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The Guinness Book of Air Force Blunders

REGAN, Geoffrey

Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Publishing, 1996. Quarto, printed wrappers, 192 pp., illustrated with photographs throughout, Printed wrappers rubbed and creased, otherwise a good copy. First edition. This book takes a highly informative look at some of the less glorious moments in the history of aerial warfare. While the principal focus of the book is post-1914, the Guinness Book of Air Force Blunders also examines the early abortive attempts at manned flight in the Renaissance period as well as the first faltering attempts to harness balloons to military purposes in the 18th and 19th century. Item #3186

Price (AUD): $50.00