Against All Odds
by Wayne A. Kuschel (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1412008557
- ISBN 13
- 9781412008556
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Victoria, BC, CAN: Trafford, 2004 Trafford, Victoria, BC, CAN. 2004. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 2nd Printing by Line Number. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light edge wear to wraps; light rubbing to panels. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 236 pp 8vo. This is the autobiography of an Army and Air Force pilot from his initiation into the army in 1940 as an underage enlistee to his retirement in 1960. The author tells of his service in World War II, Korea, the Cold War, and the Middle East. He gives detailed descriptions of the planes he flew as a pilot/engineer, his experiences in flight training, and his family life as a frequently moved military officer. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015193
- Title
- Against All Odds
- Author
- Wayne A. Kuschel (AUTHOR SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1412008557
- ISBN 13
- 9781412008556
- Publisher
- Trafford
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, BC, CAN
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- United States Army Air Corps, United States Air Force, military pilot, World War II, Korean War, Cold War, airplanes, military airplanes, Ari Force test pilot, B-36, B-50A, C-47, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, B-25, B-29, glider planes,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation/Aircraft; Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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