NIGHT FIGHTERS: A DEVELOPMENT & COMBAT HISTORY. by Gunston, Bill. Foreword by John Cunningham - 1976

Cambridge: Patrick Stephens, 1976. 192 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w photographs, drawings/diagrams. "The thrilling story of night fighters and night fighter operations from World War I to the present day, has never before been told. This dramatic book, which will appeal to the interested layman as well as the serious aviation historian, relates the problems underlying the development of effective airborne radars; of specialised night fighting aircraft such as the famous Mosquito and Ju 88; of night fighting tactics and of specialised weapons. Although technically detailed, it is also a vivid narrative which really puts the reader 'into the cockpit' and conveys all the confusion and downright terror of aerial combat in the dark." Faint foxing on top of text block, minor wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has been price-clipped, has very light edge wear/wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, minor edge browning.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.