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  • U-2 ‘Dragon Lady’ Units 1955-90

    Series Book 152 - Combat Aircraft
    An illustrated account of the early service of the Lockheed U-2, one of the most important and longest-serving intelligence gathering platforms fielded by the US air force.The U-2 is one of the most recognizable aircraft of the Cold War; nicknamed the 'Dragon Lady' after the codename given to it by the CIA, this powered glider was designed and operated in great secrecy, providing US authorities ... Read more

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  • Skies of Thunder

    The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World

    From the New York Times bestselling author, a breathtaking account of combat and survival in one of the most brutally challenging and rarely examined campaigns of World War IIIn April 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army steamrolled through Burma, capturing the only ground route from India to China. Supplies to this critical zone would now have to come from India by air—meaning across the Himalayas, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • The Hill

    The brutal fight for Hill 107 in the Battle of Crete

    From the critically acclaimed author of Dünkirchen 1940, this is a groundbreaking history of the epic three-day battle for Hill 107 that changed the course of the war in the Mediterranean.In this remarkable history, we discover each of the individuals whose actions determined the outcome of the battle for Hill 107, the key event that decided the campaign to capture the vitally strategic island of ... Read more

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  • A Very Different War

    RAAF Operations in the Korean War

    by Owen Zupp ...
    The Korean War lies between the enormity of the Second World War and the controversy of Vietnam. Although it often slips through the cracks of history, it represented a global shift as two opposing ideologies clashed and the Cold War heated up. The fledgling United Nations was called to act, and Australia joined the 21 nations committed to supporting South Korea.Within days of the North Koreans ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • Tuskegee Airmen

    Dogfighting with the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow

    During the Second World War, the Tuskegee Airmen had not one but two enemies to overcome: the German Luftwaffe and Jim Crow. In this book, the inspiring history of these men is recounted detailing the struggles the men faced at home and abroad.The Tuskegee Airmen were black American pilots who served in the Army Air Corps during the Second World War. However, before earning their wings, these men ... Read more

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  • Fw 190 Sturmjäger

    Defence of the Reich 1943–45

    Series Book 11 - Dogfight
    An illustrated account of how the USAAF's might was challenged by the Jagdflieger and their heavily armed, and armoured, Fw 190A-8 Sturmjäger.Developed from one of the finest fighters of World War II, the radial-engined Fw 190A-8 was conceived as a heavy assault aircraft and armed accordingly. Its mission was to provide a response to the increasing numbers of USAAF B-17 and B-24 bombers operating ... Read more

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  • Hamburg 1940–45

    The long war against Germany's great port city

    Series Book 44 - Air Campaign
    The first book to cover the full history of the RAF's air war against Hamburg, one of the most important target cities in Germany***.***The city of Hamburg became synonymous with the destructive power of RAF Bomber Command when, during summer 1943, the city suffered horrific destruction in a series of four heavy firebombing attacks, Operation Gomorrah. However, few know how varied or long the ... Read more

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  • Me 163 vs Allied Heavy Bombers

    Northern Europe 1944–45

    Series Book 135 - Duel
    An illustrated account of the dramatic engagement between the Luftwaffe's Me 163 units and Allied bombers during the closing years of World War II.In the summer of 1944, US Army Air Force (USAAF) aircrews flying over the Third Reich reported observing small, high-speed 'batlike' aircraft flying close to their formations. The Luftwaffe's extraordinary Messerschmitt Me 163 rocket-powered interceptor ... Read more

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  • Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War

    by Saul David ...
    From bestselling historian Saul David, a riveting new history of the British airborne experience across the Second World War.The legendary ‘Red Devils’ were among the finest combat troops of the Second World War. Created at Churchill’s instigation in June 1940, they began as a single parachute battalion of 500 men and grew into three 10,000-strong airborne divisions: the 1st, 6th and 44th Indian, ... Read more

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  • Marshall's Great Captain

    Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews and Air Power in the World Wars

    by Kathy Wilson ...
    Series series Aviation & Air Power
    On May 3, 1943, dozens of airplanes could be seen flying in and out of Royal Air Force Bovingdon Airfield near London, England. Among the aircraft seen that day was a B-24D bomber named Hot Stuff, which carried the Commanding General of US Forces in Europe, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews—the officer charged with formulating a plan to invade the European continent. Speculation was that General ... Read more

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  • Spitfire, Mustang and the 'Meredith Effect'

    How a Soviet Spy Helped Change the Course of WWII

    by Peter Spring ...
    By the mid-1930s the obstacles to high speed that aircraft designers faced included the question of cooling the engine. This was a big challenge that those working on the new fast aeroplanes entering service as the war clouds gathered over Europe had to consider, as the drag from the system increased as a square of the speed. Ducted systems were designed which lowered drag, but these were based on ... Read more

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  • UFOs

    A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don’t Know)

    by Robert Powell ...
    Robert Powell, a founding Board member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, has studied the UFO subject for 17 years. His work is encapsulated in UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don’t Know) which provides a scientific rationale for the reality of non-terrestrial craft that are intelligently controlled.Powell begins his book by familiarizing the reader with the history of UFOs ... Read more

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  • Bombing Hitler's Hometown

