{"product_id":"54th-air-service-group-1943-1945-historical-compilation-bondurant","title":"The 54th Air Service Group 1943-1945 An Historical Compilation John P. Bondurant WWII CBI India Army Air Forces Unit History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 54th Air Service Group 1943-1945: An Historical Compilation is John P. Bondurant's history of his World War II unit, which served in the China, Burma, India theater. In the 1976 foreword he explains that he was the Group Historical Officer, that the records did not reach him from India until after the war, and that he finally put the history together for the nation's Bicentennial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is typewritten in style and built from his personal wartime diary, unit histories, orders, and letters. It follows the group from the long train ride across India to Calcutta and its base at Tezgaon, with frank details of daily life, local food, and the cities the men passed through, along with records of supply and repair work for the units that flew the Hump into China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter 529 pages of history, a separate section on the 54th Air Service Group holds black and white photographs and information about the men and the local people they worked alongside. For a veteran's family, a WWII researcher, or a CBI collector, it is a rare first-hand record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: The 54th Air Service Group 1943-1945: An Historical Compilation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: John P. Bondurant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword: Athens, Georgia, 1976\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Hardcover, black cloth with gilt lettering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 529, plus a photo and information section\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra: Likely late 1970s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 11 in x 9 in x 2 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives:\u003c\/strong\u003e Graded Good. The pages are clean and easy to read, the binding is solid, and the gilt title is still clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear:\u003c\/strong\u003e There is slight staining and wear overall. The front cover has some wear, and the back cover has more scratches. The inside back cover and the blank pages there are stained, and the page edges have some staining. A few gilt letters on the cover and spine are worn away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee more in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vintage-military-history-and-fiction-books\"\u003eVintage Military History and Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e and browse all \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-collection\"\u003eBooks\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you collect WWII unit histories or China, Burma, India theater books, this first-hand account of the 54th belongs in your library. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Reading Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50794164322559,"sku":"D3-T8-4007","price":124.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2503\/7976\/files\/54th-air-service-group-bondurant-wwii-01.jpg?v=1793033789","url":"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/products\/54th-air-service-group-1943-1945-historical-compilation-bondurant","provider":"Reading Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}