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9560 . Boeman, John. Morotai: A Memoir of War .
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1981; First printing. Octavo, Hardcover , [vi], 279 pages. Condition: Fine in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector. Boeman was a World War II bomber pilot with the 307th Bombardment Group, flying missions against Japan from the Pacific atoll of Morotai. No significant wear to book. Jacket shows some very shallow edge wrinkling at head of spine, a 1/8" closed tear at top edge of front panel, and a 3/8" closed edge tear at heel of spine. Clean and crisp copy overall.
Book #9560
$45.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II Pacific Theatre Bombers San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center Liberator Philippines Japanese Aviation
7022 . Boggs, Charles W., Jr. Marine Aviation in the Philippines .
[Washington, D.C.]: Historical Division, Headquarters, U. S. Marine Co 1951; First printing. Quarto, Hardcover , Black & white photographs, fold-out maps , viii, 166 pages. Condition: Near fine. Good account of the limited but crucial role of Marine aviation forces in recapturing the Philippines from Japan in 1944. Shows the development of the fundamental Marine doctrine of close air support for ground troops in conventional land operations. Well illustrated. Many colored fold-out maps. Glossy, laminated pictorial covers with small bumps to board extremities. Some laminate bubbles to covers and along joints. Binding remains sound, hinges not cracked. Nice copy.
Book #7022
$35.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II Pacific Theatre U.S. Marine Corps Military Aviation Close air support Philippines Japanese Military doctrine
7870 . Caidin, Martin in co-operation with the U. S. Navy. Golden Wings: A Pictorial History of the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Air .
New York: Arno Press, (1974). Quarto, Hardcover , Black & White photographs , [viii], 232 pages. Condition: Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector.
Comprehensive documentation in text and photographs of the evolution of airpower in Navy and Marine Corps, from the first Wright and Curtiss planes to the fleet ballistic missile Polaris. Many previously unpublished photographs. Bound in textured paper over boards with gilt-stamped spine titles. Jacket has a few edge rubs and wrinkles and a patch of surface rubbing at top fore corner of front panel.
Book #7870
$16.00 order or inquire Aviation U.S. Navy Marine Corps U.S.M.C. Curtiss Aircraft Carriers World War II Pilots Pacific Theatre
6156 . [Controller of his Britannic Majesty's Stationery Office]. Front Line: The Official Story of the Civil Defense of Britain .
Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Limited, (1943). Quarto, Full cloth , b&w photographs , 160 pages. Condition: Very Good in a Good Dust Jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector. Well illustrated chronicle of the British people's reaction and perseverance in the face of the Nazis' determined bombing raids in 1940 and 1941. Dark blue cloth over boards with red stamped spine and upper board lettering, illustrated endpapers. Some rubbing to board extremities. Jacket shows mild wear to edges and along spine, including some chips, closed tears, and rubbing. Still an attractive copy.
Book #6156
$12.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II Air Raids Battle Of Britain Luftwaffe Royal Air Force London Bombing Bomb Shelters
1512 . Corum, James S. The Luftwaffe: Creating the Operational Air War, 1918-1940 .
Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1997; First printing. Octavo, Hardcover , B&w photographs , x, 378 pages. Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector.
A comprehensive and accurate account of Germany's ambitious aviation experiments and war games between the World Wars. Draws heavily on archival sources to disclose much of the debate within the General Staff about the future role of air power. Red paper over boards with gilt stamped spine lettering. Slight wrinkle to heel of spine. Jacket has a few minor extremity wrinkles. A crisp and bright copy. No prior ownership marks. Extensive bibliography.
Book #1512
$19.00 order or inquire WW2 Nazi Luftwaffe World War II Germans World War I Pilots Tactics Fighter planes
9432 . [Curtiss-Wright Corporation]. Curtiss-Wright Presents the Curtiss Commando .
[New York]: [Curtiss-Wright Corporation], [1944]. Folio, Hardcover , color and black & white photographs, illustratio , [46 pages]. Condition: Very good. Colorful promotional book for this aircraft, originally conceived as a luxury liner but first put into service in World War II. Lots of illustrations, diagrams, and drawings highlight the plane's features, including amenities for passengers, mechanical specifications, and more. A colored fold-out diagram shows top and side cut-away views drawn to scale. Lots of detailed information here. Bound in printed paper over boards with comb binding. Shallow bumps to extremities with minor rubbing along board edges.
