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Their Finest Hour - This is a copy of Winston Churchill’s book, Their Finest Hour. The 751 pages covers the early years of the war - including The Battle of Britain. There are a number of maps. This a 1949 1st edition without dust jacket. It is signed by 14 UK and German aces who flew in The Battle of Britain. Those are UK aces Johnnie Johnson, Bob Stanford Tuck, amd Brian Kingcomb. Among the Germans are Dieter Hrabak, Hanes Trautloft, Wolfgang Falk, Adolf Galland, Johannes Steinhoff, Herbert Ihlfeld, Gerhard Schopfel, Walter Krupinski, Erich Rudorffer, and Hans Jabs. Appraised for $1,250

$795.00

$1,500

$29.00

 

In Search For The Lost Blacksheep - This 352-page illustrated book is the story of a promise that survived the tests of time. On December 7, 1941 four friends vowed that if one did not come home, he would not be forgotten and he would be brought home. One of those friends, a USMC fighter pilot, failed to come home. This adventure spans 50 years in the South Pacific Jungles of Vanuatu and the ultimate recovery of that hero’s remains. Boldly signed by the author.

$75.00

 

Baa Baa Black Sheep - 384 pages. This is a 1958 edition of Gregory Boyington’s best selling book and the book the popular TV series was based upon. Pappy was a friend of mine from 1956 until his death. The book is boldly signed on the blank leaf and the book comes with an eBook that contains the last published interview with Pappy. Another friend wrote that interview. Very good condition, but no dust jacket.

$69.00

 

Baa Baa Black Sheep - by Gregory Boyington - 384 pages. 1st edition, 10th printing. Signed copy of Pappy Boyington's best selling book, Baa Baa Blacksheep. The cover is a little faded but the book is in very good condition. Boyington boldly signed his photo on the blank leaf. There is no dust jacket. This also comes with my 450+ page eBook that contains numerous personal interviews, letters from heroes, photos, etc. Also in that eBook is a copy of Boyington's last interview. There is a stain on the front cover of this volume.

$79.00

 

Baa Baa Black Sheep - by Gregory Boyington - 384 pages. 1st edition, 11th printing. Signed copy of Pappy Boyington's best selling book, Baa Baa Blacksheep. The cover is a little faded but the book is in very good condition. Boyington boldly signed his photo on the blank leaf. There is no dust jacket. This also comes with my 450+ page eBook that contains numerous personal interviews, letters from heroes, photos, etc. Also in that eBook is a copy of Boyington's last interview.

$99.00

 

Baa Baa Black Sheep - by Gregory Boyington - 384 pages. 1958 1st edition, illustrated. Signed copy of Pappy Boyington's best selling book, Baa Baa Blacksheep. The DJ is tattered but the book is in very good condition. Boyington boldly signed his photo. This also comes with my 450+ page eBook that contains numerous personal interviews, letters from heroes, photos, etc. Also in that eBook is a copy of Boyington's last interview.

$29.50

 

German Jets Versus The U.S. Army Air Force. This 164-page illustrated book is the story of the combats that took place from late summer of 1944 up until the end of the war in Europe. It depicts a campaign that began when the ME163 and ME262 made their first appearances and struck fear into the heart of the leaders of the 8th Air Force. It is signed on the blank leaf by General Benjamin Davis. Two copies available.

$1,500.00

   

Bye Bye Black Sheep by Mike Kawato - 1978 - 7th Printing - Hardcover - 13 Signatures Excellent condition - DJ stained - This book was presented by Mike Kawato to Dr. Colin Heaton. Kawato got all of the signatures.

 Erich Hartmann, Hans-Joachim Jabs, Walter Krupinski, Johannes Steinhoff, Walter Schuck, Heinz Marquardt, Dietrich Hrabak, Heinz Lange, Herbert Ihlefeld, Saburo Sakai,  Mike Kawato Dedication, Adolf Galland, Gunther Rall

Appraised for $2,450.00 6/4/2003.

$29.00

   

Black Aces High - 274 pages, illustrated - This is the story of a modern fighter squadron at war. Robert Wilcox writes about those navy aviators flying the F-14 Tomcats off the USS Roosevelt. Forced to locate the Serb fighters covertly in a mountainous land with almost no help from ground spotters, the pilots and backseaters spearheaded new methods for the navy to pinpoint and destroy enemy troops and weapons. Signed by the author on the title page. I have two copies.

$2,200

 

Stuka Pilot - This is the outstanding biography of Germany’s most decorated soldier - Hans Ulrich Rudel - the only recipient of the Knights Cross with Gold Oakleaves, Swords and Diamonds. This book was presented to Walter Cronkite by a friend, who wrote a long note on the inside cover. Cronkite later presented the to Colin Heaton, who at the time was working on his Masters Degree. Heaton then took the book to the Fleigertreffen Reunion in Germany in 1998 and got 22 Axis and Allied aces to sign the book. Among those signing it were Gerhard Schoepfel, Wolfgang Falk, Hans Jabs, Walter Schuck, Heinz Lange, Gunther Rall, Hajo Hermann, Walter Krupinski, Adolf Borchers, Adolf Galland, Erich Hartmann, Hanes Trautloft, Johannes Steinhoff, Herbert Ihlefeld, Erich Rudorffer, Saburo Sakai, Walter Schuck, Brian Kingcome, Denis David, Johnnie Johnson, and a couple of others.

