| LANCASTER AT WAR, Garbett & Goulding, Ian Allen, 1977, vg/vg (cover wear)
see photo, first hand accounts with over 200 photographs, squadron service, maintenance problems & test flights, 144 pgs.
| $10.00 |
| LEXINGTON GOES DOWN, Hoehling, A.A., Stackpole, 1993, fine, soft cover, as new,
see photo, first hand account of the survivors , depicts the carrier's last hours in the Coral Sea, photos, 208 pgs.
| $8.00 |
| LITTLE FRIENDS, Gotts, Steve, Taylor, 1993, fine (as new, embossed cover), see photo,
photo history,361st FG, 8th AF , Jan. 1944 fying P-47s, transitioned to P-51s in May 1944, 176 pgs.
| $85.00 |
| LONG CAMPAIGN: THE HISTORY OF THE 15th FIGHTER GROUP IN WW II, Lambert, John W., Sunflower U., Press.,
1982, vg (issued w/o dj), signed by author, 15th FG. author interviewed dozens of men to write this narrative history of the 15th Fighter Group, 186 pgs., | $50.00 |
| LOSS OF THE PRINCE OF WALES & REPULSE, Bennett, Geoffrey, Naval Insitute, 1973, vg/vg, see photo, Sea-Battles in Close-up 7, detailed account of the loss of these two British Battleships at the start of the Pacific War in 1941, photos, 95 pgs.
| $18.00 |
| LOOKING BACKWARD, Banks, Stephen, Self-published, 2008, new, soft cover, see photo, biography of Don Banks who enlisted in the Navy during WW II and became a TBF torpedo bomber turret gunner, traces the three deployments in the South Pacific, using his memoirs, letters, notes, photos and interviews of Banks and other surviving members of VC-66, 225 pgs.
| $10.00 |
| LOST HOPES, Slizewski, Grzegorz, Koszalin, 2000, as new (soft cover), see photo, Polish & English text, Polish fighters over France in 1940, photos, maps, 221 pgs.
| $27.95 |
| LUCKY BASTARD, Prewit, John, Self-published, 1983, vg (soft cover),
see photo, inscribed by author,
memoirs of the author, a pilot with the 452nd Bomb Group, 729th Bomb Squadron,
flying B-17s, photos, 285 pgs.
| $50.00 |
LUCK OF THE DRAW Murphy, Frank, FNP Military Division, 2001, as new (issued w/o dj),
see photo, author (a B-17 navigator) with the 100th BG, was shot down
on the Munster Raid (Oct. 10, 1943) on his 21st mission, photos, 344 pgs.
| $70.00
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| LUFTWAFFE ACES , Kurowski, Franz, Stackpole, 1996, as new (soft cover), see photo, detailed look at 7 aces , including Helbig, Bar, Weiss, Batz, Havighorst, Kittel and Schnaufer, photos, 396 pgs.
| $10.00 |
| LUFTWAFFE SQUADRONS 1939-45 , Bishop, Chris, Amber Books, 2006, f/f (as new), see photo,
500 artworks & 10 photos, index (illustrator),detailed artworks of German aircraft & their markings with exhaustive captions,
specifications,Luftwaffe's combat units, includes orders of battle, unit commanders and formation badges, 192 pgs.
| $25.00 |
| LUFTWAFFE WAR DIARIES, Bekker, Cajus, Macdonald, 1964, vg/g (tape repair), see photo,
first account of the air war of 1939-1945 to come from a German source, evaluation of a mass of German documentary material, his study of the official war histories of other countries, and his interrogation of numerous wartime Luftwaffe leaders, photos, 399 pgs.
| $15.00 |
| MALTA SPITFIRE, Beurling & Roberts, Farrar & Rinehart, 1943, vg (no dj)
orginal diary, Beurling flew Spitfire, 249 Sqdn, Malta, 30+ victories, photos, 235 pgs.
