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An Eddie Rickenbacker roundup...

Fast Eddie: A Novel in Many Voices, Robert L. O'connell $1.00
1919 signed EDDIE RICKENBACKER AERO SQUADRON AUTOGRAPH $499.99
Eddie Rickenbacker Autobiography Signed WWI Ace HCDJ $99.99
EDDIE RICKENBACKER YOUNG PATRIOTS SIGNED PILOT RACER $0.99
From father to son;: The letters of Captain Eddie Ricke $1.00
Ace of Aces: The Life of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, H. $9.16
The Hat in the Ring Gang $42.46
NEW Fighting the Flying Circus: The Greatest True Ai...
Eddie Rickenbacker by W. David Lewis (2005) $13.95

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This is a very fair starting price... $6,99

SHARKS AMONG MINNOWS Fokker Eindecker WWI AIRCRAFT 1915
September 1916—by Norman Franks—illustrated with black and white photographs.

No sooner had the war in the air become more serious, more deadly, in early 1915, than both Allied and German airmen were trying to find a successful way of fighting each other in order for each side to stop the other making reconnaissance and artillery observation sorties over the opposition's side of the lines. Various ingenious schemes, which had limited success, were suddenly over-shadowed by the arrival at the front in the summer of 1915 of the Fokker Eindecker, which had a synchronized machine gun firing through the whirling blades of the propeller. Spread amongst German two-seater reconnaissance units in ones and twos, those disposed to flying these first single-seater fighting aeroplanes, if they were successful, soon became famous and the first aces of this new form of aerial warfare. Names such as Boelcke, Immelmann, Wintgens, Parschau, Mulzer, Höhndorf, Frankl and von Althaus quickly became the first aces, the first heroes to the German public and the first winners of the coveted Pour le Mérite - the famed Blue max. These and other pilots of the single-seat monoplane fighters caused havoc amongst British and French airmen over the Western Front for just over a year, something history has called the 'Fokker Scourge'. Although comparatively small in numbers, these early fighter pilots were deadly when attacking lightly armed, almost defenseless British and French aeroplanes; they were truly 'sharks among minnows'. Norman Franks has covered this period in detail, explaining how these early German fighter pilots achieved their kills, who they shot down and where, as well as covering their lives; for in most cases their lives were short. None of the early Fokker aces survived the war, bar one, and he died soon afterwards still serving his country. All were heroes and several of them died once they came up against 'sharks' of equal standing from the Allied side.

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My 500th Post! Everybody should own a copy of this book... $13.99

THE FIGHTING TRIPLANES - GREAT WWI PHOTOS, 1ST ED!
"The Fighting Triplanes" chronicles the development of that most unusual aircraft form, which flourished for just a year in the air forces of the world, and vanished into oblivion. Evan Hadingham details the genesis and development of the triplane, and then gives analyses of all the triplanes used, such as the Sopwith, the Fokker, Albatros, Caproni, and Curtiss. There are appendices with serial lists of the Fokkers and Sopwith, and another appendix of triplane pilot bios. 240 pp. with a bibliography, numerous photos and diagrams, and an index. First edition, published in 1969 by Macmillan. Condition of the book is NF- in a VG- dustjacket showing some wear, especially at the upper spine, and curling and creasing at the upper edges. The authoritative resource on this famous and fascinating aircraft design. Please see my other military history listings.

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This is a good price $4.95

ACE OF ACES ~ Captain Rene Fonck WW I 1 One HC/DJ
This hardcover with dust-jacket book is in good, previously read condition. The books primary flaw is a chewed up corner on both the front and rear sides of the cover. The dust-jacket is stuck to the hardcover and the inside pages are yellowed with some light, intermittent stains. The book runs 164 pages with about 24 pages of b/w photographs. There is no writing inside the book.

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Here's a real classic from the late Chaz Boywer GDP 4.99

Sopwith Camel - King of Combat - by Chaz Bowyer
Dorset-born Chaz Bowyer first became fascinated with early aviation history as a young boy, and at 16 years of age joined the Royal Air Forceas a Halton Aircraft Apprentice - one of 'Trenchard's Brats'. Serving for 26 years, he first began writing features on RFC/RNAS/RAF history in 1958, and at the beginning of 1969 he retired voluntarily from the RAF to become a full-time author and researcher on aviation history.

