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Air Ministry of Great BritainTHE RISE AND FALL OF THE GERMAN AIR FORCE 1933 - 1945St. Martin's 1983

With a New Introduction by Air Commodore H. A. Probert. "This facsimile reprint of an official, formerly restricted publication relates the operational history of the Luftwaffe during the Second World War, in addition to its origins and build-up during the Nazi period of the 1930s." A "clear and concise narrative" that has been "based on German documents and statistics, either captured during the war or subsequently recovered from the scattered archives of the Luftwaffe." Photos, maps, 425 pages. 1st VG+/VG+ $30
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Ambrose, StephenTHE WILD BLUE: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B24s over Germany 1944-45Simon and Schuster 2001

Ambrose describes how the Army Air Forces recruited, trained, and then chose those few who would undertake the most demanding and dangerous jobs in the war. These are the boys -- turned pilots, bombardiers, navigators, and gunners of the B-24s -- who suffered over 50 percent casualties. With his remarkable gift for bringing alive the action and tension of combat, Ambrose carries us along in the crowded, uncomfortable, and dangerous B-24s as their crews fought to the death through thick black smoke and deadly flak to reach their targets and destroy the WW II German war machine. Photos, 299 pages. 1st NF/VG+ $10
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Anderton, David A.THE HISTORY OF THE U.S. AIR FORCECresent 1981

From the earliest days as a balloon unit during the civil war, WW I, WW2, Korea, the Cold War and Vietnam are all featured in the book. "No other book ever published on the U.S. Air Force has combined text, color artwork and photographs to such an outstanding extent." Large 4to-pictorial format, color and b+w photos and ill., 255 pages. 1st VG+/VG $20
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Bach, RichardBIPLANEHarper and Row 1966

The author, familiar with modern sophisticated aircraft, obtains an appreciation for pioneering aviators in his journey through the U.S. in a 1929 biplane. Photos, 163 pages. 1st F-/VG+ $15
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Bekker, CajusTHE LUFTWAFFE WAR DIARIESDoubleday 1968

The story of the Luftwaffe during WW 2 based on diaries and personal papers of the pilots and leading officers of the Luftwaffe. Translated from the German and edited by Frank Ziegler. From the German point of view, this book represents a memorial to the fallen, a tribute to the survivors, and a warning to generations to come. Apart from that, it is the first account of the air war of 1939-1945 to come from a German source. Written for the general public this book makes no pretension to being a substitute for a comprehensive military history. However, by his evaluation of a mass of German documentary material, his study of the official war histories of other countries, and his interrogation of numerous wartime Luftwaffe leaders, Bekker has succeeded in presenting a story which is accurate in both detail and context. Contents include: Blitzkrieg on Poland; North Sea Triangle; Battle of Britain; Night Defence of the Reich; Operation Barbarossa; War Over the Ocean; Battle of Germany; and more. 119 photos, 20 diagrams and maps, app., 399 pages. 1st F-/VG $25
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Blackburn, TomTHE JOLLY ROGERS: The Story of Tom Blackburn and Navy Fighting Squadron VF-17Orion 1989

The Jolly Rogers Navy Fighting Squadron VF-17 by Tom Blackburn. The biographical wartime activities of the commander of a navy fighter squadron in the Pacific, one of the first to use Corsairs. Including Buchanan, this squadron produced thirteen aces in 76 days of combat, shooting down 154 enemy planes. Buchanan also provides a short sketch of the post war careers of the members of his squadron. One of the great ones, whether shooting down Zeros, motivating a bunch of cast-offs, smuggling cases of beer in the squadron's Corsairs, or strafing a Japanese officers' cat house, Tommy Blackburn, the Commanding Officer of the Jolly Rogers (who died in 1994) is said to have epitomized the hard-driving, hard-playing fighter pilot of times past. Photos,maps, 270 pages. 1st Scarce Presentation copy SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the Commanding Officer of the Jolly Rogers, Tom Blackburn F-/VG+ $85
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Bowman, MartinTHE USAF AT WARPSL 1995

A comprehensive review of the history of the U.S. Air Force from Pearl Harbor to the present day. Photos, app., 192 pages. 1st VG+/VG $15
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Boyd, AlexanderTHE SOVIET AIR FORCE SINCE 1918Stein and Day 1977

A comprehensive review of the history of the Soviet air force. Photos, diagrams, maps, 260 pages. BCE F-/F- $10
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Boyington, Col. GregoryBAA BAA BLACK SHEEPWilson 1958

The true story of Col. Gregory" Pappy" Boyington the Congressional Medal of Honor and Navy Cross hero of the Pacific Theatre and his legendary Black Sheep Squadron. "Colonel Gregory Boyington, U.S.M.C. (retired), has written one of the great books of World War II. It might be described as the story of a wild, hard drinking, professional Marine flyer who was one of the most unconventional heroes of the war. Winners of the nation's highest honor are inspired to rise above themselves and set an example for all who respect them. "Pappy" Boyington had no desire to change his ways because he happened to be lucky and fearless, and a competent leader of men as wild and independent as he was. He had never let anyone kick him around, and he saw no reason why he should let the Japanese do so in the air or after he was taken prisoner. Winner of a Congressional medal of Honor and a Navy Cross for his achievements while leading the Black Sheep squadron in the South Pacific, he had twenty months as a prisoner of the Japanese in which to gain emotional maturity and sobriety. BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP is a wonderful story of self-discovery, and Colonel Boyington pulls no punches in the telling. " Photos, 384 pages. Presentation copy SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Congressional Medal of Honor winner PAPPY BOYINGTON F-/VG+ $85; ANOTHER COPY - no dust jacket - NOT SIGNED F- $12
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Boyne, Walter J.EAGLES AT WARCrown 1991

"Eagles at war conveys the unprecedented scope and ferocity of the air war through the eyes of key players and valorous airmen from all sides of the conflict." Novel, 393 pages. 1st F-/F- $12
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Bradley, JamesFLYBOYS: A True Story of CourageLittle, Brown 2003

Over the remote Pacific island of Chichi Jima, nine American World War II flyers were shot down. One flyer--George H.W. Bush--was rescued, while the others were captured, and disappeared. Describes what happened to the rest. Photos, maps, 398 pages. 1st VG+/VG $12
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Braham, Cmdr. J.R.D.NIGHT FIGHTERNorton 1962

The author is one of the few survivors who shot down twenty nine enemy aircraft, most of them at night. Photos, 255 pages. 1st ex-library - good reading copy $10
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Burrows, WilliamRICHTHOFENHarcourt 1969

A true history of Germany's WWI flying ace, the Red Baron. Photos,endpaper maps, 268 pages. 1st VG+/VG $12
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Caldwell, Donald L. JG26: Top Guns of the LuftwaffeOrion 1991

A tribute to the courage of the pilots of Germany's premier fighter wing, the Jagdgeschwader 26, the "Abbeville Boys", who were led by the legendary Adolf Galland during WW11. There is a daily chronology of the unit's activities during the first three years of war. Photos, endpaper maps, charts, app., 440 pages. 1st VG+/VG $20
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Caidin, MartinTHE RAGGED, RUGGED WARRIORS: The Heroic Story of the Early Air War Against JapanDutton 1967

Air war of the Far East and Pacific 1937-1942. The early air war against Japan, 1937-1942, fought by American, British, Australian and Chinese airmen who were outnumbered and poorly equipped with inferior aircraft. Photos, drawings, maps, notes, sources, index, 384 pages. VG+/VG+ $25
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Caidin, MartinAIR FORCEBramhall House 1957

"A Pictorial History of American Airpower." Covers mostly World War Two. Large 4to-pictorial format, photos, diagrams, 232 pages. 1st VG/G- $15
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Cole, MartinTHEIR EYES ON THE SKIESAviation Book Co. 1979

The author records true accounts of some of aviations's forgotten heros and the golden age of aviation. Photos, 173 pages. 1st VG/VG $10
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Coonts, StephenWAR IN THE AIRPocket 1996

