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ABOVE AND BEYOND, Dunmore, Spencer, McClelland & Stewart, 1996, as new with d.j., see photo, Canadian airmen who served in the airwar 1939-1945, first person accounts, photos, 384 pgs. $29.95
ACE! Paisley & Paisley, Brandon, 1992, as new with d.j., see photo, author was a Thunderbolt pilot in Europe during WWII, flying 172 combat sorties, flew with the 366th FG, photos, 316 pgs. $25.00
ACE!, Porter & Hammel,Pacifica, 1985, f/f, as new, see photo, author was F6F night fighter pilot with VMF, photos, 278 pgs. $18.50
ACES HIGH, Shores, Christopher & Williams, Grub Street, 1994, vg/vg (some yellowing), includes over 1200 brief biographies of the operational careers of pilots who shot down five or more enemy aircraft during WWII including including Commonwealth personel, Europeans and Americans who served in the RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF, SAAF and the FAA, it also contains details of the aircraft, colours and markings, photos, 663 pgs. $45.00
ACE OF ACES - THE DICK BONG STORY, Bong & O'Connor, Champlin Fighter Museum, 1984, vg (soft cover, embossed name), see photo, biography of the US leading ace, 40 victories, Dick Bong, by his brother and O'Connor, photos, 152 pgs. $20.00
ACES HIGH, Yenne, Bill, Berkley Caliber, 2009, new with d.j., see photo, story of the 2 top scoring American aces of WW II - Dick Bong & Tommy McGuire, photos & maps, 348 pgs. $19.95
ACES IN COMMAND, Boyne, Walter, Brassey, 2001, vg (inscribed to previous owner by author)/vg, see photo, Fighter Pilots as leaders - Rickenbacker, Zemke, Blesse & Olds, photos, 249 pgs. $16.00
ACES OF THE EIGHTH, Hess & Stafford, Squadron/Signal, 1973, vg (soft cover), pilots, planes & uniforms of the 8th AF, many photos, color plates, 63 pgs. $10.00
ACES OF THE RISING SUN 1937-1945, Sakaida, Henry, Osprey, 2002, new (soft cover), see photo, Air arms & pilots of the Jaanese Army & Navy, photos, color plates & line drawings, 208 pgs. $16.50
ACES OVER THE OCEANS, Sims, Edward, Aero, 1987, vg, soft cover (ex-college library), see photo, this account gives you detailed & colorful coverage of the most dramatic air battles that took place over the seas during WW II, photos, 181 pgs $5.00
ADOLF GALLAND, Baker, David, Windrow & Greene, 1996, vg (embossed name)/vg, see photo, authorised biography, Galland was a 104 victory ave for the Luftwaffe, became general in charge of fighters, photos, 316 pgs. $20.00
AERIAL GUNNERS: THE UNKNOWN ACES OF WORLD WAR II, Watry & Hall, Aero Press, 1986, as new, soft cover, aerial gunners in the bombers and attack airplanes of the AAF and the patrol planes of the Navy and Marines whose deeds in World War II were seldom acknowledged, photos, 256 pgs. $12.95
AERONAUTICS AIRCRAFT SPOTTERS' HANDBOOK, Guthman, L.C. (editor), National Aeronautics Council, 1943, vg (stamped name, cover wear), see photo, Describes & illustrates 350 military aircraft including over 90 American warplanes, 70 British, over 60 German, over 30 Japanese, and over 40 Italian planes. Also describes & illustrates planes of Russia, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain & France. It includes Barrage Balloons, Blimps & Rotating Wing aircraft, 370 pgs. $25.00
AIR BATTLE EUROPE 1939-1945, Stanley, Peter, Time-Life, Australia, 1987, vg (issued w/o dust jacket), see photo, Australian airmen in WW II, photos, 168 pgs. $20.00
AIR COMMAND, FIGHTERS AND BOMBERS OF WORLD WAR II, Ethell, Jeffrey, Lowe & B. Hould, 1997, as new, see photo, combines the book "BOMBER COMMAND" with the book "FIGHTER COMMAND" into one volume, over 200 photos taken of the Allied & Axis aircraft, all color, 176 pgs. $17.50