Book #9432
$100.00 order or inquire Aviation: Pictorial Works Curtiss-Wright Airplanes Commandos Siege of Malta World War II Supply Lines
10325 . Ethell, Jeffrey L. World War II Nose Art in Color .
(Osceola, WI): Motorbooks International, (1993); First printing. Square octavo, Wrappers , color photographs , 96 pages. Condition: Near Fine. Excellent collection of over 80 color photographs taken in the combat theaters of World War II. The aircraft nose art depicted here includes pin-ups, cartoons, Varga girls, colorful nicknames, and more. Part of the Enthusiast Color Series. Some faint rubs to covers.
Book #10325
$35.00 order or inquire Military Aircraft Aviation World War II Cartoons pinup girls varga girls Bombers Fighters Decorative Art
6969 . Falconer, Jonathan (Foreword by Len Deighton). RAF Bomber Command in Fact, Film and Fiction .
(Phoenix Mill): Sutton Publishing, (1996); First printing. Quarto, Hardcover , Black & White photographs , xviii, 153 pages. Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector. A detailed reference to English books, films and sound recordings on the exploits of the men and machines of the RAF Bomber Command during World War II. Includes official, unofficial and general histories; group, squadron, airfield, aircraft and individual raid histories; biographies, autobiographies and memoirs; literature and drama; official and feature films; radio and television documentaries; and sound and document archives. Red textured paper over boards with gilt stamped spine title, pictorial endpapers. Slight edge wrinkles at spine ends, otherwise crisp. Jacket has a few tiny edge wrinkles.
Book #6969
$30.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II Aviation Royal Air Force References Bibliographies Films British History Bombers
10878 . Freeman, Elmer A. Those Navy Guys and Their PBY's: The Aleutian Solution; Experiences of a Typical Aleutian Aircrewman (Signed) .
Spokane: Kedging Publishing Company, (1992). Quarto, Paperback , black and white photographs , xii, 267 pages. Condition: Very Good. Straightforward and honest account of World War II operations in the Alaskan Territory in Navy patrol planes. Well illustrated with photographs. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Freeman on half title. Minor rubs and light wear to covers.
Book #10878
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10771 . Friedheim, Eric and Samuel W. Taylor, Edited by Arthur Gordon. Fighters Up: The Story of American Fighter Pilots in the Battle of Europe .
Philadelphia: Macrae-Smith-Company, 1945; First printing. Octavo, Original cloth , color frontispiece, black & white photo section , 275 pages. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Includes an alphabetical list of Aces at rear with their home towns. Bound in tan cloth over boards with blue and red stamped spine, light red topstain. Some minor extremity bumps, mild soil to light cloth.
Book #10771
$35.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II Aviation Fighter Pilots First Editions European Theater Bombers fighter escorts Germany
6494 . Goodwin, Michael J., edited by Don Graydon. Shobun: A Forgotten War Crime in the Pacific .
(Mechanicsburg, PA): Stackpole Books, (1995); Book Club edition. Octavo, Hardcover , Black & white photographs, map drawings , xxii, 147 pages. Condition: Fine in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector.
Tragic story of a Japanese policy for handling American prisoners in the later stages of World War II. The policy of "Shobun" resulted in the routine execution of American airmen shot down over the Osaka area during the heavy B-29 bombing raids in the last months of the war. This account follows the fates of the crew of a single PBY Catalina patrol plane which fell victim to "Shobun." The author's father was one of the crew members. Brief bibliography, fully indexed. Black paper over boards with gilt spine lettering. Jacket has a short edge tear at top edge of rear panel.
Book #6494
$15.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II Pacific Theatre Japanese Prisoners PBY Catalina War Crimes Pilots Kendari
9554 . Goodyear Aircraft Corporation. Introducing the F2G-2 .