True accounts of the 20th century's most dramatic air battles by the men who fought them. 331 pages. 1st VG $10
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Coonts, StephenFLIGHT OF THE INTRUDERUSNI 1986

Basis for the movie. "In this riveting story of naval aviators at war over Vietnam, veteran A-6 Intruder pilot Stephen Coonts captures as never before the full drama of modern aerial warfare." Novel, 329 pages. 1st F/F- $20
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Constable and ToliverHORRIDO! - Fighter Aces of the LuftwaffeMacmillan 1968

Full story of Germany's fighter pilots in World War II, including Adolph Galland, who was General of the Fighter Arm, 1941-45. Introduction by General Galland, 32 pages of photos, list of Luftwaffe fighter Aces, glossary, 348 pages. 1st VG+/VG $45
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Craven and CateTHE ARMY AIR FORCES IN WW 11Chicago 1948

Volume one in this series covering plans and early operations January 1939 to August 1942. Photos, maps, charts, app., 788 pages. 1st Hinges loose-otherwise a good copy $15
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Cross, WilburZEPPELINS OF WORLD WAR ONEBarnes & Noble 1991

This saga of the most daring aerial campaign of the Great War begins with Peter Strasser, the brilliant naval officer who saw in Count Zeppelin's slow-moving aircraft a vehicle to break England's will to fight. With Strasser's urging and direction the German high command built a fleet of super zeppelins that could fly well beyond the reach of fighter planes and anti-aircraft guns to drop tons of bombs on the cities of Britain's industrial heartland. By 1915 Londoners slept fitfully under a cold blanket of fear, straining to hear the distant drone of the zeppelins' Maybach engines. In time the British counterattacked with ingenuity and gallantry-developing higher-flying planes and reliable incendiary bullets to engage the zeppelins. By 1918 the use of these airships as a means of destruction had come to a fiery end. Zeppelins of World War I details the German Naval Airship Division's (Luftschiffe) history, the psychological horrors of its bombing attacks on London, and the zeppelin's ultimate failure to remain a wartime vehicle or peacetime transport. With riveting first-person accounts and archival photographs, Wilbur Cross depicts the aerial battles between brave German airmen and British fighter pilots. Action from both sides of the war is presented including the determined efforts of Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson of the Royal Flying Corps, the first pilot to shoot down a zeppelin; the launching and aftermath of the greatest airship raid in history; and the spectacular death of Zeppelin L-48 (including the miraculous survival ofa young German officer) that foreshadowed the ultimate demise of the Luftschiffe and Strasser's own violent death. Despite the zeppelins' inability to save the Kaiser's forces from defeat, they did change the nature of attack and defense in all future wars. Indeed, had the German airships used inert helium instead of flammable hydrogen, the outcome of the First World War might have been very different. Wilbur Cross's re-creation of this little-known yet important episode of aviation history offers fascinating reading for military buffs and anyone who enjoys high adventure in unique settings. Photos, glossary, bib., 220 pages. 1st NF/NF $15
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Doolittle, General James, H.I COULD NEVER BE SO LUCKY AGAINBantam 1991

The autobiography of one of aviation's most famous airman. Photos, app., 574 pages. 1st VG+/VG $18
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Douglas, SholtoSHOLTO DOUGLAS: COMBAT AND COMMANDSimon 1966

"The story of an Airman in two World Wars." Photos, 806 pages. 1st F-/F- $28
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Doward, Jan S.LAST TIGER OUT: The True Story of Dan Maukar, Ace Pilot in the Indonesian Air ForcePacific Press 1973

"DAN MAUKAR, one of Indonesia's ten best jet pilots, earned the nickname 'Tiger' for his flying skill. As an air force lieutenant he resented social injustices for which he held the government responsible . . . The story of Dan Maukar packs thrills from beginning to end. Photos, 127 pages. 1st Book is very good condition/dust jacket dampened and stuck to rear cover. $10
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Dugan and StewartPLOESTI: The Great Ground-Air Battle of 1 August, 1943Random 1962

Classic account of the great American B-24 Liberator raid on the Romanian oil fields at Ploesti on Aug. 1st, 1943 Dubbed 'Operation Tidal Wave', it was considered a suicide mission, involving a low level raid from North Africa across Southern Europe. A thorough look at the air raid on Hitler's oil refineries in Romania which was the longest distance air attack up until that time. The attack was launched from Libya, and the bombers flew across 1000 miles of enemy territory without fighter escorts. Five Congressional Medals of Honor were awarded to the participants. 100+ photos, charts, diagrams, endpaper maps, list of all crewman on the mission, 407 pages. 1st VG+/G $35
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Farr, FinisRICKENBACKER'S LUCK: An American Life HoughtoMifflin 1979

Biography of the most decorated American pilot and ace of World War One - Eddie Rickenbacker. 8vo, 344 pages. 1st VG/G $10
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Fletcher, EugeneFLETCHER'S GANGWashington 1988

A B-17 crew in Europe, 1944-45. Photos, diagram, 266 pages. 1st VG/VG $15
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Forrester, LarryFLY FOR YOUR LIFE - The Story of "The Immortal Tuck" Muller 1956

The story of R.R. Stanford Tuck, Wing Commander, D.S.O., D.F.C. and Two Bars. Stanford Tuck was one of the world's greatest fighter pilots with 29 official kills during the Battle of Britain. Photos, 367pages. NF/VG $30
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Freeman, Roger AZEMKE'S WOLF PACKOrion 1988

"The Story of Hub Zemke and the 56th Fighter Group in the skies over Europe during WW II." Under the tenacious and inspired leadership of Colonel Hub Zemke, the U.S. Eighth Air Force's elite 56th Fighter Group emerged as the most successful American fighter unit in Europe. Flyiing red-nosed P-47 Thunderbolts, the group scored more aerial victories than any other in this theater, its aggressive leader himself downing nineteen German aircraft. Photos, maps, 243 pages. 1st F-/F- $30
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Fry and EthellESCORT TO BERLINArco 1980

"This is the full history of the 4th fighter group taken from day-by-day flight orders and reports and supplemented by exhaustive statistical and technical information, this is one of the most complete records of any air combat unit ever published." History of this USAAF fighter group that originated with the pilots from the famed Eagle Squadrons who flew with the RAF, and went on to become one of the best American groups in the 8th Air Force. 334th , 335th, 336th Fighter Squadrons. Constituted as 4th Fighter Group on 22 Aug 1942. Activated in England on 12 Sep 1942. Former members of RAF Eagle Squadrons formed the nucleus of the group, which served in combat from Oct 1942 to Apr 1945 and destroyed more enemy planes in the air and on the ground than any other fighter group of Eighth AF. Operated first with Spitfires but changed to P-47's in Mar 1943 and to P-51's in Apr 1944. On numerous occasions escorted bombers that attacked factories, submarine pens, V-weapon sites, and other targets in France, the Low Countries, or Germany. Went out sometimes with a small force of bombers to draw up the enemy's fighters so they could be destroyed in aerial combat. At other times attacked the enemy's air power by strafing and dive-bombing airfields. Also hit troops, supply depots, roads, bridges, rail lines, and trains. Participated in the intensive campaign against the German Air Force and aircraft industry during Big Week, 20-25 Feb 1944. Received a DUC for aggressiveness in seeking out and destroying enemy aircraft and in attacking enemy air bases, 5 Mar-24 Apr 1944. Flew interdictory and counter-air missions during the invasion of Normandy in Jun 1944. Supported the airborne invasion of Holland in Sep. Participated in the Battle of the Bulge, Dec 1944-Jan 1945. Covered the airborne assault across the Rhine in Mar 1945. Moved to the US in Nov. Inactivated on 10 Nov 1945. 4to, 300 photos including rare color shots, app., 226 pages. 1st NEW condition. $40
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Galland, AdolfTHE FIRST AND THE LAST: The Rise and Fall of the German Fighter Forces, 1938 - 1945Methuen 1955

