Coastal Command: Air Ministry Account of the Part Played by Coastal Command in the Battle of the Seas 1939-1942. by UK, Air Ministry - 1943

London, England: His Majesty's Stationery Office. Very Good-. 1942. Trade Edition. Paperback. 011708347X . B&W Illustrations; This is a paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean condition. There is noticeable slanting to the spine of the book. The front spine joint has been reglued, and there is a chip missing from the bottom spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. "RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force (RAF). Founded in 1936, it was to act as the RAF maritime arm, after the Fleet Air Arm became part of the Royal Navy in 1937. Naval aviation was neglected in the inter-war period, 1919–1939, and as a consequence the service did not receive the resources it needed to develop properly or efficiently. This continued until the outbreak of the Second World War, during which it came to prominence. Owing to the Air Ministry's concentration on RAF Fighter Command and RAF… Read More

London : H.M.S.O., 1942. First Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 143 : ill ; maps ; 23cm Notes; ""Issued for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information.""--p. 5. Subjects; Great Britain Royal Air Force Coastal Command. Great Britain. Royal Air Force — Studies.World War, 1939-1945 — Aerial operations.

London : His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1942. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 143 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; ""Issued for the Air Ministry by the Ministry of Information""--p. [5]. ""First published 1942""--p. [5]. Subjects; Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Coastal Command. World War, (1939-19450 - Aerial operations. Genre; Illustrated.