History of the RAF Tapa dura - 1977

London: Hamlyn. Very Good/Very Good. 1977. Hard Cover. 4to 0600375889 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. numerous colour and b/w illustrations. 224 pages clean and tight. The RAF was probably the most illustrious flying unit to participate in World War II. Its origins in the Royal Flying Corps gave the nascent Royal Air Force experience which it put to good use a generation later. From the early Spads and Sopwiths which fought against the Fokkers of the Richthofen Squadron over France, pilots and the manufacturers of aircraft in Britain learned some valuable lessons. Although the RFC was a colourful adjunct to trench warfare in 1914-18, the use of aircraft in the next war was seen by most observers to be far from peripheral. The Spitfires and Hurricanes which were developed in the 1930s were to save Britain in her 'finest hour'. The Lancaster bombers of the RAF were to make fiery infernos of the cities… Leer más

London, United Kingdom: Hamlyn, 1977. Hardcover with dust jacket, 224 pages including black-and-white and full colour illustrations on every page; book very gently read, if at all, old residue of clear tape on both free endpapers, otherwise very clean and unmarked. [this copy priced low, priced to go to a good home as bookseller is nearing retirement, but extra S & H at cost will be requested] See also our several listings for Ralph Baker's A Brief History of the Royal Flying Corps in World War I, in paperback, or 2-volume hardcover sets, The Royal Flying Corps in France: From Mons to the Somme, AND From Bloody April 1917 To Final Victory.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good ++.

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London: The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. 1983. Reprint. Navy blue hardback cloth cover. 300mm x 230mm (12" x 9"). 224pp. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .

Hamlyn, 1977. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hamlyn, 1977. Hardcover. Good.

London, England: Hamlyn, 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. British First. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; gift inscription on front end paper; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; well illustrated with black and white and colour photographs..

United Kingdom: Hamlyn, 1983. Seventh Impression. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine in Near Fine jacket 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. pp.224 with index. The history and technical ualities of British warplanes form WWI to the present day with over 300 illustrations. clean tight copy minuscule edgewear.