The autobiography of the Luftwaffe General Adolf Galland, fighter ace with 104 kills, all on the Western Front. The first 96 kills were achieved between May 12, 1940 -- Nov 18, 1941. For the next 3 years, General Galland was ordered not to fly. After his falling out with Hitler and Gvring, Jan 1945, Galland returned to the skies in the jet fighter Me 262. This book "combines the passion of combat and the perspective of command. Some of the air battles read almost as fast as the Messserschmitts Galland flew, and his staff-battle account give the clearest picture yet of how the Germans lost their war in the air" - Time Magazine. Photos, map, chart, 368 pages. Scarce UK edition. Previous owners stamp of ffep. VG/G+ $45
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Gallico, PaulTHE HURRICANE STORYDoubleday 1959

"The tenacious little single-seater plane that stood forth against the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain." Photos, 165 pages. 1st VG/VG $18
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Gamble, BruceBLACK SHEEP ONE: The Life of Gregory "Pappy" BoyingtonPresidio 2000

The first biography of legendary warrior, lover, drinker, and World War 11 fighter pilot and hero Gregory Boyington. 36 photos, 452 pages. 1st Ex-Library copy. VG/VG $10
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Gann, Ernest K.BAND OF BROTHERSSimon and Schuster 1973

Story of a supreme adventure and that camaraderie among men that can exist in the face of danger ... and when there is a plane crash, and the pilot is blamed, a group of pilots prove that he is not at fault. Novel, 315 pages. 1st G/Fair $10
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Garlinski, JozefHITLER'S LAST WEAPONSTimes 1978

The underground war against the V-1 and V-2. Photos, maps, app., 239 pages. Ex-library - good reading copy $10
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Gibbons, FloydTHE RED KNIGHT OF GERMANY: The Story of Baron von Richthofen Germany's Great War BirdStar 1927

Biography of Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen. Germany's "Ace of Aces" with 80 confirmed victories; the highest of any pilot in World War One. Named "Der Rote Kampfflieger" (The Red Battle-flyer) by his adoring public. The ace was shot down when he was 25. His career, as a fighter pilot, lasted less than two years. 8vo, photos, dust jacket illustratration art, decorative black cloth front cover, drawings by Clayton Knight, table of von Richthofen's victories, 383 pages. VG/G $25
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Gilbert, JamesTHE FLIER'S WORLDGross and Dunlap 1976

"James Gilbert, who has flown more than 100 kinds of aircraft, takes you aloft to savor the technical skills and emotions of THE FLIER'S WORLD." Large 4to-pictorial format, profusely illustrated, 252 pages. F-/VG+ $15
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Gill, BrendanLINDBERG ALONE: May 21, 1927Harcourt 1977

The story of Charles Lindbergh and his aviation career. A fascinating re-telling of the story of how America's greatest hero of the 20th Century came to be. 86 photos, many never before, 216 pages. 1st VG/G $10
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Goerner, FredAMELIA EARHARTDoubleday 1966

"The full story of a struggle begun in 1960, to unlock the secrets of a fantastic thirty-year-old mystery." Photos, 326 pages. 1st F-/F- $12
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Grant, ZalinOVER THE BEACH: The Air War In VietnamNorton 1986

This is the Story of the Air War over Hanoi and Haiphong involving the Navy Pilots flying off the U.S.S.Oriskany. Map, indexed, 311 pages. 1st NF/VG $10
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Grayson, DavidTERROR IN THE SKIESCitadel 1988

"The inside story of the world's worst air crashes." Photos, 228 pages. 1st F-/VG+ $12
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Gunston, BillFLIGHTS OF FANTASYSpecialty Press 1982

From Leonardo da Vinci to HOTOL. The author has compiled a study of aviation deveolpment spanning 500 years. Large 4to-pictorial format, color and b+w photos, 144 pages. 1st F-/VG+ $18
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Gunston, BillHARRIERSpecialty Press 1982

"More than just a technical description of a remarkable aeroplane this book examines the role of the Harrier in the defense of the West and is fully illustrated both with photographs and line drawings." Photos, line drawings, app., 112 pages. 1st F-/VG+ $15
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Gurney, GeneGREAT AIR BATTLESBramhall 1963

The author has compiled some of the best accounts of famous battles in the air. They are stories of Air Force combat in WW I, WWII, and the Korean war. Photos, maps, 291 pages. VG+/VG+ $15
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Gurney, GeneTHE WAR IN THE AIRBonanza 1962

"A pictorial history of World War II Air Forces in combat." Large 4to-pictorial format, photo index of types, 352 pages. Bonanza edition F-/VG+ $25 ANOTHER COPY VG+/no dust jacket $18
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Hammel, EricACES AGAINST JAPAN: The American Aces Speak Vol. 1Pacifica Press 1992

In yet another superb, originally conceived offering, noted military historian, Eric Hammel brings us first-person accounts from thirty-nine of the American fighter aces who blasted their way across the skies of the Pacific and East Asia from December 7, 1941, until the final air battles over Japan itself in August 1945. Coupled with a clear view of America's far-flung air war against Japan, these detailed interviews bring out the most thrilling in-the-cockpit experiences of the air combat that the Pacific War's best Army, Navy, and Marine pilots have chosen to tell. A superb interviewer, Hammel has collected some of the very best air-combat tales from America's war with Japan. The American Aces Speak series will stand as an enduring testament to the brave men who fought the first and last air war in which high-performance, piston-engine fighters held sway. These are stories of bravery and survival, of men and machines pitted against one another in heart-stopping, unforgiving high-speed aerial combat. The American Aces Speak is a highly-charged emotional rendering of what men felt in the now-dim days of personal combat at the very edge of our living national history. There was never a war like it, and there never will beagain. These are America's eagles, and the stories are their own, in their very own words. Photos, map, glossary, bibl., index, 318 pages. 1st New condition copy, w/dust jacket. AUTOGRAPHED EDITION, Signed by the Author and four fighter aces: Besby Holmes, Jim Morehead, Robert Aschenbrener and Ted Crosby whose story is not in the book although he was present at the booksigning event. $125
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Haugland, VernEAGLE SQUADRONS: Yanks in the RAF 1940- 1942Ziff-Davis 1979

"The story of the first American pilots to battle Hitler's Luftwaffe." Contents include: first blood in a borrowed war; getting there - and why; into the RAF; squadrons No. 121 and 133; into action; the time of Pearl Harbor; taxes, Texans and night fighters; in the east; the Malta Campaign; best days, worst days; jubille; morlaix; epilogue; in memoriam; acknowledgements; index. Photos, 206 pages. 1st $12
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Hendrie, AndrewFLYING CATS: The Catlina aircraft in WW IIUSNI 1988

This extensively illustrated book tells the story of the flying cats, their exploits and achievements, the heroism of their crews, and the problems they endured. Includes technical data and individual aircraft histories as well as first-hand interviews with the crews. 100 photos, 5 diagrams, 4 maps, 240 pages. 1st VG $20
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Hess, WilliamFIGHTING MUSTANGDoubleday 1970

A complete record and war history of the versatile USAAF P-51 Mustang fighter in WW2. Large 4to-pictorial format, 100+ photos, charts, diagrams, app., 198 pages. VG/VG $20
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Hodgkinson, ColinBEST FOOT FORWARDNorton 1957

The author, an RAF fighter pilot, lost both his legs in a training accident and continued to fly Spitfires until he crash landed in France and became a POW. Photos, 269 pages. Scarce 1st VG/FAIR $28
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Hoyt, Edwin P.THE KAMIKAZESArbor House 1983

"A powerful, incisive portrait of the men who carried out the Japanese suicide missions during the Pacific campaign of WW II. Photos, 333 pages. 1st F-/F- $25
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Hutton, J. BernardHESS: The Man and His MissionMacmillan 1970

"The last of the Third Reich's imprisoned leaders at Spandau and the truth behind his bizarre flight in a Me -110 to Scotland." Photos, app., 262 pages. 1st VG+/G+ $12
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Hutton, StephenSQUADRON OF DECEPTION: The 36th Bomb Squadron in World War TwoSchiffer 1999

