More Silver Wings, Pinks & Greens: An Expanded Study of the USAS, USAAC, & USAAF Uniforms, Wings and Insignia, l9l3-1945

Book Description

Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1996. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minor shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Gray cloth boards black ink lettering, pictorial endpages. 4to. 392pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Errata bound in at rear. Following [Maguire's first] publication there still remained among collectors and historians a desire for more information. There was also an outpouring from many serious collectors who made available a wealth of items-the result, More Silver Wings, Pinks & Greens. This book of all new material greatly expands on the wing qualification bagdes, uniforms, and patches presented in the first book. Additionally, this work covers totally new areas including Civil Air Patrol, W.A.S.P.s, Air Transport Command, Factory Techincal Representatives, and "Yanks" in the RAF an RCAF. Other new areas presented are uniforms and insignia of the First World War era, and the "Golden Age" of the 1920s-1930s. There is also a large section on Aviation Cadets and civilian contract flying schools and instructors." (from the jacket) A truely exceptional reference volume. A near pristine copy.

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