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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. As new condition large oblong (over 12 inches wide) color photographic boards contained in a fine condition color photographic dust jacket. Includes Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Preface and Index. Profusely illustrated with both black-and-white and color photographs. First Edition, first printing of the Chartwell Books publisher edition. "Storm of Eagles is a spectacular tribute to the Allied and Axis pilots and their legendary aircraft that engaged in deadly battles abouve the fields and cities of Europe and Asia, and the vast expanse of the Pacific, during World War II. Within its pages we visit a world completely at war, a war in which air power had become the decisive tactical and strategic factor. A war in which the pilots lived, not in speia tones, but in vibrant, exhilarating color: We discover their bravery, their joy, and their loss. How they lived and, in many cases, how they died. Bringing together both classic and never-before-seen wartime images, all restored to pin-sharp quality, this stunning new volume, published with the support of the National Museum of World War II Aviation, reveals the fascinating stories that lay hidden beneath the dust spots and scratches. " - excerpt from the inner front jacket flap.…