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AIRCRAFT CARRIERS: A HISTORY OF CARRIER AVIATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON WORLD EVENTS (VOLUME II 1946-2006)
Written by Norman Polmar.
Stock no. 1327989
Published by Potomac Books, Inc.. 2nd 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Second Edition. A definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. A two-volume work of which this is volume II and details the role of carriers in the unification controversies of the U.S. armed forces and strategic deterrence. Light grey paper boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781574886658. Spine very slightly bumped else a fine copy. Spine of dustwrapper is slightly faded and corners are slightly rubbed.

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AIRCRAFT CARRIERS: A HISTORY OF CARRIER AVIATION AND ITS INFLUENCE ON WORLD EVENTS (VOLUME I 1909-1945)
Written by Norman Polmar.
Stock no. 1828332
Published by Potomac Books, Inc.. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. A two-volume work of which this is volume I and describes the political and technological factors that influenced aircraft carrier design and construction, meticulously records their operations, and explains their impact. Light grey paper boards, black title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1574886630. Minor grubby mark to top edge of text block. Contents clean. White and blue pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed.

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THE FIGHTING GRASSHOPPERS
Written by Ken Wakefield; Wesley Kyle.
Stock no. 1327985
Published by Midland Counties Publications; Speciality Press. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. US Liaison Aircraft Operations in Europe 1942-1945. ISBN: 0904597784. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased, rubbed at spine and corners and slightly faded to spine.

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BRITISH FLIGHT TESTING: MARTLESHAM HEATH 1920-1939
Written by Tim Mason; T. Heffernan.
Stock no. 1327984
Published by Putnam. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tracing the development of landplane testing during the whole period between the two World Wars. B/w photos. 256 Pages. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0851778577. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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YAKOVLEV AIRCRAFT SINCE 1924
Written by Bill Gunston; Yefim Gordon.
Stock no. 1327983
Published by Putnam. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0851778720. Spine bumped. Dustwrapper is edge creased, particularly to top of spine.

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BRITISH PISTON AERO-ENGINES AND THEIR AIRCRAFT
Written by Alec Lumsden.
Stock no. 1327982
Published by Airlife. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. In this book are reviewed 873 types of engine, built and flown in Britain upto 1955. ISBN: 1853102946. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.

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AIRCRAFT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WARPLANE 1939-45
Written by Philip Jarrett.
Stock no. 1327981
Published by Putnam. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Putnam's History of Aircraft series. A combined study of an outstanding era in the evolution of the flying machine. B/w photos. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0851778755. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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BIPLANE TO MONOPLANE: AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT 1919-39
Written by Philip Jarrett.
Stock no. 1327980
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Putnam's History of Aircraft series. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851778747. Spine and corners bumped, a couple of small dents to cover edges. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with a small nick to top of spine.

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PIONEER AIRCRAFT EARLY AVIATION TO 1914
Written by Philip Jarrett.
Stock no. 1327977
Published by Putnam. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Early aviation and why human flight took so long to achieve, how the problems were overcome as successive experimenters built on the work of their predecessors until human flight was a reality. Putnam's History of Aircraft. Series editor Philip Jarrett. B/w photos. Blue boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0851778690. Spine bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly faded and creased to spine.

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SOVIET AIRCRAFT AND AVIATION 1917-1941
Written by Lennart Andersson.
Stock no. 1327976
Published by Putnam. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. All types of Soviet-designed and built aeroplanes, autogiros, helicopters and airships are described, as are imported types, and there are tables of aircraft registrations and individual names. ISBN: 0851778593. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is edge creased, tiny rub at top of spine and small nick to lower corner of rear panel.

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LUFTWAFFE SECRET PROJECTS FIGHTERS 1939-1945
Written by Walter Schick; Ingolf Meyer.
Stock no. 1327975
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Secret fighter development in Germany between the years 1939 and 1945. Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 176 pages. ISBN: 9781857800524. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased and slightly faded to spine.

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LUFTWAFFE SECRET PROJECTS STRATEGIC BOMBERS 1935-1945
Written by Dieter Herwig; Heinz Rode.
Stock no. 1327974
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1857800923. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is lightly creased to spine and corners.

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