Von Hardesty Editor (18 results)
Language: English
Published by Washington, DC, U.S.A.: Smithsonian Institute Press, 1986
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- First Edition
Seller: The Warm Springs Book Company, Fremont, CA, U.S.A.The Warm Springs Book Company
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A fine copy in a fine, mylar protected DJ. Probable 1st edition with no additional printings listed. No names or remainder marks. Illustrated; 8vo., 183 pages including bibliography. 0.0 0.0 0.0.
Language: English
Published by SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PRESS, WASHINGTON, D.C., 1986
- Hardcover
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.Gian Luigi Fine Books
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Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. closed tear to dj, clean copy.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in overall good shape with light general wear. Binding firm and square. clean throughout.
Language: English
Published by Smithsonian, Washington, D. C., U. S. A., 2003
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2003.
Language: English
Published by Cornell Univ Pr, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A., 2000
- Hardcover
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Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 2nd Printing. 337pp/illus. Reviews the recent history of American air power, including its role in the Gulf War and in later conflicts in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Serbia. He examines improvements in areas ranging from hardware development to aircrew skills and organizational ad…aptability. Lambeth acknowledges that the question of whether air power should operate independently or continue to support land operations is likely to remain contentious. Clean.
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Seller: DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books, Burke, VA, U.S.A.DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket - Wraps. 1st Edition. 411pp/illus. Role of airpower in war on terror. Clean.
Language: English
Published by University of Washington Press, Seattle, 1993
- Softcover
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Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. The format is approximately 10.5 inches by 9 inches. xlvii, [5], 193, [3] pages. Illustrations. Chronology. Maps. James Fahey was born in the section of Manhattan known as Hell's Kitchen. During World War II, he served aboard the light cruiser Montpelier in the Solomon Islands. In 1963 "Pac…ific War Diary 1942 - 1943" - his book about his experiences in World War II - became a best seller. He donated all of his proceeds from the book to help build a church in the southern Indian village of Mettupatti and continued to work as a garbage truck driver in Waltham, Massachusetts. Fahey was a great admirer of John F. Kennedy and had the opportunity to meet Kennedy during his presidency. Hardesty has written and edited numerous other books about aviation. He takes a look at an American legend in Lindbergh: Flight's Enigmatic Hero. Published in 2002 in conjunction with the seventy-fifth anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's groundbreaking solo flight across the Atlantic, the author not only tells the life story of Lindbergh but also delves into the reasons why the pioneering pilot attracted such fame and adulation, from the extreme danger he faced during his epic flight to his looks and personality. Hardesty is author with Gene Eisman of Epic Rivalry: The Inside Story of the Soviet and American Space Race. The book examines the intense rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union as the two countries launched their space programs in the 1950s. From the day of his enlistment in the U.S. Navy in October 1942, until his discharge in December 1945, Seaman First Class James Fahey kept a secret diary of his experience on the light cruiser U.S.S. Montpelier as she fought her way through the Solomons, the Marianas, the Philippines, and finally up to Japan. Derived from a Kirkus review: James Fahey published his 20-year-old diary, which he kept during the years when he was Seaman First Class aboard the light cruiser Montpelier. It is a rare authentic document indeed. It is the sort of thing historians would give anything to find within their chosen period, and for those who took part in the war against Japan, or who had relatives or friends who did, it will render valuable assistance in remembering or imagining how it actually was to be a common sailor involved in that struggle. As the publishers say, it is a "rough diamond" of a book--unpolished and uncomplicated. Mr. Fahey saw a great deal of action, in the Solomons, the Marianas, the Philippines, around Borneo and Okinawa; and his ship was the first to enter Japan after the surrender. But the bulk of his pages are given over to the routine, the boredom, the infrequent shoretime, and the souttlebutt--as they should be, to give a truthful reflection of any war witnessed through a porthole. He was a good sailor--dutifully and unquestioningly patriotic, undramatically courageous. Illustrated Abridged Edition [Stated]. First printing thus [Stated].
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Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. DJ in archival cover with a full number line starting with 1.
Published by Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, 1986
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Presumed first edition/first printing. 183, [1] pages. Illustrations. Endpaper maps. Occasional footnotes. Maps. Bibliography. DJ has slight wear Alexander Riaboff (1895-1984) who served in the Russian Army Air Service and was trained at Gatchina. After the Revol…ution, Riaboff flew in the Red Air Fleet and also with the counterrevolutionary White forces before fleeing in 1920 to Harbin, China. Later, he emigrated with his wife and daughter to the United States and settled in the San Francisco area. Years later, Riaboff wrote up his adventures as a pilot during those tumultuous times, and as edited by National Air and Space Museum curator Von Hardesty, they were published in 1986 as Gatchina Days: Reminiscences of a Russian Pilot. Von Hardesty is currently a curator in the Division of Aeronautics at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. He has edited or written a number of books, including Gatchina Days; and Red Phoenix: The Rise of Soviet Air Power, 1941-1945 The author recounts his experiences in the Revolution and explains why he left the Bolsheviks and eventually emigrated to the U.S. In 1910, one of the first airfields in Russia was established in Gatchina, with the city becoming one of the first centers of aviation and engine technology in Russia. The pilot Pyotr Nesterov was trained at the Gatchina airfield and made his first long-distance flight from Gatchina to Kiev. The outbreak of the Russian Civil War saw Gatchina loyal to the White Movement.
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Hardcover. Condition: New.
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Published by Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991
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Add to basketCondition: Very good condition. 1st US. First Thus. Translated by Peter Belov. Edited and with an Introduction by Von Hardesty. Paperback.
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hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
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Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.Griffin Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First English printing signed by Igor, Sergei and Nickolai (sons) Sikorsky as well as Carl J. Bobrow (editor. Book is clean tight and bright jacket shows light shelfwear. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal. Signed by Oth…er.
Igor Sikorsky: The Russian Years (English and Russian Edition)
K. N. Finne; Carl J. Bobrow [Editor]; Von Hardesty [Translator];
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Russian Aviation and Air Power in the Twentieth Century (Cass Series--Studies in Air Power, 7)
Higham, Robin D. S. (Editor)/ Greenwood, John T. (Editor)/ Hardesty, Von (Editor)
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Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 320 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.
Russian Aviation and Air Power in the Twentieth Century (Studies in Air Power)
Greenwood, John [Editor]; Hardesty, Von [Editor]; Higham, Robin [Editor];
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with blue pictorial dust jacket. DJ is clean with minimal edge wear, now housed in a protective mylar cover. Bound in blue cloth over boards with gold lettering on the spine, Binding is nice and tight. Corners are square. Gold previous owner sticker on…front free endpaper that reads "ex libris R. E. G. Davies Collection". Pages are crisp, clean, and bright. Black and white images throughout. Routledge. Copyright dated 1998. 320 pages. A very nice copy. This volume comes from the Aviation collection of Prof. Chris Sterling. Sterling spent his lifetime teaching, writing, and collecting books on civil and military aviation. We are proud to house his Aviation collection, part of the extensive library which is his legacy. Please email with questions or to request photos.
Russian Aviation and Air Power in the Twentieth Century (Cass Series--Studies in Air Power, 7)
Higham, Robin D. S. (Editor)/ Greenwood, John T. (Editor)/ Hardesty, Von (Editor)
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 336 pages. 10.00x6.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.
