Per Ardua The Rise of British Air Power 1911-1939 — 1st Edition

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Per Ardua The Rise of British Air Power 1911-1939 — 1st Edition

Name: Per Ardua The Rise of British Air Power 1911-1939 — 1st Edition
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Per Ardua The Rise of British Air Power 1911-1939, Hilary St. George Saunders — 1st Edition

Publication: London, Oxford University Press, 1944

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 368.

Condition Report: Very Good. The original dust jacket remains uncommonly bright and well-preserved, exhibiting only trivial rubbing to the spine extremities and corner tips. The underlying blue cloth binding is exceptionally tight and square, showing no significant shelf-wear and retaining excellent structural integrity. While the text block edges display moderate, even age-toning typical of wartime paper stock, the internal pages remain exceptionally crisp, clean, and free of any deleterious foxing or internal blemishes.

Catalogue Note: First Edition. A definitive early history of the Royal Air Force, published during the height of the Second World War. The presence of the original dust jacket in such an attractive, unchipped state is particularly notable, given the fragility of wartime economy production standards.

"Per Ardua ad Astra," the steep way to the stars, serves as both the motto of the Royal Air Force and the guiding spirit of this authoritative history. Written by Hilary St. George Saunders, a distinguished wartime commentator and official historian, Per Ardua chronicles the meteoric rise of British air power from its early experiments in 1911 to the formidable force it became at the dawn of the Second World War. Combining professional seriousness with the spirited unorthodoxy and humour characteristic of the RAF, Saunders delivers a gripping account of the aviators, engineers, and visionaries who shaped the destiny of the skies.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Hilary St. George Saunders

Book Publisher: Oxford University Press

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Military

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 368

Book Publication Year: 1944

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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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