World War II was peppered with battles in the air. This book recreates ten of what the author considers to be the greatest of these battles. Each one has been chosen to provide as wide a variety of air forces and aircraft types as possible, and for the tactics involved and the particular significance. The author draws on archives of text and photographic material to provide a wealth of technical and background data. Accounts of battles recreated includes: the Blitzkrieg on Poland, the Battle of Britain, clashes for the ...
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World War II was peppered with battles in the air. This book recreates ten of what the author considers to be the greatest of these battles. Each one has been chosen to provide as wide a variety of air forces and aircraft types as possible, and for the tactics involved and the particular significance. The author draws on archives of text and photographic material to provide a wealth of technical and background data. Accounts of battles recreated includes: the Blitzkrieg on Poland, the Battle of Britain, clashes for the Philippines and Guadalcanal, the struggle for Malta, the Marianas turkey-shoot, tank-air engagements at Kursk and Mareth and the battles of attrition over Germany by night and day.
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Good in good dust jacket. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear.
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Good in d/w. Aviation-World War II Ten critical air battles of WWII. Vividly recreated are the Blitzkreig on Poland, The Battle of Britain, Invasion of the Philippines 1942, The Long Struggle for Malta, the Battle for Guadalacanal, Breaking the Mareth Line, Fierce Clashes at Kursk, the Night and Day bomber Offensives and The Great Marianas 'Turkey Shoot'. The book is extensively illustrated with more than 100 black and white photographs and illustrations plus beautiful colour plates on each of the aerial battles UL-XXXXXX. 208pp, 100 photos, maps, tables, Large format.
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Very good. All orders ship by next business day! This is a used hardcover book. Pages have no markings and has some wear. Dust jacket is included and has wear and small tears. The cover/boards have wear. For USED books, we cannot guarantee supplemental materials such as CDs, DVDs, access codes and other materials. We are a small company and very thankful for your business!