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Tough as Nails by Stan Stokes. The Grumman F4F Wildcat was the third monoplane to see carrier service with the Navy. It was also the fighter aircraft which would carry the brunt of the fighting in the Pacific until 1943 when the F6F Hellcat would enter service. The Wildcat was flow by both USN and USMC aviators. The Wildcat lacked the range and maneuverability of the Mitsubishi Zeros it often faced, but the Wildcat was more heavily armed and able to take a lot more punishment than the Mitsubishis. Most of the pilots which obtained ace status while flying the F4F obtained most of their victories against Japanese bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. Eight individuals were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor while displaying valor while in command of an F4F. The pilots of no other aircraft during WW II were as highly decorated. One of the most outstanding of this elite group was USMC Captain Joseph Jacob Foss. Foss, a South Dakota native, had been accepted as a naval aviation cadet following his graduation from t......... More Text... Item Code : STK0079 Tough as Nails by Stan Stokes. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 4750 prints. Full Item Details Print size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Supplied with signed and numbered certificate of authenticity. Artist : Stan Stokes £5 Off! Now : £35.00 PRINT Signed limited edition of 225 prints. Full Item Details Size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Foss, Joseph J + Artist : Stan Stokes £164.00 PRINT Prints from the signed limited edition of 225 prints. Full Item Details Size 16 inches x 11.5 inches (41cm x 30cm) Foss, Joseph J + Artist : Stan Stokes £20 Off! Now : £145.00

The Magnificent Fight by John D Shaw. The valor shown by those who defended Wake Island against impossible odds from the day of the first Japanese attack on December 8th 1941 through December 23rd 1941, has never been surpassed. Though generally known as the battle which brought the US Marine Corps worldwide admiration in World War Two, men of the US Navy, Army and certain civilians also fought with distinction. Though suffering great hardship as Prisoners of War, the spirit of this group was never broken, and remains steadfast to this day amongst those who live to tell first hand the story of a truly Magnificent Fight. Item Code : DHM2637 The Magnificent Fight by John D Shaw. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 425 prints. Full Item Details Paper size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm) Arthur, Robert O Kinney, John F Kliewer, David D + Artist : John D Shaw £150.00 PRINT Special limited edition of 425 prints. Full Item Details Paper size 36 inches x 22 inches (91cm x 56cm) Arthur, Robert O Kinney, John F Kliewer, David D Barnes, Earl H Benjamin, Armand E Borne, Edwin J Bowsher, Walter A Buckie, William B Connor, Dennis C Cox, James H Dale, John R Davis, Jack E Elliott, Norman D Fleener, Gene A Fritzshall, Norman N Gilbert, Richard C Gross, Franklin D Holewinski, Ralph J Hubley, George G Johnson, John S Kelnhofer, Guy J Kennedy, Walter T King, James O Laporte, Ewing E Manning, William H Melton, Kenneth L Plate, William O Quinn, Fenton R Sandvold, Julian K Schneider, Leroy N Silverlieb, Irving B Sloman, Wiley W Smith, Cassius E Taylor, William L Tripp, Glenn E Wheeler, Mackie L + Artist : John D Shaw £195.00

Wildcat Aces of World War Two. Arguably the most important piston-engined single-seat fighter design ever to see service with the US Navy and Marine Corps, the aesthetically inelegant F4F Wildcat achieved much acclaim during its bloody frontline career. Thrown into combat at Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal, the handful of Wildcat units of the Navy and Marine Corps took on large numbers of fighters and bombers and came out victorious. On the European front, the Royal Navys Fleet Air Arm also put the fighter to effective use from escort carriers, protecting Atlantic convoys from Luftwaffe attacks. Item Code : OSAA0003 Wildcat Aces of World War Two. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING BOOK Osprey Aircraft of the Aces Series Book.  Full Item Details 100 pages none £12.99