| $17.50 |
| MARAUDER, Brosius, J.W. (editor), original unit history published in 1944, vg (embossed cover), 22nd BG,
many photos & illustrations, 120 pgs.
| $290.00 |
| MARE'S NEST, Irving, David, Little, Brown and Co., 1964, vg (ex-library, no dj),
history of the German Secret Weapon's campaign and Allied countermeasures, photos & illustrations,
320 pgs.
| $17.50 |
| MAX-HELLMUTH OSTERMANN,
Bergstrom & Sundin, AirPower Editions 2, 2007, new (soft cover),
see photo,Osterman was a young & inexperienced,
novice pilot who struggled to master the twin-engined Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstörer in early 1940 to a
fearsome exponent of the Bf 109 over the English Channel, Yugoslavia and the Russian Front, he ended in August 1942 with 102
confirmed aerial victories to his credit – the majority of them against the Soviet Air Force, 12 color art profiles
see example, , photos, 64 pgs. | $29.95 |
| MAXIMUM EFFORT, Carre, Ray, National Literay Guild, 1984, as new (soft cover), see photo, author's diary, B-17 pilot, 379th BG., 156 pgs.
| $10.00 |
| MAXIMUM EFFORT, Herbert, Kevin, Sunflower Press, 1983, fine (soft cover),
see photo, the author, a b-29 tail gunner with the 498th BG, describes the B-29 raids on Japan, photos, 102 pgs.
| $17.50 |
| MEATBALLS AND DEAD BIRDS, Gallagher, James, Stackpole, 2004, new, soft cover reprint, see photo,
photo gallery of destroyed Japanese aircraft in WW II, 155 pgs. | $18.95 |
| MEDITERRANEAN SWEEP, Thruelsen & Arnold, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, vg/vg,
see photo, 49 episodes of the Mediterranean air war, June 1942 to June 1944, illustrated with coor paintings,
278 pgs.
| $25.00 |
| MEMOIRS OF FIELD MARSHAL KESSELRING, William Kimber, 1954, vg (no dj, cover wear),
translated by Lynton Hudson, Kesselring was the Luftwaffe Chief early in the war, photos,
319 pgs.
| $15.00 |
| MEN OF THE R.A.F., Rothenstein, Sir William, Oxford University, 1942, vg (no dj),
40 full page portraits by the author of R.A.F. pilots & crewmen, 134 pgs.
| $16.00 |
| MESSERSCHMITT 109-A FAMOUS GERMAN FIGHTER, Nowarra, Heinz J., Harleyford, 1963, vg/vg, see photo,
all variants plus a little on Czech & Spanish builts, many photos, 3-views,
184 pgs. | $25.00 |
| MESSERSCHMITT "O-NINE" GALLERY, Hitchcock, Thomas, Monogram, 1973, vg (issued w/o dj - some wear & lower bent corner)
see photo, prototypes, production, color gallery, variations, survivors, color chart, 121 pgs.
| $25.00 |
MIGHTY EIGHT IN WW II - A MEMOIR,
McLaughlin, Brig. Gen. Kemp, University Press of Kentucy, 2000, as new with dust jacket,
see photo, author was a B-17 pilot with the 92nd BG, participated in heavy
water operations in Norway and led the 2nd Schweinfurt mission, photos, 208 pgs.
| $23.00 |
| MIGHTY EIGHTH IN COLOUR, Freeman, Roger, Speciality Press, 1992, vg (embossed
name)/vg, see photo,
photographs are detailed in original color, aircraft & crews from every 8th Air Force Base in Britain,
backed by descriptions, 385 color photos, 20 color unit insignia, 160 pgs.
| $25.00 |
| MIGHTY MEN OF THE 381st: HEROES ALL, Brown, James Good, Publishers Press, 1986, f/f,
see photo,
inscribed by author, unit history of the 381st BG, written by the chaplain, photos, 763 pgs.
