2000, ISBN: 9780718300777

Place_Pub: New York: Bantam Books, 1981. First Printing. good. 214, wraps, maps, stamps inside front cover and on first page, slightly cocked The author co-founded the Guinea Pig Club t… Mehr…

Place_Pub: New York: Bantam Books, 1981. First Printing. good. 214, wraps, maps, stamps inside front cover and on first page, slightly cocked The author co-founded the Guinea Pig Club to aid disabled veterans. His air combat expertise against German Messerschmitts was praised in the "Luftwaffe Diaries.", Bantam Books, 1981, 2.5, Edison, NJ: Castle, 2000. 261 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, maps/battle plans, cartoons, drawings. "Drawing on the mastery of technical detail he displayed so brilliantly in 'Bomber' (the story of an RAF bombing raid), (Deighton) gives us an altogether factual and comprehensive picture of the men, the machines, the strategies (and the blunders), and the events on both sides. He shows us the British squandering precious fighter planes in a futile effort to halt the German blitzkrieg in France, and the Germans refusing to believe in the effectiveness of British radar. He compares the fire power, combat tactics, and ground control, analyzing the performance of both the planes (the Messerschmitt broke up in mid-air more often than the Spitfire) and the pilots (men such as the fabled Douglas Bader, who flew better with two artificial legs than other men with two real ones; or 'Onkel Theo' Osterkamp, a WWI German ace who became an ace in WWII as well, until he was finally ordered off combat flying at the age of forty-eight). We see the British General Staff divided against itself (after the Battle, the man most responsible for the British victory - Sir Hugh Dowding, Commander in Chief, Fighter Command - was dismissed); the German High Command, unsure of its objectives; exaggerated British claims (and an almost fatal shortage of pilots); and German technical superiority that was continually undercut by Nazi incompetence." Small Christmas gift inscription on half-title page, very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, tiny stain on fore-edge of text block. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling, minor rubbing.. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+., Castle, 2000, 3, London : Kimber, 1979. First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.. Physical description: 223p., ill ; 25cm. Subjects: World War, (1939-1945) -- Aerial operations, German. Bristol Aeroplane Company., London : Kimber, 1979, 4<

1979, ISBN: 9780718300777

London : Kimber, 1979. First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved … Mehr…

London : Kimber, 1979. First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.. Physical description: 223p., ill ; 25cm. Subjects: World War, (1939-1945) -- Aerial operations, German. Bristol Aeroplane Company., London : Kimber, 1979, 4<

1979, ISBN: 9780718300777

London: William Kimber. VG: in very good condition with dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Black hardback cloth cover. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 223pp. B/w illustrations + maps. .… Mehr…

London: William Kimber. VG: in very good condition with dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Black hardback cloth cover. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 223pp. B/w illustrations + maps. ., William Kimber, 1979, 3<