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May 1942

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Week of May 4, 1942

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CROSS CREEK
Marjorie Rawlings
Cover of CROSS CREEK
1

CROSS CREEK

FLIGHT TO ARRAS
Antonine de St. Exupery
2

FLIGHT TO ARRAS

VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER
A. P. de Seversky
3

VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER

MISSION TO MOSCOW
Joseph E. Davies
4

MISSION TO MOSCOW

THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS
Elliot Paul
Cover of THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS
5

THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS

Week of May 11, 1942

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THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS
Elliot Paul
Cover of THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS
1

THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS

VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER
A. P. de Seversky
2

VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER

CROSS CREEK
Marjorie Rawlings
Cover of CROSS CREEK
3

CROSS CREEK

MISSION TO MOSCOW
Joseph E. Davies
4

MISSION TO MOSCOW

FLIGHT TO ARRAS
Antonine de St. Exupery
5

FLIGHT TO ARRAS

Week of May 18, 1942

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THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS
Elliot Paul
Cover of THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS
1

THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS

VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER
A. P. de Seversky
2

VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER

MISSION TO MOSCOW
Joseph E. Davies
3

MISSION TO MOSCOW

CROSS CREEK
Marjorie Rawlings
Cover of CROSS CREEK
4

CROSS CREEK

FLIGHT TO ARRAS
Antonine de St. Exupery
5

FLIGHT TO ARRAS

Week of May 25, 1942

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THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS
Elliot Paul
Cover of THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS
1

THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS

VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER
A. P. de Seversky
2

VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER

MISSION TO MOSCOW
Joseph E. Davies
3

MISSION TO MOSCOW

PAST IMPERFECT
Ilka Chase
Cover of PAST IMPERFECT
4

PAST IMPERFECT

CROSS CREEK
Marjorie Rawlings
Cover of CROSS CREEK
5

CROSS CREEK

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.