wings over burma di hemingway kenneth (7 risultati)

Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 192 pp. Poor, with heavy speckling to spine; in a torn, mylar protected dust jacket; interior very clean and bright, other than a neat bookplate. From dust jacket: Wings over Burma is something more than a story. It is the record of an airman's experiences whilst on operational flights prior to the grim events which preceded the evacuation of Rangoon -- with Burma as a scenic background. The volume contains thrilling descriptions of air-combats in which the self-analysis of the airman's thoughts through his most dangerous moments is intensely revealing. Such encounters indeed might well recall the olden-time tournament joustings of the "chivalrous knights' revived again in an ethereal setting. The story is alive with high-speed action and verve, and rich with that type of Rabelaisian simile which finds fluent expression in the Services. A vivd narrative of direct experience. Aviation, World War II, Second World War, Military HIstory, Pilot Biography. bslic.

Condizione: New. pp. 192, Frontispiece.

192pp. 37 b/w photographs. Descriptions of air combat during the retreat from Burma. Very good. Some fading to boards. Inscription dated 1944 on front endpaper.

Condizione: New. pp. 192.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair. Hardback; original blue cloth boards damp-marked, pages a little foxed, otherwise good; remains of original dustjacket foxed, marked torn and part-missing. Reprint. ; The author's wartime account of this experiences on operational flights prior to the evacuation of Rangoon. Illustrated. ; 192 pages.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: no dj. Wings Over Burma. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. 1945, reprint. No jacket. Boards discoloured/faded with a few marks & damp damage to top of back surface hence only 'Acceptable' although not effecting the inside. The lightly tanned pages are inscription/annotation free. Firm copy. If you have any queries please contact us. We endeavour to send orders as quickly as possible & in most cases are sent by first available post 6 days a week. (2,4-340/1).