Description: Measures 4-7/32" X 7-3/32", 238+ pp -- written by Edward H. Sims -- Foreword by General Nathan F. Twining -- cover art by ED VALIGURSKY -- stated "Fifth {Ballantine} printing: April 1963" -- published by Ballantine Books (NY), Ballantine paperback #F723. Group - 1-108 Wear & chipping to edges & corners, with scratches, indentations, rub-wear & soiling, plus the following - FRONT COVER: 3/4" corner fold top right corner; 1-1/16" crease mid-lower right edge; 5/16" corner crease right lower corner; faint 1-1/4" crease lower left midcover; deep 1-5/16" "L" shape indentation upper right midcover. - SPINE: Very slight lean to right; NO top to bottom crease. - BACK COVER: Yellowing; very faint vertical reader crease left of spine; 1/4" corner crease top left corner. - INTERIOR: Browning pages/inside covers; penciled price/code front right inside cover; penciled checkmarks on booklists at both front & rear "other titles" lists. - OVERALL CONDITION = Good Plus to Very Good Minus Contents: Foreword -- by General NATHAN F. TWINING Acknowledgements Introduction -- by EDWARD H. SIMS Glossary Night Scramble At Hengyang -- July 30, 1942 -- Major JOHN R. ALISON Chase Over New Guinea -- December 26, 1942 -- First Lieutenant JOHN D. LANDERS Battling Zeros Over Kunming -- May 15, 1943 -- Colonel BRUCE K. HOLLOWAY Scratch Two Of The "Abbeville Boys" -- August 16, 1943 -- First Lieutenant JAMES A. GOODSON Lightning Over Huon Gulf -- September 4, 1943 -- Captain JAY T. ROBBINS Cat And Mouse Near Emden -- December 11, 1943 -- Major FRANCIS S. GABRERSKI ME-109 At Six O'Clock -- December 22, 1943 -- First Lieutenant JOHN T. GODFREY First Strike At Berlin -- March 6, 1944 -- First Lieutenant ROBERT S. JOHNSON A Game Of Bluff At Sorau -- April 11, 1944 -- Captain HENRY W. BROWN Clash Over Leyte's Ormoc Bay -- December 7, 1944 -- Colonel CHARLES H. MacDONALD Surprise At Asch -- January 1, 1945 -- Colonel J. C. MEYER Death Of The Luftwaffe -- April 17, 1945 -- Lieutenant Colonel JOSEPH L. THURY Shipping charges include postage (including USPS Tracking on domestic shipments), packaging materials, labor and fuel (the nearest post office is 14 MILES away!); but I do combine shipping charges on multiple items -- so fill up that cart NOW an' save some $$$!
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Book Title: American Aces
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: 5th Ballantine Mass Market Paperback Edition
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Publication Year: 1963
Type: Military
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Era: 1940s
Illustrator: Cover art by Ed Valigursky
Personalized: No
Author: Edward H. Sims
Features: Cover art by Ed Valigursky, Foreword by General Nathan F. Twining
Genre: Military History
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: 12 Dangerous U. S. Army Air Corps Missions, Combat, Military, Military History, True Military Stories, U. S. Army Air Corps In Europe, Far East & Pacific Theaters, War, World War II
Number of Pages: 238+
