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GET YAMAMOTO, Davis, Burke, Random House, 1969, f/f, see photo, interception of Admiral Yamamoto's flight by P-38s of the 347th FG, April, 1943, photos, 231 pgs. $15.00
GHOST OF THE JAVA COAST, Winslow,Water, self-published, 1974, vg/vg, see photo, exploits of the men aboard the U.S.S. Houston in three major battles against Japanese naval forces, maps, photos (previous owner has added several photos), 184 pgs. $30.00
GLORIOUS SUMMER, Johnson, Johnnie & Lucas, Laddy, Stanley Paul, 1990, f/f (as new) see photo, anthology by two of the most distinguished fighter pilots of WW II, describe the account of Battle of Britain, diagrams, photo section, 213 pgs. $27.95
GOLDEN LEAVES, Dye III, John Thomas, Ward Ritchie Press, vg/vg, see photo, Inscribed by his Mother, author was a B-17 navigator in Italy (483rd BG), killed on a raid in Feb 1945. This book is an autobiography through his letters home, 227 pgs. photos, 231 pgs. $15.00
GREAT RAIDS - PEENEMUNDE, Searby, Air Commodore, Nutshell Press, 1978, vg (soft cover), see photo, complete description of RAF raid on Peenemonde, August 17, 1943, the author flew a Lancaster with 83 Sqdn on this raid, photos, 84 pgs. $25.00
GREAT RAIDS - ESSEN, Searby, Air Commodore, Nutshell Press, 1978, vg (soft cover. corner bend), see photo, signed by author, complete description of RAF raid on Essen, March 5, 1943, the author flew a Lancaster with 101 Sqdn on this raid, photos, 94 pgs. $25.00
GRIM REAPERS, Johnston, Stanley, E. P. Dutton, 1943, vg (cover wear, binding tight), VF-10 at Midway and the Solomons, photos, 221 pgs. $15.00
GRUMMAN F8F BEARCAT, Meyer & Ginter, Naval Fighters 80, new, soft cover, see photo, history, detailed photos, drawings, 216 pgs. $29.95
HAWKER HURRICANE, Caruana, Richard, Squadron/Signal, 2007, new, soft cover, see photo, history, detailed photos, color profiles, scale drawings, 90 pgs. $24.95
HEAVEN NEXT STOP, Bloemertz, Gunther, Howell Press, 1997, new (with dj), see photo, personal story of a German fighter Pilot, flew Fw 190 day fighters, photos, 189 pgs. $29.95
HELLCAT, Tillman, Barrett, Naval Institute, 2000, fine, soft cover see photo, F6F in WW II, official records & combat reports, photos, 265 pgs. $18.00
HEROES HAVE WINGS, Firkins, Peter, Hesperian Press, 1993, vg (soft cover), see photo, account of operations of the RAAF ranging over all geographical theaters of WW II, documentation of triumphs & defeats, photos, 212 pgs. $30.00
HISTORY OF US ELECTRONIC WARFARE, Price, Alfred, Assoc. of Old Crows, 1984, fine condition with dust jacket, see photo, covers the years of innovation-beginnings to 1946, photos, charts & graphs, 312 pgs. $17.50
HISTORY OF MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 312, Sambito, William Maj., U.S.M.C., 1978, vg (soft cover), Checkerboard squadron, photos, maps, 3-views, 24 pgs. $12.50
HORNET STRIKES, Leeson, Frank, Air Britain, 1998, fine (issued with pictorial cover), see photo, 213 Squadron formed in 1916, took part in air offensive against Zeebrugge and Ostend, re-formed in 1937, re-equipped with Hurricanes for the Battle of Britain. In 1942, they transfereed to North Africa and then Italy. The squadron disbanded in 1969 , index, photos & maps, 224 pgs. $37.50
HURRICANE SQUADRON, Adams, Perry, Air Research, 1988, fine, soft cover, see photo, No. 87 Squadron at war 1939-1941, photos, color plates, 48 pgs. $12.50
I COULD NEVER BE SO LUCKY AGAIN, Doolittle & Glines, Schiffer, 1995, new, see photo, biography of General "Jimmy" Doolittle, photos, 574 pgs. $29.95
I FLEW FOR THE FUHRER, Knoke, Heinz, Henry Holt, 1954, vg/vg, see photo, German fighter pilot who logged over 2,000 flights, over 400 in combat, shooting down 52 enemy aircraft, list of victories, photos, 213 pgs. $25.00
IN THE HANDS OF FATE, Messimer, Dwight, Naval Institute, 2002, f (soft cover), see photo, Patrol Wing Ten was the only U.S. Navy aviation unit to fight the Japanese in the early weeks of WW II, the men lost sixty-six percent of their aircraft in just eight weeks as they took on an enemy that outnumbered them nearly 1,000 to one, the author argues that while attempts to bomb the Japanese fleet proved futile because the PBYs were unsuitable for such a task, the wing’s rescue & evacuation missions saved many lives, photos, maps, 350 pgs. $12.00
IN THE SKIES OF EUROPE, Neulen, Hans Werner, Crowood, 2000, new (with dj), see photo, the air forces and pilots of the countries allied to Germany: Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovakia, includes most succesful fighter pilots, training of foreign personnel, photos, 383 pgs. $30.00
INVASIONS WITHOUT TEARS, Berger, Monty & Street, Brian, Random House, 1994, f/f (as new), see photo, Canada's top scoring spitfire wing (No. 126) in Northern Europe, photos, 240 pgs. $28.00
I TOOK THE SKY ROAD , Miller, Cdr. Norman with Hugh Cave, Dodd Mead, 1945, vg (tight binding, yellowing of pages, no dust jacket), Commander Miller lays out in considerable detail his experiences as the skipper of the Navy's Bombing Squadron 109, his personal account gives first-hand information on VB-109's tactics, operations and losses, photo section, 212 pgs. $45.00
JANE'S FIGHTING AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II, Taylor, John W.R. (editor), Crescent Books, 1989, vg/vg (oversized), see photo, comprehensive encyclopedia with more than 1000 illustrations, reprint of 1945/46 Jane's All The World Aircraft, 318 pgs. $20.00
JAPANESE ARMY FIGHTERS, PT. 1, Green & Swanborough, WW2 Fact Files, vg (soft cover), see photo, photos, drawings, cut-away, 58 pgs.$10.00
JAPANESE NAVAL ACES AND FIGHTER UNITS IN WORLD WAR II, Hata & Izawa, Naval Institute, 1989, vg (embossed name)/vg, see photo, comprehensive history of Japan's fighter pilots & their air groups as well as brief descriptions of the principal Japanese aircraft & summaries of important battles, illustrated with nearly 350 B&W photographs of aces & aircraft & 100 line drawings of aircraft showing unit markings & paint colors, 442 pgs. $27.50
JB-1A THUNDERBUG, WW II FLYING WING BOMB, Carpenter & D A'lessandro, Jet Pioneers of America, 1998, new, soft cover, see photo, first cruise missile, Northorp "Bat Bomb & GE B-1 engine, photos, drawings, 52 pgs. $7.50
KRIEGIES, CATERPILLARS AND LUCKY BASTARDS, see photo, Stephens, Glenn A., Robinson Typographics, 1987, f/f, author presents the stories of 42 American bomber crew members in the air war against Germany, 64 pgs. of photos, 354 pgs. $25.00

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