Us Air Force General (16 results)

HARDCOVER. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dj. First Edition. xx. + 268pp. Numerous vintage photographs & facsimiles. Introduction by John Eisenhower. xx. + 268pp. Appendices: Glossary of 1930 Cadet Slang, 'Poison Ivy & Highways', & Roster of the 1934 Graduating Class. First Edition so stated. REMAINDER mark along bottom edge. Full black cloth covers. Near Fine/Near Fine dj. (remainder mark else book like new, no writings. jacket lightly scuffed else complete/clean/crisp, no tears).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Gift inscription to ffep, remainder mark to bottom edge. ; Illus. , jacket now in a clear protector ; 268 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Unclipped dust jacket with price intact. Black boards with gold gilt title on spine. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. xx, 268 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Gen. McPeak on title page. Brown cloth spine with gilt lettering; brown papered boards. Bright and clean. Dust jacket shows very slight wear along edges; in an archival mylar sleeve. 32 pages of photographs on glossy paper. 364 pages. Autobiographical account of military flying during the1960s by US Air Force General Merrill McPeak (b. 1936), former Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, 1990-1994, and Acting Secretary of the US Air Force in 1993. Covers his flying career from the point of early training through his time as lead solo pilot with the Thunderbirds in the late 1960s and aerial operations in Vietnam 1969-1970 where he completed 269 combat missions. Signed by Author(s). …

Condition: fair to good, ex-lib. 26 cm, 226, wraps, footnotes, usual library markings, front cover creased and small tear, 1st 20 pages (approx. ) creased.

Condition: fair to good. 29, wraps, covers somewhat soiled, some pencil markings and underlining to text. Topics covered include tax laws of Virginia, Maryland, and District of Columbia; motor vehicles; traffic laws; alcoholic beverages; lease, purchase, or sale of a home; outline of procedures for filing or defending a small claim in courts of District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland; tort liability for a minor; dogs; car pool; social agencies in the metropolitan Washington area; and legal assistance offices.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Brief mit Ort, Datum, Unterschrift - Begleitbrief in dt. Sprache , farbiger Fahne als Kopf, HQ USAFE APO New York, 26.8.1971 1 S. kl. 4°.

Condition: good, ex-lib. 24 cm, 330, illus., index, usual library markings (some blacked out), bookplate partially removed. Vista in Astronautics, First Annual Symposium.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Colour printed paper map 74x58cm, with index map, keys and aeronautical data to the verso. Very good, neatly folded. This first GSGS edition dated 1953, was based on a USAF Pilotage Chart (1948, revised June 1952), with air information supplied by the Ministry of Defence as at November 1952, and reproduced by the Ordnance Survey in an edition of 5,000 in July 1953 (5,000/7/53). Centred on Syria and northern Jordan, coverage is bounded by Beirut (NW), and the Syria-Iraq, Jordan-Iraq, and Jordan-Saudi borders (E, SE). The Haifa branch of the Iraq Petroleum Company Pipeline including its Pumping Stations runs across the lower section almost parallel with the Syria-Jordan border. A significant section of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline (Tapline) which began operation in 1950 is also drawn. Altitude is colour shaded. Extensive detail is included for culture (built up areas, railways, roads, miscellaneous including oil), topography, hydrography, and aeronautical information.…

GROßFOTO mit eigenhändiger Widmung, Unterschrift (GF,4°; in Uniform, mit 4 Sternen) mit eigenhändiger Empfehlung, Unterschrift signiert - als OB der US-Luftwaffe in Europa .

[1950]. (4to) Very good, no dust jacket. 648pp. Tables, graphs, illustrations, photographs, diagrams, bibliography. The corners are lightly bumped and there is a previous owner's name inside. Book about Aviation Medicine. Locale. (Medicine, German Armed Forces, Luftwaffe, Medicine, Military Aviation, World War 2).…