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This is a nice little book too. $5.00

German Knights of the Air 1914-1918 (1997)
German Knights of the Air documents the history of the prestigious Ordre pour le Merite and the lives of its eighty-one recipients. Popularly known as "The Blue Max", the award was presented to well-known heroes such as Richthofen, Goring, Udet, Immelman, and Boelcke, in addition to dozens of fighter pilots whose tales are told for the first time ever in these pages. Providing unique insight into the fragile world of World War I German pilots and observers, this book includes the stories of men like Peter Rieper, a balloon observer; von Groner, an aerial photographer; and Bernert, who ended the war with 28 victories to his credit, despite a disability that he hid from doctors and instructors. These incredible stories are enhanced by numerous photographs.

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I really like this book too. This is an expanded, over-sized version of the 80's version of this title. Lots of greta pictures here. $9.99

ACES HIGH Western Front Air War WWI ALAN CLARK HBDJ
This powerful account of war in the air on the Western front during the First World War is by the distinguished military historian Alan Clarke. Covering fighting squadrons on both sides of the conflict, Aces High capture the lives of their idealistic young men who joined the air services in the early months of the war, who if they survived, grew into the embittered but courageous aces of 1916 and 1917-men like Manfred von Richthofen, Albert Ball, Mick Mannock, George Guynemeyer, Chareles Nungesser and Raoul Lufbery.

In 1914 the conquest of the air was newer, less sure and vested with a still higher romance than that of space today. The frailty of the aeroplanes, the incendiary bullets of the enemy, the banning of parachutes as 'likely to lower morale' made death a three to one certainty. The aces performed acts of incredible bravery and skill but almost all but lost their lives or their sanity. Alan Clark writes of the planes they flew and their evolution from "stringbags' and 'flying coffins' to their sophisticated tactical machines of 1918. He also tells of the high commands who failed to recognize the significance of the aerial contribution to the war and sent men to their deaths in inadequately and badly designed planes. More than a chronicle of aerial warfare during five turbulent years, Aces High is a highly illustrated and exciting account of men at war in the skies and an illuminating survey of the tactics and strategies that led to ultimate Allied victory. Originally published in 1973, this new edition includes eighty new photographs and illustrations.

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This one is a great read! $5.00

FLYING THE OLD PLANES - HISTORY - AVIATION
FLYING THE OLD PLANES - IN THE COCKPIT WITH A FAMOUS AVIATOR AS HE PILOTS 25 HISTORIC AIRCRAFT by Frank Tallman. Hardcover and DJ in GOOD CONDITION. Hardcover is slightly curled and DJ has creases on front top and spine. 255 pages with numerous color and black & white photos. INTRODUCTION BY JOE BROWN With 24 pages of full color and 181 black-and-white photographs Frank Tallman has flown them all large and small, fragile and resilient, reliable and eccentric. And, in this book, the "King of the Stunt Pilots" takes you along, into the cockpit, on flights in twenty-five historic aircraft, from a 1909 Bleriot to the ubiquitous Flying Fortress of World War II, with a hot air balloon and a Goodyear blimp thrown in for good measure. Using a skillful blend of prose and pictures, he demonstrates, for example, the unforgiving rudder of the Fokker Eindecker, the hazards of landing the narrow-gear Spad, the fantastic burst of power as the throttle is rammed home in the gull-winged Corsair, the special charm of the Maurice Farman-"a gracious, tractable old crook." Here, too, is the story of how Tallman rescued these grand old pioneers of flight for his collection of historic planes, the world's largest. Each detail was scrupulously studied, and all parts were checked for authenticity. His goal, in this book as well as in his collection, is to make the early days of manned flight not a group of hazy memories or dusty models in a museum, but a vivid experience of unique grace and beauty. Successful bidder pays $3.50 s/h USA only.

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I've never seen this set before. GREAT color illustration, but a little pricey for me at GDP 69.99

WW1 RFC THE GREAT WAR IN THE AIR Middleton 4 vols 1920
This is the classic four volume history of WW1 military aviation, published in 1920.
Covering all aspects of the war in the air on all fronts. Each volume includes a superb full colour frontispiece and twelve full page black and white illustrations — capturing the extraordinary early days of flying, with pilots attacking each other armed only with pistols, wing walking on crippled aircraft,
parachuting from balloons, strafing trenches and dogfighting.

Each volume is bound in the publishers original maroon cloth boards, with gilt lettering and a small biplane on the spine. The gilt lettering has aged and is now somewhat oxidised, rather more so on volume one. All the boards are in good condition, with sound bindings and hinges. The spine & boards of volume 1 are more faded than the others, and there is a small water mark on the rear board. The front board of volume 3 has some minor lightish marks. There is very little foxing in any of the volumes,
and all the text and illustrations are in excellent condition.


Dimensions: 240mm x 165mm

Pages: Vol 1, Vol 2 & Vol 3 : 240pp each, plus illustrations,
Vol 4 249pp plus illustrations