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FULL CIRCLE- The Story of Air Fighting.

Johnson, Air Vice Marshall J. E. 'Johnnie', CBE, DSO**, DFC*, · 1969

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Pan Books, London, 1969, reprint, paperback, 303pp, 12pp plates some in colour by David Shepherd, many in text line ills. and plans, [i] ads., pictorial upper wrapper by Glenn Steward, an account of combat flying and fighter tactics 1914 - 1953, from the Royal Flying Corps to...

ESCAPE ALONE (first published as We Die Alone).

Howarth, David, · 1989

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Armada, London, 1989, 1st in imprint, paperback, 224pp, half tone photo pictorial montage upper wrapper, one of a series of WW2 stories published by Armada especially abridged for younger readers, the story of Jan Baalsrud, the sole survivor of a Norwegian sabotage expedition...

THE HUNTING OF FORCE Z.

Hough, Richard, · 1974

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

New English Library, London, 1974, reprint, paperback, 159pp, [i] ads., wraparound coloured pictorial wrappers by Chris Mayger, an account of the development of naval defence against aerial attack, the sending of 'Prince of Wales' and 'Repulse' to bolster the British presence...

THE LAST ENEMY.

Hillary, Richard, · 1956

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Pan, London, 1956 1st in imprint, paperback, 184pp, [viii] ads., #397, coloured pictorial upper wrapper, the classic account of an RAF Spitfire fighter pilot's experiences during the early days of WW2, being shot down and badly burned during the Battle of Britain, and his reco...

SUNK - The Story of the Japanese Submarine Fleet 1942-1945.

Hashimoto, Mochitsura (trans. Commander E. H. M. Colegrave, RN), · 1955

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Panther Books, London, 1955, 1st in imprint, paperback,192pp, line drawings and map in text, coloured pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the submarine service of the Japanese Navy during WW2 by the former Submarine Commanding Officer, including the attempt by midget subma...

SPITFIRE SQUADRON.

Guthrie, David (editor), · 1976

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Corgi Books, London, 1976, 1st edn., paperback original, 142pp, {ii] ads., wraparound pictorial cover-art by B. Knight, described as first hand accounts of the experiences of the pilots of 'Buster' Spitfire squadron, stationed in Kent 1940/41, written under pseudonyms, tellin...

THEY FEARED NO EVIL - The Women Agents of Britain's Secret Armies 1939-1945.

Gleeson, J., · 1978

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,751)

Corgi, London, 1978, 1st in imprint, paperback, 174pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., [ii] ads., pictorial upper wrapper, the stories of thirty nine women who, between May 1941 and July 1944, were infiltrated into France by boat, parachute and airplane as members of Special Opera...

ENEMY COAST AHEAD.

Gibson, Guy, VC, DSO, DFC, · 1970

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Pan Books, London, 1970, reset edn., paperback, 287pp, 4pp half tone photo ills. [iii] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper, with an introduction by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris, the personal experiences of the legendary bomber pilot who, at the start of...

THE SILENT WAR.

Falla, Frank (foreword by Russell Braddon), · 1968

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

New English Library, London, 1968, 1st in imprint, paperback, 172pp, 8pp mainly half tone photo ills., [iii] ads., photo pictorial wrappers, an account of the occupation of the Channel islands by a Guernsey journalist, a contributor also to the underground newsheet, leading t...

SOUND BARRIER.

Duke, Neville and Lanchbery, Edward, · 1955

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Panther, London, 1955, 1st in imprint, paperback, 128pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., diagrams in text, coloured pictorial upper wrapper, an account of the difficulties encountered in testing the performance aircraft in the realy days of jet propulsion at speeds approaching th...

ROMMEL.

Douglas-Home, Charles (intro. Lord Chalfont), · 1975

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Futura, London, 1975, 1st in imprint, paperback, 143pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., maps/diagrams in text, coloured pictorial upper wrapper, ex-school library, a biography of the German army commander Erwin Rommel, from his early days in the infantry in 1910 to WW1 and his tr...

NINE LIVES.

Deere, Group Captain Alan C., DSO, OBE, DFC, · 1969

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Coronet, London, 1969, 2nd imp., paperback, 255pp, map and diagram in text, pictorial upper wrapper (unattrib.), in continuous action from the outbreak of war until 1943, autobiography of a New Zealand RAF fighter pilot, with 22 aircraft destroyed and 10 more probables, his e...

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

Collier, Basil, · 1974

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Fontana, London, 1974, 5th imp., paperback, 188pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., diagrams in text, [iv] ads., wraparound pictorial cover-art (unattrib.), a phase by phase account of the Battle of Britain, the supposed preliminary to an invasion by Germany but a decisive battle i...

REACH FOR THE SKY - The Story of Douglas Bader D.S.O., D.F.C..

Brickhill, Paul, · 1957

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Fontana, London, 1957, 1st in imprint, paperback, 382pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., [ii] ads., #758, coloured pictorial upper wrapper, upper edge coloured, the life story of Douglas Bader, the legless RAF fighter pilot, incl. his accident, battle to return to flying, enthusia...

ESCAPE - OR DIE : Authentic stories of the RAF Escaping Society.

Brickhill, Paul (intro. H. E. Bates, foreword Air Chief Marshall Sir Basil Embry KBE, CB, DSO, DFC, AFC, · 1969

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Pan Books, London, 1969, 15th imp., paperback, 190pp, [ii] ads.,pictorial upper wrapper, authentic stories of eight escapes from captivity by members of the Royal Air Force during WW2, slight slant to spine, wrappers a little rubbed and soiled, edges tanned, good plus,

ESCAPE - OR DIE : Authentic stories of the RAF Escaping Society.

Brickhill, Paul (intro. H. E. Bates, foreword Air Chief Marshall Sir Basil Embry KBE, CB, DSO, DFC, AFC, · 1954

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Pan Books, London, 1954, 4th imp., paperback, 190pp, [ii] ads., #292, coloured pictorial upper wrapper by Carl Wilton, authentic stories of eight escapes by members of the RAF during WW2, wrappers rubbed and soiled, edges tanned, good,

THE NAKED ISLAND.

Braddon, Russell, · 1958

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Pan Books, London, 1958, 6th imp., paperback, 286pp, 4pp half tone photo ills., [ii] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper, the classic war account of a member of the 2/15th Field Artillery, 8th Division, Australian Imperial Forces, arrived Singapore August 1941 and moved in...

CHESHIRE V.C. - A Story of War and Peace.

Braddon, Russell, · 1972

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Arrow, ondon, 1972, reissued edn., paperback, 191pp, [i] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper, Group Captain Leonard Cheshire was one of the major innovative flying brains of Bomber Command, serving with 102 squadron and in command of 76 and 617 squadrons, he introduced low...

FIGHTER SQUADRON - A Memoir 1940-1942.

Allen, Wing Commander Dizzy, DFC, · 1982

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Granada, London, 1982, 1st in imprint, paperback, 206pp, 8pp half tone photo ills., [i] ads., coloured pictorial upper wrapper by Brian Knight, first published by William Kimber in 1979, the authors account of his time in the Royal Air Force from joining in 1938, his flying t...

ALL THE BLUE BONNETS - The History of The King's Own Sccottish Borderers.

Woollcombe, Robert, · 1980

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Arms and Armour, London, ND (copyright 1980), 208pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., 10 maps in text, navy blue cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial montage dustwrapper, a history of the King's Own Scottish Borderers, onw e of the oldest Scottish regiments. Orogonally the 2...