Air power development centre canberra (36 résultats)

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Kainikara is a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander and a respected strategist at Australia's Air Power Development Centre. This is one of his publications. This publication is a concise yet thought-provoking monograph. It challenges conventional thinking about how air power doctrine is developed and applied, especially in the context of evolving global security dynamics. Stiff card covers, minor ink mark on one page (not on text ), otherwise excellent condition.…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Published in 2013, this book explores how air power fits into four strategic modes: influence and shaping, deterrence, coercion, and punishment. Sanu Kainikara is a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander and a respected strategist at Australia's Air Power Development Centre. Book is in near fine condition, no inscriptions, highlights or damage.…

soft cover. Etat : Fine, near new condition. No Jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 25 cm. XVIII, 266 pages.

Soft Cover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. xviii, 265pp, index, bibliography, appendices, bw ills. Or pictorial card. Light edge wear to cover. SIGNED by author on title page. Combat support is the Air Force idion for all of the support it needs to run an operational air base. This book traces the history of Air Force combat support from its origins in WWI through to the modern era. Size: 4to. Signed by Author.…

8vo. 160pp. B/w illustrations. Original wrappers, previous owner's name, otherwise a fine copy.

8vo. vi+166pp. Colour and b/w illustrations. Original wrappers, a fine copy. . First edition.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing. Fine copies (but for touch of wear to corners) in a near-fine hard slipcase. Clean and without any marks. Note: Hard slipcase is fine but for some wear on corners (as pictured).

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: front and back showing only light scuffing otherwise clean and undamaged, minimal wear at edges and corners, spine is intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, the fold-out maps are in pristine condition. Could pass for new. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Not Applicable. First Edition. Softcover, first edition, 144pp, weighs 494gms. This is a personal story of a respected veteran and aviator and the experiences and joys that have shaped his life, told with humour and, of course, with a degree of danger. Book is in good condition with minor general age related wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise there are no other pre-loved markings. …

Softcover. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine condition - an excellent copy. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 248 pages. This book looks at the varied and critical contribution that air paower makes towards the successful prosecution of irregular wars, from a military perspective. It also analyses the crucial role of air power in the strategic national security policy in relation to the current global trend of non-state entities to wage irregualr wars against sovereign nations.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. B&W and colour photographs throughout. 22 x 16 cm. 284 pp.

8vo. 252pp. Original boards in dustwrapper. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations; previous owner's name, a near fine copy. . First edition.

Soft Cover. Etat : Very Good. First Paperback. x, 244pp, bibliography, appendices, bw ills, map. Or card covers. 'War' written on top & bottom edges, otherwise slightest of edge wear. In September 1944 a Beaufighter from No. 31 Sqadron RAAF crashed in the Northern Territory following a strike mission over Japanese occupied Timor. Although evidence was discovered some time later that the 2-man crew survived the crash, no trace was ever discovered of what became of them. This volume is the biography of the pilot of that plane- Squadron Leader Wilbur Wackett- a veteran of the air campaign in New Guinea where he had already survived being shot down. Size: 4to.…

Paperback, 17.75x25cm, 102pp. Very good condition. Light wear. Scuffed edges. ISBN: 1920800085.

Softcover. 1st Edition. Small Quarto Size [approx 18x24cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 404 pages. A Gallipoli veteran who became a decorated 'ace' of the Australian Flying Corps. a controversial chief of the RAAF who was only the second Australian to fill this post.…

1st edition stiff wrappers Nice Copy lge. octavo xiv + 169pp., b/w plates, Neat ownership signature o/w a nice copy.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. The Joys and Dangers of an Aviation Pilot is a personal account of Leigh Oxley Hindley's experiences as a RAAF and commercial pilot. Dedication to previous owner inside front cover signed by author. Light scuffing on edge of cover where pages have been turned. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. The tail of the front cover is slightly bumped, else as new.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. All the usual library additions and remnants. Contact plastic to covers. Spine not creased. Text and plates clean. Binding good. A reading copy. 404pp Size: 175mm x 250mm. Book.

Pictorial Card Cover. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Colour, B&W and sepia photographs throughout. 28 x 21.5 cm. 242 pp. Scarce.

