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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 153 pages. A quite nice copy in a bright and intact dust jacket. Tight and straight binding. The only flaw being the original owner has written, in a fairly discrete way, on the blank page after the endpaper the date, the price he paid for the book and where it came from. It appears that he did not survive to read it.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Howland Associates, 1998. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new with spotting on the top page ends.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Unknown. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Slight curve on upper edge of book. pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is secure. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Bantam Books, 1984. 12mo. Paperback. Book is very good with toning on pages. Covers have some light shelf wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

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Zustand: New. 2001. 2nd. Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HB; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Trade paperback. Zustand: Very good. 192, [4] pages. Bert Stiles (August 30, 1920 - November 26, 1944) was an American author of short stories who was killed in action during World War II while serving as a bomber co-pilot in the US Army Air Forces. His childhood home and experience as a junior forest ranger became sources of material for his short stories. He entered Colorado College with a pronounced interest in writing both stories and poetry. He became a feature writer for the campus newspaper, The Tiger and in June 1941, isolated himself in his fraternity house and produced twenty-seven short stories. Assigned to the 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group at Bassingbourn, England, he began flying missions with the crew of 2nd Lt. Sam Newton on April 19, 1944, with their first to Kassel, Germany. Thereafter the crew flew an average of two to three missions per week, usually on consecutive days. This pattern continued through May as the 91st attacked both strategic targets in Germany, V-1 launch sites, and targets in France in preparation for Operation Overlord. Their first mission against Berlin occurred on May 7. Stiles continued to write, both highly personalized pieces for the London Daily Mail, articles for Yank and Air Force Magazine, and the manuscript for a book. He eventually flew twenty missions with Sam Newton's crew, and his manuscript was a journal-style memoir of his experiences with them. In mid-June 1944, he was separated from Newton's crew and out of combat for a month, and when he resumed flying, he completed his 35-mission combat tour for the 91st Bomb Group with a different crew. ". the whole low squadron was gone . blown up . burned up . shot to hell . one guy got out of that." At the age of twenty-two, Bert Stiles joined the American Air Force. Two years later he began his life as a co-pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress, flying high over Germany and bombing cities far below. In his moving memoir of that time Stiles takes you right to the heart of life as a young bomber pilot in World War Two; the terror of being under fire from flak and German planes, the disillusionment in their mission, the thoughts of girls back home and those they'd met on their travels, the dreams of the future and the overwhelming tiredness that hung over every member of the crew. "A book of terrific impact. Perhaps the best to come out of World War II." The Philadelphia Inquirer. "The serenade is a simple and moving story of the war in the air. The big bird was a Flying Fort. She had a crew of ten men and all but one of them were 20 to 24 years old. . They went out on missions together into Germany from England. They ran into flak and had the daylights scared out of them, and burned out their guns shooting down 109's and Focke-Wulfs. They dropped bombs on Berlin and other cities, and hated war, and did not like to think what their bombs had done." The New York Times. Bert Stiles was a student at Colorado College in 1942 when he joined the American Army Air Force. He received his commission in November, 1943, and went overseas to Great Britain in March, 1944. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross and was a veteran of thirty-five bomber missions. Instead of returning to America when leave was due to him, he requested to be transferred to fighters. On November 26, 1944, he was shot down in a P-51 on an escort mission to Hanover. He died at the age of 23. Later Edition [first published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1952].