$495.00

The Final Hours - This 176-page book describes Johannes Steinhoff’s story of some of his experiences. Steinhoff, who rose to become chief of staff of the post-war German air force and chairman of NATO’s military committee, along with Adolf Galland and a handful of senior air officers, devised a plot to depose Goering from his command of the Luftwaffe. The war ended for Steinhoff when his ME262 jet crashed and burned on takeoff. His memories are vivid, painful, and gripping. This book is signed by Steinhoff and 11 others - including President Ronald Reagan. Others signing the book are Adolf Galland, Erich Hartmann, Jimmy Doolittle, Robert Stanford Tuck, John Cunningham, Dennis David, Johnnie Johnson, Brian Kingcome, and Wolfgang Falk. NOTE: The Reagan signature must have been a joke on someone's part because all of these signatures were obtained at the same reunion in the 1980's and Reagan never attended any of these reunions. It sounds like something Hrabak would have done but since Hrabak did not sign this book, he probably was not at that reunion.

$1,500

 

SOLDBlond Knight of Germany - By Toliver & Constable - 1st Edition, 3rd Printing - 1985 –PB, Excellent condition except for tiny tear on cover at binding edge. Inscribed on cover to Colin Heaton from Erich Hartmann, 1/20/89 - 27 signatures (*Heaton dated the presentation under Hartmann’s sig)

Signed by Boyington, David, Kingcome, Maximcuic, Jabs, Tuck, Shuck, Hrabak, Hartmann (2nd sig),Barkhorn (actually signed by Hrabak), Ihlefeld, Krupinski, Hartmann (3rd sig), Galland, Sakai, Falck, Schopfel, Trautloft, Rall, Marquardt, Schuck, Loos, Steinhoff, Lange, and Rudorffeer.

$1,800.00

  Fighter General - By Toliver & Constable - 1st Edition - 1990, D/J - Excellent condition except for wear to dust jacket.

Inscribed to Colin Heaton by Adolf Galland- 20 signatures. Signed by Hartmann, Johnson, Kingcome, Sakai, Rudorffer, Krupinski, Jabs, Lange,Loos,Steinhyoff, Schuck, Marquardt, Schopfel, Falk, Rall, Hartmann (2nd sig), Ihlefeld, Hrabak, Maximcic, and Galland.

Appraised 5/26/2003 for $2,000

$35.00

 

In The Company of Heroes - by Michael Durant - 1st edition, 1st printing of paperback edition.

Piloting a U.S. Army Special Operations Blackhawk over Somalia, Michael Durant was shot down with a rocket-propelled grenade. With devastating injuries, he was taken prisoner by the Somali warlord, Mohamed Aidid. Revealing never-before-told stories with the incisive thought and emotion of one who was there, Durant pulls no punches. This is his story of going to hell and making it back alive.

$200

 Stormbird - by Hermann Buchner - 1st edition

The story of the ME262 as seen through the eyes of Bucher - a Luftwaffe ground attack pilot and ME262 ace. Hand signed on the blank leaf by 6 aces - Erich Neumann, Gunther Rall, Heinz Marquardt, Gerhard Schopfel, Hans Jabs, and ???. As new condition. Hard cover w/dust jacket. 176 pages, extensively illustrated with one section of logbook pages and another of various documents. Excellent.

$49.00

 

Samurai -Biography of Saburo Sakai. Hand-signed bookplate affixed to title page.

$24.00

$450.00

 

The Mighty Eighth - by Gerald Astor. 1st printing of 1st edition. An outstanding and rare copy of an outstanding book signed by 11 top aces. This book is hand signed by the following WWII aces: Gunther Rall, Gerhard Schoepfel, Walter Schuck, Wolfgang Falk, Hans Jabs, Walter Krupenski, Heinzz Lang (all German aces), Johnnie Johnson (RAF ace) Bob Johnson and Gabby Gabreski (US aces) and Saburo Sakai (Japanese ace).

$19.00

 

A Time of War and a Time of Peace- by Lewis Timberlake. 154 pages. 1st edition , signed by author on blank leaf. A simple story of a young man in love with his country, protecting his family and a way of life by taking the war to the enemy.

$125.00

 

Sole Survivor- by Ens George Gay, 320 pages. 1st edition , signed and inscribed by author on title page. The incredible story of George Gay, the sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8 in the Battle of Midway.

125.00

30 Seconds Over Tokyo- by Ted Lawson. 2nd printing (1953). The story of Doolittle’s raid. Signed by Jimmy Doolittle on 1st leaf.

$125,00

 

Sole Survivor - by George Gay. Gay was a personal friend and this is one of several copies of his book he inscribed to me. 320 pages. 1979. I believe this is a 1st edition.

