xiv 709 pages, black and white plates, index. Overseas customers please note the book is heavy and will attract additional postage. A clean, unmarked and solid copy. "Sir John Cotesworth Slessor (born June 3, 1897, Rhanikhet, India-died July 12, 1979, Wroughton, Wiltshire, Eng.) was a British marshal of the Royal Air Force (RAF) who was one of the architects of British air strategy during and after World War II." (Britannica)