AIRCRAFT ARCHIVE - VOLUME 1 FIGHTERS OF WORLD WAR TWO, Argus, 1989, vg (soft cover), see photo, photos & 3-views, 95 pgs. $17.50
AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS OF WORLD WAR II, Maurer Maurer (editor), Zenger, 1980, vg/vg, see photo, lists all of the AF groups, wings, divisions, commands & Air Forces, with emblems, 506 pgs. $25.00
AIR RAID: PEARL HARBOR!, Stillwell, Paul (editor), Naval Institue, 1988, f/f, see photo, a collection of first-person narratives of 47 participants in Hawaii, Washington, the Philippine Islands and at sea, photos, 299 pgs. $19.95
ALLIED ACES OF WORLD WAR II, Hess, William, Arco, 1966, vg, soft cover (bent corner), see photo, covers successful pilots serving with the RAF (including Americans in that service), as well as Belgians, South Africans, Czechoslovakians, French, Norwegian, Polish & Russian aces, 63 pgs. $4.50
AMERICAN ACES IN GREAT FIGHTER BATTLES OF WW II, Sims, Edward, Harper & Brothers, 1958, vg (front end paper missing)/vg (tape repair), see photo, Collection of interviews with America’s top twelve surviving aces of WW II, photos, 256 pgs. $12.50
ARMEE DE L'AIR, Camelio & Shores, Squadron/Signal, 1976, vg (soft cover), see photo, pictorial history of the French Air Force, 1937-1945, many photos & color plates, 64 pgs. $18.95
AUSTRALIAN ACES, Newton, Dennis, Australian Fighter Pilots Assoc., 1998, fine, soft cover see photo, brief biographies of Australian aces, 61 from WW I & 79 from WW II, photos, 122 pgs. $25.00
BACKWARDS INTO BATTLE, Doty, Andy, Tall Tree, 1995, as new (soft cover), see photo, 19th BG, takes the reader through gunnery school & 21 bombing missions over Japan, photos, 156 pgs. $15.00
BATTLE FOR BRITAIN, Clark, Ronald, Franklin Watts, 1966, vg (ex-library, small stain on fly page)/vg, see photo, developing phases of the fighting, of the fatal German move & what the British victory meant in terms of the war, describes the forces on both sides, the opening of the German assault the weeks of attacks on vital airfields & the sudden switch to London, also describes the 'secret weapon' radar, photos, 175 pgs. $9.00
BATTLE OF BRITAIN, Bishop, Edward, George Allen and Unwin LTD, 1960, f/f, see photo, an examination of the actual and perceived strengths of the RAF and Luftwaffe, the pre-1940 political neglect of defence, the contemporary perceptions of battle progress by both sides, with anecdotes from all those involved in the air and on the ground, photos, 235 pgs. $8.50
BATTLE OF THE KOMANDORSKI ISLANDS, Lorelli, John, Naval Institute, 1987, f/f, see photo, Sea battle (cruisers/destroyers) between Japanese and American navies west of the Aleutian Islands. March 26, 1943. There are 6 appendices, photos, 212 pgs. $13.50
BATTLE OF THE V-WEAPONS, Collier, Basil, Hodder and Stroughton, 1964, vg/vg see photo, German V-weapons and the couther-measures, chronological summary, photos, 192 pgs. $15.00
BEAUFIGHTER ACE Pike, Richard, Pen & Sword, 2004, as new, see photo, night fighter career of Marshal of the RAF, Sir Thomas Pike. He joined the RAF in 1924 as a flight cadet, an account of his leadership of No 219 NIght-Fighter Squadren based in Tangmere. The book is based on log books & family conversations, photo section, 200 pgs. $29.95
BEFORE THE STORM, Jackson, Robert, Cassell, 2001, as new (soft cover), see photo, Bomber Command 1939-1942, operations, combat report, Order of Battle, aircraft losses, photos, 264 pgs. $7.95
BEST FOOT FORWARD, Hodgkinson, Colin, W.W. Norton, 1957, vg/vg, see photo, lost both of his legs in a flying accident but went on to fly more than 100 missions in WW II, photos, 269 pgs. $15.00
