2 Group RAF : A Complete History 1936-1945. Michael J.F. Bowyer. Faber and Faber, London. First edition. 1974. 532pp. Hardback, with dust jacket, in Good condition for its 50+ years (b/w covers with black titling and a blue main title, and b/w photos of planes and airmen ; book itself is bright blue with gilded titling along the spine ; some light tanning and yellowing on the end papers ; some foxing along the top, bottom and fore edge ; 'Roy Brooks Archive' stamp on the title page ; also contains an RAF Greenham Common 'International Air Tattoo 79' programme ; overall, clean and complete The definitive history of one of the major RAF units, operating in Bomber Command in support of the army, just before and then throughout WW2, and based on personal accounts and official records. It is full of b/w photos, maps and charts, appendices and a glossary, as well as detailed accounts of planning, missions, aircraft and personnel. A must for the collector