Horden Bert (12 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition UK hardback, 2002 Independent Books. The book is in fine condition, the dustjacket is in fine condition. Illustrated.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. very nice copy.

Hardback. Condition: 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.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Light dent to the front panel of the boards which are otherwise unmarked. The pages are clean and unmarked. The jacket has a little light edge wear. Jacket illustration by Jim Petrie. First printing. Petrie, Jim (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, the covers are clean, the jacket in similar condition. Clean internally, no inscriptions. 207 pages.

Cloth. With Jacket. First Edition. Near Fine in a like jacket PP 176. illustrations Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Small name inside on front free endpaper.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Condition: very good condition. First Edition 'Shark Squadron Pilot' is a graphic Illustration of the realities of the air war in the Western Desert. Bert Horden joined No. 112 'Shark' Squadron early in 1942 and was soon initiated into the ground attack role of the 'Kittys'. With their garish shark's mouths painted on their aircraft No. 112 Squadron wreaked havoc on the German Afrika Corps as the war in the Western Desert rose to its climax. Inflicting terrible damage with machine gun fire on soft skinned targets, like convoys of trucks, and causing significant damage with their underslung bombs on the hard skinned Panzers, the aircraft of '112 Squadron soon became well known to Rommel's troops. Using his diary and flying log book to preserve the accuracy and immediacy of the events Bert Horden has written a superb account of desert flying . In places extremely graphic and throughout well illustrated, 'Shark Squadron Pilot' will be an important contribution to the recorded history of the Second World War. 200 p. many photos.…

1st edition dust jacket New Book octavo 207pp., b/w pls., index, 'Describes Bert Horden's service with 112 Shark Squadron and the ground attack role of the Kittys. With their garish shark's mouths, 112 Squadron wreaked havoc on the German Afrika Korps inflicting terrible damage with machine gun fire on the soft skinned targets of truck convoys, and causing significant damage on the hard skinned Panzers with their under-slung bombs. Using his diary and flying log book to preserve the accuracy and immediacy of the events Bert Horden has written a superb and extremely graphic account of desert flying. Well illustrated throughout with over eighty previously unpublished photographs'.…