Search Results: Military - Aviation from Capricorn Books

Shrewsbury: Airlife, 2001. 144 pp, 11 5/8" H. "(F)eatures 1,000 colour photographs of military aircraft of all types from around the world, with a mix of old and new. All the photographs are fully described with dates and aircraft types. The book will appeal to a wide range of aircraft enthusiasts internationally and also to aeroplane modellers. It contains a tremendous range of aircraft types that represent all countries through the years since colour photography has been available." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+.

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 France. Heavy losses ensued during operations demanding great courage. A hazardous anti-shipping campaign took the Group to Malta. Night intruder operations were made against airfields, and fighter-escorted attacks on Occupied Territory continued until the 1944 Allied landings in France, where support to the invasion was subsequently given and an effective night interdictor campaign carried out. The Group mounted many spectacular operations, particularly when using Mosquitoes. This is indeed a story of immense courage. Based upon records maintained by Royal Air Force Commands, Groups and Squadrons together with personal accounts by those who flew… Read More

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 France. Heavy losses ensued during operations demanding great courage. A hazardous anti-shipping campaign took the Group to Malta. Night intruder operations were made against airfields, and fighter-escorted attacks on Occupied Territory continued until the 1944 Allied landings in France, where support to the invasion was subsequently given and an effective night interdictor campaign carried out. The Group mounted many spectacular operations, particularly when using Mosquitoes. This is indeed a story of immense courage. Based upon records maintained by Royal Air Force Commands, Groups and Squadrons together with personal accounts by those who flew… Read More

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 and personnel have not been forgotten, with a section on pilot training units, a complete list of all 2nd TAF units on a specific date during the Normandy campaign and two very personal and illuminating accounts from 2nd TAF 'Erks'. Even the enemy's Orders of Battle at significant moments in the campaign are included, together with many illustrations of captured Luftwaffe aircraft which were evaluated or utilised." Chapter headings: Introduction; Operational Techniques and Tactics; The Weapons of the 2nd Tactical Air Force; Training for Operations; Camouglage and Markings; The Squadrons of the 2nd Tactical Air… Read More

Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal, 1989. 64 pp, 11" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, map, 8 pages of color profiles. The story of the pilots and aircraft of the 49th Fighter Group in the Southwest Pacific during WWII. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light wear to edge of spine, minor wrinkling to covers.. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Don Greer..

Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal, 1995. 50 pp, 8 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, drawings, color profiles. Contents: Introduction; Operations; A-104A N/AW; Desert Storm; Gulf Wrap-up; The Future. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor wear at top/bottom of spine, small area of minor edgewear on rear cover. . Stapled in Wraps. Very Good+. Illus. by Joe Sewell. Color by Don Greer & Tom Tullis. .

Toronto: Frederick D. Goodchild, 1918. 323 pp + ads, small 8vo (7 9/16" H) - maroon cloth with gold lettering and RFC insignia on spine and front board. The first Canadian edition (with Goodchild on the spine) was prepared from sheets of the American first edition (D. Appleton with '1' on last page of text and Appleton's ads at rear) with the Goodchild title page tipped-in. The author's personal reminiscences of his time in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Contents: First Experiences; Training; Overseas; France; Over the Lines; A Bomb Raid; Scrapping; Mainly About Two Seaters; A Night Stunt; Artillery Control; The Day's Work; Zep Straffing; The Somme; The Red Cross Machine. Tiny tear with crease at bottom of page 73/4, Xmas 1919 gift inscription in pencil on front free endpaper, light browning to fore-edge and bottom of textblock, darkening and a few small light stains to top of textblock, very light edgewear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, light… Read More