Here at last is the exciting, detailed story of the U.S. Eighth Air Force's only Radar Countermeasure squadron that flew from England duing World War II. This book tells of the men of the elite 36th Bomb Squadron and the special operations they flew in modified B-24s to jam the German radar which controlled the fighter and flak batteries. Here too is the story of the men behind the scenes who sought to develop an extension of modern air warfare into the electronic arena and keep ahead of German scientists in the "War in the Ether." This chronological account gathered from secret records, personal diaries, and interviews with the "Old Crows" describes the night missions with the Royal Air Force and the daylight missions with the Eighth. The first jamming mission on the morning of D-Day "contributed materially to the success of the landings on the beachhead." Later missions during the Battle of the Bulge involved trickery, ingenious deception, spoofs, and tank communications jamming. This squadron flew on bad weather days, when the rest of the Eighth Air Force stood down, and paid its price in blood. Before the war in Europe ended the 36th Bomb Squadron screened Eighth Air Force radio transmissions to stop the enemy from learning important mission details. Here now is the story of how this secret squadron saved many Allied lives during World War II. 330+ photos and illustrations, app., 215 pages. 1st VG+/VG $28
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Hynes, SamuelFLIGHTS OF PASSAGE: REFLECTIONS OF A WW II AVIATORNaval Institute 1988

The author was a Marine bomber pilot and flew more than 100 missions against the Japanese at Okinawa and Ulithi. 270 pages. 1st F-/VG - $12
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Inoguchi, Nakajima and PineauTHE DIVINE WINDUSNI 1958

The story of Japan's KamIkaze force in World War Two. Photos, app., 240 pages. 1st VG+/VG $20
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Irving, DavidTHE RISE AND FALL OF THE LUFTWAFFE: The Life of Field Marshal Erhard MilchLittle, Brown 1973

"Airman, airline tycoon, senior field marshal after Goring of the Luftwaffe, and finally prisoner of war. The career of the brilliant, aggressive creator of Germany's air force in World War II" Photos, bib., notes, sources, index 443 pages. 1st VG+/VG- $15
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Jablonski, EdwardDOUBLE STRIKE: Epic Air Raids on the German manfufacturing cities of Regensburg/Schweinfurt, August 17 1943Doubleday 1974

Eighth Air Force's 84th Mission, B-17 Bombers. One of the costliest and bloodiest air battles of World War II, 60 lost, 27 written off, and 60 badly damaged. Photos, maps, order of battle, flying formations, documents, bib., index. 1st VG+/VG+ $12
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Jakab, PeterVISIONS OF A FLYING MACHINESmithsonian 1990

The Wright Brothers and the process of invention. Photos, charts, 263 pages. 1st ex-library VG/VG $10
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JANE'S FIGHTING AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR IIMilitary Press 1989

A comprehensive encyclopedia with over 1000 illustrations. Fighters, bombers & transport aircraft. Last chapter covers Engines. Cmprehensive. Extra large format, photos, ill., charts, 318 pages. NF/VG+ $30
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Johnston, GeorgeTHE FAR FACE OF THE MOONMorrow 1964

A novel about the Transport Command that flew over "The Hump" delivering war materials during WW 2. Novel, 316 pages. 1st VG/VG $10
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Jones, Lloyd S.U.S. FIGHTERS ARMY - AIR FORCE / 1925-1980sAero 1975

The description of every American fighter to carry a "P-" or "F-" designation, from the P-1 of 1925 to the F-18 of the 1980s." 4to, photos, line drawings, 352 pages. VG+/VG+ $25
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Jones, LloydU. S. BOMBERS ARMY - AIR FORCE / B-1 - B-70 / 1928 to 1980sAero 1980

"Here is a complete and authentic anthology of all bomber-type aircraft from 1928 to 1980s that have ever been assigned 'B' designations by the U.S. Army Air Corps and the U.S. Air Force, plus the 'pilotless bomber' missiles." VG $20
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Knoke, HeinzI FLEW FOR THE FUHRERHolt 1956

The author was a career pilot in the Luftwaffe and ended the war as a commander of a squadron. Photos, 213 pages. VG/G $15
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Krivinyl, NikolausWORLD MILITARY AVIATIONArco 1973

Aircraft and airpower section surveys 126 national airforces; Aircraft section details over 320 military aeroplanes each detailed and illustrated with three-view scale drawings. Large 4to. technical drawings, extensive app., 224 pages. 1st ex-library VG+/VG+ $10
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Lambeth, BenjaminRUSSIA'S AIR POWER IN CRISISSmithsonian 1999

Analyzes the decline of Russian tactical capability since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. Photos, map, 233 pages. VG+/VG+ $12
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Langewiesche, WolfgangSTICK AND RUDDERMcGraw-Hill 1944

"An explanation of the art of flying." The classic book on the art of flying tail dragging aircraft and the dangers of the air. Ill., charts, diagrams, 389 pages. Reprint edition, slight moisture wave on bottom of pages- otherwise VG/G $15
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Lawson, Capt. TedTHIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYORandom House 1943

The story of the Doolittle Raid as told by one of the B-25 pilots. Photos, endpaper maps, 221 pages. VG $10
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Lemay, Gen. CurtisMISSION WITH LEMAYDoubleday 1965

The story of Lemay's air force career through World War II and the cold war. Photos, 581 pages. VG $12
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Leuthner and JensenHIGH HONORSmithsonian 1989

"Recollections by men and women of WW II aviation. High Honor introduces us to 28 men and women involved in WW11, just when the airplane was coming of age." Photos, 402 pages. 1st F-/F- $18
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Levinson, Jeffrey L.ALPHA STRIKE VIETNAM: The Navy's Air War 1964 to 1973Presidio 1989

"Based on two years of extensive interviewing, Alpha Strike Vietnam is a fascinating historical documentary of the naval air war in southeast Asia, and a realistic portrait of the attack pilot doing the job he was trained to do." Photos, glossary, 312 pages. 1st F-/VG - $12
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Lewis, CecilSAGITTARIUS RISINGFolio Society 2000

A magnificent personal account, an established classic, is as vital now as when it first appeared in 1936 -- a young airman's astonishingly vivid and mature account of his experiences of flying, between the ages of 17 and 24, in the First World War and for 2 years afterwards as a pilot in China. He reports the whole thrill of flight in a day when every venture in to the air was an experiment, and in particular the thrill of the most spectacular of human hazards, war in the air. In the author's telling, his adventures and impressions are unforgettable, staying hauntingly in the memory long after the page has been turned and the book closed. "Did I dive headlong", he asks, "into the Richthofen Circus that night when Ball was killed? Did I range over darkened London, nervous under the antennae of her searchlights, hunting the Gothas? After World War I he joined the staff of Vickers, Ltd. and went to Peking as a flying instructor. At the outbreak of World War II he rejoined the R.A.F. and spent 5 years in the Air Ministry including a period as a flying instructor and finally in command of staging posts in Sicily and Greece. Frontis photo portrait, 10 lithograph illustrations, 230 pages. This is a reprint of the original 1936 Edition. NF $20
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Lord, WalterINCREDIBLE VICTORYHarper and Row 1967

The battle of Midway, considered a major turning point in the Pacific war against the Japanese. Photos, 331 pages. 1st VG+/G+ $12
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Lovell, Mary S.STRAIGHT ON 'TILL MORNINGSt. Martins 1987

The biography of Beryl Markham the 1st person ever to fly the Atlantic solo the hard way - against the headwinds - from England to North America. Photos. F-/F- $10
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Lovell, Mary S.THE SOUND OF WINGS: The Life of Amelia EarhartSt. Martins 1989

Chronicles the life and entire flying career of Earhart and raises questions not previously put forward about her possible fate. Photos, app., endpaper maps, 420 pages. VG $10
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Macksey, KennethKESSELRING: The Making of the LuftwaffeMcKay 1978

