AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES LEGENDS OF WORLD WAR 2 FEATURING THE ACCLAIMED ARTWORK OF IAIN WYLLIE
Written by Tony Holmes
Illustrated by Iain Wyllie
Published by Osprey Aviation
in 2000
ISBN: 1841761559
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AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES LEGENDS OF WORLD WAR 2 FEATURING THE ACCLAIMED ARTWORK OF IAIN WYLLIE
Written by Tony Holmes.
Illustrated by Iain Wyllie.
Stock no. 2138919
1st.
2000.
Hardback.
Large format.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Showcasing the specially commissioned cover artwork of leading aviation artist Iain Wyllie, who has produced over 30 action-packed paintings for the world's most successful aviation series of recent years, Aircraft of the Aces. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 143 pages. ISBN: 1841761559. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a couple of small nicks.
Front cover
Contents
- Foreword by Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC and BAR
- Foreword by Colonel Clarence E 'Bud' Anderson USAF RETIRED
- Introduction by the Artist
- Introduction by the Author
- CHAPTER 1 Bosom Patrol
- CHAPTER 2 Blunting of the Zerstorer
- CHAPTER 3 Battle of Britain Day
- CHAPTER 4 Final Victory
- CHAPTER 5 North African Hawk
- CHAPTER 6 'Star of Afrika'
- CHAPTER 7 Action in 'The Slot'
- CHAPTER 8 Duke of 92
- CHAPTER 9 My Hardest Dogfight
- CHAPTER 10 Jabo Hunters
- CHAPTER 11 First Corsair Ace
- CHAPTER 12 First of Many
- CHAPTER 13 'Red 1'
- CHAPTER 14 Seven Down
- CHAPTER 15 'Checkertail Clan'
- CHAPTER 16 Night Fighter
- CHAPTER 17 The Long Reach
- CHAPTER 18 'Illu'
- CHAPTER 19 'Hades Red Flight'
- CHAPTER 20 Betty Jane
- CHAPTER 21 Dziubek
- CHAPTER 22 'Sturmbock'
- CHAPTER 23 Slovakian Spitfire Success
- CHAPTER 24 McCampbell and Minsi III
- CHAPTER 25 OLD CROW over Germany
- CHAPTER 26 Ace in a day
- CHAPTER 27 The 'Flying Undertaker'
- CHAPTER 28 'Red 13'
- CHAPTER 29 Hero of the Soviet Union
- CHAPTER 30 'Master Falcon'