Verlag: Boston Mills, Erin, Ontario, 2001
ISBN 10: 1550463748 ISBN 13: 9781550463743
Anbieter: Capricorn Books, Oakville, ON, Kanada
Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. Dan Patterson, photography. (illustrator). Reprint. 176 pp, 4to (12 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs. "(T)he first book to take us inside so many of the most revered and feared fighters and bombers of the War, including rare shots of Japanese and German aircraft interiors. The Second World War represented a classic period in the development and perfection of propeller-driven aircraft. Built during the crisis of war, the cockpits and aircraft featured in this book were marvels of technology and ingenuity. An insightful and candid 'pilot's perspective' accompanies the story of each plane. (A)n unprecedented insider's view of these extraordinary airplanes and the men who flew them.' Minor wear to bottom edge of boards. Dust jacket has very light edge wrinkling - mainly a top/bottom of spine and flap-folds.
Verlag: Boston Mills, Erin, Ontario, 2001
ISBN 10: 1550463322 ISBN 13: 9781550463323
Anbieter: Capricorn Books, Oakville, ON, Kanada
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Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. Dan Patterson, photography. (illustrator). First Edition. 160 pp, 12 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, drawings/diagrams. "Through Dan Patterson's remarkable photography, we get to see, close up, the cramped, cold, exposed turrets that so many young men fought and died in. (The author) examines the role each aircraft played in the war, and veterans describe in spirited detail what it was like to fly and fight in the war's most renowned aircraft. For the first time in print, 'Gunner' reveals not just the turrets of such famous aircraft as the Lancaster and the B-17, but also the rarely seen gun positions of aircraft such as the German Me 410, the Italian S.M. 79 and the Russian Il-2 Shturmovik. Many of the featured aircraft saw battle and have been preserved or meticulously restored. This book allows us to imagine what it must have been like to be an air gunner in the Second World War." Book is Fine. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, slight curl at bottom edge of front panel.
Verlag: Boston Mills Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 1550464051 ISBN 13: 9781550464054
Anbieter: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Kanada
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Tight unmarked book in glossy blue boards; in just lightly rubbed dust jacket ; 11.48 X 9.12 X 0.78 inches; 192 pages.
Verlag: Boston Mills, Erin, Ontario, 2001
ISBN 10: 1550463748 ISBN 13: 9781550463743
Anbieter: Capricorn Books, Oakville, ON, Kanada
Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Dan Patterson, photography. (illustrator). Reprint. 176 pp, 4to (12 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs. "(T)he first book to take us inside so many of the most revered and feared fighters and bombers of the War, including rare shots of Japanese and German aircraft interiors. The Second World War represented a classic period in the development and perfection of propeller-driven aircraft. Built during the crisis of war, the cockpits and aircraft featured in this book were marvels of technology and ingenuity. An insightful and candid 'pilot's perspective' accompanies the story of each plane. (A)n unprecedented insider's view of these extraordinary airplanes and the men who flew them.'.