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| 'BABY KILLERS', GERMAN AIR RAIDS ON BRITAIN IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR, Fegan, Thomas, Pen & Sword, 2002, new, see photo,
charts the chronology of the air raids, analyses public reaction & assesses the effectiveness of the campaign,
lists of memorials & museums, photos, 191 pgs.
| $29.95 |
| BALLOON BUSTER, THE, Hall, Norman, Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1928, vg /vg (spine fade, some yellowing), see photo,
biography of Frank Luke, American fighter ace of World War I, Luke became America's first ace ending with 18 victories, he was killed in action in September, 1918, photos, 191 pgs.
| $50.00 |
BARKER VC, Ralph, Wayne, Grub Street, 1999,
new, , see photo, biography, Canada's most decorated WW I hero, photos, 308 pgs.
Soft cover available - $22.95 (both are out-of-print) |
$34.95 |
| BATTLEBAGS, Mowthorpe, C.E.S., Alan Sutton, 1995, new, soft cover, see photo,
British airships of WW I, many photos, 194 pgs. | $19.95 |
| BATTLE OF BRITAIN 1917, Sutherland & Canwell, Penn & Sword, 2006, new, see photo, in the autumn of 1916 the Germans began to equip with the Gotha twin-engine bomber,
they were designed to carry out attacks across the channel against Britain. a group of four squadrons was established in Belgium,
they carried out their first bombing raid towards the end of May 1917, this 22 aircraft sortie, against the town of Folkestone,
caused 95 deaths, in mid-June a force of 18 Gothas attacked London in broad daylight, over 90 British fighters met them, but not one
Gotha was brought down, photos, 168 pgs. | $39.95 |
| BELGIAN AIR SERVICE IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Pieters, Walter, Aeronaut, 2010, new (issued w/o dj), oversized, see photo,
the story of the men, machines & operations of Aviation Militaire Belge from its beginnings until the Armistice,
airplanes of the Belgian Air Service, daily chronology, biographies of 375 Belgian aviators,
over 1,000 photographs, 81 color profiles, example of color profiles, 728 ppgs.
| $99.95 |
| BIG BOMBERS OF WORLD WAR 1, Monaghan, Hugh Ltn, JaaRE Publishing, 1985, f, soft cover, see photo,
a Canadian airman's journal, photos, 136 pgs.
| $16.00 |
| BILLY BISHOP, CANADIAN HERO, McCaffery, Dan, James Lorimer & Co., 2002, new, soft cover, see photo,
shot down a total of 75 confirmed victories (72 planes and 3 German balloons), he broke the records of other prominent fighter pilots,
based on new and previously untapped interviews with comrades and extensive readings,
photos, 239 pgs.
| $16.95 | |
| BILLY MITCHELL, Jeffers, H. Paul, Zenith, 2004, new, see photo,
Billy" Mitchell began his romance with aviation in 1916 when, at the age of 38, he took private flying lessons graduating just in time
to undertake the mobilization of Americas air forces in World War I, a daring & tireless leader who rose to the rank of brigadier general,
commanding all of Americas aerial-combat units in France, chronicles the highs and lows of Mitchells career,
photos, 288 pgs.
| $19.95 |
| BLACK CAT SQUADRON, Wynn, Humphrey, Smithsonian, 1989, f/f (as new),
see photo, night bombing in WW I, story of 2/Lt. Leslie Blacking,
a nineteen-year-old pilot sent to serve with the 207 Squadron on the Western Front
during the summer of 1918, 239 pgs.
| $25.00 |
| BLACK FOKKER LEADER,
Kilduff, Peter, Grub St., 2009, new, see photo, memoirs of Lt.Carl Degelow, whose squadron posed a formidable treat to Britain's air units on the Western front. This contains new information and original photos since his book Germany's Last Knight of the Air printed in 1979, 189 pgs.
| $34.95 |
| BLERIOT - HERALD OF AN AGE, Brian, Elliot, Tempus, 2000, new, see photo, bio. of Bleriot, his aeroplane manufacturing, flying across the English channel in 1911, photos,
253 pgs. | $39.99 |
| BLOODY APRIL...BLACK SEPTEMBER, Franks, Guest & Bailey,
Grub St., 1995, new, see photo,describes two months, April, 1917 and September,
1918, when Germany ruled the skies of Europe, photos, 314 pgs. |
$49.95 |
| BLOODY APRIL, SLAUGHTER IN THE SKIES OVER ARRAS - 1917,
Hart, Peter, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005, new, see photo,
story of the air war over Arras, using the voices of the men who were actually there,
his research has uncovered a vast amount of previously unpublished information, some of
which is controversial: for example, were some of the British aces being completely truthful
about their fabulous victories, photos, 381 pgs. Now available in soft cover - $12.95.
