ANY TIME, ANY PLACE: A History of USAF Air Commando and Special Operations Forces, 1944-1994 by Philip D. Chinnery. VERY GOOD First Edition unstated hardcover from the Naval Institute Press, 1994. INSCRIBED to previous owner and SIGNED by author (scan #2). The history of Air Commandos stretches back to WWII, when the 1st Air Commando Group was formed to support the British "Chindit" jungle fighters in Burma. Included are first hand accounts from glider pilots who landed deep behind Japanese lines in 1944 to gun ship crews who flew over the dark jungles of Laos in 1968 to the air crews of Desert One in 1980. A tribute to the men and women who served this elite unit. Collectible.
VERY GOOD First Edition unstated hardcover from the Naval Institute Press, gently read with age-toned pages and edges clean and unmarked. INSCRIBED to previous owner and SIGNED by author (scan #2). Inside front hardboard has bookplate with name of previous owner. Binding tight. Jacket shows corner and edge wear with a 3/8" x 3/8" chip missing at the top spine edge. No other tears. Scuffing and rubbing, mostly at back. 6.5" x 9.5." Maps, photos, appendices, and text. Appendices include: Tail Codes of unit aircraft during Vietnam; the F-4 Song; and Organizational Charts. 303 pgs.