Bomber Offensive by Arthur Harris, First Edition (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 1st Edition. spine faded, spine title difficult to read, text block tight and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean, unmarked copy with sharp corners, firm hinges and DJ in VG+ condition. BP/WWII/AirForce.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition THUS. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. FREE OF WRITING IN SECURE BINDING. A FEW BENT PAGE CORNERS. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Collins, 1947. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with staining and toning to the pages. No dust jacket.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First. dust jacket chipped up; notes on endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Corner clips to dust jacket though price still present ($2.75). Mild edgwear to dust jacket which is now in protective mylar. 288pp.

Hardcover. 288p., illustrated only with doublewide line map of Germany used for endsheets front and rear. A trim, firmly square book in grey cloth, spine panel sunned making the spine titling a little hard to read, boards also pale (but not sunned), a sound copy of the first edition that is entirely clean and free of any markings whatsoever.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. nice copy; chips to dust jacket.

1st edition orig. cloth Very Good octavo xxi + 288pp., b/w plates, map, index, Harris's own account of the Bomber War against Germany. No dust jacket o/w a very good copy of the scarce first printing in dulled boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Printing. Prior owner signature on ffep. Clipped DJ in archival cover, spine lightly toned.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 288. Not Illustrated. Original publisher's light grey cloth, lettered gilt on spine. Maps on endpapers. Very good+ in slightly used near vg d/w with slight foxing / browning and slight marking at rear. No inscriptions, not price-clipped.

1st ed. thus dust jacket As New octavo xxi + 288pp., b/w plates, map, index, Harris's own account of the Bomber War against Germany.

1st ed. thus dust jacket Nice Copy octavo xxi + 288pp., b/w plates, map, index, Harris's own account of the Bomber War against Germany.

Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Thumb-sized chip to jacket at rear panel. Other minor wear to jacket including a few small tears. All corners of flaps are slightly clipped, not price clipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

1st ed. thus dust jacket As New octavo xxi + 288pp., b/w plates, map, index, Harris's own account of the Bomber War against Germany.

1st edition chipped dust jacket Nice Copy octavo xxi + 288pp., b/w plates, map, index, Harris's own account of the Bomber War against Germany. Nice copy of the scarce first printing in worn dust jacket.

8vo., First Edition, with endpaper maps; grey cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE INDEED IN THIS CONDITION. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris (1892-1984) was Commander in Chief Bomber Command from 1942 (when he replaced Richard Peirse) to 1945. Based on his experiences in London during the Blitz, Harris developed a belief in intensive incendiary bombing as a means not merely of destroying cities but of undermining civilian morale. His new concept of 'area bombing' was put into practice with the first 'thousand-bomber' raid on Cologne in May 1942. Like most large-scale innovations this was a major gamble, but its undoubted success (colossal damage inflicted for the loss of forty aircraft) paved the way for Britain's bombing strategy for the rest of the war. Eventually this policy (which remains controversial to this day) brought him into direct conflict with both Portal and Churchill, but Harris pursued it doggedly until the surrender. Arguably the greatest RAF commander of WWII, Harris was an outstanding and inspiring leader, achieving almost iconic status among staff and crews alike. After the war he refused a peerage but accepted a baronetcy in 1953. Enser, p.65.

8vo., First Edition, with endpaper map; elegantly bound in full navy crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with propeller motif, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, front panel and front fold-in of dustwrapper mounted on new and separate leaves at front, custom-made slip-case, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris (1892-1984) was Commander in Chief Bomber Command from 1942 (when he replaced Richard Peirse) to 1945. Based on his experiences in London during the Blitz, Harris developed a belief in intensive incendiary bombing as a means not merely of destroying cities but of undermining civilian morale. His new concept of 'area bombing' was put into practice with the first 'thousand-bomber' raid on Cologne in May 1942. Like most large-scale innovations this was a major gamble, but its undoubted success (colossal damage inflicted for the loss of forty aircraft) paved the way for Britain's bombing strategy for the rest of the war. Eventually this policy (which remains controversial to this day) brought him into direct conflict with both Portal and Churchill, but Harris pursued it doggedly until the surrender. Arguably the greatest RAF commander of WWII, Harris was an outstanding and inspiring leader, achieving almost iconic status among staff and crews alike. After the war he refused a peerage but accepted a baronetcy in 1953. Enser, p.65.