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Stapled Pictorial Soft Cover. Zustand: Fine. 62pp.

Stapled Pictorial Soft Cover. Zustand: Fine. 62pp.

Stapled Pictorial Soft Cover. Zustand: Fine. 84pp.

Stapled Pictorial Soft Cover. Zustand: Fine. 85pp.

Stapled Pictorial Soft Cover. Zustand: Fine. 85pp.

Stapled Pictorial Soft Cover. Zustand: Fine. 85pp.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. DJ VG (minor creasing). Size: Large Octavo.

Stapled Pictorial Soft Cover. Zustand: Fine. 86pp.

Soft Cover. Zustand: Near Fine (fault). Reprint of the revised 1983 edition. 823pp. Bumped on top front corner, with resulting corner crease on front cover and bend on ffep. Size: Thick Large Octavo.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. DJ NF (tiny scratch). Maps in rear pocket. Dust jacket has a scratch on rear, otherwise Fine. In Brodart cover. Size: Large Octavo.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint. Bright, tight and clean.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Near Fine. DJ Near Fine. 396pp. Large folding map in rear pocket. Size: Large Octavo. Small address label Half-Title.

Soft Cover. Zustand: Very Good. 396pp. Large folding map in rear pocket. Size: Wide Large Octavo. Small address label Half-Title.

Wraps. Zustand: Very good. iv, 28 p. : Illustrations, black & white. Note on sources and Additional Reading. This is one of the 100th Anniversary of Flight Commemorative Edition. As we conclude our year-long recognition of the 100th anniversary of powered flight, we take this opportunity to recognize and pay tribute to airmen of the past and present. We do this with an eye toward inspiring airmen of the future. General Frank M. Andrews was an inspirational figure in our history and it is fitting that we highlight his accomplishments and contributions in the creation, shaping, and development of the United States Air Force. As the organizer and commander of the prewar General Headquarters (GHQ) Air Force, he was the first airman to have centralized nationwide command of Air Corps bombardment, attack, and pursuit units. The advent of GHQ Air Force marked one of the first decisive steps on the road to the birth of a separate air service. Nevertheless, likely due to his personal modesty and untimely death in a B-24 crash in, May 1943, while commanding the European Theater of Operations, he has been a background figure in our history. General George C. Marshall, wartime Chief of Staff of the Army, captured the magnitude of his tragic loss to the Allied war effort by characterizing Andrews as one of the nation's "few great captains." Memorializing General Andrews is one example of how we can commemorate the Centennial of Flight, emphasizing the tremendous impact an individual's efforts and contributions can have on aviation and the Air Force. From WIkipedia: "Frank Maxwell Andrews (February 3, 1884 May 3, 1943) was a general officer in the United States Army and one of the founders of the United States Army Air Forces, which was later to become the United States Air Force. In leadership positions within the Army Air Corps, he succeeded in advancing progress toward a separate and independent Air Force where predecessors and allies such as Billy Mitchell had failed. Andrews was the first head of a centralized American air force and the first air officer to serve on the Army's general staff. In early 1943, he took the place of Dwight D. Eisenhower as commander of all U.S. troops in the European Theater of Operations. General Andrews was killed in an airplane accident during an inspection tour in Iceland in 1943. He was the first of four lieutenant generals to die during the war, the others being Lesley J. McNair, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. and Millard Harmon. Joint Base Andrews in Maryland (formerly Andrews Air Force Base) is named after him, as well as Andrews Barracks (a kaserne in Berlin, Germany), General Andrews Airport (demolished) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Andrews Avenue in Pasay City, Philippines.At the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, Lieut. Gen. Andrews was appointed commander of all United States forces in the European Theater of Operations, replacing Dwight D. Eisenhower. In his memoirs, Gen. Henry H. Arnold, commander of the Army Air Forces in World War II, expressed the belief that Andrews would have been given the command of the Allied invasion of Europe the position that eventually went to Gen. Eisenhower. [3] Gen. Marshall would say, late in life, that Andrews was the only general he had a chance to groom for a possible Supreme Allied Command later in the war. [4] However, on May 3, 1943, during an inspection tour, Lieut. Gen. Andrews was killed in crash of B-24D-1-CO Liberator, 41-23728, of the 8th Air Force out of RAF Bovingdon, England, on Mt. Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula after an aborted attempt to land at the Royal Air Force station at Kaldadarnes, Iceland. Andrews and thirteen others died in the crash." From an obituary posed on-line; "Mr. Copp wrote more than 30 books, fiction and nonfiction, and many articles about the cold war and espionage, as well as another passion, aviation. A flight instructor and pilot, he served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Later as the international marketing director of the Weather Engineering Corporation, he helped develop equipment that. Presumed first edition/first printing thus.…

Wraps. Zustand: Good condition. 60 pages. Illustrations. Suggested Readings. Sticker residue on front cover. Race relations between white and black Americans in the Army Air Forces (AAF) during World War II ran the gamut from harmonious to hostile, depending upon the unique circumstances existing within each unit, command, and theater. In analyzing racial policy as it was implemented throughout the chain of command, are a number of themes relevant for an understanding of the utilization of African Americans during the war. First, the AAF never willingly accepted black soldiers. This service had totally excluded them for over two decades before they were permitted to enter, and then used them only reluctantly. The fact that the AAF even opened its doors to African Americans and proceeded to make additional opportunities available to them was due to pressures aimed at the War Department and the AAF. Individuals and organizations within the black community and white liberals in and out of Congress were quite vocal and were able to exert sufficient pressure to force the War Department and AAF to examine and modify their policies and practices throughout the war. Another recurring theme was that leadership within the War Department and AAF assumed that segregation was the most efficient system of race relations and accepted the "separate-but-equal" doctrine. Even if we accept "separate-but-equal" as the law of the land, the AAF did not, in fact, maintain equal facilities for black soldiers, and they were not afforded equal treatment. Thus, the policy of segregation was unsatisfactory for African Americans, and the duplicated facilities that were necessary to maintain the system were far too expensive in terms of the results obtained. And because of deeply ingrained racist beliefs, the American public and the military were willing to accept the additional financial burden, social unrest, and inefficiency of segregation in an attempt to keep African Americans "in their place.".…

Trade paperback. Zustand: good. Reprint Edition. 24 cm. 347 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Index. Some wear and soiling to cover edges. John Lee Frisbee was, an Air Force colonel who retired in 1969 after having served as chief of the research and analysis division in the office of the secretary of the Air Force. Colonel Frisbee also served as special assistant to the vice chief of staff in his last Air Force assignment before retiring. In retirement, he served 10 years as editor of Air Force Magazine in Washington. From 1983 until 1999, he wrote a monthly column, "Valor," on Air Force heroes of World War II, Korea and Vietnam for the magazine. He also edited "Makers of the United States Air Force," which was published by the Office of Air Force History. Colonel Frisbee began his military career during World War II and served during the war as a command pilot in Europe. After the war, he received a master's degree in international relations at Georgetown University. He also studied at the Armed Forces Staff College and the Canadian National Defense College. He taught at the U.S. Military Academy and was the first head of the history department and acting head of the political science department at the U.S. Air Force Academy. His military decorations included a Legion of Merit, Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal and Army Commendation Medal. Reprint of the edition originally published in 1987. CONTENTS Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Men with a Mission John L. Frisbee Benjamin D. Foulois: In the Beginning John F. Shiner Frank M. Andrews: Marshall's Airman De Witt S. Copp Harold L. George: Apostle of Air Power Haywood S. Hansell, Jr. Hugh J. Knerr: The Pen and the Sword Murray Green George C. Kenney: The Great Innovator Herman S. Wolk William E. Kepner: All the Way To Berlin Paul F. Henry Elwood R. Quesada: Tac Air Comes of Age John Schlight Hoyt S. Vandenberg: Building the New Air Force Noel F. Parrish Benjamin O. Davis. Jr.: History on Two Fronts Alan Gropman Nathan F. Twining: New Dimensions, a New Look Donald J. Mrozek Bernard A. Schriever: Challenging the Unknown Jacob Neufeld Robinson Risner: The Indispensable Ingredient T. R. Milton.…

Zustand: Very Good. Some denting and bending to covers. Interior crisp and clean. Overall VERY GOOD condition.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Very Good. Softcover volume. 215 pages. Black and white photographic cover with black lettering. Binding is tight and strong. Pages are clean and white and unmarked. Includes various black and white photographs throughout.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Softbound, trade paperback. Fine. A tight, clean copy, which appears unread, with some slight wear to corners. Shipped in well padded box.

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. 571pp. Pictorial wrappers. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Corners lightly rubbed, else fine.

Trade paperback. Zustand: very good. 1999 printing. 25 cm, x, 513, [1] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Selected readings. Index. Mr. Nalty was born and educated in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Creighton University. He lived in the Washington, DC and Baltimore areas for his adult life, having located there to pursue graduate studies at Catholic University. In his professional career he was well known for his historical research and non-fiction publications on the military, particularly his writing on black Americans in the military. Along with Morris J. MacGregor, Jr. he edited the thirteen-volume Blacks in the United States Armed Forces and he wrote, and in 1986 published, Strength for the Fight: A History of Black Americans in the Military. Mr. Nalty believed the history of black Americans in the United States military was not adequately researched or shared with the general public, and his passion was to correct that oversight. Prior to retiring in 1994, Mr. Nalty was a senior historian in the Office of Air Force History. Describes and analyzes, in the context of national policy and international rivalries, the evolution of land-based air power since the United States Army in 1907 established an Aeronautical Division. Provides a clearer understanding of the central role of the Air Force in current American defense policy.…

Trade paperback. Presumed first edition/first printing. xii, 330 p. 25 cm. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Traces the usage of-and meaning given to-the terms "roles and missions" relating to the armed forces and particularly to the United States Air Force, from 1907 to the present. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Top of spine 'dinged' with small bump/tear. Sticker residue on title page. …

Soft Cover. Zustand: Fine. Size: Octavo.

Soft Cover. Zustand: Fine. 2nd Printing. Size: Octavo.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Softbound, trade paperback. Near Fine, just some slight wear to corners. A tight, clean copy, which appears unread. Shipped in well padded box.

Wraps. Zustand: Very good. [2], 50 p. Includes illustrations. Occasional footnotes.

Hardcover. xiii, 247 p. Maps. Illustrations. Glossary. Essay on Sources. List of Short Citations. Notes. Index. One of the USAF in the Persian Gulf War series. United States Air Force in the Persian Gulf War. Part of a series of five works dealing with various aspects of the Air Force's participation in Desert Shield and Storm. This volume focuses on the Air Force's role in the opposing Iraqi forces in the "Kuwaiti theater of operations, " a relatively small region in souther Iraq and Kuwait, where Iraqi Republican Guard were concentrated. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling, with small edge wear.…

Broschur. Zustand: Gut. Auflage: Reprint. 346 Seiten Kanten berieben / bestossen, etwas angestaucht, Rückensignaturen /// Standort Wimregal SOL-20.344 ISBN 9780912799414 WITHIN THE EU: shipping only to GERMANY and AUSTRIA due to the new EPR regulations. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 694.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Hardbound. Cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket which has slight wear. A tight clean copy. NOT price-clipped. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Shipped in well padded box.