Air Power: Heroes and Heroism in American Flight Missions, 1916 to Today
by Gilbert, Bill
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- as new
- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0806524790
- ISBN 13
- 9780806524795
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About This Item
Citadel Press Books, New York, USA, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. 1st Printing. 278 pages. An excellent copy and is in AS NEW condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in great condition and the dust jacket is unmarked. It has no signs of previous use. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: Gilbert, author of 20 other books, recounts 11 missions by the U.S. Air Force, from the pursuit of Pancho Villa in Mexico in 1916 to the Persian Gulf War in 1991. Gilbert tells the stories of historic flights over Tokyo, Ploesti, the Himalayan Mountains, and Hiroshima in World War II; the 15-month Berlin Airlift in 1948; and missions in Korea and Vietnam. Gilbert offers a wealth of detail: the types of planes, their speeds, the number of flights, the number of bombs and amount of gasoline they carried, and the routes taken. He also offers historic background on the missions, identifies the crewmen, and gives the number of casualties in each of these operations. Some readers may take issue with such terms as "bravest heroes," since the raids on Tokyo and Hiroshima left hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians dead and injured and more than a million were left homeless. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation, United States, World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, Weapons, 20th Century, 21st Century; ISBN: 0806524790. ISBN/EAN: 9780806524795. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0000902. . 9780806524795
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000902
- Title
- Air Power: Heroes and Heroism in American Flight Missions, 1916 to Today
- Author
- Gilbert, Bill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0806524790
- ISBN 13
- 9780806524795
- Publisher
- Citadel Press Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, USA
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- BZDB137 military, history, USA, america, air force, Aviation, United States, World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, Weapons, 20th Century, 21st Century; ISBN: 0806524790 EAN: 9780806524795 Gilbert, Bill Air Power: Heroes and Heroism in American Flight
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