A new book in my library. (2 Viewers)

36feet10inches · Apr 21, 2023

Gone a bit click-happy on World of Books. Stack of WW2 narrative histories that should keep me busy for a good while.

James Holland: The War in the West (vols. 1 and 2), Together We Stand (North Africa - about 800 pages!), Big Week
Jonathan Dimbleby: The Battle of the Atlantic
Antony Beevor: Arnhem
Stephen Bungay: Alamein

Greg Boeser · Apr 21, 2023

36feet10inches said:
Gone a bit click-happy on World of Books. Stack of WW2 narrative histories that should keep me busy for a good while.

James Holland: The War in the West (vols. 1 and 2), Together We Stand (North Africa - about 800 pages!), Big Week
Jonathan Dimbleby: The Battle of the Atlantic
Antony Beevor: Arnhem
Stephen Bungay: Alamein

Nice haul.

Donivanp · Apr 21, 2023

If you are interested in the F-111 (USAF) this is a photo history of every aircraft, short history of each including final disposition (accident AMARC, etc…) over 300 pages with a history of the aircraft type and a history of each sub variant! Excellent in my not so humble opinion.

fubar57 · Apr 21, 2023

Thumpalumpacus said:
Amazon is mighty proud of this book, the cheapest price is $89 ... for paperback. Yeah, no. Thanks for the suggestion all the same.

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rochie · Apr 21, 2023

was given these last week.

fubar57 · Apr 21, 2023

Very cool Karl

ARTESH · Apr 21, 2023

The 2 on bottom, how old are they?

rochie · Apr 21, 2023

fubar57 said:
Very cool Karl

i know, did ask the owner if they were sure they wanted to let them go, but they insisted.

rochie · Apr 21, 2023

ARTESH said:
The 2 on bottom, how old are they?

Hi ARTESH, sorry but there are no dates on any of them ?

Thumpalumpacus · Apr 21, 2023

fubar57 said:
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Thanks, Fubie!

Marcel · Apr 21, 2023

rochie said:
Hi ARTESH, sorry but there are no dates on any of them ?

The album of international airlines is from 1936. I guess the other one is around that same time, somewhere between 1935 and 1938

Edit: I'm right, An album of aeroplanes (civil) is from 1935.

Before the war it was rare to put in years of print. So no date in the book quite often means before 1940.

Marcel · Apr 21, 2023

I should post my book collection here. I've got two shelves full of pre WW2 aviation books.

rochie · Apr 21, 2023

Marcel said:
The album of international airlines is from 1936. I guess the other one is around that same time, somewhere between 1935 and 1938

Edit: I'm right, An album of aeroplanes (civil) is from 1935.

Before the war it was rare to put in years of print. So no date in the book quite often means before 1940.

thanks Marcel

ARTESH · Apr 21, 2023

Marcel said:
The album of international airlines is from 1936. I guess the other one is around that same time, somewhere between 1935 and 1938

Edit: I'm right, An album of aeroplanes (civil) is from 1935.

Before the war it was rare to put in years of print. So no date in the book quite often means before 1940.

Having color photos for that timeline, I think they were expensive back then!

ARTESH · Apr 21, 2023

Marcel said:
I should post my book collection here. I've got two shelves full of pre WW2 aviation books.

Great!

MiTasol · Apr 21, 2023

please

Vic Balshaw · Apr 21, 2023

ARTESH said:
Having color photos for that timeline, I think they were expensive back then!

These were cards placed in cigarette packets and collected, usually by the children in the family. You could write to the company and they would, possibly for a small fee, send you the album to glue the cards in. I remember as a child doing what they called and believe still do "Swapsies" in the school yard. It was a way of getting rid of duplicated picture cards and collecting cards missing from your collection.

Vic Balshaw · Apr 21, 2023

Marcel said:
I should post my book collection here. I've got two shelves full of pre WW2 aviation books.

That would be great.

SamuelK · Apr 26, 2023

Recently added this one. I'm currently reading another Shores book. Quite dense but I am enjoying the information. Excited to read this one eventually.

Wurger · Apr 26, 2023

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