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TURNER, JOHN FRAYN: : FIGHT FOR THE AIR: Air Battles of World War II

UK.SHREWSBURY,SHROPSHIRE.AIRLIFE PUBLISHING LTD.,2000.

ISBN 1840371390.

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE+/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy colour pictorial painting illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with capitalised,white-lettered part title and other blue-lettered sub-title,other white-lettered author name within a rectangular black panel; blue background to spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author name+ panel, capitalised red lettered part title and black-lettered publisher name to foot of same,rear panel with b/w+colour photograph/illustration. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present, both panels with superficial with age-acquired scoring/indents but without penetration to boards beneath.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - text body virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viiipp+2-258pp [paginated] includes reverse of Contents list/ table,40 accounts with accompanying contemporary b/w photographs,Annexes (A-C),and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,author's Acknowledgements with blank reverse,and first page of Contents list/table.                      Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 20+ year-old age.It is only the exterior's minor faults of the dw/dj that prevents an overall slightly slightly higher grading.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional, exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness.              A powerful and poignant cross-section of the WW2 global air conflict - told in human terms rather than historical terms.It presents the Anglo_american airman's eye-view of the war in every battle scenario - from Britain and Europe to the furthest-flung Pacific skies.Here is a graphic account of the actions involving men of the British and American Air Forces flying against their Axis counterparts. The world-wide back-cloth shifts rapidly as the aircraft and their crews - from the early days when Britain and the Royal Air Force stood alone; through the turning point at Pearl Harbour; to the offensives of the American and British Air Forces in Europe and the Pacific. This is an epic narrative of air warfare and through it all runs the inspiring thread of raw human courage in the face of danger and death. John Frayn Turner is the internationally known author 25 books,mostly modern history and biography.He is an authority on aviation and ten or more of his books have aeronatical associations.These include 'The Battle of Britain', 'Douglas Bader', British Aircraft of World War 2', 'VCs of the Air', Famous Flights', Famous Air Battles', 'The Bader Wing', and Fight for the Sky (with Douglas Bader - the companion book to 'Fight for the Sea' ) 'Invasion '44', the full story of D-Day,was hailed by the American press as 'a brilliant account' and 'superbly told'.                                 Turner has been closely connected with the Royal Air Force for many years.He worked for two decades on RAF publicity,made numerous test flights of new aircraft,flew at twice the speed of sound as long ago s 1963 and accompanied the famous Red Arrows aerobatic team.           Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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