WINGS OF THE PHOENIX
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This is a very fine book, well - illustrated with many photographs and some maps, that tells the official story of the Air War in Burma during the Second World War.
Caractéristiques
| Format | 23 x 15 x 2 cm |
| Nbr. de pages | 143 |
| Finition | Reliure collée |
| Année d’édition | 1949 |
| Langue | Anglais |
| Etat du livre | Très bon état |
| Auteur | His Majesty’s Stationery Office |
| Editeur | His Majesty’s Stationery Office |
Description
Aviation book
Chapter I
RETREAT
In target towns across the world the first few times had been the worst because of the curiosity of the citizens to see the bombing. It was in Rangoon. Women in the market - places left their stalls of dried fish and betel - nut to watch more intently the dog - fights in the sky. Mothers, puffing at their huge cheroots, stood in doorways, with their children clustered about them. Worshippers ran from the pagodas, and coolies lined the Strand Road, peering up. There were 2,000 casualties from the fragmentation bombs. The Japanese bombers and their escorts returned two days later, December 25th, 1941,...
Excerpt of page No. 1.
Chapter I
RETREAT
In target towns across the world the first few times had been the worst because of the curiosity of the citizens to see the bombing. It was in Rangoon. Women in the market - places left their stalls of dried fish and betel - nut to watch more intently the dog - fights in the sky. Mothers, puffing at their huge cheroots, stood in doorways, with their children clustered about them. Worshippers ran from the pagodas, and coolies lined the Strand Road, peering up. There were 2,000 casualties from the fragmentation bombs. The Japanese bombers and their escorts returned two days later, December 25th, 1941,...
Excerpt of page No. 1.