RICH - The Diary of an Ordinary Airman.

Merlin Books, Braunton, 1986, 1st edn., paperback original, 191pp, half tone photo ills. and line drawings in text, large format (8 x 6 inches approx.), half tone photo pictorial upper wrapper, the author relates his RAF experiences having joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in March 1939 as a 'pilot under training', absorbed in the RAF at the outbreak of war his training in the UK as a bomber pilot continued, in the process breaking one Airspeed Oxford and two Handley Page Hampdens, by February 1942 the RAF eventually agreed that he was better suited to navigating, from 1942 to 1945 he served with 57, 106, 75 (NZ) and 238 Squadrons, was commissioned in March 1943, awarded the DFC in June 1943 completing two tours during his war service, after demobilization at the end of the war he rejoined and had spells in India, Aden and in Coastal Command retiring from the RAF as a Flight Lieutenant in 1965, lightly rubbed at tips, small mark fore-edge, very good,

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Book number: 42567

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Lucas, Laddie,

FLYING COLOURS - The Epic Story of Douglas Bader.

Granada, London, 1983, 1st in imprint, paperback, 382pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., map in text, [ii] ads., pictorial montage upper wrapper, a biography of Douglas Bader by his RAF colleague and relation by marriage (Lucas married Bader's wife's sister), Laddie Lucas. Not just an account of the legless Battle of Britain pilot who was also an inmate of Colditz Castle after he became a prisoner of war but also an attempt to correct the record as perceived by his critics who had claimed he had been used as a pawn in a power game to remove Dowding and Park, the principal commanders of Fighter Command in 1940. Bader. He wanted to ensure that his story was recorded, which it has been in this book, a little rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, very good,

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Book number: 45512

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Lucas, Laddie (ed.),

WINGS OF WAR - Airmen of All Nations tell their stories 1939-45.

Grafton Books, London, 1985, abridged edn., 1st in imprint, paperback, 560pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., coloured pictorial wrapperrs, although an abridged version of the hardback edition this still has 560 pages of an anthology of WW2 in the air, 'a thrilling and unique record of aerial conflict', includes contributions by Bader, Johnson, Galland, Churchill, etc., etc., a little rubbed at extrems., wrappers lightly creased, edges tanned, good plus,

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Book number: 45513

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Mackay, Ron,

BRISTOL BLENHEIM IN ACTION.

Squadron / Signal Publications, Carrollton, Texas, 1988, 1st edn. US, paperback original, decorated title, 50pp inc. 1pp ads., line drawings, coloured and half tone ills in text, large landscape format (8 x 11" approx.), stapled coloured pictorial montage wrappers, a detailed account of the Bristol Blenheim, conceived in 1933 as a high-speed light passenger aircraft and after flight testing a prototype by the Air Ministry in 1935 was adapted to a bombing role, in service with the Royal Air Force from March 1937, at first as a medium bomber, it was developed in a number of variants and also saw service as a long range fighter, a night-fighter and in ground attack and convoy protection versions. It tended to be underpowered but was the base from which the Bristol Beaufort and then the Bristol Beaufighter were developed. Contains details and images of numerous variants, armament options and a double-page colour spread of different liveries, lightly riubbed at tips, publisher's price label lower wrapper, near fine,

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Book number: 40031

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

Keywords: war ww2 raf fighter night medium bomber ground attack bristol blenheim beafort beaufighter variants vf45

March, Peter R.,

THE SPITFIRE STORY.

Sutton Publishing, Stroud, 2007, 3rd imp., xiv, 114pp, coloured and half tone photo ills. throughout, small landscape format (5 x 7 inches approx.), laminated coloured pictorial boards, a photo-pictorial account of the legendary WW2 British fighter aircraft, from the days of its design through WW2 to the present day, no dustwrapper, fine,

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Book number: 42720

Catalogue: WW2 - Air Force

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