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm ISBN 9781879384217, 1879384213 OCLC 27337619 Biography of a WW II fighter pilot, whose highly praised novel was published after he was killed. Robert Floyd Cooper was born on 7 November 1923, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, He later lived in San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California by 1930. He registered for military service in 1942 ; Bert Stiles was born in Denver, Colorado, August 30, 1920, He attended South High School in Denver, where he was, as he described it, a "victim" of progressive education. During the summers he worked as a junior forest ranger in Estes Park. In the fall of 1938 he enrolled at Colorado College, where he pursued his interest in writing with vigor. In June 1941, he locked himself up in a fraternity house and wrote twenty-seven stories. He sent some of his short stories to agents Ruth and Max Aley in New York, who asked him to send more. Hocking everything he could, he began hitchhiking to New York. The Saturday Evening Post accepted a whole series based on his experiences as a junior ranger in Estes Park. In January 1943 he was accepted into the U.S. Air Force, receiving his commission as a second lieutenant in November. He left for a combat assignment in England in March, 1944. In England he flew daily on raids and wrote vigorous, fiery articles for the London Daily Mail. He found time to write instructive pieces for Air Force and his first and only book. That work, Serenade to the Big Bird, is a journal published by his mother after his death. On November 26, 1944, Stiles was shot down in a P-51 while flying a fighter escort mission to Hanover, Germany, dying at the age of 23. The young veteran of 35 bomber missions received the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross and a Purple Heart. His letters during his Air Force days, which occasionally bear the mark of military censors, offer an intriguing glimpse into the daily life and thoughts of a young pilot during World War II. ; FINE. Book.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnAfter completing a tour of duty (thirty-five missions) in B-17s, Bert Stiles transferred to a fighter squadron. Just four months later he was killed in action on an escort mission to Hanover, Germany, on November 26, 1944. Stiles&.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - After completing a tour of duty (thirty-five missions) in B-17s, Bert Stiles transferred to a fighter squadron. Just four months later he was killed in action on an escort mission to Hanover, Germany, on November 26, 1944. Stiles' book was written in the period between his two tours. Serenade to the Big Bird portrays the tragedy of war, and specifically the loss to the world of a fine, sensitive, talented writer who had only a short time to prove his merit. He died at twenty-three.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. Memorial Edition ; 160 pages : photographs ; 22 cm ISBN 9780965523868, 0965523861 OCLC 42646254 ; originally published 1947 ; color phiotographic boards, no dustjacket ; Contents: First crew -- To begin with -- First mission -- Co-pilot's house, A doll named August -- Air medal: Munich, Brunswick, Metz, Avord, Abortion -- Grounded: London, Commando, A doll named August -- Mac: Ceremony, Oak leaf cluster, Kiel and Paree, Big B -- Blood on my hands: Incidentally, Ball team, Formation -- Voting -- Ten guys -- Dream girl -- D-Day: D-Day plus one, D-Day plus two, A doll named August -- Any mission . any day . for a while, A doll named August -- New order: Sammy Newton's crew -- Finis: Lonely one -- New crew: Education -- The shadow: Leipzig -- So to finish up ; On verso of title page: "Published by Howland Associates, wartime comrades, college classmates and friends of Bert Stiles." ; printed color photograph of Bert Stiles grave marked in Belgium, laid in ; Bert Stiles was born in Denver, Colorado, August 30, 1920, He attended South High School in Denver, where he was, as he described it, a "victim" of progressive education. During the summers he worked as a junior forest ranger in Estes Park. In the fall of 1938 he enrolled at Colorado College, where he pursued his interest in writing with vigor. In June 1941, he locked himself up in a fraternity house and wrote twenty-seven stories. He sent some of his short stories to agents Ruth and Max Aley in New York, who asked him to send more. Hocking everything he could, he began hitchhiking to New York. The Saturday Evening Post accepted a whole series based on his experiences as a junior ranger in Estes Park. In January 1943 he was accepted into the U.S. Air Force, receiving his commission as a second lieutenant in November. He left for a combat assignment in England in March, 1944. In England he flew daily on raids and wrote vigorous, fiery articles for the London Daily Mail. He found time to write instructive pieces for Air Force and his first and only book. That work, Serenade to the Big Bird, is a journal published by his mother after his death. On November 26, 1944, Stiles was shot down in a P-51 while flying a fighter escort mission to Hanover, Germany, dying at the age of 23. The young veteran of 35 bomber missions received the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross and a Purple Heart. His letters during his Air Force days, which occasionally bear the mark of military censors, offer an intriguing glimpse into the daily life and thoughts of a young pilot during World War II ; FINE. Book.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Blue cloth with silver lettering on the spine, and silver vignette on the front board depicting a silouhetted bomber flying through a starry cresecent moon sky.Frontispiece photo portrait of the author Bert Stiles. 160 pages 5.75 X 8.75 inches. Very good copy, rubbed to the edges. No dustwrapper.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated by Crockwell, Douglass (illustrator). First Edition. Features: Our Next Two Years - What total war will demand of every American; The Terrible-Tempered Dr. Albert Coombs Barnes - how to buy an Old Master at bargain-counter rates, with color photos (third of four articles); Booster No. 1 - Donald Kirk Thomas is managing director of the All-Year Club of Southern California; Plush-Covered Cactus - Texas' Tom Connolly, first member of Congress to shed his blood in WWII, fights to keep this 'America's War'. Stories: Home is the Sailor; Captain Tutt, Ahoy!; Joseph's Coat; The Ranger Meets the Family; Ride the Man Down; Tall in the Saddle. Pepsodent Powder ad features photos of Jack and Alan, the Sampson Twins of Norwood Park, Illinois. Nice one-page color-illustrated ad for Diamond T Trucks features scene of tandem truck in military service painted by Frederic Tellander. Nice back cover color Coke ad features lovely dame in lavender dress. Complete, clean and unmarked with light wear. A very well-preserved copy of this nostalgic issue.; Cover Art; Folio.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated by Ludekens, Fred; Lee, Doris Belck (illustrator). First Edition. Features: Bible of Baseball - Taylor Spink and his 'The Sporting News' prove fans can take it by the ream; Treasure on the Ocean Floor - Gulf-coast Greeks go down, sponges come up; Tokyo Calls the Tune - Hitler rediscovers the Yellow Peril - Tokyo style; Russia Will Hold This Summer - by former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies; How to Have Fun With Weeds - Don't Dump them at the garden's edge - eat them; Dorothy Lamour - Big Pie Plate - Jack Price is a demon dish salesman; I Escaped from Hong Kong (last of 3 articles) - flight across China, from Hong Kong's horrors, by Jan Henrik Marsman; Should Congress Vote a Sales Tax to Finance the War? Stories: Where is Tita?; Pike Pohlman Invades a Barony; Four-Cornered Turn; Destroyer from America; The Ranger Takes a Honeymoon; The Case of the Careless Kitten (part 5 of 8); Assignment in Brittany (conclusion). 102 pages. Nice color-illustrated one-page Mack Truck ad shows army green dump truck being loaded with earth. Interesting Bostitch ad shows huge stapler about to staple a prone Japanese soldier. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved copy of this vintage WWII-era issue.; Cover Illustration; Folio.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Illustrated by Rockwell, Norman; Scott, Howard; Bohrod, Aaron (illustrator). First Edition. Features: Asia Saved Our Bacon - few know what the Russo-Asiatic peoples have meant to us on the European front; One to Three You're Left-Handed - the human engineering laboratory examines southpaws; Freedom of Worship; How To Write a Song Hit - a blow-by-blow account of travail in Tin Pan Alley, with great photos!; Spain - The Next Step For Hitler? - the day draws near for Spain to make her choice; Aces are Aces - cropland is paramount in war and peace; The January Promise (2nd of 2 articles) - what comrade Stalin said to Mr. Churchill about a second front - and Mr. Wilkie's footnote; Camp Boardwalk - Atlantic City's paying guest is now the Army - article with many nice color photos. Short Stories: Sam and His Yankee Allies; Look Well on His Face; Uncle Jethro's Public Service; The Ranger is a Dame; Jungle Harvest (part 3 of 6); Death in the Doll's House (conclusion). Nice one-page color Goodyear ad features photo of Flossie Anson and E.K. Brown who build life rafts such as the one that saved Captain Rickenbacker and his crew mates. Half-page two-color ad for the Pan-American Coffee Bureau extolls the virtue of drinking this fine beverage during wartime shortages. Back cover color-illustrated ad for Sunkist oranges and lemons is captioned "The job of oranges and lemons in the serious business of war." One-page color ad for tourism to southern California features military theme. 100 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved vintage copy of this interesting issue.; Colour Illustrations; Folio.