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American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II

by Edward H. Sims

Catalogued August 31, 2026

The Work

First published
1958

Drew's Copy

Edition
Ballantine Books paperback edition
Printing
Undated Ballantine Books edition
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Published in
New York
Binding
Mass-market paperback
Collection status
On the shelves
Reading status
Owned
Condition
Inherited family copy with heavy cover rubbing, creasing, edge wear, small tears, and age-toned pages
World War IIFighter PilotsUnited States Army Air ForcesAviation HistoryAir CombatMilitary HistoryHistory

Acquisition & Provenance

Acquisition type
Inherited family book
Context
From Drew's grandad's library
Previous owner
Drew's grandad
Provenance
This copy previously belonged to Drew’s grandad.

How This Copy Came to the Library

Another book from Grandad’s library.

About This Copy

This is an undated Ballantine Books paperback edition of Edward H. Sims’s 1958 work. The cover bears publisher number F349K and a price of 50¢. General Nathan F. Twining supplied the foreword.

Memories & Connections

Another book from Grandad’s library.

Edward H. Sims profiles twelve leading surviving U.S. Army Air Forces aces and recounts their fighter missions across the Far East, China-Burma-India, and European theaters of World War II.

Drew's Copy
Front cover of Drew's copy of American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II
The front cover of Drew's inherited Ballantine Books copy of American Aces.
Back cover of Drew's copy of American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II
The back cover describes the twelve surviving U.S. Army Air Forces aces profiled in the book.
Title page of Drew's copy of American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II
The title page gives the full title, credits Edward H. Sims, and identifies the foreword by General Nathan F. Twining.
Copyright page of Drew's copy of American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War II
The copyright page records Edward H. Sims's 1958 copyright, the Library of Congress number, and Ballantine's New York address.