The story of Kesselring-commander, leader, administrator; the only senior German officer to start and finish WW 11. There was not a major campaign in which he was not involved and was shot down five times. Photos, maps, 272 pages. BCE VG+/VG+ $10
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Mason, HerbertTHE RISE OF THE LUFTWAFFE 1918-1940Dial 1973

The story of the Luftwaffe in WW1 and how the Germans rebuilt their air service between the wars to the Blitzkrieg tactics seen in WW II. Photos, maps, app., 402 pages. BCE VG/VG $10
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Mason, RobertCHICKENHAWKViking 1983

The story of the helicopter war in Vietnam by a veteran pilot of over 1000 combat missions. 339 pages. F-/VG - $15
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McCarry, CharlesDOUBLE EAGLELittle Brown 1979

"Riveting true account of the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean by men in a balloon-by all reckonings one of the most extraordinary human adventures of all time." Color photos, endpaper maps, 278 pages. 1st VG+/G+ $15
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McKinnon, DanBULLSEYE ONE REACTORAirlife 1988

The true story of Israel's bold surprise air attack that destroyed Iraq's nuclear bomb facility. Photos, ill., maps, 200 pages. 1st VG+/VG $12
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Middlebrook, MartinTHE SCHWEINFURT - REGENSBURG MISSION: American Raids on 17 August, 1943Scribners 1983

American bomber raid on ball bearing works in Germany that cost the US loss of 60 bombersand crews. This book presents both the Allies and the German's side of this conflict. Historically, this was probably the most important day for the American air forces during WWII. Photos, 15 maps, diagrams, 363 pages. BCE VG/VG $10
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Middlebrook, MartinTHE NUREMBURG RAIDMorrow 1973

The worst night of the war, 3/31/44, the night the R.A.F. suffered its heaviest loss, 96 out of 799 bombers. Comprehensive. Photos, maps, app., 364 pages. BCE VG+/VG $12
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Mikesh and AbeJAPANESE AIRCRAFT 1910-1941USNI/Putnam 1990

Covers nearly 400 types of Japanese aircraft ranging from Awazu Flight Research Studio's single type through the output of Aichi, Kawanishi, Kawasaki, Mitsubuishi and Nakajima to the production Yokosuka the Naval air arsenal. Includes early privately-built aeroplanes and those produced under license and descriptions of the products of large numbers of companies and organisations that are known only to a few people outside of Japan. Comprehensive. Large 4to-pictorial format, 375 photos, 120 line drawings, 293 pages. 1st NF/NF $40
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Miller, Thomas G.THE CACTUS AIR FORCEHarper 1969

The story of the handful of fliers who saved Guadalcanal. The "Cactus Air Force" refers to the airmen who flew in the 4-month Guadalcanal operation. Photos,map,app., 242 pages. Ex-Library copy with usual library card and markings. Good reading copy only. $10
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Millot, BernardDIVINE THUNDER: The Life and Death of the KamikazesMcCall 1971

"The kamikazes were the Japanese suicide pilots of World War II, named after a famous typhoon that in the thirteenth century saved Japan from a Sino-Mongolian invasion. This is the story of the kamikazes and of why, when the need arose, they were ready to die without hesitation. Before the end of 1944, suicide operations were incorporated into official strategy." Photos, maps, drawings, 243 pages. 1st NF/VG+ $18
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Mondey, DavidThe Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War IIHamlyn 1982

An illustrated guide to British warplanes of World War Two featuring 113 major combatant aircraft. 126 color and b+w photos, 204 color drawings, 86 diagrams, 239 pages. 1st VG/VG $20
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Montague, RichardOCEANS, POLES AND AIRMENRandom House 1971

"The first flights over wide waters and desolate ice. The authors intent is to show these fliers as they were, not just romantic figures but as fallible human beings." Photos, app., 307 pages. VG+/VG $15
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Mooney, Michael M.THE HINDENBURGDodd Mead 1972

The story of the airship Hindenberg. Photos, 240 pages. BCE F-/VG+ $10
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Mosley, LeonardTHE REICH MARSHALDoubleday 1975

The author based this biography on his own relationship with Goring before WW II, interviews with Goring's stepson and widow, Albert Speer and other surviving Nazi officials as well as Goring's personal letters and documents. Photos, 394 pages. 1st VG+/VG+ $15
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Munson, KennethFIGHTERS 1939-45Macmillan 1968

A reference book to fighters, attack and training aircraft of WW2. Small 16 mo format, color ill. of each type from top, bottom and side view, app., 163 pages. G/G $12
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Munson, KennethBOMBERS IN SERVICEMacmillan 1972

A reference book to patrol and transport aircraft since 1960. Small 16 mo format, color ill. of each type from top, bottom and side view, app., 159 pages. Ex-library - otherwise VG/VG $6
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Myles, BruceJUMP JET: The Revolutionary V/STOL FighterPresidio Press 1978

Complete story of the development of the "vertical/short takeoff and landing" aircraft - a major breakthrough in military aviation. Photos, drawings, diagrams, app., 263 pages. 1st NF/VG $10
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Nagatsuka, RyujiI WAS A KAMAKAZEMacmillan 1974

Nagatsuka volunteered for air force training while still a high school student and later flew combat missions until he received orders to be trained as a "kamikaze" for aircraft ramming missions but was badly wounded in the last days of the war. Photos, app., 212 pages. 1st F-/VG+ $20 ANOTHER COPY VG/ no dust jacket $15
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Naito, HatsuhoTHUNDER GODSKodansha 1974

The compelling first-hand account of the pilots who pledged themselves to die for their emperor in the closing days of the Pacific War. Photos, diagram, map, 215 pages. 1st VG+/VG $15
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Newby, Leroy W.TARGET PLOSETI: View From A BombsightPresidio 1983

The authors story as the bombardier of a B-24 Liberator bomber "Hanger Queen" and their mission over the Rumanian oil reserves. This writing contains precise information on bombers and bombing, on the Norden and Sperry bombsights, on how, precisely, a bombardier gets the fix on his target, or where he finds an alternate "target of opportunity." Photos, endpaper maps, charts, extensive app., 253 pages. BCE F-/VG $10
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Okumiya and Horikoshi with CaidinZERODutton 1956

The history of the "Zero" fighter and the Pacific airwar. Okumiya, a former naval flight officer with combat experience over a period of 15 years, was active in most of the major sea-air battles and ended the war commanding Japan's homeland air defense. Horikoshi, is considered by his associates as one of the world's great aeronautical engineers and several of Japan's greatest fighter planes emerged from his drafting board. Charts, battle maps, 424 pages. 1st Very scarce VG+ $45
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Olsen, JackAPHRODITE: Desperate MissionPutnam 1970

Story of a top secret mission to save London from German rockets with a near-suicide mission resulting in the death of Joe Kennedy, Jr. Photos, map, 328 pages. VG/G $10
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O'Neill, RichardSUICIDE SQUADS OF WORLD WAR II

A comprehensive study of suicide-type operations and weapons used during WW 2 by the Axis and Allied forces including Kamakaze aircraft, midget submarines, human torpedoes, and explosive motor-boats. Photos, profusely illustrated, charts, extensive diagrams, glossary, maps, 296 pages. F-/VG $25
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Park, EdwardsFIGHTERS - The World's Great Aces and Their PlanesThomasson 1990

"Traces the colorful history of American, British, German, Japanese and Soviet fighter plane and their pilots." Large 4to-pictorial format, 173 color and 79 b+w photos, 226 pages. 1st F-/F- $18
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Piggott, DerekGLIDING: A Handbook on Soaring FlightAdam and Charles Black 1961

A comprehensive standard reference book on learning to glide. It covers all the important aspects of gliding from the very first flight to advanced cross country techniques. This edition includes instructional methods to meet the requirements of 2-seater training gliders instruments that are in general use. A special section has been added giving the results of research into thermal bubbles and their structure. There are several new drawings and interesting photographs of the latest types of gliders. Includes the latest ideas of particular interest to pupils and instructors. Sixteen photographs, 75 figures, 261 pages. VG $15
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Platt, Frank C.GREAT BATTLES OF WORLD WAR I IN THE AIRWeathervane Books 1977

