Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - Series Three; Air (Four Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st eds.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
This complete four-volume set forms Series Three (Air) of Australia in the War of 1939-1945, the official Australian War Memorial history of the nation's Second World War effort, and stands as the definitive scholarly record of the Royal Australian Air Force's role in the conflict. Douglas Gillison opens the sequence by chronicling the formation and early operations of the RAAF from 1939 to 1942, while John Herington's two volumes detail the experiences of Australian airmen who served through the Empire Air Training Scheme within RAF Bomber Command and other British squadrons across Europe and the Middle East, culminating in his account of the strategic air offensive over Germany and occupied Europe through to 1945. George Odgers' contribution shifts the narrative to the Pacific theatre, presenting a detailed account of RAAF operations against Japanese forces from 1943 to the war's end. Drawing on official records, squadron logs, and firsthand testimony, the authors, all wartime journalists or trained historians themselves, construct an authoritative narrative of aerial combat, strategic bombing, and the logistics of training and deploying airmen across two hemispheres. * Volume I – Royal Australian Air Force, 1939-1942, Douglas Gillison, 1st ed 1962 ( good - binding remains intact; chipped and worn dj with some loss). * Volume II – Air War Against Japan, 1943-1945, George Odgers, 1st ed 1957 (good, binding remains tight; worn dj with some tears and with some markings). * Volume III – Air War Against Germany and Italy, 1939-1943, John Herington, 1st ed 1954 ( fair, binding remains tight; worn Dj with moderate loss - still present). * Volume IV – Air Power Over Europe, 1944-1945, John Herington, 1st ed 1963 ( good; chipped and worn dj with some loss).
Author: see below
Format: Hardback
Genre: Military history
Edition: 1st eds.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
This complete four-volume set forms Series Three (Air) of Australia in the War of 1939-1945, the official Australian War Memorial history of the nation's Second World War effort, and stands as the definitive scholarly record of the Royal Australian Air Force's role in the conflict. Douglas Gillison opens the sequence by chronicling the formation and early operations of the RAAF from 1939 to 1942, while John Herington's two volumes detail the experiences of Australian airmen who served through the Empire Air Training Scheme within RAF Bomber Command and other British squadrons across Europe and the Middle East, culminating in his account of the strategic air offensive over Germany and occupied Europe through to 1945. George Odgers' contribution shifts the narrative to the Pacific theatre, presenting a detailed account of RAAF operations against Japanese forces from 1943 to the war's end. Drawing on official records, squadron logs, and firsthand testimony, the authors, all wartime journalists or trained historians themselves, construct an authoritative narrative of aerial combat, strategic bombing, and the logistics of training and deploying airmen across two hemispheres. * Volume I – Royal Australian Air Force, 1939-1942, Douglas Gillison, 1st ed 1962 ( good - binding remains intact; chipped and worn dj with some loss). * Volume II – Air War Against Japan, 1943-1945, George Odgers, 1st ed 1957 (good, binding remains tight; worn dj with some tears and with some markings). * Volume III – Air War Against Germany and Italy, 1939-1943, John Herington, 1st ed 1954 ( fair, binding remains tight; worn Dj with moderate loss - still present). * Volume IV – Air Power Over Europe, 1944-1945, John Herington, 1st ed 1963 ( good; chipped and worn dj with some loss).