P-38 Lightning at War
by Christy, Joe, and Ethell, Jeff
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- Condition
- very good, fair to good
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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£16.28£12.21
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, c. 1972. Book Club Edition. very good, fair to good. Quarto, 144, profusely illus. (some in color), charts, small tears/chips to DJ edges. The U.S. Eighth Air Force's "twin-tailed pursuit ship, " called the Lightning by the British, survived rejection by the RAF to become one of the most deadly American fighters of World War II, serving with distinctionin the Pacific, the North African desert, the Mediterranean, and the final assault on Germany.
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- Seller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 56939
- Title
- P-38 Lightning at War
- Author
- Christy, Joe, and Ethell, Jeff
- Book Condition
- Used - very good, fair to good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- c. 1972
- Keywords
- WWII, Fighter Aircraft, Military Aircraft, P-38 Lightning, Pacific Theater, European Theater, North Africa, Lockheed Aircraft, U.S. Army Air Corps
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