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London: Simon & Schuster, 2023. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 482pp. 8vo. Black paper over boards, stamped spine. Author has signed his name on the front free endpaper. Book is a stated UK first edition with the number line starting with 1. Book is unread, unmarked, unclipped, tight, bright, and jacket has a removable archival Brodart for protection. "Signed by Author" sticker is on jacket front. Author has written nine non-fiction books (10 with this book), five fiction books, and two autobiographical books. Lots of photographs and some drawings. Gift quality. Contents: Acknowledgments; Foreword; Prologue; Part I: 1930-1931 The Death of a Friend; Part II: 1951-1962 The Race to Save Lives; Part III: 1964-1980 Vietnam's Killing Fields; Part IV: 1981-1987 The Freezing Waters of the South Atlantic; Part V: 1988 onwards, The Modern Seat in Peace and War; Endnotes; Bibliography; Picture Credits; Index From promo copy: "Eject! Eject!" chronicles the evolution and heroism of ejection seats, from… Read More