Akron: Goodyear Aircraft Corporation, [1945?]. Sixteenmo, Wrappers , Bichrome illustrations , [12 pages]. Condition: Near fine. Promotional booklet for Goodyear's carrier-based "Super" Corsair fighter at the end of World War II. The F2G-2 mounted the powerful 28 cylinder Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major R-4360-4 engine. Only five production models were completed before the war ended. This booklet compares the new plane with previous Corsairs and highlights the improvements. There are basic specifications and statistics interspersed with handsome illustrations of scantily-clad ladies in island locales. Scarce. Printed paper covers with saddle-stapled binding. Minimal wear, binding sound. There are several short (1/4") pen strokes perpendicular to spine on rear cover.
Book #9554
$75.00 order or inquire Military Aircraft World War II Pacific Theatre Kamikaze Goodyear Aviation Pratt and Whitney Corsair Fighter Planes Military Contracts
2071 . Gropman, Alan L. The Air Force Integrates: 1945-1964, Second Edition (Smithsonian History of Aviation Series) .
Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute Press, 1998; First thus. Octavo, Quarter cloth , B&w photographs , xxii, 237 pgs.. Condition: Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector.
Documents the racial integration of the U.S. Air Force from the end of World War II to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Gropman contends that desegregation arose largely out of military pragmatism and effectiveness rather than for moral or political reasons. This edition contains a new preface which charts the policy changes which have dramatically increased the numbers of black officers since the book's original publication in 1977. Gray paper over boards with black cloth spine, silver stamped spine lettering. Jacket has a few faint surface abrasions. Clean and crisp copy with no prior ownership marks. Glossary, good bibliography.
Book #2071
$15.00 order or inquire Aviation African Americans Blacks Race relations Civil rights Pilots Flying Truman U.S. Air Force
10053 . Guyton, Boone T. Whistling Death: The Test Pilot's Story of the F4U Corsair .
Atglen: Schiffer Military/Aviation History, (1994); First printing. Octavo, Full cloth , black and white photographic plates , xvi, 272 pages. Condition: Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector. True story of the production rush of the World War II Navy fighter the Japanese nicknamed "Whistling Death," as told by the plane's test pilot. Fascinating. The Corsair was the fighter that gave the United States air superiority over the Japanese Zero. Bound in dark gray cloth over boards with decorative endpapers, minor rubs at spine ends. Shallow bump to lower fore corner of upper board. Prior owner inscription on front endpaper, prior owner name at bottom of title page. Jacket has a few shallow edge wrinkles.
Book #10053
$25.00 order or inquire Aviation Aviation Text Pilots Experimental Aircraft Carriers Fighters Fighter Pilots
9097 . Held, Werner and Holger Nauroth (Translated by David Roberts). The Defense of the Reich: Hitler's Nightfighter Planes and Pilots .
New York: Arco Publishing, Inc., (1985). Square octavo, Hardcover , Black & White photographs , 231 pages. Condition: Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector. Profusely illustrated history of the evolution of the night war over Germany in World War II, beginning with nigh-impossible moonlit interceptions of British and American bombers and tracing the development of sophisticated scientific instruments and countermeasures in Germany's attempts to protect its cities and factories. Each chapter opens with narrative background and explanation to place the over 500 captioned photographs in context. Bound in turquoise cloth over boards with spine titled in gilt. Shallow bump to heel of spine. Jacket shows minor edge wear.
Book #9097
$25.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II Fighter Pilots Luftwaffe bombing raids Bombers Radar anti-aircraft Technology
10050 . Hess, William N. A-20 Havoc at War .
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1979]; First printing. Quarto, Hardcover , black and white photographs, drawings , 128 pages. Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector. Veteran World War II airman and aviation specialist details the development and operational record of the Douglas A-20 series of aircraft. Includes many photographs and contributions by combat crewmen. Bound in textured maroon paper over boards with spine titled in gilt, endpapers illustrated with scale drawings of A-20s. Some slight extremity wear. Jacket has a few slight edge wrinkles and a touch of fading along spine.
Book #10050
$35.00 order or inquire Military Aircraft World Aircraft Aviation War II Bombers Pilots Bombardment North Africa D-day Douglas A-20 Military
7375 . Miller, Kent D. The 363rd Fighter Group in World War II, in Action over Europe with the P-51 Mustang .
