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BASES OF BOMBER COMMAND THEN AND NOW
Written by Roger A. Freeman.
Stock no. 1830078
Published by Battle Of Britain International Limited. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Aerodromes in east and north-eastern England which were occupied by the men and machines of RAF Bomber Command. Each airfield has been explored and photographed in the 'then and now' style of the author's previous books. The physical development, construction and operational history of every airfield is described in detail. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. 360 pages including index. ISBN: 1870067355. A lovely copy!

V-BOMBERS: VALIANT, VULCAN AND VICTOR (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Barry Jones.
Stock no. 1830071
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Crowood Aviation Series. The design, development and operational careers of three of Britain's finest post-war aeronautical products. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour plates. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861263856. A lovely copy!

TANK COMBAT IN NORTH AFRICA: THE OPENING ROUNDS
Written by Thomas L. Jentz.
Stock no. 1830068
Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd.. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Operations Sonnenblume, Brevity, Skorpion and Battleaxe: February 1941 - June 1941. The focus of this book is the tank battles fought during the opening phase of the war in North Africa. Substantive, basic facts gleaned from searching for details in the surviving original records. Beige cloth boards, black titles. Marbled endpapers. B/w photos. 221 pages. ISBN: 0764302264. Black dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. A lovely copy.

CARRIER AIR POWER
Written by Norman Friedman. Illustrated by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1830066
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The history of ship-based aircraft and their employment. A penetrating analysis of the very special requirements of carrier design and the operational roles both of the ships and of their aircraft. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0851772161. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.

HAWKER AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920
Written by Francis K. Mason.
Stock no. 1329906
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Hawker products are described in great detail and illustrated by photographs and drawings. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 657 pages. 3rd edition. ISBN: 0851778399. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed/creased.

MAGNESIUM OVERCAST: THE STORY OF THE CONVAIR B-36
Written by Dennis R. Jenkins.
Stock no. 1830062
Published by Speciality Press. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the B-36 in American aviation history. An aircraft with an interesting blend of concepts prove during World War II combined with budding 1950s high-tech systems. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and some colour photos, b/w diagrams. VII and 256 pages. ISBN: 1580070426. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

PETLYAKOV PE-2 'PESHKA' (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter C. Smith.
Stock no. 1830061
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

the twin-engined Petlyakov Pe-2, or 'Peshka', formed the mainstay of the Soviet dive-and light-bomber force in World War Two. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861265883. Minor scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper. Else a lovely copy, feels unread!

SPITFIRE: THEIR HISTORY AND HOW TO MODEL THEM (CLASSIC AIRCRAFT No.1)
Written by Roy Cross; Gerald Scarborough.
Stock no. 1830050
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1974. Nearly fine condition.

An informative book for aircraft enthusiasts and modellers that describes the early development of the Spitfire and explains how to make really accurate models of this world-famous fighter, using the Airfix 1:24 scale Spitfire plastic Airfix construction kit as a basis. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. 104 pages. ISBN: 0850590825. Reprint. Contents clean.

RDF 1: THE LOCATION OF AIRCRAFT BY RADIO METHODS 1935-1945
Written by Michael Bragg.
Stock no. 1830048
Published by Hawkhead Publishing. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

There is no doubt that the Battle of Britain was one of the turning points of the twentieth century. If the battle had been lost then an invasion, only the second in nearly a thousand years of English history, would have been attempted by Germany with every chance of success. Radar alone could not shoot down planes but enabled Fighter Command to conserve aircraft and rest pilots until the enemy were known to be approaching the coast. The building of the stations was an engineering project of the most formidable kind and has never received the recognition it deserves. This book tells the story... Navy cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 0953154408. Text block just slightly grubby and lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

GENTLEMEN IN BLUE
Written by Hans Onderwater.
Stock no. 1830047
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The history of No. 600 (City of London) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force and No. 600 (City of London) Squadron Association 1925-1995. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 474 pages. ISBN: 0850525756. A lovely copy in a clean dustwrapper.

THE GAMBARDIER
Written by Mark Severn.
Stock no. 1830046
Published by Leonaur. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Experiences of a Battery of Heavy Artillery on the Western Front During the First World War. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 184 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. ISBN: 9781846772214. A lovely copy in a clean dustwrapper.

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F-4K AND F-4M PHANTOM II
Written by Michael Burns.
Stock no. 1329903
Published by Osprey Air Combat; Osprey Publications Ltd. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The first book devoted to the anglicized versions of the American McDonell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. Light blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850455642. Spine slightly bumped, small dent to top edge of front cover. A couple of foxspots to verso of wrapper which is also lightly edge rubbed.