CAPTAIN BURR LEYSON: WINGS OF DEFENSE ~ 1ST EDN 1942 USAF USN NAVY WORLD WAR II

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CAPTAIN BURR LEYSON.
WINGS OF DEFENSE.
NY: E. P. Dutton & Co.
FIRST EDITION (STATED).
1942.
210 pages.
B&W PHOTO PLATES
. Octavo (8 1/4 by 5 1/2 inch) hardcover, full blue cloth, titling in black front & spine.
Some yellow highlighting about 11 pages (SEE PIC), effective repair to rear hinge (SEE PIC), mark from paperclip front (SEE PIC), paper browning, lacking d/j, light soiling, sunning to spine, but overall still solid &
GOOD CONDITION
.
A look at America's aviation defenses, fighter, bomber and naval, published in 1942 – the first full year of American involvement in World War II...
CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION.
1.) THE FIGHTERS. • 2.) BOMBERS. • 3.) NAVAL AIRCRAFT AND THEIR FUNCTIONS. • 4.) BOMBING. • 5.) PARATROOPS. • 6.) THE AIRPLANE ENGINE AND PROPELLER. • 7.) AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE. • 8.) PILOT TRAINING. • 9.) AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH AND MAINTENANCE TRAINING. • 10.) ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENSES. • 11.) CIVIL AIR DEFENSE.
[nazism nazis third reich world war two ii 2 battle of britain raf luftwaffe air usaf usaaf hermann goring goering air force airforce usaf usaaf bomber comand strategic bombing campaign fighters bombers fighter bombers ground support bomber harris b-17 flying fortress b-24 liberator dornier messerschmidt junkers focke wulf fockewulf 190 dornier battle of britain stuka dive bomber zero grumman p-47 p-51 spitfire hurricane me 262 109 european pacific theater japanese zeros imperial navy carrier fleet airborne assault]
A SCARCE VERY VINTAGE FIRST EDITION – WITH A FEW FAULTS AS NOTED AND PICTURED ABOVE, BUT OVERALL A SOLID COPY!