Pacifica, California: Pacifica Military History, 1993. 323 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs, maps. "(The author) brings fresh first-person accounts from thirty-nine U.S. Army Air Corps fighter aces who blasted their way across the skies of North Africa, the Mediterranean, and northern and southern Europe in the great crusade against Hitler's vaunted Luftwaffe and the other Axis air forces. Coupled with a clear, concise historical overview of America's brilliant air war against the Axis in Europe and North Africa, Hammel's detailed interviews bring out the most thrilling in-the-cockpit experiences of some of our country's best pilots. Climb aboard a P-38 Lightning as Maj. Bill Leverette fights America's highest-scoring single personal air battle against the Luftwaffe. And get into the cockpit of a P-47 Thunderbolt as 15-victory ace Capt. Don Bryan scores his dream kill by outwitting the pilot of a far speedier German jet in the closing days of the war in… Read More

Fleurance: AERO-EDITIONS, 2001. 73 pp + 8 pp English insert, 11 5/8" H - magazine format. **French text** Insert in English for articles: Flying Headhunters over Hollandia / Lapland War: The Settings / Soviet Naval Aviation in the Summer of 1941. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, colour profiles. Sommaire: Welcome to Little Norway; Les espoirs decus; Les as de l'aviation: Johannes Gentzen; La chasse francaise (19): le GC I/5; L'aviation navale sovietique a l'ete 1941; Au royaume des chasserus de tete; Pilot de la jungle; La guerre de Laponie; Du Tempest au Meteor; Beaver en Indochine; Aero-Kit. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear.. Stapled in Wraps. Near Fine.

Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, 1935. 80 pp + 91 pp (two sections), 7 3/4" H. Black simulated leather boards with gold lettering on spine, blindstamped lettering, borders on front board. Marbled endpapers, b&w illustrations. Elementary Aerodynamics Contents: Aerodynamic Laws and Theories; Physical Principles; Effects of Air Flow; Air Flow Against Flat Plate; Wind Tunnel; Action of Air-Stream and Airfoils; Airfoil Characteristics; Influence of Airfoil Dimensions; Arrangement of Airfoils; Variable Lift Devices; Parasite Drag. Theory of Flight Contents: Equilibrium and Balance; Fundamentals of Equilibrium; Stability and Control; Types of Stability; Lateral Stability Standards; Directional Stability Standards; Control Standards; Propeller; Introduction; Propeller Theory; Propeller Effects; Airplane Performance at Sea Level; Airplane Performance at Altitutdes. Previous owner's name in ink at top of front free endpaper, very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, tiny bump… Read More

London: George Newnes, 1943. 132 pp, 9 1/8" H. Aeroplane Maintenance and Operation Series, Volume 21. B&w photographs, drawings, diagrams. Chapter headings: Aircraft Engineers' Licences; Survey of Aero-engine Types; Engine Installations and Services; Tracing Aero-engine Trouble; Top Overhauls; The Rating and Performance Testing of Aero-engines; Aero-engine Testing; Aero-engine Starting and Starters; Starting Troubles and Remedies; Engine Instruments and Their Indications; Index. Book is cocked, has general slight fading to spine color with more fading at top/bottom, tiny bump to bottom corners of boards, very light edge wear. Dust jacket has several large chips, multiple tears archivally taped, creases, light browning - more on spine, water mark on spine and a few small holes. Now protected in a mylar sleeve. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/Poor.

London: Battle of Britain Prints International, 1994. 53 pp, 11 5/8" H (magazine format). Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs, maps, plans. Contents: From the Editor; Normandy Executions (Crime in WWII); The Australian Military Plaques Project; The Search for 'Blue Peter' (Newmarket's Spitfire); Historic Preservation in the Marshall Islands; The Battle for Merksem. Interior - very small soft crease at bottom corner of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - small soft crease at bottom corner of rear cover, minor wear on spine.. Stapled in Wraps. Very Good.

London: Battle of Britain Prints International, 1986. 53 pp, 11 11/16" H (magazine format). Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs, maps, diagrams/plans. Contents: Celebrating Victory: The Victory Parade of 40 years ago; George Mergenthaler; The Night that shook Sydney (Japanese midget submarines enter Sydney Harbour); Alight Loch Erne: The Story of a Flying Boat Base; Tora! Tora! Tora! (war film); The Loch Ness Wellington (wreck recovery); A Costly Liberation (crime in WWII). Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - small soft crease at bottom corner of rear cover. very light rubbing on front cover.. Stapled in Wraps. Very Good.