BIG BROTHERS, STORY OF THE B-29s, Sinclair, William, Naylor, 1972, f/f, see photo, based originally in India & China, long distance missions, attacks on Tokyo, interviews with vetrans, 132 pgs. $14.50
BIG SHOW, THE, Clostermann, Pierre, Chatto and Windus, 1953, vg (inked inscription on fly page, small stain upper corner - first 90 pgs, does not effect text,)/vg (chipping) see photo, French pilot w/RAF, claimed 33 victories, Spitfires & Tempests, photos, 256 pgs. $25.00
BLACK CAT RAIDERS OF WW II, Knott, Richard, Nautical & Aviation,1981, vg/vg, see photo, Catalina PBY forces in the Pacific, photos, drawings, 198 pgs. $12.50
BLOODY SHAMBLES - VOL. ONE, Shores, Cull & Izawa, Grub St., 1992, new (with dj), see photo, Comprehensive account of Air Operations over South-East Asia, Dec. 1941 to April 1942, personnel, photos, 392 pgs. $39.95
BLOODY SHAMBLES - VOL. TWO, Shores, Cull & Izawa, Grub St., 2000, new (with dj), see photo, Defense of Sumatra to the fall of Burma, photos, maps, personnel, air formations, 494 pgs. $39.95
BLUENOSE SPITFIRES, Thurston, Arthur, Lancelot, 1979, vg (soft cover) see photo, story of five Canadians from Nova Scotia who flew fighters during World War II, Buck McNair, George Hill, Syd Ford, Wally McLeord, and Norm Fowlow, 92 pgs. $15.00
BOMBER BARONS, Boyer, Chaz, William Kimber, 1983, f/f, see photo, series of short biographies on some of the famous and not-so-famous, yet equally courageous pilots who contributed to Bomber Command's success in the defeat of Germany, photos, 222 pgs. $15.00
BOMBER COMMAND, Ethell, Jeffrey, Motorbooks, 2003, vg (soft cover) see photo, American bombers in WW II colors, all color photos, 180 pgs. $19.95
BORN IN BATTLE, Thomas, Rowan Capt., John C. Winston Co., 1944, vg/vg, see photo, author, a B-17 pilot, recounts his flight training, flight to India, bombing raids in Burma, Apr., 1942. Back to Middle East, July, '42, where his unit became the 513th Bomb Sqdn.,attached to the 376th BG. The author returned home, March, 1943, 367 pgs. $35.00
BOYS, BOMBS AND BRUSSELS SPROUTS, Harvey, Douglas, McClelland and Stewart, 1982, f/f see photo, author joined the RCAF at age 19, flew Lancasters, a humorous look at No.6 Bomber Group, 210 pgs. $20.00
BRIDGE BUSTERS - 394th BG, Ziegler, J. Guy, self-pubished, vg (soft cover), see photo, pictorial unit history of the 394th Bomb Group of the 98th Bomb Wing, 9th Bomb Division, 9th AF, author flew 55 combat missions, 170 pgs. $29.95
BUFFALOES OVER SIGNAPORE, Cull, Brian, Grub St., 2008, new (with dj), see photo, RAF, RAAF, RNZAF & Dutch Brewsters over Malaya & the East Indies, 1941-42, photos, 254 pgs. $34.95
B-29 44-70113, Evans, Alton, So. University Press, 1999, soft cover, as new, see photo, book is dedicated to the men who flew, maintained, recovered and restored B-29 Superfortress S.N. 44-70113, photos, 116 pgs. $18.50
CANADIAN AIRCRAFT OF WW II, Vincent, Carl, Avia, 2009, new, soft cover, see photo,
see profiles, aircraft included with profiles & photos: DH Fox Moth, Consolidated Catalina I, NA Mustang I, Fleet Fort, Short Sunderland III, Hawker Hurricane XII, Bristol Bolingbroke IV, Northrop Delta, Douglas Boston III & IIIA, Consolidated Liberator GR.V(Can), Bristol Bolingbroke IVW, Blackburn Shark II, Supermarine Stranraer, Supermarine Spitfire FR.IX, Beaufighter TF.X, Lysander IIIA/TT, Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk.IV, Lockheed Hudson I, Stocky Edwards’ Spitfire & Fw 190, 72 pgs
$29.95
CASTLES IN THE AIR, Bowman, Martin, Patrick Stephens, 1985, f/f see photo, B-17 Flying Fortress, crews of the 8th AF, many photos, 209 pgs. $25.00
