Massive and well illustrated history of the Rhodesian Air Force from 1920 to 1980. xi+1002pp. VG clean copy in glazed boards a little bumped on corners. Very Heavy - UK postage �8.95.

Seller Inventory # 017582

Contact seller

Report this item

Bibliographic Details

Title

A Pride of Eagles : the Definitive History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920-80

Publisher

Covos Day Books

Publication Date

2001

Language

English

ISBN 10

0620237597

ISBN 13

9780620237598

Binding

Glazed Boards

Edition

1st

Condition

Seller catalogs

Aviation

About this title

Synopsis

This volume chronicles the story of military aviation in Rhodesia from the early romantic days of "bush" flying in the 20s and 30s when aircraft were refuelled from jerry cans and landing grounds were often the local golf course. In 1939, before the outbreak of World War II, the tiny Rhodesian Air Force became the first to take up battle stations. The three Rhodesian squadrons served in East Africa, the Western Desert, Italy and Western Europe. At home, Rhodesia became a vast training ground for airmen from Britain, the Commonwealth, and Greece. After the war, Rhodesia rebuilt its air force on a tiny budget -- equipping it with Ansons, Spitfires, Vampires, Canberras, Hunters and Alouettes. In later years, after the imposition of sanctions and during the bitter bush war years, many remarkable innovations were made to keep the RhAF flying in the vanguard of counter-msurgency operations. This colorful look at the Rhodesian Air Force is sure to be of interest to military historians everywhere!

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Store Description

We are the UK's leading dealer in Transport and related books and have a massive stock of around 30,000 quality books covering Transport (railways,buses,trams,cars,canals,shipping,aviation) and a further 70,000 covering Industrial History, Military, History, Fiction, East Anglian Topography, Literature, Art & Architecture, etc and many other subjects. Our online stock is just a small selection of your stock, to see more of our books please come and visit our shop at Treasure Chest Books, 61 Cobbold Rd, Felixstowe IP11 7BH - over 60,000 books available to browse in our bookshop.

Visit Seller's Storefront

Seller's business information

Martin Bott Bookdealers Ltd
61 Cobbold Road, Felixstowe, IP11 7BH, United Kingdom

Sale & Shipping Terms

Terms of Sale

ALL ORDERS ARE MAILED IN PROPER CARDBOARD MAILERS OR LARGER CARTONS FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION - we have never had a book damaged due to poor packging in over 30 years of mail order dealing and last year only one order out of over 11,000 went astray!

Standard UK orders are sent Royal Mail 48hrs delivery, more expensive items will be sent via tracked RM post or by courier.

Overseas orders go by fully tracked and insured Royal Mail airmail or by courier for larger or more expensive items - we do not s...

More Information

Shipping Terms

We have been one of the UK's leading dealers in railway, transport and industrial history books for many years. See our main web site at www.bottbooks.com for our full details and catalogues. We offer a selection of our stock online and ship all orders quickly in professional cardboard mailers to offer maximum protection in transit. ABE Shipping rate is a generalised rate - please try to order direct from own website at bottbooks.com where postage costs will almost always be lower and free for order over �100 in the UK.

Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.

Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Order quantity	10 to 25 business days	7 to 16 business days
First item	US$ 32.16	US$ 36.18

Delivery times are set by sellers and vary by carrier and location. Orders passing through Customs may face delays and buyers are responsible for any associated duties or fees. Sellers may contact you regarding additional charges to cover any increased costs to ship your items.