Sailor Malan: Battle of Britain Legend: Adolph Malan Tapa dura - 2013

Paperback. Very Good.

-Pen & Sword Aviation (2012)-. First edition first impression 2012. 192 pages. Illustrated. Cloth. Near fine in dustjacket. 'I do not think that Malan could join a squadron without improving it, however good it was. Not by sword-waving, but by a strength of mind and integrity that are at once recognisable and effective...he was the best pilot of the War' - Air Commodore Al Deere, C.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C.Malan was thirty years of age during the Battle of Britain, old for a fighter pilot, but his maturity gave his leadership a firm authority. The Battle of Britain produced many airmen of great skill and accomplishment; high achievers who made their mark in one of history's most memorable and demanding campaigns. But only a few of these men distinguished themselves in such a way as to become legends in their own lifetimes. Among the greatest of these was Sailor Malan. Here is the story of this talented man, eloquently told by Philip Kaplan who manages to strike a balance between objectivity and reverence… Leer más

Pen & Sword Aviation. Very Good. 1781590451. 2012, bright clean copy, with dustjacket, no markings, Professional booksellers since 1981 . 2012. Hardcover.

Barnsley: Pen & Sword Aviation, 2012. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good+ — in Very Good+ Dust Wrapper. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (black boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6¼” (0.9 kg); 192pp; Index; Bibliography; Cover art by Jon Wilkinson; Includes: Black & white photographs; ISBN: 978-1-7815-9045-4 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #190649|| Condition:

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.