{"product_id":"the-war-of-the-cottontails-william-r-cubbins-1st-edition","title":"The War of the Cottontails, William R. Cubbins — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: Chapel Hill, Algonquin Books, 1989\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"48\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 267.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"74\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Near Fine. The binding remains tight and the quarter-cloth boards are exceptionally sharp and clean, displaying no significant shelf-wear or bumping to the extremities. Internally, the text block is crisp, bright, and free of marks or foxing, with the pictorial map endpapers perfectly preserved. The unclipped dust jacket retains its vibrant colours and original gloss, showing only the most trivial signs of handling and superficial rubbing to the spine ends. A highly attractive, well-preserved copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"621\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: First Edition. Bound in handsome quarter tan cloth over black paper-covered boards with gilt titling to the spine. The volume is illustrated with a central section of black-and-white photographic plates and features striking map endpapers charting the European theatre of operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThis compelling memoir details the author's service as a B-24 bomber pilot with the Fifteenth Air Force during the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eWhile standard reading copies are readily available on the open market, true first editions in such sharp, collector-grade condition are increasingly uncommon. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"300\"\u003eThe War of the Cottontails\u003c\/i\u003e offers a gripping, firsthand perspective of the American aerial assault against Nazi Germany. Following the perilous missions of 2nd Lieutenant William R. Cubbins and his crew aboard their B-24 Liberator, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"532\"\u003eSwashbuckler\u003c\/i\u003e, the memoir vividly captures the raw tension of high-altitude combat, the camaraderie of the airmen, and the harrowing reality of being shot down and subsequently captured over Romania. It stands as an essential and absorbing read for any enthusiast of military history and aviation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55127298474323,"sku":"5779","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260928_162635.jpg?v=1790780519","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-war-of-the-cottontails-william-r-cubbins-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}