Attack on the Hiei by Robert Taylor. Marine Ace Captain Joe Foss leads a flight of eight F4F Wildcats of VMF121, based at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, in a diversionary attack on the Imperial Japanese battlecruiser Hiei north of Savo Island, Friday November 13, 1942. In the distance TBF Avenger torpedo bombers of VMSB-131, having already attacked from the starboard side, head for base. That evening, after relentless air attack, the Hiei, disappeared beneath the sea- the first Japanese battleship sunk by American Forces in World War II Item Code : DHM2436 Attack on the Hiei by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 475 prints. Full Item Details Image size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm) Foss, Joseph J Haberman, Roger Freeman, William B Furlow, T W Boot + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Full Item Details Image size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm) Foss, Joseph J Haberman, Roger Freeman, William B Furlow, T W Boot + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE PRINT Limited edition of 50 millenium proofs. Full Item Details Image size 34 inches x 24 inches (86cm x 61cm) Hay, Ronnie Sheppard, Don Foss, Joseph J Haberman, Roger Freeman, William B Furlow, T W Boot + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE

The Unlucky Eight by Stan Stokes. James Elms Swett was born in Seattle, Washington on June 15, 1920. He attended San Mateo Junior College in California, and entered the Navys flight training program during his second year of college. In April of 1942 Jim received his wings and was commission as a second lieutenant in the USMC at Corpus Christi, Texas. Swett arrived at Guadacanal for his first combat duty tour in March of 1943. Assigned to VMF-221 Swett flew the older F4F Wildcat, whereas the more experienced pilots in his squadron flew the newer and more advanced F41J Corsair. On April 7, 1943 Swett would get his first taste of aerial combat, and it would be a day for the record books. More than 150 Japanese bombers attacked Guadacanal on April 7 h . Hurling his four plane division into a formation of fifteen enemy aircraft, Swett personally splashed three Japanese Val bombers before his aircraft was hit with antiaircraft fire, and he became separated from his division. While proceeding alone to Florida Island, Swett ......... More Text... Item Code : STK0077 The Unlucky Eight by Stan Stokes. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 500 prints,. Full Item Details Size 22 inches x 18 inches (56cm x 46cm) Swett, James E + Artist : Stan Stokes £94.00

Holding the Tide by Richard Taylor. On 7 August 1942, just eight months after the dramatic events at Pearl Harbor, the United States First Marine Division stormed ashore on the island of Guadalcanal. It was the opening gambit of the land war in the Pacific. The painting depicts Captain Joe Foss as he leads the F4F Wildcats of VMF-121 back to Henderson Field after a day of desperate fighting against the Japanese in the skies over the steaming jungles of Guadalcanal in November 1942 - it would be another three months before the island was finally secured during which time Joe Foss would achieve an astonishing 26 victories to become the first American pilot to equal WW1 Ace Eddie Rickenbackers score. Item Code : DHM1887 Holding the Tide by Richard Taylor. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Limited edition of 350 prints  Full Item Details Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (82cm x 61cm) Fortner, Leslie Vejtasa, Stanley Swede + Artist : Richard Taylor £110.00 ARTIST PROOF Artist Proof edition of 25 prints  Full Item Details Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (82cm x 61cm) Fortner, Leslie Vejtasa, Stanley Swede Laird, Dean Swett, James E + Artist : Richard Taylor £150.00 PRINT Collectors edition of 70 prints  Full Item Details Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (82cm x 61cm) Fortner, Leslie Vejtasa, Stanley Swede Laird, Dean Swett, James E + Artist : Richard Taylor £125.00 PRINT Medal of Honor Tribute edition of 10 prints.  Full Item Details Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (82cm x 61cm) Fortner, Leslie Vejtasa, Stanley Swede Laird, Dean Swett, James E Blanc, Jeff de (matted) Foss, Joseph J (matted) Galer, Bob (matted) Walsh, Kenneth A (matted) + Artist : Richard Taylor £445.00 PRINT Limited edition of 25 remarques  Full Item Details Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (82cm x 61cm) Fortner, Leslie Vejtasa, Stanley Swede Laird, Dean Swett, James E + Artist : Richard Taylor £265.00 REMARQUE Limited edition of 10 double remarques  Full Item Details Paper size 32 inches x 24 inches (82cm x 61cm) Fortner, Leslie Vejtasa, Stanley Swede Laird, Dean Swett, James E + Artist : Richard Taylor £445.00