Personal experiences of these first airborne fighters: Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, Billy Mitchell, William A. Bishop, Alan Hynd. 206 pages. 1st NF/VG $10
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Rickenbacker, Capt. Edward V.FIGHTING THE FLYING CIRCUSLakeside Press 1997

Pilot narrative of Eddie Rickenbacker's experiences in World War 1 written with the 1919 perspective on flying and fighting. Captain Eddie was once a race car driver and drove General John J Pershing before becomong a member of the "Hat in the Ring" squadron where he scored 26 victories in six months. During the second world war, Rickenbacker and eight others survived 21 days in the ocean after their plane crashed. Foreward of 1919 edition by Lawrence La Tourette Driggs. Small format, photos, maps 435 pages. 1997 facsimilie reprint of 1919 edition. VG $10
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Rickenbacker, Capt. Edward V.RICKENBACKER: An AutobiographyPrentice-Hall 1967

Rickenbacker's story of aviation and his career spanning 50 years and two world wars. Photos, 458 pages. VG+/G+ $20 ANOTHER COPY - no dust jacket VG $15
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Robinson, Douglas H.ZEPPELIN IN COMBAT - A History of the German Naval Airship Division, 1912-1918Foulis 1971

The standard operational account of German Naval airships in WW I. Detailed accounts of the construction and operational missions of every airship built and flown. Appendices include a complete list by number, full details of each airship, all missions, eventual fates, bases and much more. 350+ illustrations and drawings, bibliog, index. Photos, two large fold-out cutaway Zeppelin diagrams, 417 pages. Scarce UK edition. NF/VG+ $35
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Sakai, Caidin, and SaitoSAMURAI! - The Personal Story of Japan's Greatest Living Fighter PilotDutton 1957

The unforgettable saga of Japan's greatest fighter pilot - The Legendary Angel of Death. Samurai! is the thundering saga of Saburo Sakai - a hero and Japan's deadliest ace who survived more than 200 dogfights with 64 confirmed kills of Allied planes, and yet never conquered personal tragedy. It is a vividly true story of glory, defeat and ultimate victory told by the man who lived it. Photos, 382 pages. Scarce 2nd printing NF/VG $50: ANOTHER COPY 1978 reprint BCE VG+/VG $12
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Schoenfeld, MaxSTALKING THE U-BOAT: USAAF Offensive Antisubmarine Operations in WW IISmithsonian 1995

"The 479th and 480th USAAF Antisubmarine Groups, deployed to England and North Africa, worked with the Royal Air Force to stop German Admiral Doenitz's raiders before they could prey on Allied commerce and supply routes in the shipping corridors of the North Atlantic." Photos, maps, app., 231 pages. 1st F/F $28
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Scott, RobertGOD IS MY CO-PILOTDoubleday 1948

The author's story of the Flying Tigers combat fighter missions in the far east in WW II. Endpaper maps, 277 pages. G/FAIR $20
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Shepherd, ChristopherGERMAN AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR IIStein and Day 1976

"Each type of aircraft is accompanied by a brief 'biography' together with tables of the most important marks and their specifications." 4to, color and b+w photos, 143 pages. 1st F-/F- $25
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Sims, EdwardTHE GREATEST ACESHarper 1967

"A study of the fighter forces of the R.A.F., Luftwaffe and U.S.A.A.F. in World WarTwo, plus a minute by minute re-creations of the most thrilling missions of their top aces." Photos, ill., maps, 294 pages. 1st VG/VG $20
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Sims, EdwardFIGHTER TACTICS AND STRATEGY 1914-1970Harper 1972

Development of the tactics and strategy of aerial combat through the two world wars, the Korean conflict and the war in Vietnam. Photos, 266 pages. 1st VG/VG $20
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Slessor, JohnTHE CENTRAL BLUEPraeger 1957

The autobiography of Sir John Slessor-Marshal of the R.A.F. Photos, app., 708 pages. 1st G+ $15
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Solberg, CarlCONQUEST OF THE SKIESLittle Brown 1979

A history of commercial aviation on America. Photos, 441 pages. 1st VG+/VG $12
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Spight, Edwin and JeanneEAGLES OF THE PACIFIC: Memoirs of an Air Transport Service During WW11Historical Aviation 1980

Conairways, a division of Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft, was awarded a government contract to assist the military Air Transport Command in flying high priority personnel and material to far distant theaters of war in the Pacific. Photos, 224 pages. 1st F-/F- $18
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Sweeney, CharlesWAR'S ENDAvon 1997

An eyewitness account of America's last atomic mission. Photos, 290 pages. 1st Some penciled notes in the app. - otherwise VG/VG $10
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Taylor, John W.R.A HISTORY OF AERIAL WARFAREHamlyn 1974

"In this history of aerial warfare srategy, weaponry, the classic aircraft and the men who designed and fought in them all find their place in this book." Large 4to-pictorial format, 41 color and 245 b+w photos, 240 pages. 1st F-/VG+ $15
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Taylor and MoyesPICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE R.A.F. Volume Three 1945-1969Arco 1970

Comprehensive reference. Over 200 photographs, 208 pages. 1st NF/VG $10
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Taylor and TaylorHELICOPTERS OF THE WORLDScribners 1978

The second and updated edition of addtion to the popular "....of the World" series. Photos, 112 pages. 2nd updated edition VG+/VG+ $15
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Thomas and WittsENOLA GAYStein and Day 1977

Account of all the factors involved with the Atomic Bomb mission. The Manhatten Project, scientists, politicians, espionage, 393rd Bombardment Squad, etc. Photos. 1st. F-/VG $15
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Tillman, BarrettTHE WILDCAT IN WW 11Nautical and Aviation 1983

A study of the development and combat record of the Grumman F4F fighter in WW II. Photos, app., 270 pages. 1st VG+/VG+ $25
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Toland, JohnSHIPS IN THE SKY: The Story of the Great DirigiblesHolt 1957

A ballooning classic a history of lighter-than-air ships. The adventurous story of these great airships with their highest achievements and their worst disasters. Much on the pioneers such as Dr. Solomon Andrews, Santos-Dumont, Dr. Hugo Eckener, and Count von Zeppelin. 1st Photos, 352 pages.
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Toliver and ConstableTHE BLOND KNIGHT OF GERMANY: A Biography of Erich Hartmann, Greatest Fighter Pilot of all TimeDoubleday 1970

English language history of World War Two German fighter ace of aces, Erich Hartmann. This book belonged to an American combat fighter pilot, Jack Wagner who flew the P-38, P-39, P-40 and P-63 during World War Two. His long military and aviation carreer has been written in pen on the right ffep. Illustrated with photos and drawings, 318 pages. Scarce 1st VG+/VG $30
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Townsend, PeterTHE ODDS AGAINST USMorrow 1987

"Memoirs of Aerial Combat at Night during the Battle of Britain." Written by one of England's WWII R.A.F. heros. Photos, 240 pages. 1st VG/VG $10
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Townsend, PeterDUEL OF EAGLESPresidio 1991

"The Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe. Their trial of strength that determined the outcome of World War II, the Battle of Britain as written by a British ace." Photos, diagrams, app., 423 pages. F-/VG $20; ANOTHER COPY - no dust jacket G $10
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Wagner, RayTHE NORTH AMERICAN SABREDoubleday

A study of the development and combat record of the North American F-86 Sabre. Photos, 162 pages. 1st VG $15
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Time-LifeTHE EPIC OF FLIGHT