| $135.00 |
| MISSION COMPLETED,
Embry, Basil Sir, Methuen, 1957, f/f, see photo, author received his RAF wings in 1921, served in Iraq & India (1920s & 30s), flew
Blenheims with 107 Sqdn in Norway & France. Shot down on May 1940, escaped through Spain. Given command of No. 2 Group and was instrumental in
panning the raids on Gestupo at Amiens & Copenhagen, photos, 350 pgs.
| $18.50 |
| MONOGRAM CLOSE-UP #9 - Bf 109 F,
Monogram Close-Up #9, fine (soft cover), see photo, photos, 3-views, color plates, 32 pgs.
| $9.95 |
| MONTPELLIER FIGHTER SQUADRON 1940, Belcarz, Bartomiej, Mushroom, 2008, new, soft cover, see photo,
combat history of Polish Montpellier squadron, which fought in Polish fighter aircraft MS 406s in the Battle of France in 1940. It provides full details of the unit's aces, its victories and losses, plus details of the aircraft flown. The book is illustrated with photographs, full colour artwork, scale plans & maps,
128 pgs..
| $20.00 |
| MOROTAI, A MEMOIR OF WAR, Boeman, John, Doubleday, 1981, vg/vg,
author was a 307th BG, B-24 piot, who spent most of his combat time based
at Morotai in the S.W.P.A., he flew over 20 missions in a Liberator, 278 pgs.
| $16.00 |
| MOSQUITOPANIK! Bowman, Martin, Pen & Sword, 2004, new with dj, see photo, graphic & comprehensive account of the fighting activities of the Mosquito from 1942 until the end of the war, victories by date, serial, squadron, and pilot, photos, 241 pgs.
| $29.95 |
| MUSTANGS & UNICORNS, Smith, Jack, Pictorial Hisories, 1997, new, soft cover,
see photo, history of the 359th FG, commander,s pilots, aces, missions list, many photos, 248 pgs.
| $19.95 |
| MUSTANG - THE STORY OF THE P-51 FIGHTER, Gruenhagen, Robert, Arco, 1976, vg/vg, revised
edition, see photo, photos & drawings, 252 pgs.
| $15.00 |
| NEW ZEALANDERS IN THE AIR WAR, Mitchell, Alan, George G. Harrap & Co., 1945, VG (minor foxing on end pages)/VG
see photo, the careers and operational records of several who became air aces, as well of two flyers who were awarded the Victoria Cross. photos, 192 pgs. | $30.00 |
| NIGHT PILOT, Calmel, Jean Col, Kimber, 1955, G (cover wear),
free French Pilot, Halifax, No. 346 Sqdn, 200 pgs.
| $20.00 |
| NARROW MARGIN, Wood & Dempster, McGraw-Hill, 1961, f/f, see photo,
comphrensive study of the Battle of Britain, 1940, line drawings of aircraft,
Order of Battle, aircraft casualties, location of German units, aircrew, many photos &
illustrations, 536 pgs.
| $9.00 |
| NEW WINGS FOR A WARRIOR, Braddon, Russell, Rinehart, 1954, vg (no dj, some yellowing of pages),
biography of Leonard Cheshire, VC, who began combat missions in June
of 1940. He was most noted for leading 615 Sqdn on the Dambuster Raid,
photos, 240 pgs.
| $7.50 |
| NICKELS AND NIGHTINGALES, Watts, Jack, General Store, 1995, as new (soft cover) see photo,
author served 3 tours with No. 10 Sqdn on Whitleys, later Halifaxes as a navigator, photos, 285 pgs.
| $15.00 |
| NIGHT AIRWAR, Boiten, Theo, Crowood, 1999, new, see photo,
personal recollections of European conflict, 1939-45, over 180 photographs
(prevously unpublished), 240 pgs. | $25.00 |
| NIGHT FIGHTER, Rawnsley & Wright, Henry Holt, 1957, vg/vg,
see photo,
Rawnsley was a gunner, then radar operator in Cunningham's Beaufighter with 604th squadron,
later Mosquitos. They were the U.K.'s leading night fighter team, photos, 382 pgs.
