Tragic Vitories, Terror from the Sky, Outraged Skies & Wings of Fire (COMPLETE, 4-VOLUME SET)
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971. Illustrated. First Edition, 2nd printing (2 v. Hardcover. COMPLETE, 4-VOLUME SET. Hardcover. All four volumes are bound in blue linen cloth with gilt lettering on each spine. Endpapers are a dark red. All four volumes are illustrated with photos in black and white, and several photos are in full color. Dust jackets are in a matching theme with a black background at the top with a black and white illustration of a war scene. Titles are in orange, blue, green and yellow. Black and white photographs are present on the back dj cover of all volumes. This set is a profusely illustrated history of the development of air power in World War II.
VOLUME I: "Terror From the Sky: The Luftwaffe's winged assault on Europe and the Battle of Britain". Published in 1971, 2nd printing. Indexed. [xiv] 175 pp.
VOLUME II: "Tragic Victories: From Pearl Harbor to the Allied assault on Occupied Europe". The illustrated history of the evolution of air power in the Second World War. Published in 1971. FIRST EDITION. Indexed. [viii] 207 pp.
VOLUME III: "Outraged Skies: From Guadalcanal to Saipan, the war in the air over the Pacific. A new volume in the illustrated history of the evolution of air power". No publication date. Copyright 1971. 2nd printing. [x] 147 pp.
VOLUME IV: "Wings of Fire: The victorious climax of the Airwar against Germany and Japan". No publication date. Copyright 1972. 5th printing. Contains bibliography. Indexed. [viii] 243 pp.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Edward Jablonski acquired his passion for airplanes as a boy in Bay City, Michigan, and despite a stint in the artillery during the War, this interest continued unabated. He is a member of the Society of World War I Aero Historians and the American Aviation Historical Society, and is the author of Flying Fortress and several other books on the history of air warfare. In addition, he has published articles in several magazines. (From the dust jacket).
CONDITION: In overall very good + condition, the books themselves are near fine, with some light rubbing and some fading around the edges and some spines. All leaves are clean and free from marginalia, annotation or creasing. Dust jackets are in very good condition with wear, particularly around the corners and edges, with some light chipping at the head and foot of some spines. A nice set with amazing pictorial images of aircraft during the WWII era. A nice gift for a military or war enthusiast. At over 7 lbs., due to the size and weight of this set, additional shipping may be needed. Full refund if not satisfied.
Additional photos available upon request. Near Fine / Very Good.
11.25" x 8.5" x 0.5" (respectively).
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