(USA), The North American Defense Command, 1960. Elephant Folio (765 x 515 mm). Large collection of photos with accompanying commentaries, in the custom made blue binding with gilt lettering to front board. 137 original monochrome photos (measuring 255 x 200 mm) pasted on to 40 leaves of paper documenting a month long trip to document the US Air Defense System from Copenhagen to New York, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco and, the main focus of the trip, Thule and Station Nord in the North of Greenland. Also inserted are two formal signed letters to chief editor of the Danish newspaper Fyns Tidende, Knud Madsen, 1) from Val Peterson, American Ambassador to Denmark, 2) from Laurence S. Kuter, U.S. Air Force general and Commander in Chief of NORAD. Both letters are thanking Knud for his time, for their close working relationship and for his understanding. Light wear to extremities and paper slightly browned in margin but otherwise in fine condition and all photos well preserved. Exceedingly rare photo album - curated by the North American Defense Command with personal signed letters by Val Peterson, American Ambassador to Denmark and Laurence S. Kuter, U.S. Air Force general and Commander in Chief of NORAD - depicting the Danish journalists' tour of the North American Defense Command in the summer of 1960. The album is of the utmost scarcity and was only presented to a select few of the participants of the tour. The present collection is a testament to one of the most controversial and disputed chapters in the Danish-North American relationship, namely that of Camp Century on Greenland" this includes installation of a portable nuclear reactor, the first of its kind, and eventually the creation of a vast network of nuclear missile launch sites ? information only declassified in 1996. Furthermore, it is a fine example of US-military Cold War propaganda and it sought to influence the public opinion in allied countries. In 1951, the United States and Denmark - both founding members of the North American Treaty Organization (NATO) - signed the Defense of Greenland Agreement. The treaty was intended ?to negotiate arrangements under which armed forces of the parties to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization may make use of facilities in Greenland in defense of Greenland and the rest of the North Atlantic Treaty area.? More simply put, the agreement allowed the United States to build military bases in Greenland. Denmark and the US had signed a formal agreement granting America the right to maintain military bases in Greenland, but only in strictly defined areas, such as Thule Air Base in Northwest Greenland. They still needed approval from the Danish authorities for all activities outside these defence areas. In 1957, without informing the Danish Parliament, the Danish Prime Minister H. C. Hansen gave the Americans permission to store nuclear weapons at Thule AB. When the US Army constructed Camp Century, complete with its own transportable nuclear reactor, the Danish Government found itself in a tight corner. As news about Camp Century spread due to the army?s publicity campaign, the Danish authorities were forced to explain that there were no nukes in Greenland. The Danes had to either give in entirely to the American requests to deploy various nuclear weapons in Greenland, or take a firmer stand against the Americans. Denmark opted for the second solution. In recognition of the unfavourable public climate in Denmark, the US military issued a press campaign to provide better understanding of the need for military bases in the Artic. This was primarily done by inviting chief editors from the major Danish newspapers on a month long trip to the US as is evident from the present photos, no expenses were spared. As ambassador Val Peterson wrote to Danish chief editor Knud Madsen in the accompanying letter:?From personal conversations with several participants in your tour, and from articles about the trip which already have appeared in the Danish press, I know that the various sponsoring agencies have done their utmost to make your visit instructive as well as pleasant. Above all, I am happy that you have had an opportunity to gain an insight in the vast effort made the the United States to safeguard the security of the free world and to maintain the peace, in close and cordial cooperation with our friends and Allies, Denmark prominently among them? And General Laurence S. Kuter: ?We were delighted to have an opportunity to explain the important segments of our defense system to you ? the NORAD Story. Denmark will continue to play a very important role in North American?s air and aerospace defenses in permitting important detection devices to be located in Greenland. Denmark is the only continental NATO power which provides such land-basing opportunity, which is essential for North America?s surveillance of the polar approach route. We hope, as a result of your visit, we now have a closer working relationship and understanding.? (From the accompanying letter). Over the next decade, the American military built three air bases in Greenland: Narssarsuaq, Sondestrom, and Thule. In context of the Cold War, these bases provided a refueling point and a base of operations for intermediate-range strategic bombers. Additionally, the United States deployed radar stations in Greenland to maintain a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) and a Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, which would give the United States advance warning of a Soviet nuclear attack. The Thule Air Base is the only of the three which is still operational today. Located less than 1,000 miles from the North Pole, it is the U.S. Air Force?s northernmost base. Construction on Camp Century began in June 1959 and was completed by October 1960. Army engineers first had to build a three mile road to bring the 6,000 tons of supplies it would require to build the $8 million facility. Most of the heavy equipment, including vehicles, were brought.…

JAMES HAROLD DOOLITTLE (James H. Doolittle, Jimmy H. Doolittle,1896-1993) US-amerikanischer General, US Air Force, im 2. Weltkrieg und Korea. Er wurde bekannt durch hervorragende fliegerische Leistungen und einen frühen Luftangriff auf Tokio während des Pazifikkriegs am 18. April 1942, den sogenannten Doolittle Raid. Als Cdr. of Doolittle Raid Medal of Honour. Seit 2003 trägt das Doolittle-Massiv in Antarktika seinen Namen. Kurzer Brief (1 S. 4 to, mit gedrucktem pers. Briefkopf ) mit Ort, Datum, Unterschrift signiert Carmel, CA 30.6.1988 Every good wish to you and yours. (dito : Grosses Original-Porträtfoto (in Uniform, 8 to) mit eigenhändiger Widmung, Empfehlung, Unterschrift signiert Euro 245,-).…

Pas de couverture. Condition: Très bon. Rare - Superb hand signed large photo. Size : 25x20 cm. Provenance : Claude Chauveau collection. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.