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MESSERSCHMITT Me109.

By: Aeronautical Staff of AERO PUBLISHERS INC.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Fallbrook, CA, Aero Publishers: 1965

Seller ID: 1600

ISBN: 0816805008

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Unpaginated [36 pp], 10 3/4" H. Aero series 1. A useful guide for the hobbyist, model builder, collector and historian, giving accurate information about the ME109 with color pictures, close-up photos, color chart and detailed drawings. Price sticker ghost mark on front cover, minor soiling and edgewear to spine.
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AIRCRAFT OF THE LUFTWAFFE FIGHTER ACES I.

By: Barbas, Bernd.

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: Atglen, PA, Schiffer: 1995

Seller ID: 24803

ISBN: 08740751X

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

263 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). B&w photographic endpapers, profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs, profiles. "Bernd Barbas' classic studies on the aircraft of the Luftwaffe fighter aces are presented now in expanded, revised and updated editions. Volume I covers: JG 1 Oesau; JG 2 Richthofen, JG 3 Udet, JG 4, JG 5 Eismeer, JG 6 Horst Wessel, JG 7 Nowotny, JG 11, JG 26 Schlageter, JG 27, JG 44, JG 51 Molders, and JG 52." Light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, very small light bump at top corner of front board. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top of front hinge and front flap-fold.
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ALL THE FINE YOUNG EAGLES: IN THE COCKPIT WITH CANADA'S SECOND WORLD WAR FIGHTER PILOTS.

By: Bashow, David L. Forewords by Lt.-Gen. A.M. DeQuetteville and Air Vice-Marshal J.E. Johnson.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Stoddart: 1996

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 24719

ISBN: 0773729763

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

384 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w photographs. "From the Battle of France to the Normandy invasion, from the defence of Malta to victory in the Pacific, (young Canadian) airmen fought with great courage in all theatres of the war. Signing up in every province and territory, and serving with both the RAF and the RCAF, they flew many daring missions in their Spitfires and Hurricanes, Kittyhawks, Mustangs, Typhoons, and Mosquitos. (The author) tells the stories of Canada's fighter heroes, using their own wartime correspondence and later memoirs to capture the gripping atmosphere in the cockpit as...
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ALL THE FINE YOUNG EAGLES: IN THE COCKPIT WITH CANADA'S SECOND WORLD WAR FIGHTER PILOTS.

By: Bashow, David L. Forewords by Lt.-Gen. A.M. DeQuetteville and Air Vice-Marshal J.E. Johnson.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Stoddart: 1997

Edition: First Paperback Edition.

Seller ID: 30134

ISBN: 0773759131

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good -

384 pp, 9 3/16" H. B&w photographs. "From the Battle of France to the Normandy invasion, from the defence of Malta to victory in the Pacific, (young Canadian) airmen fought with great courage in all theatres of the war. Signing up in every province and territory, and serving with both the RAF and the RCAF, they flew many daring missions in their Spitfires and Hurricanes, Kittyhawks, Mustangs, Typhoons, and Mosquitos. (The author) tells the stories of Canada's fighter heroes, using their own wartime correspondence and later memoirs to capture the gripping atmosphere in the cockpit as they waged...
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THE TINFISH RUN.

By: Bassett, Ronald.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Macmillan: 1977

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23777

ISBN: 0333216148

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good-

264 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). Includes "a glossary of Naval lower-deck terminology and technical terms" and "a brief account of the fortunes of convoy PQ17". "The year is 1942. A small group of merchant ships escorted by two old destroyers, a corvette and two trawlers are ploughing through Arctic seas to northern Russia in the wake of the ill-fated convoy PQ17. For Ordinary Signalman Ludd - inevitably dubbed 'Lobby' - it is his first trip and likely to be a tough one. The convoy must run the gauntlet of U-boats, aircraft - there is even the threat that enemy battleships will put to sea; finally the...
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HMS SHEFFIELD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF 'OLD SHINY'.

By: Bassett, Ronald.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: London, Arms and Armour: 1988

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 25501

ISBN: 0853689113

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good -

224 pp, large 8vo (9 15/16" H). B&w maps and photographs. "The first HMS Sheffield was launched in 1936 to serve her flag bravely for thirty years. During World War Two, the cruiser became one of the most illustrious warships of all time, achieving twelve honours. In 1940, she fought in the action off Cape Spartivento; in the following year she shared in the audacious bombardment of Genoa, exchanged salvoes with Bismarck and sank one of that battleship's supply tankers, Friedrich Breme. In the Arctic a mine blew a 22-foot hole in her stern, but in an Icelandic fjord her crew fashioned a makes...
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MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 IN ACTION - PART 1. SQUADRON/SIGNAL AIRCRAFT NO. 44.

By: Beaman, John R. Jr. & Campbell, Jerry L.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Carrollton, TX, Squadron/Signal: 1980

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 27362

ISBN: 0897471067

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Very Good

50 pp, oblong (8 1/4" H x 11" D). Many b&w photographs, drawings, profiles plus color profiles centrefold. Contents: Introduction; Bf 109B-1; Bf 109B-1 (Late); Bf 109B-2; Bf 109C; Bf 109C-1; Bf 109D 'Dora'; Bf 109E 'Emil'; Poland; Sitzkrieg; Bf 109E-3; Assault on the West; Looking Across the Channel; Bf 109E-4; Bf 109E-4/B Jabo; Battle of Britain; Bf 109E-7, E-8 & E-9; The Balkans, Greece & Crete; Bf 109E/Trop; Barbarossa. Soft bump to bottom corner of pages, two small creases at bottom corner of covers, very light wear on spine.
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MAPLE LEAF AGAINST THE AXIS: CANADA'S SECOND WORLD WAR.

By: Bercuson, David J.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Stoddart: 1995

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 9078

ISBN: 0773728619

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

316 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w photographs, maps. "Here, in all its passion and drama, is the story of how the Canadian Army, Navy, and Air Force fought during the Second World War, from the Battle of Hong Kong to the Rhine River crossing and the significant part Canadians played in the Allied victory. David Bercuson, one of Canada's top military historians, covers the war on the ground, the naval war in the North Atlantic and elsewhere, and the air war - both the bomber offensive and the story of those Canadians who flew everything from Canso Reconnaissance aircraft in the Indian Ocean ...
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CLAIMS TO FAME: THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS.

By: Birdsall, Steve and Freeman, Roger.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Arms and Armour: 1994

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23458

ISBN: 1854092111

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

224 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w photographs. "(I)nternationally acclaimed aviation experts Steve Birdsall and Roger Freeman have here put together a remarkable and genuinely new book on this most famous of aircraft. With crews flying 25 mission tours but aircraft flying until destroyed or replaced there is clearly much scope for following a Fortress from manufacture through to eventual demise, and recounting the many and varied actions and exploits along the way. (This book) describes an intriguing and fascinating selection of aircraft and the reasons for their inclusion here. Claims inc...
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CLAIMS TO FAME: THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS.

By: Birdsall, Steve and Freeman, Roger.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Arms and Armour: 1994

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 28552

ISBN: 1854092111

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

SUPERMARINE ATTACKER, SWIFT AND SCIMITAR. POSTWAR MILITARY AIRCRAFT: 7.

By: Birtles, Philip.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Shepperton, Surrey, Ian Allan: 1992

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 24576

ISBN: 0711020345

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

112 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, drawings/diagrams. "The name Supermarine is universally associated with the Spitfire, an aircraft which helped to defeat the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain; the company's fundamental role in the development of Britain's military jet aircraft is less well known. Although now overshadowed by the success of the Hawker Hunter and of the BAC Lightning, the Supermarine Attacker, Swift and Scimitar were among the most influential of Britain's post-war military aircraft. The Attacker, first flown in 1946, was the first ...
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THE SPLENDID HUNDRED: THE TRUE STORY OF CANADIANS WHO FLEW IN THE GREATEST AIR BATTLE OF WORLD WAR II.

By: Bishop, Arthur. Foreword by Lieutenant-General G. Scott Clements.

Price: $12.50 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McGraw-Hill Ryerson: 1994

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 29465

ISBN: 0075516837

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

170 pp, 9" H. B&w photographs, drawings, map. "This is the hitherto untold and virtually unknown story of the 100 Canadian fighter pilots who flew during the Battle of Britain - 'the pre-eminent air battle of the modern era. ' Together they scored more victories per pilot than any other Allied air force. Set against the backdrop of a raging controversy over control within Fighter Command, (this book) relates the feats of daring exemplified by such pilots as Johnny Kent, Ernie McNab, Gordie McGregor, Dal Russel and Skeets Ogilvie. It is also the story of the grit and courage of a British p...
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WHERE THE HELL ARE THE GUNS? A SOLDIER'S EYE VIEW OF THE ANXIOUS YEARS, 1939-44.

By: Blackburn, George G.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland & Stewart: 1997

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 30524

ISBN: 0771015046

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

439 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). Map end papers, B&w photographs. "(T)races the evolution of Canada's 4th Field Regiment from a motley assortment of ill-equipped recruits to the cream of the Allied artillery, more than ready to distinguish itself in the maelstrom of the battle for Normandy." Soft crease down spine, very tiny light stain on top of text block, very minor fading to colour at bottom edge of spine. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top/bottom of hinges and flap-folds, slight fading to colour on spine and hinges.
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SPITFIRE: THE CANADIANS.

By: Bracken, Robert. Foreword by A.V.M. J.E. "Johnnie" Johnson.

Price: $55.00 USD

Publisher: Erin, Ontario, Boston Mills Press: 1995

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 23885

ISBN: 1550461486

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

160 pp, 4to (12 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs (most copied from the veterans' own albums), color profiles by Rob Lowry, and technical drawings. "The result of nine years of research and over two hundred interviews with former Spitfire pilots and ground crew from across Canada, (this book) is a momentous collection of personal memories and wartime aviation history. The stories are told with complete candour, in the pilots' and crew members' own words. Full of priceless historic photographs and intimate first-hand accounts, 'Spitfire: The Canadians' is perhaps the most i...
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TOP SECRET TALES OF WORLD WAR II.

By: Breuer, William B.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Edison, NJ, Castle: 2005

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 22950

ISBN: 0785819517

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

244 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w illustrations. "(C)ompelling accounts of Allied and Axis intelligence throughout World War II. Here are riveting tales of patriotism and treachery, saboteurs, sleepers, and moles, giving fresh perspectives on the best-known interceptions and deceptions of the war - the breaking of the German code Enigma and the Japanese code Purple, Operation Overlord's successful disguise of the D-Day invasion - as well as little-known feats of civilian bravado in the face of danger. Meet Sidney Cotton, a British businessman and aviator who took the Luftwaffe's General Albr...
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Image for [4 WWII HOME GUARD-RELATED ITEMS]. HOME GUARD: A HANDBOOK FOR THE L.D.V. With: SPOT THEM IN THE AIR! and POPULAR GUIDE TO THE GERMAN ARMY No. 4 - ENGINEERS and POPULAR GUIDE TO THE GERMAN ARMY No. 5 - RECONAISSANCE UNITS.

[4 WWII HOME GUARD-RELATED ITEMS]. HOME GUARD: A HANDBOOK FOR THE L.D.V. With: SPOT THEM IN THE AIR! and POPULAR GUIDE TO THE GERMAN ARMY No. 4 - ENGINEERS and POPULAR GUIDE TO THE GERMAN ARMY No. 5 - RECONAISSANCE UNITS.

By: Brophy, John, et al.

Price: $65.00 USD

Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton / Daily Mirror / General Staff, War Office: 1940

Seller ID: 28929

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good

1. Home Guard: A Handbook for the L.D.V. (Local Defence Volunteers) - 126 pp, 5 1/4" H. September 1940 - reprint in same month as first printing. Red/orange cloth with black and gray lettering. Contents: Author's Foreword; What the Job Is; Resisting the Invader; The Watch of the Skies; Defence Works and Anti-Tank Warfare; The Arms of the L.D.V.; The Use of the Rifle; The Last Word. 2. Spot Them in the Air! - 32 pp, staples in wraps, 8 3/8" H, published by the Daily Mirror, n.d. B&w photographs and three-view silhouettes of British and German aircraft with short descriptions. 3. Popular Guid...
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SPITFIRE SUMMER: WHEN BRITAIN STOOD ALONE.

By: Brown, Malcolm. Foreword by Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Carlton/Imperial War Museum, (London, 2000).:

Seller ID: 23496

207 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 1842220438 B&w and colour plates. "Summer 1940: Nazi Germany was swiftly tightening its grip on Europe. Hitler's forces appeared to be invincible, having swept through Poland, Belgium, the Nether lands and France. Invasion seemed inevitable as the Fuhrer's eyes turned to Britain, isolated against the might of facism. But he reckoned without the indomitable will and spirit of the British people and their leader, Winston Churchill. (This book) tells the story of that extraordinary time. Packed full of unique archive material and first-hand acc...
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ARMES MILITARIA MAGAZINE. HORS-SERIE No 18. LA BATAILLE DE STALINGRAD (I) DE MOSCOU A STALINGRAD.

By: Buffetaut, Yves.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Paris, Histoire & Collections: 1995

Seller ID: 29639

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

82 pp, 11 11/16" H. French Text. B&w photographs, colour illustrations (tanks, jeeps, aircraft, etc.), maps/battle plans. Chapter headings: La contre-offensive Russe dans le secteur sud; Les preparatifs de la Wehrmacht; Le plan Allemand; Operation Blau; Vers le Caucase; L'avance sur Stalingrad. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - a tiny scuff at the bottom edge of the rear cover and a very small crease at the bottom corner of the rear cover.
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ARMES MILITARIA MAGAZINE. HORS-SERIE No 38. KOURSK: L'OFFENSIVE ALLEMANDE.

By: Buffetaut, Yves.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Paris, Histoire & Collections: 2000

Seller ID: 29753

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

83-162 pp, 11 11/16" H. French Text. B&w photographs, maps/battle plans, colour illustrations (tanks, aircraft, trucks, etc.). Chapter headings: Vers un Nouveau Tannenberg a l'Est?; Koursk, 5 Juillet 1943: Le Premier Jour de l'Offensive Allemande sur le Front Sud; L'Echec de l'Offensive Allemande au Nord du Saillant; Front Sud: Des Illusions de Victoire a la Defaite Finale. Interior - clean and tght with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - small indentation at top edge of front cover.
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ARMES MILITARIA MAGAZINE. HORS-SERIE No 45. LE DEBARQUEMENT A ANZIO, 1944: OPERATION SHINGLE.

By: Buffetaut, Yves.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Paris, Histoire & Collections: 2000

Seller ID: 30205

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

81 pp, 11 11/16" H. French Text. B&w photographs, maps/battle plans, colour illustrations (tanks, aircraft, trucks, landing craft, etc.). Chapter headings: Anzio, un Debordement par la Mer; 22 Janvier 1944: le Debarquement a Anzio; Les Debuts de l'Enlisement Allie; Les Contre-Offensives; Allemandes; Le Front Allie Resiste a Anzio. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean and bright.
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Keyword: Luftwaffe