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, (2002). Quarto, Full cloth , black & white photographs, color plates , 192 pages. Condition: Near Fine in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector. Unit history of one of the lesser known Army Air Force Fighter Groups in World War II. Includes day to day operations, passages from group and squadron diaries, numerous photographs, a section of 12 color aircraft profiles, and an exhaustive appendix to give the reader a look into the combat activities of this unit. Bound in black cloth over boards with grey spine and upper board titles, decorative endpapers. Very slight bumps to spine ends, with associated wrinkles to jacket edges. Clean and bright copy.
Book #7375
$35.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II Military Aviation P-51 Mustang European Theater Fighter Pilots 8th and 9th Air Force Tactical Recon Group unit histories
10733 . Nuefeld, William. Slingshot Warbirds: World War II U. S. Navy Scout-Observation Airmen .
Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, (2003). Octavo, Paperback , black and white photographs , vi, 233 pages. Condition: Fine. Little-known history of these World War II missions, launched from battleships and cruisers by catapult. Upon returning from their missions they would land in the water on pontoons and crew and plane were and be crane-hoisted back aboard together. Many interesting photographs. Glossy pictorial paper covers. Fully indexed.
Book #10733
$50.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II Aviation Pacific Theatre Reconnaissance aircraft Battleships catapults Pilots
6245 . Pentland, Geoffrey. Wirraway and Boomerang Markings (Series 3 No. 2, Historic Aircraft Books) .
Dandenong: Kookaburra Technical Publications, (1970). Octavo, Wrappers , B&w photographs, colored drawings , 24 pages. Condition: Very Good. Well illustrated booklet giving detailed information on the painting, camouflage, and marking schemes used on these Royal Australian Air Force planes in World War II. Numerous wartime photographs of the planes, along with colored drawings, camouflage diagrams, and explanatory text. Essential reference for model makers. Color pictorial covers, stapled binding. A few minor extremity rubs.
Book #6245
$15.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II Aviation RAAF Royal Australian Air Force Airplanes Camouflage marking schemes Models
7879 . [Propeller Division, Curtiss-Wright Corporation]. Pilot's Manual, Curtiss Electric Propeller [cover title] .
(Caldwell, NJ): (Curtiss-Wright Corporation), (1943). Sixteenmo, Wrappers , black & white photographs, diagrams , 19 pages. Condition: Near Fine. World War II instructional pamphlet on the Curtiss Electric Propeller, including description of the construction and function, data on operating procedures, recommendations, and tips. The pitch of this propeller was variable and electrically controlled. Bound in color printed card covers, single stapled binding. Mild rubs along spine, a few minor cover creases. Bright and clean.
Book #7879
$25.00 order or inquire Aviation Ww2 World War II Pilots aircraft Curtiss-Wright Variable pitch Airplanes Manuals
10338 . [Raithel, Albert L., Jr., David Rinehart, and Robert M. Smith]. Mariner/Marlin: "anywhere, anytime" .
(Paducah, KY): (Turner Publishing Company), (1993); First printing. Folio, Hardcover , black and white photographs , 168 pages. Condition: Fine. Pictorial history of these two great Navy flying boats, making extensive use of the Kammen Report. In addition to the history of these planes there is a section at rear including incident reports, a Mariner/Marlin Association roster, and biographies of Mariner/Marlin veterans, several with "then and now" photographs. Bound in glossy pictorial covers. Very shallow bumps to lower fore corners. Clean and tight.
Book #10338
$65.00 order or inquire Military Aircraft World War II Aviation Pacific Theatre pbm glenn l martin aircraft Pilots seaplanes
8565 . Sherrod, Robert. History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II .
Washington: Combat Forces Press, (1952); First printing. Octavo, Full cloth , black & white photographs, diagrams , xvi, 496 pages. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket. An excellent and comprehensive record of the U.S. Marines in the air in World War II's Pacific Theatre, written with an eye toward what the participants in these operations would want to know. In this sense it has much of the feel of a unit history. Well illustrated. Valuable appendices on Medals of Honor, enemy aircraft shot down, unit sketches, and much more. Sherrod based this history on several hundred war diaries, reports of the squadrons, operation reports, interviews, and translated Japanese documents. Bound in gray cloth over boards with spine lettered in blue and red, color endpaper maps. Front free endpaper has a diagonal crease across top fore corner. Minor extremity wear, slight browning to textblock edges. Hinges sound. Nice copy.