1st edition stiff wrappers As New lge. octavo xvi + 404pp., frontis., b/w plates, bibliog., A Gallipoli veteran who, with 4 Squadron AFC, became a decorated ace of the Australian Flying Corps. A controversial chief of the Royal Australian Air Force who was only the second Australian to fill this post, and enjoyed the longest continuous term of service ever. The last chief of any Allied military service in World War II to pass from the scene.…

1st edition stiff wrappers As New lge. octavo xxiv + 252pp., text ills., Day 1: air power in the first half of the 20th Century; Day 2: development of irregular warfare through to the present.

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Card covers, 60pp, b&w photos. Light wear to card edges/corners; a very good copy. A short commentary on the campaign for air superiority over northern Australia in 1943, based on the extensive research done by Anthony Cooper in his book Darwin Spitfires: The Real Battle for Australia. Discusses the policy implications and lessons that flowed from the campaign and attempts to place the 1943 air campaign within a wider national security framework from an air power and air doctrine perspective. It also reviews how other air forces were flying and fighting in 1943 thus providing a better understanding of the conduct of the Australian air campaign in a global perspective.…

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Card covers, xiv/81pp. Light wear to card edges; a near fine copy. "Exploring new concepts for Air Command and Control and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance related to F-35 employment in the RAAF and RNLAF.".

1st edition softback with french flaps Very Good octavo 86pp., colour & b/w plates, maps, appends..

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo vi + 252pp., b/w plates, 'For nine years from 1975, Neville McNamara operated at the pinnacle of Australia's defence organisation: as deputy chief of the Royal Australian Air Force, then chief, and finally as uniformed head of all three of Australia's defence services. Here he traces his rise from a small Queensland country town to sergeant pilot in the wartime RAAF in 1942, and eventually four-star rank - the second Australian air force officer to achieve that level. Over the course of his 42 1/2-year air force career, he served in three wars: flying fighters on operations in the South-West Pacific and Korea, and helicopters and transports in South Vietnam where he also held overall command of the RAAF units committed to that conflict.'.…

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo viii + 284pp., b/w plates, David Evans' 42-year career in the RAAF began during the closing stages of World War II. Post-war, he flew to Japan in support of occupation forces, then from Germany during the Berlin Airlift. In Vietnam he commanded one of the only bomber unit which the RAAF contributed to that conflict. He also led the Wing operating the RAAFs new F-111Cs, Australia's premier strike aircraft for most of the next four decades.…

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Card covers, 243pp, b&w photos. Light wear to card edges/corners; a very good copy. Winner of the 2010 RAAF Heritage Award. In September 1944 a Beaufighter from No 31 Squadron RAAF crashed in the Northern Territory following a strike mission over Japanese-occupied Timor. Although evidence was discovered some time later that the two-man crew of the aircraft had survived the crash, no trace was ever discovered of what became of them. The pilot of the lost Beaufighter was Squadron Leader Wilbur Wackett, the 23-year-old son of Lawrence Wackett himself an ex-RAAF officer who became well-known as one of Australia's leading aircraft designers. Wilbur had followed his fathers footsteps into the Air Force before the war, and was a veteran of the air campaign in New Guinea where he had already survived being shot down and avoided certain death at the hands of the Japanese. This book highlights the flying career of Wilbur Wackett and describes the catalogue of tragedy that unfolded with his mysterious end. The loss of Wilbur was quickly followed by the loss of his only child. His wife, who remarried, lost a battle with cancer at a young age. Strangely, the full circumstances of Wilbur's disappearance were withheld from his father until just before Sir Lawrence's death in 1982. Lost Without Trace is a stark reminder of the cruel fate which could await airmen who were downed while operating in the harsh environment of Australias north.…

Soft Cover. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition. HEAVY. xv, 456pp, index, endnotes, bibliography, glossary, appendices, num bw ills, invitation to book launch loosely inserted at rear. Pictorial card covers. Small crease to bottom front corner, light foxing to page edges. SIGNED (Col) and inscribed (to Jill) on title page The exploits of the first Australian Beaufort squadron in action in WWII. No. 100 Squadron RAAF and Beaufort Bomber Operations. Size: Small 4to.…