Air War Over France 1939-40, Robert Jackson — 1st Edition

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Air War Over France 1939-40, Robert Jackson — 1st Edition

Name: Air War Over France 1939-40, Robert Jackson — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5124
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Publication: London, Ian Allan Ltd, 1974

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 154, [32] plates.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The volume is tightly and securely bound in original vibrant red cloth boards, presenting sharp, unbumped corners and crisp spine ends. The internal text block remains remarkably pristine, clean, and entirely free from foxing, inscriptions, or internal markings. The original, unclipped pictorial dust jacket is bright and highly presentable, suffering only from trivial shelf-wear and slight rubbing to the extreme top edge of the spine panel.

Catalogue Note: A highly presentable first edition of Robert Jackson's detailed account of the air campaign over France during the initial stages of the Second World War. The volume is notably supplemented with a central section of historical black-and-white photographic plates depicting various Allied and Axis aircraft of the era. Complete with its original, unclipped dust jacket, this copy serves as a remarkably well-preserved reference work for military aviation historians and collectors.

The secret nocturnal air war and the dramatic daytime battles over France in May and June 1940 form the core of Robert Jackson's authoritative military history. Air War Over France 1939-40 provides a comprehensive and gripping narrative of the desperate aerial campaigns fought by the Royal Air Force and the French Armée de l'Air against the formidable might of the Luftwaffe during the fall of the Low Countries and France. Jackson, an established aviation historian, draws upon historical records to detail the frantic scrambles of Hawker Hurricanes and Fairey Battles against fully equipped German squadrons fresh from the Spanish Civil War.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Robert Jackson

Book Publisher: Ian Allan Ltd

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Aviation & Maritime

Book edition: First Edition

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Book Pages: 154

Book Publication Year: 1974

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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