CHALLENGE IN THE AIR, Liskutin, M.A., William Kimber, 1988, f/f see photo, Miroslav Antonin Liskutin (Spitfire Pilot) was one of the 511 Czech airmen who served with the British RAF during World War II. This is his story of training in Czechoslovakia, in the service of France, Royal Air Force, memories of 145 squadron, the Dieppe operation, invasion of Europe, photos, 239 pgs. $39.95
CHECKERTAIL CLAN, McDowell & Hess, Aero, 1969, fine (soft cover), see photo, 325th FG in No. Africa & Italy, photos & drawings, 98 pgs. $35.00
CHERRY BLOSSOM SQUADRONS - BORN TO DIE, Hagaromo Society, 1973, vg (soft cover), see photo, Kamikazes, a society of survivors, photos & drawings, 221 pgs. $15.00
CHIANTI RAIDERS, THE , Haining, Peter, Robson, 2005, as new, see photo, Italian Air Force in the Battle of Britain, photo section, 221 pgs. $24.95
CHINA AIRLIFT - "THE HUMP", - 4 VOLUMES fine condition (issued w/o dj), all 4 volumes published by Turner Publishing for the Hump Pilots & Association, see photo, detailed descriptions of their activities in the CBI, member biographies, many photos. A total of 1992 pages. They were published at various times from 1980 to 1997. Shipping weight - 25#, Vol. 1-596 pgs. Vol. 2-628 pgs. Vol. 3-376 pgs. Vol. 4-392 pgs. $350.00
COBRA IN THE CLOUDS, Stanaway, John, Historicl Aviation Album, 1982, vg, soft cover, see photo, combat history of the 39th Fighting Squadron 1940-1980, roster, maps & photos, 47 pgs. $17.50
COCKPIT, Nijboer, Donald, Boston Mills Press, 2002, new, see photo, full page color photos of 37 WW II aircraft cockpits with analysis, 9 UK, 17 US, 4 Japanese, 6 German, 1 Soviet, 176 pgs. $29.95
COMBAT SQUADRONS OF THE AIR FORCE, WORLD WAR II , Maurer Maurer (editor), vg (embossed name), lineage, assignments, stations and aircraft of each squadron, with emblems, 841 pgs. $25.00
CONDOR LEGION - WEHRMACHT'S TRAINING GROUND, Westwell, Ian, Ian Allan, 2004, new, soft cover, see photo, In October 1936 Hitler gave permission for the Condor Legion to be formed. An autonomous unit responsible only to Franco, the legion participated in all the major engagements of the war-including Brunete, Teruel, Aragon and the Ebro-but possibly its best-remembered participation was the carpet-bombing of the market town of Guernica, immortalized by Picasso. The Condor Legion returned to Germany in 1938, photos, 96 pgs. $19.95
CONFOUNDING THE REICH, Bowman & Cushing, Pen & Sword, 2004, new (with dj), see photo, 100 (Special Duties) Group Bomber Command (1943-1945) - a secret war that involved the use of air & ground radars, homing & jamming equipment, photos, 246 pgs. $24.95
CORSAIR KD431, Morris, David, Sutton, 2006, new with dust jacket, see photo, restoration of a Corsair by the Fleet Air Arm Museum, men who flew her and the team that restored her to the original wartime condition, many photos, 207 pgs. $29.95
COURAGE ALONE ITALIAN AIR FORCE, 1940-1943 Dunning, Chris, Hikoki, 2009, new with dust jacket, see photo, research from a mass of original documentation, including personal accounts & combat diaries, area commands, theatres, squadron allocations, anti-shipping operations, aircrew, & details of the top fighter aces, comprehensive tables provide information on aircraft equipment, squadron allocation & unit histories, drawings from original aircraft handbooks, maps, almost 250 photographs, more than 100 color profiles, and unit badges, 360 pgs. $56.95
CRUISE OF THE LANIKAI, Tolley, Kemp, Naval Institute, 2002, as new (soft cover), The schooner, Lanikai, left Manila, Christmas day, 1941 for haven in Australia, account by a participant of provocative patrol meant to incite the Japanese prior to Dec 7, 1941, photos, 345 pgs. $15.00

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