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The Swoose. Odyssey of a B-17 by Brownstein, Herbert S - 1993

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The Swoose. Odyssey of a B-17 by Brownstein, Herbert S - 1993

The Swoose. Odyssey of a B-17

by Brownstein, Herbert S

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Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. VG: in very good condition with dust jacket. Front end and back end boards marked. Inside of jacket stained. 1993. First Edition. Black hardback boards with red cloth spine. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xii, 212pp. B/w plates + b/w illustrations; additional maps. .
  • Bookseller Barter Books Ltd GB (GB)
  • Format/Binding Black hardback boards with red cloth spine
  • Book Condition Used - VG: in very good condition with dust jacket. Front end and back end boards marked. Inside of jacket stained
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • ISBN 10 1560981962
  • ISBN 13 9781560981961
  • Publisher Smithsonian Institution Press
  • Place of Publication Washington
  • Date Published 1993
  • Keywords WW II - Air, Military Aircraft

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The Swoose : Odyssey of a B-17

by Herbert S. Brownstein

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First Edition
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Hardcover
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9781560981961
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1560981962
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Smithsonian Institution Press, USA, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Hardcover. 212 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Smithsonian Institution Press, USA, 1993. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in fine dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial wear. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. . Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The story of a famous Flying Fortress, The Swoose recounts the history of the oldest surviving B-17 aircraft not only to have flown in combat during World War II but also to have fought from the very first day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It continued to fly as General George Brett's command ship in Australia and Central and South America until the end of the war and afterward. Like its namesake from a popular l94Os song ("Alexander the Swoose, Half Swan-Half Goose"), the Swoose… Read More
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