Aviation Paperbacks 1985 about Russia. Reviews: [G.J. Christopher Paul. Air Pic., July 1985 1968, p.264] First published in 1920, and republished in 1930, this new edition 85/arw.1 Arrow Books [Blackwood, 25s.] has a foreword and Spitfire, A Test Pilot’s Story, Jeffrey Quill, supplementary notes by Group Capt. F.D. OBE AFC FRAeS, Foreword by Sir George Tredrey, whose own writing itself has the same Edwards OM CBE FRS FEng, Arrow Books sort of charm as Maurice Baring’s. Flying First published by John Murray (Publishers) Corps Headquarters should be read as an Ltd 1983. Arrow edition 1985; reprinted 1986 aperitif to those massive tomes, the Official (twice). Arrow Books an imprint of Century History of the War in the Air by H.A. Jones – Hutchinson Ltd. pp. [vii] viii [ix] x-xi [xii-xiii] that is Volumes II and on. Volume I, written xiv [xv-xvi] [1] 2-316 [317] advert. + 24 by Raleigh, is something quite different, and it plates. Index is interesting that Trenchard actually tried to Printers: The Guernsey Press Co Ltd, get Maurice Baring to write the Official Guernsey History. Raleigh and Baring have much in Price: £3.50 common, not least a profound understanding ISBN: 0 09 937020 4 of the spirit which animated the first Front cover: col. photo of Spitfire. The commanders of the R.F.C. and which, because amazing personal story of a Spitfire test pilot they were great men, they were able to instill and RAF fighter into the Service which they created. Rear cover: synopsis and extracts from Maurice Baring, diplomat, linguist, journalist reviews. He describes the early history of that and scholar went to at the age of 40 remarkable aeroplane and of turning a with the advance party of R.F.C. H.Q. on 11th. beautiful and elegant flying machine into a August 1914, and remained in France until the highly aggressive and deadly fighting aircraft. end of the war. 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Printers: Redwood Burn Ltd, Trowbridge; This paperback edition first published … 1985. bound by Pegasus Bookbinding, Melksham; 19.5 x 12.5cm. pp. [vi] 1-192 [193-202] cover printed by The Furnival Press, London Printers: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Price: £5.95 Ltd, Bungay ISBN: 0 907675 44 1 Price: £3.50 Front cover: col. illus. painting by G.H. Davis, ISBN: 0 460 02247 4 ‘Closing Up’ [DH.4s], design by Linda Wade Front cover: col. illus. by Robin Lawrie Rear cover: synopsis featuring a Zeppelin airship Notes: Wing Commander The Hon. Maurice Rear cover: synopsis. … Then he receives an Baring, OBE (1874-1945), fourth son of Lord invitation to a lavish dinner-dance aboard and Revelstoke, was educated at Eton and airship … Cambridge, before joining the Diplomatic Notes: ‘Sapper’ is the pen-name of Herman Service, from which he resigned to become a Cyril McNeile, born in 1888 at the Naval foreign and war correspondent. 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He is also the author Notes: Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir of several novels including A Day in Summer Lewis Hodges KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC (1964), The Harpole Report (1972 …), How Group Captain Tom Sawyer DFC began the Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup Second World War with over 1,000 hours of (1975), and A Month in the Country (Penguin Service flying … records his five and a half 1980) which won the Guardian Fiction Prize years with RAF Bomber Command … for 1980 and was nominated for the 1980 Booker McConnell Prize. 85/grn.1 Granada Paperbacks The Kamikazes, Edwin P. Hoyt, Granada 85/pen.2 Penguin Special [371] [first published 1983 New York: Arbor House. Star Wars, Rip Bulkeley, John Pike, Ben Published 1984, London: Hale. Published in Thompson, E.P. Thompson (Editor), With a Panther Books, 1985]. pp. [viii] [9] 10-352 + Foreword by Dorothy Hodgkin, OM, Penguin [8]pp. monochrome plates. 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It unanswerable – case against Star Wars. paints the portrait of a brilliant commander and Copy: ex Manchester Polytechnic Lib. through him traces the growth of Bomber Command and the development of night-time 85/pen.3 Penguin [6678] bombing techniques. It is also a diligently Martin Middlebrook, The Schweinfurt- research record of aerial bombardment and a Regensburg Mission, American Raids on 17 complete history of the most vital offensive of August 1943, Penguin Books the war. First published 1983 by Allen Lane. Published Notes: Group Captain Saward has held in Penguin Books 1985. 20 x 12.5cm. pp. [x] various posts in industry from 1946-1970, [11] 12-363 [364] blank [365-368] adverts. + including Director of International Air Radio 16 plates. Maps. 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Martin Middlebrook has since written several other books which deal with important turning-points in the two world wars; these are The Kaiser’s Battle, The Nuremberg Raid, Convoy, The Peenemunde Raid, The Battle of Hamburg, and, with Patrick Mahoney, Battleship. A reference book, The Bomber Command Diaries (with Chris Everitt), and a book on the experiences of those involved in the 1982 Falklands War, entitled Operation Corporate, are being published in 1985. Most of Martin Middlebrooks’ books are published in Penguin

85/sph.1 Sphere Books ‘Bomber’ Harris, The story of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris, Bt, GCB, OBE, AFC, LLD, Air Officer Commanding-in- Chief, Bomber Command, 1942-1945, Dudley Saward, Foreword by Sir Arthur Bryant, CH, CBE, Sphere Books Limited, London and Sydney First published by Cassell and Buchan & Enright Publishers 1984. Published by Sphere Books 1985. pp. [vii] viii-xx 1-458 [459-460] + 8 plates. 3 maps. Bibliog., index Printers: Collins, Glasgow Price: £3.95 ISBN: 0 7221 7658 9