    The Untold Story of the Last Mass Bomber Raid of World War II in Europe

    **One of WWII’s final untold stories, this visceral account of the white-knuckled bombing mission American airmen carried out on Hitler’s hometown of Linz, Austria is now told for the first time through the eyes of the men on the airplanes as well as the innocent Austrians under the bombs.Fans of Masters of the Air and Unbroken will be riveted by this groundbreaking true story of the aerial ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Leviathane der Lüfte

    Amerikas Luftschifffahrt bis 1945

    by Thomas Gustav ...
    Leviathane der Lüfte: Amerikas Luftschifffahrt bis 1945 In "Leviathane der Lüfte: Amerikas Luftschifffahrt bis 1945" nimmt uns Thomas Gustav mit auf eine faszinierende Reise durch die Entwicklung der amerikanischen Luftschifffahrt. Vom visionären Beginn bis zum tragischen Niedergang dieser majestätischen Giganten des Himmels, enthüllt Gustav eine Welt voller Innovationen, Abenteuer und Tragödien. ... Read more

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  • Fighting from Above

    A Combat History of the US Air Force

    Series Book 1 - The Ways of War Series
    The story of the United States Air Force (USAF) stretches back to aerial operations prior to the First World War—well before the USAF became a separate service—and looks forward to a new era of airpower in space. Fighting from Above presents a concise account of this expansive history, offering a new perspective on how the air forces of the United States created an independent way of warfare over ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • My Life With The C-130

    by Ross Holdeman ...
    Ross Holdeman's career with Lockheed's aeronautical engineering division led him to adventures in over 100 countries supporting "Herky Birds" and improving aviation safety by investigating what went wrong when they crashed.My Life with the C-130 chronicles those adventures from the early days of the C-130 Hercules development in 1951 though 1984.The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is the longest ... Read more

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  • The North African Air Campaign

    U.S. Army Forces from El Alamein to Salerno

    Series series Modern War Studies
    In the summer of 1942, Axis forces controlled almost the entire southern shore of the Mediterranean. Less than a year later, they had been swept from the African continent-thanks in no small part to efforts of the fledgling U.S. Army Air Force. Indeed, USAAF in North Africa emerged as a senior partner in the Alliance, supplying aircraft and crews at a rate the other partners were unable to match ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Fire Blitz

    Burning Down Japan

    by John D Beatty ...
    February 1945.World War Two is entering its sixth year. In Europe, Germany is on its knees, its shattered cities in ruins, battered by clouds of bombers attacking day and night. In the Pacific, the war has been raging for just over three years-the island battles producing rivers of blood-but only a handful of bombs have fallen on Japan.The Boeing B-29 Superfortress, the most sophisticated airplane ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Sabotage!

    An In-Depth Investigation of the 1943 Liberator Crash that Killed Polish General Sikorsky

    On the night of 4 July 1943, transport aircraft Liberator AL523 took off from Gibraltar’s North Front tarmac and within moments crashed into the sea with only one survivor, the pilot. The commander-in-chief of the Polish army and prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile, General Władysław Sikorski, was dead.Rumours as to the cause of the crash abounded. Was it pilot error? Was it, as ... Read more

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  • The First Hellcat Ace

    A new biography of Hamilton "Mac" McWhorter, the first pilot to achieve ace status in the Grumman F6F Hellcat.Although he objected to being characterized as such, Hamilton McWhorter III's service to family and country make him a standout among America's Greatest Generation. A Georgia native whose family roots date from that region's settlement during the 1700s, “Mac” McWhorter was a naval aviation ... Read more

    $15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mosquito Intruders - Target Burma

    The RAF’s Daring Low-Level Mosquito Operations

    by Jeremy Walsh ...
    The exploits of the Mosquito crews in Burma, skimming at low-level and at speed along rivers and over treetops to their targets, are the stuff of legend. Surprisingly, however, only five RAF squadrons ever flew these operations. Mosquito Intruders – Target Burma explores the achievements of these intruder squadrons, as well as the costs to the men who flew and supported them.Their story starts in ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • At Hitler's Side

    The Memoirs of Hitler's Luftwaffe Adjutant, 1937–1945

    This is the personal account of a Luftwaffe aide always at Hitler's side from 1937 until the last days in Berlin, now published for the first time in English.Nicolaus von Below was a 29-year-old pilot when Goering selected him for the position of Hitler's Luftwaffe adjutant. He was with Hitler at every stage as the Second World War unfolded. His observations tell of Hitler's responses to momentous ... Read more

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  • Tokyo 1944–45

    The destruction of Imperial Japan's capital

    by Mark Lardas ...
    Series Book 40 - Air Campaign
    The full history of how the United States targeted and destroyed the Japanese capital from the air, in a ten-month long campaign by the US Army Air Force and the US Navy.In November 1944, the US Army Air Force launched a 111-plane B-29 strike against Tokyo, the first raid since the morale-boosting Doolittle Raid of 1942. From then until August 13, 1945, the United States would attack Tokyo 25 ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Avro Arrow

    For the Record

    **“No one has done more than Palmiro Campagna to document the story of Canada’s extraordinary Avro Arrow ... This latest work sheds new light on the Arrow’s fascinating saga.” — ANDREW CHAIKIN, author of A Man on the MoonAn expanded edition of the bestselling book, including newly discovered American records that shed further light on the disastrous cancellation of the Avro Arrow.**The ... Read more

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