Desert eagles / Humphrey Wynn

Wynn, Humphrey

ISBN 10: 1853103829 / ISBN 13: 9781853103827

Published by Shrewsbury, England : Airlife Publishing, 1993

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Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Spine uniformly sun-toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 140p., 12p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 21cm. Notes: Includes index. Summary: Two American fighter pilots, Hal Marting and Ed Miluck, serving together in P-40 Kittyhawk squadrons in the desert air force, were separated when Marting was shot down and captured in 1942. Both men kept diaries of their experiences, and this is the fascinating account of their war. Subject: Marting, Hal (1911-1943). Miluck, Ed 1918- United States. Great Britain. Royal/Desert Air Force. El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942 - Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, American - Campaigns - Africa, North. Air pilots, Military. History - 20th century. Biography, individual / air force unit histories / air forces aerial operations / air fighting / air warfare / Theatre of operations North Africa 1940-1943 / Second World War / mercenary and foreign volunteer formations / air forces, mercenaries and foreign volunteers / mercenaries in the royal air force / foreign volunteers in the royal air force / raf wings / geschwader and US group commands / wing formations / british - raf squadrons / squadron histories, individual / battle of el alamein 1942 / american prisoners of war held by the germans / prisoners of war, escapees / evaders / civilian internees, escapees. True stories: war / combat / elite forces. Aviation / TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science. Genre: Text, biography. 1 Kg. 140 pp. Bookseller Inventory # 229773

Bibliographic Details

Title: Desert eagles / Humphrey Wynn

Publisher: Shrewsbury, England : Airlife Publishing

Publication Date: 1993

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

Two American fighter pilots, Hal Marting and Ed Miluck, serving together in P-40 Kittyhawk squadrons in the desert air force, were separated when Marting was shot down and captured in 1942. Both men kept diaries of their experiences, and this is the fascinating account of their war.