Book #8565
$45.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II U.S. Marine Corps Aviation flying Pacific Theatre Usmc combat pilots Fighters
9095 . Spick, Mike. Luftwaffe Fighter Aces: The Jagdflieger and their Combat Tactics and Techniques .
London: Greenhill Books, (1996); First printing. Octavo, Hardcover , black & white photographs, diagrams , 248 pages. Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector. An authoritative examination of the wide disparity between Luftwaffe and Allied fighter victories in World War II. The Germans had 106 aces with 100 or more victories, with the highest scorer claiming 352. Spick puts the reader in the pilot's seat and covers every major theatre of the war as he analyzes the individual methods that could have achieved such staggering results. Bound in red textured paper over boards with gilt-stamped spine title. Minor rubs at spine ends. Jacket shows shallow wrinkles at spine ends and a few surface rubs.
Book #9095
$20.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II Luftwaffe German Nazi Germany Fighter Pilots aerial combat Dogfights Tactics
10009 . Stillwell, Paul (editor). Air Raid: Pearl Harbor!: Recollections of a Day of Infamy (Signed) .
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1981); First printing. Quarto, Full cloth , black and white photographs, drawings , x, 299 pages. Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector. A rich mosaic of personal accounts detail the events of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Contributions range from U.S. Naval officers and sailors to Japanese participants to civilian witnesses. Includes nearly 250 photographs, some not previously published, and several diagrams and maps. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Stillwell on half title. Bound in off-white cloth over boards with spine titled in gilt, slate blue endpapers. Shallow bumps along heel of spine, jacket has minor edge wear.
Book #10009
$25.00 order or inquire WW2 World Theatre Ww2 War II Pearl Harbor Hawaii Japanese Pacific Uss Arizona Author Codebreaking Signed
10233 . Sweet, Donald H. Seaplanes at War: A Treasury of Words and Pictures .
Burnsville, NC: Celo Valley Books, 1999; First printing. Quarto, Wrappers , black and white photographs , xxiv, 174 pages. Condition: Near Fine. Story of the Martin PBM mariner by an aircrewman in a patrol bombing squadron during World War II. Illustrated with many historic photographs. Glossy pictorial paper covers with a few tiny extremity rubs.
Book #10233
$40.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II Aviation VPB Airplanes Bombers Pilots Pacific Theatre Japanese
9613 . Till, Geoffrey. Air Power and the Royal Navy, 1914-1945: a historical survey .
London: Jane's Publishing Company, (1979); First printing. Octavo, Hardcover , black & white photographic plates , 224 pages. Condition: Near Fine in a Very Good Dust Jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector. Well illustrated examination of the history of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. Bound in dark blue textured paper over boards with spine titled in silver foil. Shallow bumps to spine ends, jacket shows a few associated wrinkles. Clean and sound.
Book #9613
$35.00 order or inquire Military Aircraft Aircraft Carriers Air Force Royal Navy Naval Aviation Pilots Airplanes Fighters World War II
7590 . [U. S. Navy Department]. Aviation Flight Training for the United States Navy and Marine Corps [cover title: Navy Wings: What Do These Mean to You] .
(S.l.): (s.n.), [1941]. Sixteenmo, Wrappers , Color illustrations , [iv], 20 pages. Condition: Fine. A World War II booklet aimed at recruiting aviation cadets for flight training in the Naval Reserve. Issued before Pearl Harbor. Along with information on eligibility, pay, etc., the booklet rightly promises the opportunity to "fly into the teeth of adventure!" Illustrated with paintings by McClelland Barclay. Lists of recruiting stations at rear. A few leaves were creased at fore edges in manufacturing. Crisp and clean.
Book #7590
$25.00 order or inquire WW2 World War II Naval Aviation recruiting McClelland Barclay Marine Corps Usmc Pilots Naval Reserve Board
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