SB-030 - $150.00

$24.00

 

Queen of Aces - by Aaron Masters. 1st edition, 354 pages softback. This is a romantic action adventure about of America’s greatest pilots, Meg Reilly. Following in the footsteps of her grandmother, Amelia Earhart, and her father, a WWI combat ace and fighter designer, Meg soon became the First Lady of the Air. During WWII she was relegated fo ferrying duty. Signed by author on half title page.

$19.00

 

A Time of War and a Time of Peace - by Lewis Timberlake. 1st edition, 154 pages, hard cover. The story of a young engineering student whose dreams of finishing college, marrying and raising a family just were not as important as defending the nation after that Day of Infamy - December 7, 1941. Signed by author on title page.

$1,900.00

The Battle of Britain - by Len Dieghton - 224 pages, indexed, illustrated. The book was bought at the 2002 reunion and was signed by 21 aces who were in attendance. An outstanding book that well covers the Battle of Britain and is signed by Axis and Allied pilots who participated, plus a Japanese pilot. Signed by Barkhorn, Jabs, Rall, Hartmann, Galland, Hajo Hermann, Hrabak, Schopfel, Falk, Lange, Steinhoff,Schuck, Krupinski, Sakai, Dennis David, Tuck, Kingcomb, Page, Johnnie Johnson and two I have not identified.

$29.00

 

Blue Chip Three-Zero - by Dan Bookout - 383 pages, 1st edition. Dan Bookout is a veteran of the U.S. Naval Air Force and the U.S. Marine Corps. He served in the South Pacific, Vietnam and Southeast Asia and has over 18,000 hours flight time and holds 180 international aviation records. This is the intriguing story of love, adventure, commitment and covert military aviation projects during America’s conflict in Southeast Asia, Vietnam and beyond. Signed on the blank leaf by author.

$29.00

  None Braver - by Michael Hirsch - 296 pages, illustrated. There are fewer than 350 pararescumen on active duty, in the Reserve, and in the Air National Guard. Yet, when American aircrews, Army Rangers, Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Marine Force Recon, or combined special tactics teams find themselves down and out, it is the Air Force men in the maroon berets to the rescue. For conbat search-and-rescue missions and for treating traumatic battle casualties, they are the best the U.S. military has to offer. This is their story.

$125.00

 

Stuka At War by Peter C. Smith - 128 pages, profusely illustrated. The name "Stuka" is synonymous with screaming sirenes, and Hans Ulrich Rudel - Germany’s most decorated WWII soldier. Here is the story of the aircraft which changed aerial warfare, dominated land warfare and challenged sea warfare. Included are over 200 photographs, many obtained from private collections. There is a hand-signed photo of Rudel affixed to the title page.

$175.00

$475.00

$495

Phoenix Triumphant - by E.R. Hooton - 1994 First Edition - Softback - 15 Signatures - Excellent condition - Like New - Book was signed at a Knights Cross reunion in the 1990’s

Saburo Sakai, Walter Krupinski, Hajo Hermann, Dietrich Hrabak, Gerhard Schoepfel, Adolf Galland, Hannes Trautloft, Heinz Lange, Walter Loos,  Wolfgang Falk, Hans-Joachim Jabs, Gunther Rall, Heinz Marquardt, Johannes Steinhoff, Walter Schuck.

Appraised 6/4/03 - $750.00

$750.00

 

Luftwaffe Fighter Aces by Mike Spick= 1978 - 7th Printing - Hardcover - 13 Signatures - Excellent condition - DJ stained. This book was presented by Mike Kawato to Dr. Colin Heaton. Kawato got all of the signatures, but failed to sign it himself.

Johnnie Johnson, Walter Krupinski, Hans-Joachim Jabs, Walter Loos, Leo Maximcuiic, Wolfgang Falk, Gerhard Schoepfel, Walter Schuck, Gunther Rall, Heinz Lange, Saburo Sakai, Hajo Hermann, Heinz Marquardt.

Appraised 6/4/03 - $1,250.00

$150.00

The Blond Knight of Germany by Tolliver & Contable. The story of Erich Hartmann - history's most successful ace. Softback. Signed by 7 aces.

Hartmann, Krupinski, Galland, Rall, Steinhoff, Falk, Schuck

$90.00

Fighter General

by Col. Raymond Toliver & Trevor Constable

1st Edition - 1990 - Excellent condition

Adolf Galland was probably Germany’s best known WWII fighter ace and one of only 27 German soldiers to have been awarded the Knights Cross with Oakleaves, Swords and Diamonds and one of only 61 to have been awarded the Pilot Wings with Diamonds. This outstanding biography carries the reader throughout the career of this flamboyant pilot.

Galland boldly signed the front blank leaf of this book.

$700.00

$3,100.00

$750.00

 

Knights of the Reich By Gunther Fraschka, 1994 English Translation – D/J – Excellent condition. 8 signatures

 Signed by: Marquardt, Loos, Schopfel, Galland, Schuck, Krupinski, Rall, Lange.

Appraised 5/26/03 - $1,400.00.

$4500.00

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