| $32.95 |
| BLUE MAX, THE, Hunter, Jack, Cassell, 1988, soft cover, new, novel that the movie was based on, 180 pgs.
| $9.95 |
| BOMBERS 1914-19, PATROL AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT, Munson, Kenneth, Blansford Press, 1968, vg/vg (price clipped)
see photo,descriptions, color plates see example of color plates,& drawings, 180 pgs.
| $10.00 |
| BRANDENBURG D.I, Meindl & Schroeder, Flying Machines Press, 1997, new, soft cover, see photo,
detailed profile, history and development, fully illustrated throughout with b/w photos, full color artwork and scale drawings, 70 pgs.
| $24.95 |
| BRIEF GLORY, Revell, Alex, Pen & Sword, 2010, new,
see photo,
life of Arthur Rhyys Davids, a popular British ace who flew with No. 56 Squadron &
was the victor over German ace Warner Voss, photos, 222 pgs.
| $34.95 |
| BRITISH AEROPLANES 1914-1918, Bruce, J.M., Putnam, 1957, vg (embossed name, no dj), records the British aeroplanes that flew or were designed during the war years,
includes notes on several types which were designed before the war & others which did not fly until after the Armistice,
aircraft types are listed in chronological sequence under each manufacturer's name, photos, 742 pages.
| $70.00 |
| BRITISH AIRSHIP AT WAR, 1914-1918, Abbott, Patrick, Terence Dalton, 1989, as new, see photo,
225 airships were built during WW I, 107 were still in commission at the time of Armistice, played a significant
role in defeating the U-boats, photos & drawings, 142 pgs.
| $32.50 |
BRITISH & ALLIED AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURERS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR,
Treadwell, Terry, Amberly, 2011, new (soft cover),
wide range of aircraft of all types, from fighters to bombers, seaplanes & reconnaissance types,
the British air forces started the war with barely 150 aircraft but ended it with thousands,
photos, 252 pgs.
| $27.95 |
| BRITISH AND AMERCIAN ACES OF WORLD WAR I,
Franks, Norman, Schiffer, 2005, new, see photo,
covers the British & Commonwealth fighter aces of the Great War,
one chapter covers the aces with ten or more victories, an additional chapter lists the fighter aces with nine down to five victories,
giving their squadrons, where they hailed from & in many cases their subsequent fate,
for the American aces, the author lists every fighter ace of the period, from Rickenbacker’s twenty-six down to those with five victories,
over 400 photographs, 240 pgs.
| $48.00 |
| BRITISH AVIATION SQUADRON MARKINGS OF WORLD WAR I Les Rogers, Schiffer, 2001, new, see photo,
RCF, RAF, RNAS, Squadron, Flight & Indivdual markings, training aircraft, experimental camouflage schemes, markings & finish on British aircraft,
75 pgs. of color plates,see example, many photos, 296 pgs.
| $48.00 |
| BRITISH BOMBERS OF WORLD WAR I IN ACTION, Cooksley & Greer, Squadron Signal, 2006, new, soft cover, see photo,Aircraft Number 202,
the evolution of Britain's Handley Page and Vickers bombers which, after adaptation, also served as airliners and long-range exploration aircraft after the war. 50 pages, 90+ B&W photographs, 8 color profiles, line drawings
| $9.95 |
| BRITISH SINGLE-SEATER FIGHTER SQUADRONS OF THE WESTERN FRONT IN WORLD WAR I
Revell, Alex, Schiffer, 2006, new, see photo,story of the single-seater fighter operations over the Western Front flown by the fighter pilots of Great Britain and her Commonwealth,
for the first time in history the aeroplane was to play an important and vital role in the pursuit of war,
fast ‘fighter’ aeroplanes were used to carry out this task, which led to each side attempting to protect their reconnaissance aeroplanes with fighter aeroplanes of their own,
it was the beginning of a new type of warfare – aerial combat, over 530 b&w photographs, 400 pgs.
| $69.95 |
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