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LOST IN WAR: THE BRAVE LIFE AND MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A CANADIAN AIRMAN.
por Watt, James T. Inscribed. Foreworld by Ralph Campbell.
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- Usado - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2006
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- Paperback
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- 9780973981704
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Orillia, Ontario: Troutspawn, 2006. 167 pp, oblong (8 1/2" H x 11" D). B&w photographs, reproductions. Inscribed on title page: "We shall remember / Jim Watt". "More than four years of research, family interviews and dogged detective work have produced this account of the life of Hinrik Guttormson, a twenty-year-old Icelandic Canadian killed while serving as an air gunner… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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THE GREAT ESCAPE: A CANADIAN STORY.
por Barris, Ted.
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- Usado - Very Good
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- Near Fine
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- Third Printing.
- Published
- 2013
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- Hardcover
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- 9781771022729
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Toronto: Thomas Allen, 2013. 288 pp, 9 1/4" H. Map/plan endpapers, b&w photographs, reproductions. "On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty Commonwealth airmen crawled through a 400-foot-long tunnel, code-named 'Harry', and most slipped into the darkness of a pine forest beyond the wire of Stalag Luft III, a German prisoner-of-war compound near Sagan, Poland. The event became known… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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CANADA CARRIES ON: REVIEW OF THE WAR EFFORT OF THE DOMINION AS PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, JULY 29-30, 1940. WITH: CANADA'S SUPPORT OF THE ARMY OVERSEAS (text of a) BROADCAST BY RIGHT HON. W.L. MACKENZIE KING. NOV. 8, 1944. 2 ITEMS.
por King, W.L. Mackenzie, Ralston, J.L., Power, C.G., Howe, C.D., Gardiner, J.G., Ilsley, J.L.
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- Usado - Good
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- No Dust Jackets
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- 1940
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Ottawa: Director of Public Information / Edmond Cloutier, 1940. Two World War II related items. 1. Canada Carries On: Review of the War Effort of the Dominion as presented to the House of Commons, July 29-30, 1940. 42 pp + 4 additional pages title 'Notes', 10" H, stapled in wraps. Contents: Introduction by Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King, Prime… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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THE CANADIAN AIRBORNE REGIMENT 20th ANNIVERSARY AIRBORNE SPECTACULAR / LE REGIMENT AEROPORTE DU CANADA 20ieme ANNIVERSAIRE SPECTACLE "PARA".
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- Usado - Very Good+
- Published
- 1988
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Petawawa: The Regiment, 1988. 8 pp (including covers), 10 15/16" H. 2 colour photographs. Bilingual (English/French). The programme for the 20th anniversary celebrations of The Canadian Airborne Regiment, held at CFB Petawawa on the 27th of August, 1988. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean.. Not Signed. Stapled in… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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2nd TACTICAL AIR FORCE. VOLUME FOUR. SQUADRONS, CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKINGS, WEAPONS AND TACTICS, 1943-1945. (VOLUME 4 )
por Shores, Christopher and Thomas, Chris.
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- Usado - Very Good -
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- Good+
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2008
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781906537012
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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€ 141,90
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Hersham, Surrey: Midland / Ian Allan, 2008. Volume four of the four volume set - containing chapters Twelve through Twenty-One, with paging running from 583 - 752, 12 1/8" H. B&w and colour illustrations - photographs, profiles. "In this volume, salient details of every operational squadron that served as part of the wartime 2nd TAF are listed. Supporting units… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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PRINCES OF DARKNESS: THE LIVES OF LUFTWAFFE NIGHT FIGHTER ACES HEINRICH PRINZ zu SAYN-WITTGENSTEIN AND EGMONT PRINZ zur LIPPE-WEISSENFELD.
por Knott, Claire Rose. Foreword by Alexander Sayn-Wittgenstein.
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- Usado - Very Good+
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2008
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781903223956
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Hersham, Surrey: Classic / Ian Allan, 2008. 208 pp, 9 7/8" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions, 5 colour plates (aircraft profiles). "(A) unique illustrated account of the careers of the two 'fighting princes' of the Luftwaffe's night fighter force, Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein and Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld, whose dramatic lives were often inter-connected. (The author) was… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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RAPID FIRE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATIC CANNON, HEAVY MACHINE GUNS AND THEIR AMMUNITION FOR ARMIES, NAVIES AND AIR FORCES.
por Williams, Anthony G.
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- Usado - Very Good
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2000
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781840371222
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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€ 28,38
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Shrewsbury: Airlife, 2000. 297 pp, 10" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour with photographs, technical drawings. "(A) comprehensive account of the development and use of heavy machine guns, automatic cannon and their ammunition. (This book) covers weapons (12.7-57mm plus a few others) developed in every nation throughout the 20th century, whether used by armies, navies or air forces.… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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THE BOMBER MAFIA: A DREAM, A TEMPTATION, AND THE LONGEST NIGHT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
por Gladwell, Malcolm.
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- Usado - Near Fine
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Near Fine
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2021
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780316296618
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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New York: Little Brown, 2021. 240 pp, 8 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small group of idealistic strategists had a different view. This 'Bomber Mafia' asked: What if precision bombing could, just by taking out critical choke points - industrial… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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SLEDGEHAMMERS FOR TINTACKS: BOMBER COMMAND COMBATS THE V-1 MENANCE 1943-1944.
por Darlow, Steve.
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- Usado - Good+
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Good+
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2002
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781902304960
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- 1
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London: Grub Street, 2002. 212 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, maps. "(R)elates how a massive strategic bombing force was used to counter the flying bomb (V1) threat and how the airmen from the Commander-in-Chief right down to the aircrews and groundcrews acted upon the decisions made. Decisions which would lead to many Allied airmen suffering serious injury, many… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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HOW THE SPITFIRE WON THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN.
por Sarkar, Dilip.
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- Usado - Very Good+
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- Very Good+
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2010
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781848688681
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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€ 23,65
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Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley, 2010. 185 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, drawings, reproductions. "Although there were many more Hawker Hurricanes than Supermarine Spitfires engaged in the epic conflict fought over southern England in the summer of 1940, the public's imagination was captured by the shapely and charismatic Spitfire. According to legend, however, the Hurricane executed far greater damage on… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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REPRINTS OF RECENT ARTICLES CONCERNING CANADAIR. VOL. 1, NO. 2 & NO. 3 & NO. 4.. MARCH-JUNE, 1953. 3 ITEMS IN TOTAL.
por Canadair Limited.
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- Usado - Very Good
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- No Dust Jackets
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- 1953
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Montreal: Canadair, 1953. Three stiff card folders (stapled), 11" H, with white paper labels glued on front covers and "Canadair Limited - Montreal" printed on lower section. Reproductions of news articles about Canadair, printed on one side of page only. No. 2 has six pages and contains articles from MacLean's Magazine, Toronto Star Weekly and Toronto Globe & Mail. … Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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PACIFIC PAYBACK: THE CARRIER AVIATORS WHO AVENGED PEARL HARBOR AT THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY.
por Moore, Stephen L.
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- Usado - Very Good
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good
- Edição
- First Edition
- Published
- 2014
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780451465528
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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New York: NAL Caliber / Penguin, 2014. 436 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs, maps. "Sunday, December 7, 1941, dawned clear and bright over the Pacific. But for the Dauntless dive-bomber crews of the USS Enterprise, returning to their home base on Oahu, it was a morning from hell. Flying directly into the Japanese ambush at Pearl Harbor, they… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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OPERATION CHOWHOUND: THE MOST RISKY, MOST GLORIOUS US BOMBER MISSION OF WWII.
por Dando-Collins, Stephen.
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- Usado - Very Good-
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- Very Good-
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2015
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781137279637
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2015. 248 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, maps. "Beginning with a crazy plan hatched by a suspect prince, and an even crazier reliance on the word of the Nazis, Operation Chowhound was devised. Between May 1 and May 8, 1945, 2,268 military units flown by the USAAF dropped food to 3.5 million starving Dutch… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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CLAIMS TO FAME: THE LANCASTER.
por Franks, Norman.
