Category: Aerial Combat

The Wild Blue The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s over Germany

By: Ambrose, Stephen E.

Price: $23.00

Publisher: NY, Simon & Schuster : 2001

Seller ID: 19675

ISBN-13: 9780743203395

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket

Examines the lives of the pilots, bombardiers, navigators, and gunners chosen by the Air Force to embark on the most dangerous missions during World War II. ; Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall; 299 pages; 19675
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Tag on a Stringbag

By: Ball, Vernon

Price: $48.00

Publisher: Great Britain, Aspen Publications : 1994

Seller ID: 29383

ISBN-13: 9781899386000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no Dust Jacket

A collection of reminiscences written by those Telegraphist Air Gunners who survived to tell the tale. The Fairey Swordfish was the most popular aircraft with the crews. She absorbed punishment, forgave mistakes and had a capacity for survival that was unequalled. Corners bumped. Book is slanted. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 340 pages; 29383
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Great American Air Battles Of World War II

By: Bowman, Martin W

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Barnes & Noble : 1994

Seller ID: 24320

ISBN-13: 9781566199049

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket

During the war, US Navy and US Marine pilots and crews fought an implacable Japanese enemy all the way from Pearl Harbor to Okinawa. Coral Sea, Midway and the great Battle of the Philippine Sea are just 3 of the air battles along the way, while on a smaller scale, the shooting down of Admiral Yamagata, and the Battle of Kagoshima Bay reflect the courage and tenacity of individual crews who daily fought the air war over the large expanse of the Pacific Ocean -- and beyond. B/W photos on almost every page. ; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 154 pages; 24320
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Flyboys A True Story of Courage

By: Bradley, James

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Little, Brown and Company : 2003

Seller ID: 27956

ISBN-13: 9780316105842

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ Dust Jacket

Over the remote Pacific island of Chichi Jima, nine American flyers--Navy and Marine airmen sent to bomb Japanese communications towers there--were shot down. One of those nine was miraculously rescued by a U. S. Navy submarine. The others were captured by Japanese soldiers in Chich Jima and held prisoner. Then they disappeared. ; Book Club Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 398 pages; 27956
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Decision Over Schweinfurt

By: Coffey, Thomas M.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: NY, David Mckay : 1977

Seller ID: 24724

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket

8vo 8" - 9" tall; 341 pages; 24724
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A History Of Air Power

By: Collier, Basil

Price: $16.50

Publisher: MacMillan : 1974

Seller ID: 23917

ISBN-13: 9780025271708

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket

History of aerial combat. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 358 pages; 23917
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A Guide To Airborne Weapons

By: Crosby, David F.

Price: $36.00

Publisher: Charleston, SC, The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Co. : 2003

Seller ID: 24326

ISBN-13: 9781877853678

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket

B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 135 pages; 24326pta
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Under The Guns Of The German Aces

By: Franks, Norman, and Hal Giblin

Price: $28.00

Publisher: London, Grub Street : 1997

Seller ID: 24340

ISBN-13: 9781898697725

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket

Previous owner's cataloging label neatly scotch taped to spine. ; B&W Photographs; Square Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 192 pages; 24340
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Classic Aircraft Bombers Profiles of Major Combat Aircraft in Aviation History

By: Gunston, Bill

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap : 1978

Seller ID: 30595

ISBN-13: 9780448161730

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ Dust Jacket

Classic Aircraft Series; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 160 pages; 30595
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Classic Aircraft Fighters Profiles of Major Combat Aircraft in Aviation History

By: Gunston, Bill

Price: $16.50

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap : 1978

Seller ID: 30603

ISBN-13: 9780448161723

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ Dust Jacket

Through profiles of some of the outstanding aircraft, this book traces the evolution of the fighter through 60 years, from the stick and string machines of the first hesitant aerial combats to the ultra-sophisticated aircraft of the supersonic era, from the Fokkers and Nieuports, canels and pups, the hurricane and spitfire, messerschmitt Ff 109 and Focke-wulf Fw 190, mustang and zero of the second world war, to the Mirage and Phantom. DJ is price clipped although there is a price label beside the clip. Faint dampstain along bottom edge. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 160 pages; 30603
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The Last Kamikaze

By: Hoyt, Edwin P.

Price: $39.00

Publisher: Westport, CT, Praeger Publishers : 1993

Seller ID: 24128

ISBN-13: 9780275940676

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket

A Navy--Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki and the Imperial Japanese Navy. By 1945 the Imperial Navy was physically destroyed and Admiral Ugaki was given the task of defending the Japanese homeland against attack, and he sent hundreds of kamikazes against the American naval forces operating around Okinawa. After Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender on August 15, Ugaki stripped off his insignia of rank, climbed into a torpedo bomber, and flew to Okinawa, where he intended to crash into an American ship. But like so many of the other kamikazes, his mission was fruitless, his plane was shot down b...
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America In The Air War The Epic of Flight

By: Jablonski, Edward

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Time Life Education : 1982

Seller ID: 26645

ISBN-13: 9780809433414

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no Dust Jacket

4to 11" - 13" tall; 176 pages; 26645
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Terror From The Sky

By: Jablonski, Edward

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Doubleday : 1971

Seller ID: 24321

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- Dust Jacket

An illustrated history of air power in the second world war. DJ lightly rubbed and worn; closed horizontal tear middle of DJ spine. ; Airwar, Volume 1 Series; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 175 pages; 24321
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Tragic Victories: From Pearl Harbor To The Allied Assault On Occupied Europe

By: Jablonski, Edward

Price: $16.50

Publisher: Doubleday : 1971

Seller ID: 24324

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- Dust Jacket

The Illustrated History of Air Power InThe Second World War. DJ lightly rubbed and worn. ; Airwar, Volume II Series; B&W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 207 pages; 24324
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Wings Of Fire

By: Jablonski, Edward

Price: $19.80

Publisher: Doubleday : 1972

Seller ID: 24322

ISBN-13: 9780385042772

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good- Dust Jacket

An illustrated history of the evolution of air power in the second world war. DJ mildly rubbed and worn. ; Airwar, Volume IV Series; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 243 pages; 24322
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Bomber!

By: Jackson, Robert

Price: $30.00

Publisher: NY, St. Martin's : 1980

Seller ID: 24721

ISBN-13: 9780312087586

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket

Book Club Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 147 pages; 24721Qm
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Fighter Pilots Of World War I

By: Jackson, Robert

Price: $21.60

Publisher: NY, St. Martin's : 1977

Seller ID: 24720

ISBN-13: 9780312288747

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket

8vo 8" - 9" tall; 158 pages; 24720Qm
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The Canvas Falcons

By: Longstreet, Stephen

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Barnes & Noble : 1995

Seller ID: 24117

ISBN-13: 9781566196697

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket

Previous owner's cataloging label neatly scotch taped to spine. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 365 pages; 24117
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Mission Of Mercy

By: Palmer, Bernard

Price: $16.50

Publisher: Chicago, IL, Van Kampen Press : 1946

Seller ID: 25561

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no Dust Jacket

Spine gilding fading. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 96 pages; 25661Qm
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World Combat Aircraft Directory

By: Polmar, Norman (editor) , In Association with Floyd D. Kennedy, Jr. , Macdonald and Jane's

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Garden City, Doubleday : 1976

Seller ID: 25829

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good Dust Jacket

DJ edgeworn, particularly at head and heel of spine, with couple of small closed tears. ; Book Club Edition; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 373 pages; 25829Qm
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Category: Aerial Combat