Gibson (Wing Commander Guy) Enemy Coast Ahead
£195
…with an introduction by Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris…
London, Michael Joseph, 1946.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
A wartime memoir by the commander of RAF No. 617 Squadron, recounting his role in the 1943 Dambusters raid and other operations during the Second World War.
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Book very good; jacket badly chipped and worn at edges with some loss, tape repairs to reverse.
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