O'Fallon, MO: VLS Corporation, 1991. 36 pp, 8 5/8" H x 9 3/8" D. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, b&w drawings/diagrams. A detailed look at the 'Apache Attack Helicopter' - particularly useful to modelers. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor rubbing.. Stapled in Wraps. Near Fine.

St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell, 1987. 128 pp, oblong 4to (11 3/8" H x 14 1/2" D). Pictorial endpapers, profusely illlustrated throughout in b&w and colour. "This is the first time a book has been produced featuring a comprehensive selection of Taylor's work and it is thus a publication of great significance. Those already familiar with his work will be intrigued to discover for the first time the secrets of his techniques, and all combat aviation buffs will delight in the behind-the-scenes stories of life with the 'Aces'. In researching his paintings, Robert Taylor has worked with some of the greatest aviators in the world and the text draws upon his encyclopedic fund of facts and anecdotes concerning these famous figures and their service careers. In addition to this, a number of these great pilots have contributed their own first-hand accounts of the aircraft they flew in combat and other personal recollections. (F)eatures in-depth visual and verbal studies of many… Read More

Kew, Richmond: Public Record Office , 2000. 114 pp, large 8vo (9 11/16" H). B&w photographs, reproductions. "Essential research guide for those tracing an ancestor who served in Britain's air forces. The book explains how to use the wealth of records held at the Public Record Office and elsewhere to trace the careers of officers and other ranks. It allows the reader to build up a picture of the operations and campaigns that an individual took part in. In addition to the RAF and the WRAF, the guide covers records of the Royal Engineers balloonists, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service, Fleet Air Arm, and the Glider Pilot Regiment. Invaluable additional chapters show the reader: How to use the operational records to build a picture of individual units' activities; How to trace campaign medals and other awards; How to use the Public Record Office's photographic archive. A final chapter provides guidance on air force records held outside the Public Record Office.… Read More

Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal, 1997. 95 pp, 11" H. B&w photographs, color profiles, markings. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - two soft corner creases, one tiny corner crease.. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Don Greer..

London: George Newnes 128 pp + 132 pp, 9 1/8" H - 2 volume set - undated. Volumes 22 & 23 of the Aeroplane Maintenance and Operation Series. B&w photographs, drawings, diagrams. Part 1: Dealing with Air Pilotage and Dead Reckoning, Maps and Charts, Flying with the Aid of Instruments, Astronomical and Radio Navigation, Meteorology and Air Navigators' Licences and Regulations. Part 2: Dealing with Magnetic Compasses and other types of Direction Indicators, Causes of Deviation and Methods of Correction, Navigational Calculators, Drift Sights, Ground Speed Meters, Sextants, Directional Radio Systems and Radio Beams, Course Keeping by Radio and Gyro, and Night Flying. Both parts have browning to pages and efges of text block, light edge rubbing, light wrinkling and light color fading at top/bottom edge of spine, Part 1 has white liquid stain at top corner of rear board, Part 2 has a tiny scuff on rear edge of spine. Dust jackets have light edge wrinkling; browning on spine,… Read More

New York: MetroBooks, 1999. 128 pp, square, small 4to (10 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated in b&w and color with photographs, maps. , "(P)aints a vivid picture of how the bombers and fighters of the Allied and Axis powers influenced the outcome of the conflict (in World War II)." "With richly informative sidebars that highlight important elements of technology, intelligence and stragegy; maps of the major air force operations that clarify the effects of individual batles." Slight bump at top of front hinge, a few very small dents to bottom edge of boards, very light edgewear. Dust jacket has very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+.

Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal, 1991. 64 pp, 11" H. Profusely illustrated with color and b&w photographs. A pictorial overview of the aircraft (including helicopters), their markings, nose art and their crews, during Operation Desert Storm. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - tiny soft crease at bottom corner of both covers. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +.