WW II AIRCRAFT & WW 2 AIRPLANES

World War II Titles - pg. 17

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SACRED WARRIORS, Warner & Warner, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1982, f/f, as new, see photo, implications of the suicide campaign and whether it came close to turning the tide of the war. Draws on Denis' first-hand experiences as a war correspondent until a suicide plane ended his war off Okinawa in May 1945 and includes details on how the Kamikazes volunteered and trained and what they discussed and felt before the battle. Also includes details of the attacks on HMAS Australia, photos, 370 pgs.

SAGA OF SMOKEY STOVER, THE, Reynolds, Clark, Tradd Street Press, 1978, vg, soft cover, signed by author, see photo, diary of a Navy pilot who flew Wildcats off aircraft carriers, his combat experience in the Pacific, KIA 1944, photos & illustrations, 119 pgs.

SAGA OF THE BENT-WING BIRDS, Musciano, Walter, Aerofile, 1978, vg/vg, see photo, strategy, action, Marine & Navy corsair aces & the Vought F4U Corsair collection of photographs, detailed maps of South Pacific action areas, airfield locations, scale drawings provide specifics of the Corsair, history of squadrons, medals, decorations, awards, 136 pgs.

SAGA OF THE SUPERFORTRESS, Birdsall, Steve, Doubleday, 1980, f/f, bookclub edition, B-29 in the 20th AF, photos, 346 pgs.

SAILOR AVIATORS, Sweet, Donald, Self-published, 1997, soft cover, spiral bound, men of Navy Patrol Bombing Squadron 21, based on a crew members memories, PBM Martin Mariner they flew, stories & histories of individuals in the unit, photos, 225 pgs.

SALLY B, Ellis, Ken (editor), Midland Counties, 1992, vg, soft cover, see photo, history & operation of a much oved B-17 in the UK, well-known performer on the airshow circut, reviews the history & current operations with contributions from people with first hand knowledte of "THE LADY", photos (including color), 47 pgs.

SALVATION FOR A DOOMED ZOOMIE, Galvin & Allnutt, Allnutt Publishing, 1983, vg/vg, see photo, signed by John Galvin, rescued by a sub skipper, a Navy fighter pilot experiences aboard the USS Harder, photos, 272 pgs.

SAMURAI!, Sakai, Caidin & Saito, Naval Institute, 1991, new (issued w/o dj), Japan's greatest fighter pilot, Saburo Sakai, 362 pgs.

SCHNAUFER - ACE OF DIAMONDS, Hinchliffe, Peter, Tempus, 1999, new, see photo, bio. of Heinz Wolfgan Schnaufer: Germany's top scoring night fighter, WW II, photos, 307 pgs.

SCHWEINFURT-REGENSBURG MISSION, August 17, 1943, Middlebrook, Mark, Cassell Military Paperback, see photo,263 pgs. with photos.

SEAFIRE, THE, Brown, David, Naval Institute, 1989, vg/vg, see photo, history of the Seafire aircraft, illustrated with photographs, with technical data, chronological list of operations, individual aircraft allocations, index, photos, 208 pages

SEAPLANES AT WAR, Sweet, Donald, Celo Valley Books, 1999, new, soft cover, see photo, the experiences of all PBM Mariner patrol bombing squadrons and air-sea rescue squadrons in the Pacific, many photos, 171 pgs.

2nd TACTICAL AIR FORCE, Volume 1: Spartan to Normandy June 1943 - June 1944 Shores & Thomas, Classic Publications, 2004, new, see photo, first volume in this three-book set deals with the formation, expansion of 2nd TAF from its inception in June 1943 for the next 12 months, with the initial critical month of the invasion, this volume, as with the two subsequent volumes, is not only profusely illustrated with many little known photographs, with Chris Thomas’s artwork, also contains daily listings of all claims made against enemy aircraft, all losses, damage & casualties suffered by 2nd Tactical aircraft & aircrews, 192 pgs.

SECRET AIRCRAFT DESIGNS OF THE THIRD REICH, Myhra, David, Schiffer, 1998, new, see photo, total number of German projects is in excess of 400, men behind these proposed aircraft, only a handful were in the prototype stage, a collection of photographs of scale models from contributors throughout the world & digital images by Mario Merino & Andreas Ott, many photos, 352 pgs.

SECRET MESSERSCHMITT PROJECTS, Radinger & Schick, Schiffer, 1996, as new (issued w/o dj), see photo, technical account of the P-1011 & its derivatives, which Messerschmitt hoped to have flying by 1945., but which saw its development in the U.S. after the war as a model for many of the newer U.S. jet designs, photos, drawings, 187 pgs.

SECRET YEARS: FLIGHT TESTING AT BOSCOMBE DOWN 1939-1945, Mason, Tim, Hikoki, 1998, f/f (cover rubbed), see photo, classified work of the aeroplane & armament experimental establishment in the testing aircraft & their varied armament in wartime, new technical material & unpublished photos, covers 1,500 British, U.S. & German aircraft, guns, bombs, rockets & equipment is described, photos & color profiles,9 tables, 320 pgs.

SECRET WAR, THE, Johnson, Brian, Methuen, 1978, vg/vg, V1 & V2 - breaking German codes, photos, 352 pgs.

SECRET WONDER WEAPONS OF THE THIRD REICH, Miranda & Mercado, Schiffer, 1996, as new (issued w/o dj), see photo, German missile program 1934-1945, photos, line drawings & color plates, see example of color plates, 142 pgs.

SEGREGATED SKIES, Sandler, Stanley, Smithsonian, 1992, new, all black combat squadrons of WW II, photos, 217 pgs.

SEPARATE LITTLE WAR, A, Bird, Andrew, Grub Street, 2003, new, see photo, Banff Coastal Commmand Strike Wing, for nine months from September 1944 to the end of the war, young British, Commonwealth & Norwegian airmen flew from Banff aerodrome in northern Scotland in their Mosquitoes & Beaufighters to target the German U-Boats, merchant men & freighters, photos, 192 pgs.

SERENADE TO THE BIG BIRD, Stiles, Bert, Schiffer, 2001, new, see photo, reprint edition, Stiles flew B-17 w/91st BG, transferred to fighters & was killed, 153 pgs.

SERENADE TO THE BLUE LADY, Cooper, Robert, Cypress House, 1993, new, soft cover, see photo, biography of Bert Stiles, B-17 pilot, 91st BG, KIA in P-51, photos, 243 pgs.

SEVEN CAME THROUGH, Richenbacker, Edward, Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1943, vg (BCE, yellowing)/G (chipped), Rickenbackers own story of the 21 days he and companions spent adrift on pacific,118 pgs.

SHARKS OVER CHINA, Molesworth, Carl, Brassey's, 1994, new, 23rd Ftr. Gp., P-40, China, photos, 325 pgs.

SHARKS OVER CHINA, Molesworth, Carl, Brassey's, 1999, new,soft cover edition, 23rd Ftr. Gp., P-40, China, photos, 325 pgs.

SHARK SQUADRON PILOT, Horden, Bert, Indpendent Publisher, 2002, new, see photo, author joined No. 112 'Shark' Squadron in 1942, fought in the Western Desert, causing significant damage to the German Panzers, based on his log book & diary, photos, 200 pgs.

SHIP THAT HELD THE LINE THE, Rose, Lisle, Naval Institute, 1995, new, see photo, study of the USS Hornet's wartime career in the Pacific which focuses on it's first year and the experiences of the crew & aviators, photos, 309 pgs.

SHORT SUNDERLAND IN WORLD WAR II, Hendrie, Andrew, Airlife, 1994, f/f, see photo, aircraft's development, its important wartime role from attacks on enemy submarines to evacuations from the Mediterranean, listing of German & Italian submarines sunk or damaged, markings, 330 Squadron, RNZAF 1944-1967, individual aircraft, map, photos, 185 pgs.

SHOT DOWN IN FLAMES , Page, Geoffrey, Grub Street, 1999, soft cover reprint of Tale of a Guinea Pig, author was RAF ace shot down but repaired by Archie McIndoe, photos, 207 pgs.

SHOT FROM THE SKY, Prince, Cathryn, Naval Institute, 2003, new, see photo, neutral Switzerland shot down U.S. aircraft entering Swiss airspace & imprisoned the survivors in internment camps, detaining more than one thousand American flyers between 1943 and the war’s end, photos, 248 pgs.

SIEGE OF RABAUL, Sakaida, Henry, Phalanx, 1996, new, soft cover, many photos, 96 pgs.

SIGH FOR A MERLIN, Henshaw, Alex, Air Data, 1996, new, Henshaw was chief test pilot at Castle Bromwich Spitfire plant, photos, 240 pgs.

SILENTLY INTO THE MIDST OF THINGS, Brown, Atholl, Sutherland, Trafford, 2001, new, soft cover, see photo, 177 Squadron RAF in Burma, 1943-1945, describes the critical & dangerous operations of the twin-engined Beaufighters in interdicting the roads, railways, shipping of the Japanese invaders in Burma based on primary documents & narratives of the air and ground crews, photos, 243 pgs.

SIX ACES, McAulay, Lex, Banner Books, 1991, new, soft cover, Australian fighter pilots 1939-45, Clisby, Gaze, Storey, Shipard, Gordon & Scherf, photos, 341 pgs.

SIX MONTHS TO OBLIVION, Girbig, Werner, Ian Allen, 1975, vg/vg defeat of the Luftwaffe fighter force over the Western Front 1944-1945, diary of losses & controversial operation 'Bodenplatte', in the final Luftwaffe assualt on 1/1/45 in which the Luftwaffe lost some 230 airmen in less than 4 hrs, photos & maps, 140 pgs.

SKIPPER, Winters, T. Hugh Capt., Champlin Fighter Museum, 1985, f/f, as new, see photo, formation, training & combat experience of a carrier fighter squadron, it is also a personal account of a combat leader (Air Group 19)& his men, expresses continuing battle between the military bureaucrats, photos, 157 pgs.

SKULL AND CROSS BONES SQUADRON, Cook, Lee, Schiffer, see photo, 1998, new, history of VF-17 (Corsairs) in WW II, photos, 239 pgs.

SKY DIGGERS, Brogden, Stanley, Whitcombe & Tombs, 1944, vg (card cover), see photo, experiences of 5 Aussie fighter pilots (including Truscott & Caldwell) and 4 bomber pilots, photos, 144 pgs.

SKY GIANTS OVER JAPAN, Marshall, Chester, Apollo Books, 1984, f/vg (some rubbing), see photo, pilot on B-29 crew, 499th BG, Saipan, photos, 214 pgs.

SKY SUSPENDED, Bailey, Jim, Bloomsbury, 1990, new, soft cover, account of the author's fighter missions in the Battle of Britain and the Allied landing at Anzio, photos, 191 pgs.

SKY TIGER - STORY OF SAILOR MALAN, Franks, Norman, Kimber, 1980, vg (ex-library)/vg, see photo, over 30 victories w/74 Sqdn. And Biggin Hill Wing, on Spitfires, photos, 221 pgs.

SKYWAYS TO BERLIN, Redding, John Maj. & Leyshon, Harold Cpt., Bobbs-Merrill, 1943, vg (inked inscription)/vg, USAF combat stories, photos, 290 pgs.

SLEDGEHAMMERS FOR TINTACKS, Darlow, Steve, Grub Street, 2002, new, see photo, Bomber Command launches strategic bombing to counter the flying bomb threat, V-1, 1943-1944, photos & maps, 212 pgs.

SLINGSHOT WARBIRDS, Neufeld, William, McFarland & Co., 2003, new, soft cover, see photo, exploits of the scout-observation pilots who flew from the battleships & cruisers of the USN, to carry out their missions, they were launched from their ships by catapult, on returning, their float-equipped aircraft landed on the water & the plane and crew were crane-hoisted aboard the vessel, information from the naval archives many of the ships’ action reports & war diaries of airmen, edited the personal records of 27 veteran airmen, photos, 233 pgs.

SOME EARLY BIRDS, Hill, Joe, Capt, Sunflower Press, 1988, as new, soft cover, see photo, flew PBYs with VP-23 & PBYs with VOB-108, photos, 130 pgs.

SOMEWHERE THE SUN IS SHINING, Calhoun, Jack & Beryl, Grossmont, 1976, vg, soft cover, letters to his mother while a fighter pilot with the 474th FG, killed in 1945, 70 pgs.

"SO MANY", Gunston, Golley & Pierce, Macmillan, 1995, f/f (as new), dedicated to RAF Bomber Command 1939-45, allocates ten pages to each of 25 aircrew, who, often straight from school, served as pilots, navigators, bomb-aimers, signallers, flight engineers and air gunners in Bomber Command in World War II, each has a biography, a photograph of his memorabilia, a handwritten reminiscence and a painted silhouette showing him as he is in 1994, 276 pgs.

S0N OF A PREACHER, Hargreaves, Everett, BAC Publisher, 2003, new, see photo, Hellcat Ace's Memoirs, Hargreaves, an ace in a day, served with VF-2, VF-18, & VF-27 during WWII, combining research from historical references, battle reports, newspaper clippings, his personal notes & diaries, Naval service aboard the USS Hornet, photos, 362 pgs.

SOVIET AIR FORCE FIGHTER COLOURS 1941-1945, Pilawskii, Eric, Classic Publications, 2003, new, see photo, development, camouflage markings, photos, line drawings, color plates, 224 pgs.

SOVIET COMBAT AIRCRAFT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, Gordon & Khazanov, Midland Counties, 1998, new, the first of a projected series, covers single engine fighters, many photos, color profiles, 184 pgs.

SOVIET COMBAT AIRCRAFT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR - Volume 2 Gordon & Khazanov, Midland Counties, 1999, new, many photos, drawings & color profiles, 276 pgs.

SPEARHEAD FOR BLITZKRIEG Deichmann, edited by Alfred Price, Greenhill, 1996, f/f, Luftaffe operations in support of the army, 1939-45, photo section, 159 pgs.

SPITFIRE, Grinsell & Watanabe, Crown, 1880, f/f (overized), many photos, color plates, fold-out color plates, 48 pgs.

SPITFIRE, Wilson, Stewart, Sovereign Series, Aerospace Publication, 1999, new, soft cover, see photo, chronological history of the aircraft follows its development from conception through its exceptional combat record and eventual retirement, foreign operators, serial numbers, photos & drawings, 152 pgs.

SPITFIRE, A TEST PILOT'S STORY , Quill, Jeffrey, Crecy, 2001, new, soft cover, Quill tested Spitfires from 1936 (the first) to 1948 ( the last), photos, 335 pgs.

SPITFIRE DIARY, Smith, E.A.W., Eakin Press, 2000, new, soft cover, see photo, RAF pilot flew spitfires in 90 missions, photos, 245 pgs.

SPITFIRE FLYING LEGEND, Dibbs & Holmes, Osprey, 1996, as new, see photo, 60th anniversary tribute, combining first-hand accounts from surviving Spitfire pilots, and the best in wartime archival images & contemporary photography, air to air photographs, appendices, 192 pgs.

SPITFIRE IN BLUE, Smallwood, Hugh, Osprey, 1996, as new, see photo, covers the work of typical Photo Reconnaissance Unit, Spitfire pilots during WW II, flying alone & unarmed deep into enemy territory, photos, maps, 158 pgs.

SPITFIRE LEADER, Avery & Shores, Grub Street, 1997, as new, see photo, Wing Comander Evan 'Rosie' Mackie - top scoring RNZAF fighter ace, flew with 485 Sqdn. & led 243 Sqdn. during the invasioon of Sicily & Italy, photos, 188 pgs.

SPITFIRE LOG, Haining, Peter (compiled by), Souvenir Press, 1985, as new, see photo, collection of accounts of the men who flew Spitfires, list of Spitfires at museums, photos, 144 pgs.

SPITFIRE MARK V IN ACTION, Caygill, Peter, Airlife, 2001, new, see photo, RAF operations in Northern Europe, operational histories of preserved Spitfire Vs, photos, 262 pgs.

SPITFIRE OFFENSIVE, Sampson, RWF Wing Cmd with Norman Franks, Grub Street, 1994, as new, see photo, after serving in the Cameron Highlanders, transferred to the RAF where he became a fighter pilot, account of his three years flying Spitfires on offensive operations over France & from operational bases in France & Holland, photos, 182 pgs.

SPITFIRE THE COMBAT HISTORY, Jackson, Robert, MBI, 1995, as new, see photo, Spitfires in Foreign Service, charts the Spitfire's combat career, from its earliest skirmishes with the Luftwaffe over the North Sea to its final actions of WW2 against the Japanese in Burma, deals with operations by the Royal Navy's Seafires, photos, 194 pgs.

SPITFIRES OVER SICILY, Cull, Malizia & Galea, Grub Street, 2000, new, see photo, role of Malta spitfires in Battle of Sicily, Jan-Aug, 1943, photos, 234 pgs.

SPITFIRE SPECIAL, Hooton, Ted, Ian Alen, 1972, vg (issued w/o dj), see photo, design, development, squadrons, photos & color pates, 64 pgs.

SPITFIRE STORY, Price, Alfred, Arms & Armor, 1986, f/f, see photo, interviewed several of those involved in the design, construction and testing of the fighter as research photos & color plates, 256 pgs.

SPITFIRE - THE HISTORY, Morgan & Shacklady, Key Books, 1993, f/f as new, see photo, original documents & primary research, production, operational service, design & manufacturing history, many photos & drawings, 634 pgs. Published @ $79.95.

SPITFIRES - THE STORY OF A FAMOUS FIGHTER, Robertson et al, Harleyford, 1961, vg (embossed)/g (rubbed), see photo, development, history, surviving spitfires, colour schemes, marks & variants, many photos, line drawings, 216 pgs.

SPITFIRES, THUNDERBOLTS AND WARM BEER, Caine, Philip, Brassey, 1995, as new, see photo, Leroy Gover, American fighter pilot in UI from 11/41 thru 3/44, signed on with RAF & flew Spitfires, later P-47s with the USAAF, flew 159 combat missions, photos, 231 pgs.

SPLENDID HUNDRED, Bishop, Arthur, McGraw-Hill, 1994, new, soft cover, signed by author, names & squadrons, virtually unknown story of the 100 Canadian fighter pilots who flew during the Battle of Britain, photos, 170 pgs.

SPORTY COURSE , Swayze, Jack, Sunflower University Press, 1993, new, soft cover, see photo, memories of WW II, aviation cadet & bomber pilot are combined with the official record of the 8th AF combat missions on B-24s, photos, 152 pgs. 260 pgs.

SQUADRON 303, Fiedler, Arkady, Roy PUblishers, 1943, vg (very minor foxing on fy page), Kosciuzko Squadron 303 of Polish Air Force which destroyed 126 aircraft in the Battle of Britain, photos, 181 pgs.

STALKING THE U-BOAT, Schoenfeld, Max, Smithsonian, 1995, new, see photo, 479th & 480th AntiSubmarine Groups against German subs & aircraft, photos, 231 pgs.

STAPME, Ross, David, Grub Street, 2002, new, see photo, bio of Squadron Leader Basil Gerald Stapleton DFC, DFC (DUTCH), accounted for over 20 enemy destroyed or damaged during the BOB, achieved flying his spitfire, nicknamed "Stapme" after a phase used in his favorite cartoon "Just Jake", a real charater of the war, photos, 223 pgs.

STEADY NERVES AND STOUT HEARTS, Cressman & Wenger, Pictorial Histories, 1992, new, soft cover, see photo, Enterprise (CV6) Air Group and Pearl Harbor, photos, 72 pgs.

STIRLING STORY, THE, Bowyer, Michael, Crecy, 2002, new, see photo, original design specification & testing, through its development, introduction to service, developing marks and later adaptations, the full story of the Shorts Stirling bomber is told with the aid of eyewitness accounts from the designers, production workers, engineers and above all crews of the Stirling, photos, line drawings, serial numbers, individual aircraft histories, 408 pgs.

STIRLING WINGS, Falconer, Jonathan, Alan Sutton, 1995, new, another look at combat record of the RAFs 3rd bomber, photos, 214 pgs.

STORMBIRD, Buchner, Hermann, Hikoki, 2000, new, see photo, author joined Austrian A.F. in 1937, started Luftwaffe career on HS-123, later 109s, 190s and eventually Me-262. Finished with 104 victories. many photos, 176 pgs.

STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, Cross & Orange, Grub Street, 1993, new, Cross served w/46 Sqdn. in Norway, then went to Med, commanded 252 Ftr. Wing, 219 & 242 Groups, photos, 306 pgs.

STRAIGHT DOWN!, Smith, Peter, Crecy, 2000, new, see photo, combat career of the North American A-36, operations, losses, credits, paint schemes & markings, photos, 256 pgs.

STRANGERS IN THEIR LAND, Terry, Thurzal, Sunflower University Press, 1992, new, soft cover, see photo, served as a combat bomardier , B-24 in the CBI, photos, 264 pgs.

STRIKE FROM THE SKY, McKee, Alexander, Little Brown & Co., 1960, vg/vg, Battle of Britain over the attacks on British shipping, story told from both the British & English points of view, photos & maps, 288 pgs.

STUKA , Aders & Held, Schiffer, 1989, as new, see photo, pictorial history of dive bombers, pursuit bomers & combat pilots, drawings & emblems, 245 pgs.

STUKA AT WAR, Smith, Peter, Arco, 1971, vg/vg, see photo, JU-87 which changed aerial warfare, illustrated with over 150 photographs, 192 pgs.

STUKA Ju 87, Vanags-Bagomslos & Watanabe, Crown, 1882, f/f (overized), many photos, color plates, fold-out color plates, 56 pgs.

STUKA PILOT, Rudel, Hans-Ulrich, Euthorign, 1956, vg (foxing on edges), vg (chipping), see photo, over 2500 operational flights in a Ju.87 Stuka, 231 pgs.

STUKA PILOT HANS ULRICH RUDEL, Just, Gunther, Schiffer, 1990, vg/vg, see photo, special edition, signed by author, survived over 250 operational flights in a Ju.87 Stuka, photos, 277 pgs.

SUNRISE SERENADE, Penry, Jerry, Blue Mound Press, 2000, new, soft cover, see photo, 452nd BG, 8th AF, follows one crew from training until they were shot down over Germany, photos, 162 pgs.

SUPERFORTRESS, LeMay & Yenne, McGraw-Hill, 1988, vg/vg, B-29 from conception, to battle, comparison of heavy bombers, specifications, production, Bomber Command actions, photos, 222 pgs.

SWASTIKA IN THE GUNSIGHT, Kaberov, Igor, Sutton, 1999, memoirs of a Russian fighter pilot 1941-45, 210 pgs.

SWOOSE, THE, Brownstein, Herbert, Smithsonian, 1993, f/f, as new, see photo, account of the oldest surviving B-17, flew combat missions and from the first day of the attack on Pearl Harbor, officer's roster, 19th BG roster, flight crews of the 14th & 93rd BS, flight log, photos, 212 pgs.

SWORDFISH SPECIAL, Harrison, W.A., Ian Allan, 1998, new (issued w/o dj), see photo, pictorial history of the development and operation of one of the most significant of all WW2 military aircraft, many photos, 80 pgs.

SWORDFISH STORY, THE, Sturtivant, Ray, Cassell & Co., 2000, new, soft cover, see photo, now reprinted in soft cover, colours & markings, specifications, units, losses, individual aircraft, photos, 240 pgs.

SWORDFISH, STORY OF THE TARANTO RAID, Wragg, David, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003, new, see photo, recount of this remarkable surprise attack on the Italian battleship fleet in 1940, the Fairey Swordfish, the slow biplane that these stunningly brave British airmen flew into the maelstrom of Taranto harbor to all but put an end to the Italian fleet, photos, 224 pgs.

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