This series of informative books are bound in decorative blue leatherette and in a large 4to-pictorial format with photos, color illustrations, technical diagrams, charts maps, etc. covering a vast range of aviation topics. All are VG+ to F- CONDITION and are priced at $10 each. Volumes include - AIRLINE BUILDERS; AMERICA IN THE AIR WAR; ARCHITECTS OF AIR POWER; BARNSTORMERS AND SPEED KINGS; CARRIER WAR; DESIGNERS AND TEST PILOTS; EXPLORERS; FLYING THE MAIL; GIANT AIRSHIPS; JET AGE; KNIGHTS OF THE AIR; LUFTWAFFE; R.A.F. AT WAR; SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE; WOMEN ALOFT
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Walters, BrianTHE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF AIR TRAVELCresent 1979

"From the first passenger aircraft in the world to the supersonic flights of today. A directory of over 140 of today's planes and helicopters with details of development, technical specifications and performance statistics. Large 4to-pictorial format, 150+ color and b+w photos, three view profiles, 185 pages. 1st F-/VG+ $12
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Wheeler, Barry C.AIR FORCES OF THE WORLDScribners 197

"Describes each country's air power and shows not only its combat and transport support equipment but also its strengths, operational bases, and organization. Complete with a rare selection of photographs, many never before published." Photos, addenda, 112 pages. 1st F-/VG $10
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Whitehouse, ArchSPIES WITH WINGS: A Story of the Lafayette EscadrillePutnam 1966

A novel of the Lafayette Escadrille in World War I. Book and jacket have a drawing of flyer with gun in hand and biplanes around him. 156 pages. Presentation copy SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR Arch Whitehouse. 1st VG/Fair $10
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Willis, JohnCHURCHILL'S FEWParagon 1987

The Battle of Britain remembered, a dramatic and moving story of how one battle irrevocably transformed the lives of six brave and patriotic young men. Photos, 258 pages. 1st ex-library VG/VG $10
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Wood and GunstonHITLER'S LUFTWAFFECresent 1977

A pictorial history and technical encyclopedia of Hitler's air power in WW II. Large 4to-pictorial format, color and b+w photos, extensive reference of aircraft combat color schemes and details, 248 pages. VG/G+ $22
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Wright, Dyer, and MartinFLIGHT: Meteorology, Aircraft Instruments and NavigationAmerican Technical Society 1941

A general survey of fundamentals of aviation, chapters include - The Atmosphere; Major and Minor Circulation of the Atmosphere; Atmospheric Moisture and Weather Forecasting; The Weather Map; Airway Weather Service; How to Make Maps; Airway Maps and Charts; Aerial Photography; Airway Markers and Illumination of Airways; Aviation Radio; Aircraft Instruments; Engine Instruments; Attitude Instruments; Navigational Instruments Miscellaneous Instruments; Quiz Questions and Answers. Profusely illustrated with photographs, maps, drawings, diagrams, aerial views, plans, charts, and tables, index, 348 pages. Scarce early aviation technology. Decorative cloth cover. VG $25
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Yeager, General Chuck and Leon JanosYEAGER: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHYBantam 1985

Yeager, known as the 1st test pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound stated,"the secret to my success is that I always managed to live to fly another day." Yeager was also a P-51 fighter ace and shot down a German Me-262 jet in WW2. This is the story of his aviation career. Photos, 342 pages. 1st F-/VG $12
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Yeager, General Chuck and Charles LeerhsenPRESS ON-FURTHER ADVENTURES IN THE GOOD LIFEBantam 1988

The lifestyle and WW 2 memoirs of Yeager and his fighter pilot friend Bud Anderson. Photos, 247 pages 1st F-/VG+ $10
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Yeager and Rutan w/ Phil PattonVOYAGERKnopf 1987

The first full account of the daring and pioneering aeronautical adventure of the first airplane in history to circum-navigate the globe nonstop without refueling. Endpaper maps, color and b+w photos, glossary, 333 pages. 1st F-/VG $15
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Young, Gen. BarnettTHE STORY OF THE CRUSADERS386th Bomb Group 1988

Unit history of this USAAF Medium Bomb Group which flew the Martin B-26 Marauder with the 9th Air Force out of England 1943-45. History of this bomber group includies details of its World War II campaigns along with a listing of its personnel and casualties. Large 4to-pictorial format, color and b+w photos, 191 pages. 1st F-/VG $60
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Zellmer, DavidTHE SPECTATORPraeger 1999

A World War Two bomber pilot's journal of the artist as warrior. Photos, 128 pages. 1st F-/F- $20
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Ziegler, ManoROCKET FIGHTER: The Story of the ME 163Doubleday 1963

One of the most dramatic chapters of aviation history is the testing of the world's first operational rocket-powered interceptor, the Me 163. "Rocket Fighter" tells the stories of the first dangerous flights of the Luftwaffe's infamous Me 163. Written by a member of the "Test Commando 16", the author tells many first-hand, true but seemingly improbable, stories of the development of the first production rocket fighter. 70 illustrations, 161 pages. Scarce 1st VG+/VG $25
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AEROSPACE Books

Aldrin and WargaRETURN TO EARTHRandom House 1973

"After his historic walk on the moon, Buzz Aldrin returned to earth a hero." Photos, 338 pages. 1st VG/G $12
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Aldrin and McConnellMEN FROM EARTHBantam 1989

"On 7/20/69 Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Here he relives the dramatic human story of Project Apollo." Photos, 312 pages. 1st F-/VG+ $15
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Apollo 14 Moon Book - Editor R.H. Klippert Jr. U.S.S. NEW ORLEANS LPH-11Allen 1971

Apollo 14 was launched 1/31/71 and after completion of the moon mission the service module splashed down in the Pacific south of Samoa where it was recovered by U.S.S. New Orleans (LPH-11). 4to-pictorial format, color and b+w photos, ill., pages-not numbered. Scarce 1st Ex-library, cover VERY worn, interior in good condition $40
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Apollo 15 Moon Book - Editor LCDr Barry BennU.S.S. OKINAWA LPH-3Allen 1972

Apollo 15 was launched 7/26/71 and after completion of the moon mission the service module splashed down in the North Central Pacific Ocean 300 miles off of Hawaii where it was recovered by U.S.S. Okinawa (LPH-3). 4to-pictorial format, color and b+w photos, ill., 104 pages. Scarce 1st VG $70
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Baals and CorlissWIND TUNNELS OF NASANASA SP-440 1981

A history and technical record of Nasa's wind tunnels. Extra large 4to-pictorial format, color and b+w photos, diagrams, 154 pages. 1st VG+ $15
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Collins, MichaelLIFTOFFGrove 1988

"The story of America's adventure in space." 4to-format, diagrams, glossary, ill., app., 288 pages. 1st F-/VG+ $20
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Cooksley, Peter G.FLYING BOMBSimon and Schuster 1979

The tale of the flying bomb and rocket attacks on Great Britain and parts of the Continent during the summer of 1944 is examined properly here for the first time. Also revealed is the way the Robot Age was conceived long before Hitler's Germany, and how the final realization made possible a new Battle of Britain. The work of the Royal Observer Corps, the fire brigades, the police and the Salvation Army is recounted here, with that of the RAF, already stretched to support the Normandy landings. Also detailed are the muddles and conspiracies at high level on both sides, but clearly shown is the ability of the British to have the right man at the helm in times of need. Surprisingly, America also flirted with the idea of a flying bomb and the development and trial of it, in addition to the Nazis' attempts to adapt theirs as a suicide weapon, are also covered in some detail. Appendices include an investigation into the markings and colour schemes of the weapons and a list of examples which have survived in collections throughout the world. Photos, charts, diagrams, extensive app., 208 pages. 1st NF/VG+ $18
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Hart, DouglasTHE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOVIET SPACECRAFTExeter 1987

Lists all of the Soviet spacecraft programs, including Vostok, Voskhod, Soyuz, the Salyut space stations and more than 1600 Kosmos spacecraft. Large 4to-pictorial format, color and b+w photos and illustrations, diagrams, 192 pages. 1st VG+/VG+ $20
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Henshall, PhilipHITLER'S ROCKET SITESHale 1985

