Sims American Aces

Sims, Edward H.. FIGHTER TACTICS AND STRATEGY, 1914-1970. [With Autographs Of Six German And American WWII Fighter Aces]. New York, NY: Harper & Row, Publishers (A Cass Canfield Book), 1972
8vo - over 7¾" - 9" 0-06-013897-1 Signed by Subject First American edition, so stated (with "First U.S. Edition" on copyright page). 8vo (6" x 8 1/2"). xvi, [ii], 266 pages. Gray cloth-covered boards, black spine lettering, World War I biplane design stamped in silver near lower right-hand corner of front board, deckle edge paper (hardcover binding). Red endpapers. Illustrated with sixteen pages of black & white photographs. Footnotes. List of aces of the wars and their victories. References/bibliography. Index. CONDITION: Owner's name written in red ink in block letters on top and bottom edges of pages, owner went nuts with his blind-stamp, stamping the dust jacket six times and the endpapers and text pages thirteen times: [owner's circular blind-stamp impressed twice on front panel of dust jacket (near lower right-hand corner and near center of right edge), owner's circular blind-stamp impressed twice on rear panel of dust jacket (at upper and lower right-hand corners), owner's circular blind-stamp impressed at left edge of front dust jacket flap and at bottom edge of rear dust jacket flap, owner's circular blind-stamp impressed at right edge of flyleaf, at right edge of the second front free endpaper, at right edge of the half-title page, at lower right-hand corner of the page preceding the title page, at upper right-hand corner of title page, at lower right-hand corner of the dedication page, at bottom edge of the table of contents page (page ix-x), at bottom edge of the list of illustrations (page xi-xii), at lower right-hand corner of page 1-2, at lower right-hand corner of page 85-86, at lower right-hand corner of page 211-212, at lower right-hand corner of page 227-228, at lower right-hand corner of next-to-last rear free endpaper, and at bottom edge of rear free endpaper], else Very Good book in Very Good, price-clipped dust jacket.<p>All of these excessive ownership markings are somewhat offset by the impressive array of genuine autographs in the book signed by six WWII aces (five German and one American). Four of the autographs appear on the second front-free endpaper: Dietrich Hrabak; Walter Krupinski; Lt. Friedrich "Fritz" Obleser; and Colonel Don Lopez, each a simple signature, written one below the other, in that order. The owner has written "(Gen. Hrabak)" beside Hrabak's signature; "(Krupinski)" beside Krupinski's signature; "(Oblesser") beside Oblesser's signature; and "(Col. Lopez)" beside Lopez's signature. Gunther Rall's signature appears in black pen beneath his portrait opposite page 204 (simple signature), Adolf Galland's signature appears in black felt-tip pen beneath the group portrait of Galland with other aces which appears opposite page 205 (simple signature).<p>"On August 22, 1914, Sergeant-Major Tillings of the Royal Flying Corps claimed to have shot down a German two-seater with his rifle. At the time, most military strategists still considered observation and reconnaissance the only role of aircraft, but it became increasingly clear in the opening months of the war that armed aircraft were to revolutionize modern warfare. In his new book, Edward Sims traces the development of the tactics and strategy of aerial combat through the two world wars, the Korean conflict and the war in Vietnam; in Sopwith Camels, Spades, Fokkers, Mustangs, Spitfires, MIG's, F. 84's and the supersonic Phantom fighter-bombers; flown by the great ace pilots like Rickenbacker, Richthofen, Eric Hartmann, John "Cat Eyes" Cunningham and the American ace veteran of three wars, Robin Olds. Mr. Sims has interviewed almost all of the still-living great aces, and their truly exciting stories are spaced throughout the book. He has skillfully balanced these dramatic accounts with his own understanding of the technical problems of air battles. The result is both entertaining reading and an informative analysis of the development of tactical air power."- From dust jacket. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Edward H. Sims was born in 1923 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Upon graduating from Wofford College he served three years in the Army Air Forces, enlisting as a cadet and serving as a fighter pilot on combat operations with the Eighth Air Force in Europe over Germany. Mr. Sims has specialized in military history, especially the political-military history of Western Europe, where his books have been widely sold. In addition to FIGHTER TACTICS AND STRATEGY, Mr. Sims is the author of AMERICAN ACES, GREATEST FIGHTER MISSIONS and THE GREATEST ACES. His permanent home is now in Sarasota, Florida; during summers he and his Danish wife live in Denmark." Book weighs 1 lb., 7 oz..

