"The story of the adventures of a group of volunteer American pilots who formed an escadrille and fought and flew for Poland in the Polish-Russian war of 1919-1920.
Flying patched-up semi-obsolete Austrian and Italian surplus planes of World War I, they challenged the sabers and ground-fire of Cossack hordes."
281 pages. A hard-cover, with dust jacket (price unclipped) - Stated First Printing 1974. Mine has shelf-wear and fraying dj. Original cover price: $11.95.
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Brimming with photographs and well indexed, a gem for the afficionado of air-warfare.
Picture taken on an angle -- it's not a short fat book. 1-10 .
Of course you'll want a look/see at the contents of this gem from the past... (a new window will open for each of these)
- Crash scene - two page spread. 75k.
- Two airplanes in full color - most of the photographs and illustrations in this book are in black & white. 82k.
- Russian Train plus a squadron - two page spread. 77k.
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They are from my own copy of the book.
I recommend this item, and believe it to be a worthwhile addition to your library. To purchase, simply follow this link: