George Letzer Kenn Rust (4 results)

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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Revised Printing. Hardback--excellent condition.

Hard cover. Condition: Very good in fair dust jacket. First edition. book is clean and tight, the jacket is torn and has edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Revised Edition, Second Printing. 245, [3] pages. Oversized book, measuring 8-3/4 inches by 11 inches. Bookplate on fep. DJ has soiling and a few small edge tears. Includes an Introduction by the author, as well as Acknowledgments; a listing of 9th Air Force Group Commanders; a listing of 9th Air Force Fighter Aces; Bibliography; Photo Credits; and an Index. Chapters include Birth in the Desert; Tunisia, Sicily and Italy; England and the New Build-Up; Overlord and Normandy; The Sweep Across France; The Fall Build-up and Advance; The Ardennes; To the Rhine and Across; Desert Aircraft Markings; Fighter Markings - E T O; Bomber Markings - E T O; Recon Plane Markings - E T O; and Troop Carrier Markings - E T O). This book also includes 75 black and white photographs taken by or for some unit of the U.S. Army Air Forces, and 8 official black and white photos from the United States Air Force. Kenn C. Rust served as a combat infantryman during WWII and became a POW during the Battle of the Bulge, confined at Stalag IVB. He earned a B.A. degree from UCLA and turned to aviation writing. He was the creator and editor of Aero's highly acclaimed WWII series. This ambitious book presents a complete record of the exploits of the men and their planes of this famous unit, beginning with its birth in the North African desert in 1942. The unforgettable missions over the Ploesti oil refineries. the invasions of Italy.its rebirth in England where it furnished air support at Ardennes and the Battle of the Bulge.and on to its greatest hour in the victorious sweep into Germany.all of these are covered in minute detail.