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Published by Casemate, 2016
ISBN 10: 1612003842ISBN 13: 9781612003849
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book.
Published by Casemate, 2016
ISBN 10: 1612003842ISBN 13: 9781612003849
Seller: The Anthropologists Closet, Des Moines, IA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. A clean crisp well preserved 2016 Casemate Publishing hardcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Sixty Squadron RAF, which covers the period from the disastrous maelstrom of the Somme offensive to final victory, 1916-1919, is one of the classic histories of the Great War. It is the story of a squadron whose members were awarded 1 Victoria Cross, 5 Distinguished Service Orders, 1 Bar to the DSO, 37 Military Crosses and 5 Distinguished Flying Crosses. Pilots of No.60 Squadron included Harold Balfour, Albert Ball, A.D. Bell-Irving, "Billy" Bishop, K.L. Caldwell, and the young T.B. McCudden, who was killed in action, but whose own accounts of the fighting have also become legendary. Organized in April 1916, No.60 Squadron went to France the next month. It participated in not only the Somme campaign but Arras, Passchendaele and the March 1918 offensive. Group Captain A.J.L. Scott has written in this book not only of the aces under his command but of their German opponents, who were not childs-play. His account begins with the early stages of scouting and closes with the final concepts of offensive aerial combat during World War I. In the intervening period No.60 Squadron achieved an impressive 274 victories over enemy aircraft. Many of those mentioned in these pages, first published in 1920, remained in aviation in the years after the war and during World War II, with considerable success.
Published by Greenhill Books, New York, 1990
First Printing of this Edition. First Printing of this Edition. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (26), (174)pp. Greenhill Books, This edition includes "Jack Scott: A Brief Appraisal", "Combat Claims made by Memers of Sixty Squadron 1916-1918", and "A Brief History of Sixty Squadron 1920 to 1990" by D. W. Warne. With a Preface by the Rt. Hon. Lord Hugh Cecil.This squadron was organized 30 April 1916 at Gosport. On 28 May 1916 the unit went to France to receive its Morane aircraft of three different types: "bullets", biplanes, and "parasols". In August 1916 the squadron received Nieuport 17C1 aircraft. In July 1917 the unit was re-equipped with SE5 and SE5a scouts. The squadron participated in the Somme Campaign, Arras, Passchendale, and the March 1918 offensive. During the war it scored 274 victories over enemy aircraft, and the list of officers contains the names of famous pilots such as H. H. Balfour, Albert Ball, Bell-Irving, "Billy" Bishop, K. L. Caldwell, J. B. McCudden, W. E. Molesworth, A. J. L. Scott was a flight commander in No. 43 Squadron when he was appointed squadron commander in No. 60 Squadron. A valuable record of an active squadron beginning with the early stages of scouting to the final concepts of offensive aerial combat during World War I. Illustrated. Very slight fold to front wrapper, but still a near fine copy. octavo, pictorial heavy paper wrappers.
Published by Casemate, 2016
ISBN 10: 1612003842ISBN 13: 9781612003849
Seller: Ebooksweb, Bensalem, PA, U.S.A.
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Condition: VeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.
Published by Casemate, 2016
ISBN 10: 1612003842ISBN 13: 9781612003849
Seller: Ebooksweb, Bensalem, PA, U.S.A.
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Condition: LikeNew. Remainder mark.
Published by Casemate, 2016
ISBN 10: 1612003842ISBN 13: 9781612003849
Seller: Ebooksweb, Bensalem, PA, U.S.A.
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Published by Casemate, 2016
ISBN 10: 1612003842ISBN 13: 9781612003849
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Published by Naval & Military Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 1843425734ISBN 13: 9781843425731
Seller: Naval and Military Press Ltd, Uckfield, United Kingdom
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2003 N & M Press reprint (original pub 1920). SB. xx + 145pp b/w photographs , 2 colour folding maps.Published Price £11.50 A nail-bitingly exciting narrative, this is the history of a specialist RFC Scout squadron formed in in 1916. which served above the western front in the battles of the Somme, Arras, third Ypres (Passchendaele) and the German offensives in March 1918, when it became Sixty Squadron of the new RAF. Although there is a full discussion of technical problems, a glossary of technical terms and a guide to the aircraft with which the Squadron was equipped, the main aim of the book is telling the thrilling story of air combat against the formidable German enemy. As Lord Hugh Cecil writes in his vivid Preface: â Many people feel apprehensive at flying at all.but to fly and fight, to sit alone in an aeroplane thousands of feet above the ground, to catch sight of an enemy, to go to attack him, flying faster than an express train moves, to venture near as may be dared, knowing that the slightest collision will cast both helpless to the ground, to dodge and dive and turn and spin, to hide in clouds or in the dazzle of the sun, to fire a machine gun while not losing mastery of the control and rudder of oneâ s own aeroplane, to notice the enemyâ s bullets striking here and there on oneâ s machine, and know that if a bullet hits the engine it means either death or a precarious landing and captivity, and if a bullet hits the petrol tank it means being burned alive in the air, and yet to fight on and, escaping, to go forth afresh next day - surely to read of this is to realise with new and penetrating force the stupendous measure of what human skill can do and human courage dareâ . Illustrated with 21 photographs and pictures; and two maps, and accompanied by two appendices listing officers who served in the squadron and their fates, this is a book that no-one remotely interested in the Great War in the air will want to be without.
Published by Greenhill Books, New York, 1990
First Printing of this Edition. First Printing of this Edition. octavo, green boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xxvi), (174)pp. Greenhill Books, This edition includes "Jack Scott: A Brief Appraisal", "Combat Claims made by Memers of Sixty Squadron 1916-1918", and "A Brief History of Sixty Squadron 1920 to 1990" by D. W. Warne. With a Preface by the Rt. Hon. Lord Hugh Cecil.This squadron was organized 30 April 1916 at Gosport. On 28 May 1916 the unit went to France to receive its Morane aircraft of three different types: "bullets", biplanes, and "parasols". In August 1916 the squadron received Nieuport 17C1 aircraft. In July 1917 the unit was re-equipped with SE5 and SE5a scouts. The squadron participated in the Somme Campaign, Arras, Passchendale, and the March 1918 offensive. During the war it scored 274 victories over enemy aircraft, and the list of officers contains the names of famous pilots such as H. H. Balfour, Albert Ball, Bell-Irving, "Billy" Bishop, K. L. Caldwell, J. B. McCudden, W. E. Molesworth, A. J. L. Scott was a flight commander in No. 43 Squadron when he was appointed squadron commander in No. 60 Squadron. A valuable record of an active squadron beginning with the early stages of scouting to the final concepts of offensive aerial combat during World War I. Illustrated. A very fine copy. octavo, green boards in pictorial dust jacket.
Published by George H. Doran Company, 1920
Seller: Barbers Book Store Online, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Blue HB w/ blind stamped titles. This is the American bound british sheets by William Heinemann. Illus w/ vintage photos of WW I aircraft. Endpapers darkened and scattered light foxing throughout, Wear at extremities all around. To access more of our aviation=related books, commercial and military, search Abebooks.com using our unique keyword AIRBX or visit our shop in beautiful downtown Fort Worth. Language: eng.
Published by William Heinemann, George H. Doran Company, (1920), London/New York, 1920
Seller: ARABESQUE BOOKS, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. pp. xx, 1-145 including index. 8vo. Frontispiece. Illustrated with period photos. Includes both maps. Book protected in mylar. Binding has corner and edge wear and damp staining on the spine and rear cover, otherwise tight and square. End papers have browning. Interior of the book is very clean, no marks or former owner's names.
Published by William Heinemann, 1920
Seller: Hugh Hardinge Books, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Slightly scuffed blue boards and spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Some foxing to fore-edge. Internally free endpapers toned, the front one with half removed bookplate; significant foxing to both sides of half title, offsetting onto rear of photo frontis; narrow brown stain down gutter prior to page 1 and a 2 cm x 1 cm finger mark in margin of page 5. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two folding maps.