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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew names in the annals of aerial warfare carry the weight of Group Captain Douglas Bader, the indomitable RAF pilot who, despite losing both...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: price clipped dj, in mylar; edgeworn, no major tears. Pages: foxing on prelims and book block....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: In mylar sleeveAgainst all odds and against all reason, Douglas Bader — a man who lost both legs...

Edition: Third ImpressionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFew stories in the annals of wartime Britain burn as brightly as that of Douglas Bader, the indomitable...

Despite losing both legs in a pre-war accident, Douglas Bader returned to active service, leading squadrons to victory in the Battle of Britain. This volume portrays Bader as a pilot...

Author: Paul Brickhill; Doddy Hay; Larry ForresterBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: wear and tear of dust jacket; cloth cover in good...

In 1931, at the age of 21, Douglas Bader was the golden boy of the RAF. Excelling in everything he did he represented the Royal Air Force in aerobatics displays,...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. Few names are as synonymous with aerial combat as Douglas Bader — the...

A tribute to the famous aeroplane from men who flew or admired them including Johnie Johnson, Cecil Beaton, Douglas Bader and Richard Dimbleby. The story of its creation is described...

Forty years of research has resulted in this exceptional photographic history of life within the 'Sonderlager' of Colditz castle, the famous prisoner of war camp in Germany during World War...

In the sixteenth century, Zen monks in Japan developed the haiku, an unrhymed poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines. Now, in One Hundred Great Books in...

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One of the few RAF aircrew to play a central part in two of the Second World War's most momentous events, the Battle of Britain and D-Day, Cyril 'Frank' Babbage...

Written to coincide with the 50th anniversary of The Battle of Britain, with the profits from the book donated to the Douglas Bader Foundation, this book uses first-hand accounts of...

Author: John Frayn TurnerFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 248 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2014This collection of popular air warfare stories covers the entire span of World...

Edition: 7th pr.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: dj with some moisture damage. Few stories of the Second World War...

Author: Martin W BowmanFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 256 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2015This is a pulsating account of the young RAF fighter boys who flew...

Hundreds of years in the future, after the Something that Happened, the world is an alarmingly different place. Life is lived according to The Rulebook and social hierarchy is determined...

An updated edition of a classic African American autobiography, with new supplementary materials The preeminent American slave narrative first published in 1845, Frederick Douglass'sNarrativepowerfully details the life of the abolitionist...

A newly edited collection of the seminal writings and speeches of a legendary writer, orator, and civil rights leader A new collection of the seminal writings and speeches of a...

'Fforde's books are more than an ingenious idea. They are written with buoyant zest and are tautly plotted . . . and are embellished with the rich details of a...

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Frederick Douglass was a key figure in helping to secure the abolition of slavery in America - discover his Narrative on the 150th anniversary of that event. Frederick Douglass was...

Author: Laurence FentonFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 560g, 288 pagesPublished: Amberley Publishing, United Kingdom, 2018In the summer of 1845, Frederick Douglass, the young runaway slave catapulted to fame by his...