In this important study Henshall describes the development of the V1 and V2 and gives the results of his comprehensive investigation of the sites built by the Germans to store, service and launch the rockets. His fresh look at the mass of physical evidence in Northern France has led him to some startling conclusions about the strategy behind these structures. The site organization shows that originally the bulk of the offensive against the United Kingdom was to be carried out using the V1 from sites where little attempt at concealment was made. The servicing and launching sites built for the V2 show that they were also intended for long range developments, including the A91 0 combination, capable of reaching the U.S.A. One of the sites included silos for the launching of the V2 - strong evidence that the Germans intended to use nuclear or chemical warheads against Britain. Detailed site plans and a comprehensive text explain the military implications of this technical achievement and analyze the factors which thwarted Hitler's ambitious - and almost successful-endeavour. The impact of the V1 pulse jet and V2 rocket-powered weapons is a subject central to the history of the Second World War. Phtos, map, diagrams, 221 pages. Scarce UK edition 1st NF/VG $35
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Henshall, PhilipVENGEANCE. HITLER'S NUCLEAR WEAPON: FACT OR FICTION?Sutton 1995

This book raises fundamental questions about the existence of a wartime Nazi nuclear weapon--something always denied after the war by the Nazi scientists who worked on the V2 program and by the U. S. Government, whose forces captured virtually all of the documents relating to this program. Here are all aspects of the German "miracle weapon" project, brought together in one publication--what it was, what it contained and how it was to be delivered including Allied photographic interpretation reports and the Nazi submarine U-234 cargo list. Photos, maps, glossary, bib., index, 180 pages. 1st NF/VG+ $25
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Heppenheimer, T.A.COLONIES IN SPACEStackpole 1977

"A comprehensive and factual account of the prospects for human colonization of space." Color and b+w photos and ill., line drawings, 224 pages. 1st ex-library VG/VG $10
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Irving, DavidTHE MARE'S NESTLittle Brown 1965

A history of the German Secret Weapon's campaign and Allied countermeasures. "Utilizing recently released secret Nazi documents and private papers of the English scientists and war leaders as well as hundreds of first-hand interviews, David Irving tells in THE MARE'S NEST the exciting and fascinating story of the German secret- weapons program and Allied counterefforts." Photos, 320 pages. Scarce 1st NF/VG+ $50
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Joubert de la Ferte', PhilipROCKETPhilosophical Library 1957

A highly significant book in the history of space exploration. Air Marshall Philip Joubert reviews the Nazi work at Peenemunde on the V-1 and V-2 weapons. Includes chapters on photographic investigations, the Sandys investigation, the attack on Peenemunde, home defense and more. 26 B&W photos, illus, diagrams, 190 pages. Scarce 1st VG/G+ $30
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King and KuttaIMPACT: The History of Germany's V-Weapons in World War IISarpedon 1998

Provides an operational context to the Third Reich's missiles that was previously ignored and documents how neither side fully grasped the implications of guided missiles at the time. Examines how misconceptions about the V-1 and V-2 weapons -- weapons that inaugurated the modern age warfare -- continue today. 14 photos, 358 pages. NF/NF $25
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Kopal, ZdenekMAN AND HIS UNIVERSEMorrow 1972

What we know about our own solar system and what we are searching for in the great depths of space. Photos, charts, 313 pages. 1st VG/VG $10
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Ley, WillyROCKETS, MISSILES AND SPACE TRAVELViking 1954 (revised)

Willy Ley was one of the lead researchers in WW11 for the Nazis laboratory at Peenemunde ... a small peninsula in northern Germany. This team developed the V-I Buzz Bomb and V-2 rockets. This book is possibly the best reference about early rocketry, Willy Ley came to USA after the war to assemble our rocket team. 8vo, photos, drawings, index, app., bibliography, 528 pages. 6th revised and enlarged 1954 edition VG/VG $20
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Man, JohnTHE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPACE TRAVEL AND ASTRONOMYCresent 1979

Leading astronomers and science writers summarize current knowledge of the Solar System and the future of space travel. Comprehensive. Large 4to-pictorial format, photos, 80 color illustrations, diagrams, glossary, 224 pages. 1st F-/VG+ $20
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McGovern, JamesCROSSBOW AND OVERCASTMorrow 1964

The whole story of Hitler's secret weapon, the V 2 rocket, and the struggle between the United States, Britain and Russia to capture the scientists who built it. Photos, map, 278 pages. VG/VG $20
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Moche, DinahLIFE IN SPACERidge Press 1979

The author explains the fascinating structure of the universe, from the basics of planetary location to space colonies and extraterrestrial life. 4to-pictorial format, color and b+w photos and illustrations, 159 pages. 1st VG/VG $12
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Murray, BruceJOURNEY INTO SPACENorton 1989

The first thirty years of space exploration. Photos, diagrams, 380 pages. 1st ex-library VG/VG $10
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Neufeld, Michael J.THE ROCKET AND THE REICHFree Press 1995

"Peenemunde and the Coming of the Ballistic Missile Era." The history of the German Army's rocket team, headed by Wehrner von Braun, and the secret Baltic V-2 development center during World War II. The author also shows how this "rocket team" and the V2 became the basis for the early American and Soviet post-war space programs. Photos, app., endpaper maps, 368 pages. 1st F-/VG+ $22
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Nicks, Oran (ed.)THIS ISLAND EARTHNASA SP-250 1970

Inspired by the moon missions this book is a comprehensive photographic survey of our planet earth. Extra large 4to-pictorial format, color and b+w photos, diagrams, 176 pages. 1st VG $15
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Ordway, Frederick, IIITHE ROCKET TEAM: From the V-2 to the Saturn Moon RocketCrowell 1979

From the V-2 to the Saturn Moon Rocket - the Inside Story of How a Small Group of Engineers Changed World History. The only complete, authoritative history of the von Braun group; a fascinating account of how the future began - a significant contribution to the history of the Second World War as well as to the history of science and technology. Foreword by Wernher von Braun. Photos, charts, 462 pages. 1st NF/VG+ $28
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Pierce and SchuonJOHN H. GLENN-ASTRONAUTWatts 1962

The biography of John Glenn and his historic flight of February 20, 1962, orbiting around the earth. Photos, app., 208 pages. 1st VG -/G+ $20
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Powers, RobertPLANETARY ENCOUNTERSStackpole 1978

The future of unmanned spaceflight. Photos, ill., diagrams, 288 pages. 1st VG $12
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Riabchikov, EvgenyRUSSIANS IN SPACEDoubleday 1971

The men, the rockets, the flights and the scientists behind them. Photos, 300 pages. 1st VG+/G+ $20
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Trento, M.SPUTNIK INTO SPACEDial 1958

The first book about artificial satellites to come out of the Soviet Union. Photos, 181 pages. 1st VG $12
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Vassiliev, Joseph J.PRESCRIPTION FOR DISASTERCrown 1987

"From the Glory of Apollo to the Betrayal of the Shuttle." Photos, 312 pages. 1st F-/F- $15
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Von Braun, Wernher and Frederick I. Ordway IIIHISTORY OF ROCKETRY AND SPACE TRAVELCrowell 1966

A well known scholarly examination of the history of rockets, satellites, space probes, and space travel by the recognized experts. Detailed history of rocket flight. Many facts presented comprehensively for the first time in a single volume. Text is accompanied by numerous, fine photographs of historical events. Limited edition bound in handcrafted mission leather with pictorial brown cover. Contains the same text as the Crowell trade ed., but with fancy special editon binding. Profusely illustrated throughout with color and B+W photos, diagrams, drawings, 244 pages. 1st VG $40
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Wilson, DavidMEN IN SPACEFaber 1976

A short record and history of manned space flights with a chart listing each mission to 1976. Oblong format, photos, 73 pages. 1st F- $10
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Young, Richard AnthonyTHE FLYING BOMBSky Books 1978

Traces the development of the V-1 pulse jet bomb,it's campaign and it's ultimate failure as a vengeance weapon. Photos, 160 pages. Scarce 1st NF/VG+ $30
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