The fighter pilot's glamorous image disguised the fact many WWII airmen never saw an enemy plane -- and those who did had a high casualty rate. Success often depended on position, surprise, and technical advantage. Using a large selection of rare photographs, the distinguished author of The Mighty Eighth dispels the inaccuracies fostered by wartime propaganda. Follow the air events of the blitzkrieg; cross-channel operations of the British; clashes in the Middle East; the English/American invasion of northwest Africa -- and ...
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The fighter pilot's glamorous image disguised the fact many WWII airmen never saw an enemy plane -- and those who did had a high casualty rate. Success often depended on position, surprise, and technical advantage. Using a large selection of rare photographs, the distinguished author of The Mighty Eighth dispels the inaccuracies fostered by wartime propaganda. Follow the air events of the blitzkrieg; cross-channel operations of the British; clashes in the Middle East; the English/American invasion of northwest Africa -- and more.
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As New in As New dust jacket. 1854094130. Blue boards, pristine, sharp and square, As New. Protected, price unclipped, dust jacket clean and bright. As New. Book is firm in binding, b&w historic photographs, 385 pages include Index. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 192 pages.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1854094130. As New. Tight, clean and crisp. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not price clipped. Not ex-library. An exellent copy of the First Printing of the First Edition Protected in a new Mylar cover. As New.; 10.94 X 8.90 X 0.79 inches; 192 pages.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1854094130. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition (1998). Book and unpriced dust jacket are in fine, As New, gift-giving condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Photo illustrations throughout. 4to. 192 pp. In protective Mylar. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S.