| $12.50 |
| NIGHT STRIKE FROM MALTA,Poolman, Kenneth, Janes, 1980, f/f,
see photo,
830 Sqdn, flying Fairey Swordfish aircraft from Malta, helped destroy Axis supplies from reaching
North Africa in 1941 & 1942, photos, 192 pgs.
| $25.00 |
| NINE LIVES, Deere, Alan, Wingham Press, 1991, as new with dj, see photo,
bookplate signed by author,
he flew spitfires with 54th & 602 Squadrons, claimed 20 victories begining in France (1940)m photos,
262 pgs.
| $75.00 |
| NINTH AIR FORCE IN WORLD WAR II, THE, Rust, Kenn,
Aero Publishers,1967, vg/vg, see photo, comprehensive look at the 9th AF
operations: fighters, bombers & troop carriers, photos, 245 pgs.
| $30.00 |
| 9th SEES FRANCE AND ENGLAND, Bozung, Jack (editor), AAF Publications, 1947, vg (soft cover,
see photo,
previous owner's name on cover), pictorial unit history, unpaged.
|
$35.00 |
| No. 485 (N.Z.) SQUADRON 1941-1945, Sortehaug & Listemann, Philedition, 2006, new (soft cover)
485 Sqdn. operated Spitfires, 1941 to 1945 from Kenly, Kingscliffe, Biggin Hill & Hornchurch, among others. Temporarily re-equipped with Tempests & Typhoons in 1945, then back to Spitfires. Lists of missions, victories, losses and pilot biographies,
photos & maps, 90 pgs.
| $25.00 |
| NORTH AMERICAN T-28 TROJAN, Ginter, Steve, Naval Fighters No. 5, 1981, fine, soft cover,
see photo, T-28 in Navy, Air Force & foreign service, photos & drawings, 66 pgs.
| $15.95 |
| ODYSSEY OF FIGHTING TWO, Morrissey, Thomas, 1945, vg (inked inscription),
unit history of 2nd Squadron,
photos, drawings 207 pgs.
| $250.00 |
ON A WING AND A PRAYER, Levine, Joshua, Collins, 2008, new with dust jacket,
see photo,
aviation heores of WW I, sharing their own stories, photos, 371 pgs.
| $17.50 |
| ONE-ARMED MAC, Cull & Symons,Grub St., 2003, new with dj,
see photo, John Archibald Findlay MacLachlan know as "Mac" flew Fairey Battle light bombers during the Battle of France and later Hurricanes toward the end of BOB, he led a formation of 6 Hurricanes from the deck of HMS Argus to the island of Malta, he died in captivity in 1943, this book is based on his diaries and letters, photos, 192 pgs.
| $22.95 |
| 1,000 DAY BATTLE, Hoseason, James, Gillingham Publications, f/f, see photo,
8th AF's and Air Division (B-24s) and the 448th BG in particular, photos, maps, 256 pgs.
| $40.00 |
| OPERATION PLUM,
Martin & Stephenson, Texas A & M, 2008, new, see photo,
ill-fated 27th BG and the fight for the Western Pacific, the 27th and other such units were pivotal in delaying the Japanese
timetable for conquest. If not for these units, some have suggested,
the Allied offensive in the Pacific might have started in Hawaii or even California instead of New Guinea and the surrounding islands.
Based largely on primary materials, including a fifty-nine-page report written by the surviving unit members in September 1942, Operation PLUM (from the code name for the U.S. Army in the Philippines) gives an account of the 27th Bombardment Group and, through it, the opening months of the Pacific theater, photos, 364 pgs.
| $25.00 |
| PER NOCTEM PER DIEM, Tucker & McGregor, 1961, fine (issued w/o dj),
laid in letter signed by Col. Pete McGregor (author), 24 Squadron - SAAF,
South African Air Force, includes a fold-out map, Roll of Honour & 24 Squadron Nominal Roll
photos, 291 pgs.
| $175.00 |
