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Double Strike
by Jablonski, Edward
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385075405
- ISBN 13
- 9780385075404
- Seller
-
Hudson, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday and Co., Inc., 1974. 1st Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xvi + 271 pp., b/w photos, appendices, order of battle, bib., index. The Epic Air Raids on Regensburg-Schweinfurt, August 17, 1943. Tipped-in on the p. following the f.f.e.p. is a signed b/w photo of Luftwaffe Ace Paul Zorner. He was a night fighter w/59 victories in some 272 missions of which 110 were night time. He won the Iron Cross 1st & 2nd Class, the German Cross in Gold & the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross w/Oak Leaves. On the half-title p. is tipped-in an ace of spades playing card w/the autograph of Ace Jerry Johnson, 56th Air Grp. There were 2 Jerry Johnsons both aces. This is Gerald W. & he had 16.5 kills & he won the DSC, the DFC w/4 bronze oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal w/4 bronze leaf clusters, the Legion of Merit (3). He was also a POW. After the war he rose to the rank of Lt. Gen. commanding the 8th AF during the Vietnam War. Johnson is mentioned in the book. Blue cloth bound hard cover book in v.g. cond. The d/w shows lt. edge wear & some wear to the head & heel of the spine. O/W good or better cond. Not price-clipped.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ross & Haines (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012461
- Title
- Double Strike
- Author
- Jablonski, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385075405
- ISBN 13
- 9780385075404
- Publisher
- Doubleday and Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- 8th Air Force, Germany, World War II
- Product_type
- 2
Terms of Sale
Ross & Haines
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About the Seller
Ross & Haines
Biblio member since 2004
Hudson, Wisconsin
About Ross & Haines
15,000 books in stock, All subjects covered with an emphisis on history. Shop was founded in Minneapolis in 1950 and has been located in Hudson, Wisconsin since 1993. Open by appointment only.
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- Spine
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.