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- Usado - Very Good
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good
- Edição
- Reprint
- Published
- 1994
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781854092205
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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London: Arms and Armour, 1994. 222 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs. "This book celebrates the Lancaster 'centenarians' - 34 machines that achieved the remarkable goal of 100 or more operations flown during the course of the Second World War. A Lancaster crew's first tour of duty stood at 30 operations, but both men and aircraft often failed to… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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TESTAMENTS OF HONOUR: PERSONAL HISTORIES OF CANADA'S WAR VETERANS.
por Heathcote, Blake. Foreword by Richard Gwyn.
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- Usado - Very Good
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good-
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2002
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385658461
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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Doubleday Canada, 2002. 341 pp, 10 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "The experiences of the men and women included here are powerful and unforgettable, whether it is the story of a parachuter who relives his night-blind drop behind enemy lines or a prisoner of war who describes the unlikely friendship that developed between a German guard and two of his… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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2 GROUP R.A.F. A COMPLETE HISTORY, 1936-1945. (RAF)
por Bowyer, Michael J.F.
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- Usado - Near Fine
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1992
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780947554255
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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€ 33,11
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Somerton, Somerset: Crecy, 1992. 532 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2' H). B&w photographs, maps. "No. 2 Group was formed in Bomber Command to support the Army. After equipping with Blenheims it specialized in daylight operations. It engaged in the first raid of the war. After taking part in the Norweigan campaign, it was thrown into the struggle to save… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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THE RED BARON'S LAST FLIGHT: A MYSTERY INVESTIGATED.
por Franks, Norman and Bennett, Alan.
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- Usado - Very Good+
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Near Fine
- Edição
- First Canadian Edition
- Published
- 1997
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781550680461
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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€ 17,03
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St Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell, 1997. 143 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions, drawings, maps, color plates. "(A) detailed analysis of von Richthofen's last flight in which he pursued a Sopwith Camel across the Allied front line, and which ended in a mortal wound from a single bullet.The study is complemented by 3-D maps,… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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RICHTHOFEN: BEYOND THE LEGEND OF THE RED BARON.
por Kilduff, Peter.
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- Usado - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- Reprint
- Published
- 1999
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781860199905
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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€ 13,24
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London: Brockhampton, 1999. 256 pp, large 8vo (9 7/16" H). B&w photographs. "(P)rovides the first clear, fully-documented view of Manfred von Richthofen as an air-fighter, exemplary leader and an important figure in the development of German fighter units and tactics in the First World War. It was made possible by extensive research and, with the end of the Cold War,… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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SO MANY: A FOLIO DEDICATED TO ALL WHO SERVED WITH RAF BOMBER COMMAND, 1939-45.
por Gunston, Bill, editor. Biographies by John Golley and Bill Gunston.
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- Usado - Very Good
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Very Good
- Edição
- First Canadian Edition
- Published
- 1995
- Encadernação
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780771573347
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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€ 28,38
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Toronto: Macmillan, 1995. 276 pp, folio (12 3/4" H). Integral ribbon bookmark. B&w and colour photographs, colour silhouettes. "The central theme is the courage of thousands of men - most of them from ordinary backgrounds in Britain and the Empire, but including important groups from countries overrun by Germany - who survived one of the most severe and prolonged… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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COMBAT AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II, 1942-1943. POSTER BOOK.
por Angelucci, Enzo and Matricardi, Paolo.
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- Usado - Very Good -
- Published
- 1988
- Encadernação
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780517665787
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- 1
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Oakville, Ontario, CAN
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€ 18,92
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New York: Military Press, 1988. 63 pp, folio (15 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with full and double page 3-view colour drawings, b&w photographs. Brief histories of each aircraft and technical details. This volume: Nakajima Ki-44; Kawasaki Ki-61; Kawanishi N1K; Martin B-26; Grumman TBF; North American P-51B; Martin Baltimore; Republic P-47; Yakovlev Yak-9; Tupolev Tu-2; IAR 80; Focke Wulf Fw.190 F;… Ler mais sobre este item Preço do item
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