The Sleeping Giant Awakes by Richard Taylor. Pearl Harbor - Monday December 8th, 1941. On Sunday December 7th, 1941, the free world had been stunned into disbelief by the treacherous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Giving no formal declaration of war, the devastating Japanese assault on the headquarters of the US Pacific Fleet had left over two thousand American servicemen dead, most of her battleships destroyed or damaged, and the remains of nearly 200 American aircraft lay in tatters. America reeled from the shock and sheer incredulity. But for Admiral Yamamoto, Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and architect of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the success of victory left a bitter taste. The main targets of his carefully orchestrated plan had been the US carriers but, as fate would have it, they were all at sea. Yamamoto knew in his heart that he would have to face those carriers one day, and when he did they would be the platform upon which America would unleash the brunt of her power against him. At 12.30 ......... More Text... Item Code : DHM6126 The Sleeping Giant Awakes by Richard Taylor. - Editions Available ***New Release !*** (November 2011) TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 350 prints. Full Item Details Image size 27 inches x 16 inches (69cm x 41cm) Paper size 33.5 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm) Donis, James Rubien, Bernard Priest, Leo + Artist : Richard Taylor £110.00 ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Full Item Details Image size 27 inches x 16 inches (69cm x 41cm) Paper size 33.5 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm) Donis, James Rubien, Bernard Priest, Leo + Artist : Richard Taylor £145.00 REMARQUE Limited edition of 25 remarques. Full Item Details Image size 27 inches x 16 inches (69cm x 41cm) Paper size 33.5 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm) Donis, James Rubien, Bernard Priest, Leo + Artist : Richard Taylor £300.00

The Element of Surprise by Robert Barbour. On 20th October 1943, Wildcat and Avenger aircraft from the Carrier US Core, on patrol north of the Azores, surprised U378, a type VIIC U-boat which had been active in that area. The element of surprise was so complete that the submarines guns remained unmanned throughout the action. Item Code : DHM0760 The Element of Surprise by Robert Barbour. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Full Item Details Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm) Artist : Robert Barbour Half Price! Now : £35.00 ARTIST PROOF Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Full Item Details Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm) Artist : Robert Barbour £10 Off! Now : £90.00 PRINT Presentation edition of 5 prints from the signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Full Item Details Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm) Merten, Karl-Friedrich (matted) Scholtz, Klaus (matted) + Artist : Robert Barbour £200.00 ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR Origina watercolour painting by Robert Barbour. Full Item Details Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm) Artist : Robert Barbour £650.00

Zero Encounter by Robert Taylor. A Japanese Zero condenses the air off its wing tips as its pilot hauls his fighter inside a Marine F4F Wildcats determined attack. The two adversaries cavort the air in a desperate duel high over the island of Guadalcanal. The sky is alive with fighting aircraft as F4Fs and Zeros are locked in deadly combat. Below, clearly visible throught the clear tropical air is the prize over which they do battle: A single tiny airstrip on a small hill, humid, almost uninhabitable island - A priceless possession providing the key to air supremacy in the South Pacific. Item Code : AX0036 Zero Encounter by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING PRINT Signed limited edition of 1250 prints. Full Item Details Paper size 34 inches x 26 inches (86cm x 66cm) Ishikawa, Shiro Foss, Joseph J Sakai, Saburo Carl, Marion + Artist : Robert Taylor SOLD OUT NOT AVAILABLE