Epic Of Flight The RAF At War by Barker, Ralph - 2003

London: Time-Life Books. Fine/Good. 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. 9.75" By 11.25" Tall 1844470334 Dust jacket unclipped. Shelfwear to edges, closed tear to bottome edge. Illustrated cover with bright white and golt titles to front and spine. Illustrated end pages of RAF spitfires engaging German Messerschmitts over London in 1940. No inscriptions. This volume is one of a series that traces the adventure and science of aviations, from the earliest manned balloon ascension through the era of jet flight. 176 pages. Clean, bright and tightly bound. .

London: Caxton Publishing Company. 2003. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 176 pages.. A volume in The Epic of Flight series. . Reprint. Hardback.

(Subject: Aviation - World War II ) When Britain went to war in 1939 the strength of the Royal Air Force amounted to 118,000 regulars, however the Luftwaffe, an armada of more than 500,00 men, outnumbered the RAF several times over. A year later German bombers would blitz London, and new, untrained RAF pilots would challenge German belief in their aerial supremacy. This splendid Time-Life Epic of Flight by Ralph Barker, tells the story of those heroic 'Few' in words and pictures (Published: 2003) (Publisher: Caxton Editions) (ISBN: 1844470334) (Pagination: Large format, c176pp, numerous col & b/w ills) (Condition: New in d/w) UL-XXXXXX