Air Force: A Pictorial History of American Airpower
New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1957. First? Edition. First? Printing. 32 cm, 232, profusely illus., spine very torn, boards worn and edges/corners rubbed. More
New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1957. First? Edition. First? Printing. 32 cm, 232, profusely illus., spine very torn, boards worn and edges/corners rubbed. More
New York: Random House, 1960. Quarto, 232, profusely illus., boards scuffed, lettering on spine somewhat faded. More
New York: Bramhall House, 1960. Quarto, 232, profusely illus., some soiling inside rear board and flyleaf, DJ worn: small tears, creases, small pieces missing. More
New York: Arno Press, 1974. Reprint Edition. Quarto, 232, profusely illus., DJ worn: small tears, creases, small pieces missing. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1968. First Printing. 21 cm, 160, wraps, illus., bookplate. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1979. First Edition. 243, illus., index, weakness to front board, top and bottom edges of DJ spine worn and small tears. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1970. First Printing. 21 cm, 160, wraps, illus., map, bookplate, covers worn, soiled, and scuffed. Introduction by Saburo Sakai. More
New York: Bantam Books [Bantam Air & Space Series], 1991. First Bantam Printing [Stated]. Mass market paperback. xix, [3], 374, [4] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Tabular Information. Slight wear to cover. Masatake Okumiya (July 27, 1909 – February 22, 2007) was a historian and lieutenant general in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Okumiya graduated from the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1930. He was commissioned an ensign in April 1932, received his wings in November 1933 as a naval aviator, and was promoted to sub-lieutenant in the same month. In 1937, he participated in the attack on the USS Panay. Promoted to lieutenant-commander in October 1941, Okumiya served throughout World War II, including on the aircraft carrier Ry j and with the 2nd Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy. During 1942–1943, he served as chief of staff of the 26th Naval Air Squadron, and was appointed to a staff post in August 1944. He was promoted to his final rank of commander in November 1944. At the end of the war, Okumiya was interrogated by Allied intelligence officers, after which he was demobilized. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1963. Fourth printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. 270, [2] pages. Wraps. The pages have darkened. Cover has some wear and soiling. Slightly cocked. Sub-Lieutenant Sabur Sakai (25 August 1916 – 22 September 2000) was a Japanese naval aviator and flying ace of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Sakai had 28 aerial victories (including shared) by official Japanese records, while his autobiography Samurai!, co-written by Martin Caidin and Fred Saito, claims 64 aerial victories. Such discrepancies are common, and pilots' official scores are often lower than those claimed by the pilots themselves, due to difficulties in providing appropriate witnesses or verifying wreckage, and variations in military reports due to loss or destruction. Sakai visited the US and met many of his former adversaries, including Harold "Lew" Jones, the tail-gunner who had wounded him. Following a US Navy formal dinner in 2000 at Atsugi Naval Air Station where he had been an honored guest, Sakai died of a heart attack at the age of 84. More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1978. Later printing. Mass market paperback. Mass Market Paperbook. Somewhat curved. 270, [2] pages. Illustrations. Stamp of previous owner on first page. Martin Caidin (September 14, 1927 – March 24, 1997) was an American author and an authority on aeronautics and aviation. Caidin began writing fiction during 1957, and authored more than 50 fiction and nonfiction books, as well as more than 1,000 magazine articles. His best-known novel is Cyborg, which was the basis for The Six Million Dollar Man franchise. He also wrote numerous works of military history, especially concerning aviation. Sub-Lieutenant Sabur Sakai (25 August 1916 – 22 September 2000) was a Japanese naval aviator and flying ace of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. In his autobiography Samurai!, co-written by Martin Caidin and Fred Saito, Sakai claims 64 aerial victories. Japanese records listed 28. Such discrepancies are common. More