First American Edition, so stated, Hard Cover With Dust Jacket,

[SW: AVIATION * FIGHTER ACES * FIGHTER STRATEGY * FIGHTER TACTICS * FIGHTERS * FIRST WORLD WAR * KOREAN WAR * MILITARY HISTORY * SECOND WORLD WAR * VIETNAM WAR * WORLD WAR I * WORLD WAR ONE * WORLD WAR II * WORLD WAR TWO * SIGNED * AUTOGRAPHED,]

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Sims Illustrated: American Aces, New York Harper And Brothers 1958 ISBN: B000JD4RQ6

EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. TAN REBIND COVER WITH LIGHT RUBBING. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT, STAMPED "DISCARD" WITH LIBRARY STAMPS MARKED OUT, LIBRARY CARD HOLDER REMOVED. Very Good No Jacket; Not Stated

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Sims, Edward H.. AMERICAN ACES IN GREAT FIGHTER BATTLES OF WORLD WAR II. Foreword By General Nathan F. Twining. New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1958
12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall First mass market paperback edition (reprinted from the 1958 Harper & Brothers edition). 12mo (4 1/4" x 7 1/8"). 238, [2] pages. Pictorial wrappers, all page edges dyed orange (mass market paperback). CONDITION: Near Fine, unread, tight copy. Part of a wonderful collection of vintage paperbacks on World War Two from the 50's and 60's, all of which are in unusually nice condition. "The most exciting missions flown by the top twelve surviving U.S.A.A.F. pilots." "The twelve American pilots whose stories are told in this book are the top surviving aces of the United States Army Air Force. Flying against the best enemy fighters in the Far East, the China-Burma-India and European Theaters of Operations, they established a combined record of 323 enemy "kills." Pilots whose stories are included in the book: Major John R. Alison; First Lieutenant John D. Landers; Colonel Bruce K. Holloway; First Lieutenant James A. Goodson; Captain Jay T. Robbins; Major Francis S. Gabreski; First Lieutenant John T. Godfrey; First Lieutenant Robert S. Johnson; Captain Henry W. Brown; Colonel Charles H. MacDonald; Colonel J.C. Meyer; Lieutenant Colonel Joseph L. Thury. Ballantine Books F 349 K. KEYWORDS: *World War Two *Military History.

Mass Market Paperback, Near Fine Condition

[SW: MILITARY HISTORY * WORLD WAR II * WORLD WAR TWO * AVIATION * UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE,]

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Sims, Edward H. Forewords by Group Captain J.E. "Johnnie" Johnson and General Nathan F. Twining.. AMERICAN ACES OF WORLD WAR II.. Macdonald, London, (1958), Ist UK edition.,
318 pp, 8vo (8" H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos, maps. "...relates the most exciting missions flown by twelve foremost American pilots during the last war, both in Europe and the Far East..." Those covered: Major John R. Alison; First L ieutenant John D. Landers; Colonel Bruce K. Holloway; First Lieutenant James A. Goodson; Captain Jay T. Robbins; Major Francis S. Gabreski; First Lieutenant John T. Godfrey; First Lieutanant Robert S. Johnson; Captain Henry W. Brown; Colonel Charles H. MacDonald; Colonel J.C. Meyer; Lieutenant Joseph L. Thury. Very light edge wear to boards. Dust jacket has light to moderate edge wear/wrinkling, tiny chips/tears at top/bottom of spine, erased pencil marks and moderate soiling/rubbing on rear panel, crease down rear flap, light rubbing. VG/G.

[SW: FIGHTER PILOTS WORLD WAR II AMERICAN JOHN ALISON LANDERS,]

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