The Vision Of The Buddha by Tom Lowenstein

Annapolis.: Naval Institute Press. , 1987.. Reprint.. Hard cover. . Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). . Octavo.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.

Naval Institute Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. First. Hardcover. 0870211315 . Binding tight and straight, inner pages clean and unmarked. Dust Jacket is flap-intact, clean with light edgewear, now protected within mylar cover.; 0.9 x 9.32 x 6.31 Inches; This is the remarkable story of an airplane that became a legend--with a sleek silhouette and bent wings, it doubled as a day and night fighter, could fly off carriers or from land, and served both as a dive bomber and reconnaissance plane. Filled with facts and figures, this fast-paced history begins with the nerve-wracking test flights of the 1940s and concludes with the F4Us that were active thirty-eight years later. Placed skillfully in between are the stories that gave birth to the legend: the exploits of the aces, including the Medal of Honor recipient who shot down twenty-five enemy planes, and the details of the combat missions of Charles A. Lindbergh. During thirty months of combat in World War II with the U.S.… Read More

Cambridge: P. S. L., 1979. 1st edition. Nice Copy. octavo. dust jacket 191pp., b/w plates, appends., index, Ôthe remarkable story of an aeroplane that became a legend; with a sleek silhouette and bent wings, it doubled as a day and night fighter, could fly off carriers or from land, and served both as a dive bomber and reconnaissance planeÕ