Aviation & Space
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Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
$23.00 Add to cartFighter Pilot is the memoir of legendary ace American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force, Robin Olds.
Robin Olds was a larger-than-life hero with a towering personality. A graduat- Author: Olds, Christina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 10 2011
- ISBN10: 0312569513
- Language: English
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Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
$49.95 Add to cart“Shattered Sword [is] a necessary read for anyone interested in the Pacific War.”–NYMAS Review
Shattered Sword is the winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the “Best Book in U.S. Naval History”
- Author: Parshall, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: November 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1574889230
- Language: English
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Flight: The Complete History of Aviation
$50.00 Add to cartFrom the early pioneers to the latest spaceflight technology, this groundbreaking book charts the inspirational story behind humankind’s conquest of the skies. In the 100 years since the Wright brothe… [more below]
- Series: DK Definitive Visual Histories
- Author: Grant, R. G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 0744048451
- Language: English
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F-35: The Inside Story of the Lightning II
$40.00 Add to cartThe inside story of the most expensive and controversial military program in history, as told by those who lived it.
The F-35 has changed allied combat warfare. But by the time it’s completed, it wil- Author: Burbage, Tom
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: July 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1510777571
- Language: English
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A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
$31.00 Add to cartTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: “Beautifully told.”–CNN – “A remarkable story…worth retelling and celebrating.”–USA Today – “Oh, it’s a good one!”–Fox News
A “beautiful story of a brotherhood betwe- Author: Makos, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: December 19 2012
- ISBN10: 0425252868
- Language: English
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Bazooka Charlie: The Unbelievable Story of Major Charles Carpenter and Rosie the Rocketer
$29.99 Read moreMajor Charles Carpenter made headlines during the Second World War when he affixed six bazookas to his tiny Piper L-4 observation plane and began attacking German tanks. “Bazooka Charlie” and his plan… [more below]
- Author: Busha, James P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: May 28 2023
- ISBN10: 076436636X
- Language: English
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Minuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare
$49.95 Add to cartIn Minuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare, David K. Stumpf demystifies the intercontinental ballistic missile program that was conceived at the end of the … [more below]
- Author: Stumpf, David K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: February 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1682261549
- Language: English
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Air Born: Two Generations in Flight
$29.99 Add to cartTwo aviators making history. Two Americans serving their country. One incredible story spanning fifty years and two generations.
Ben Smotherman, a B-17 pilot in World War II, valiantly fought in the- Author: Davis, Jan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1955026769
- Language: English
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A Wing and a Prayer: The Bloody 100th Bomb Group of the Us Eighth Air Force in Action Over Europe in World War II
$22.99 Add to cart“Written from the unusual perspective of a navigator, this is a compelling account of the air war against Germany.” —Publishers Weekly
They began operations out of England in the spring of ’43. They- Author: Crosby, Harry H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: September 14, 2021
- ISBN10: 1504067339
- Language: English
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Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth
$19.95 Add to cartWinner of 20 national book awards, SHOT DOWN is set within the framework of World War II in Europe and recounts the dramatic experiences of each member of a ten man B-17 bomber crew after their plane,
- Author: Snyder, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 378
- Publish Date: February 08, 2017
- ISBN10: 0986076015
- Language: English
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Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
$23.00 Add to cartSoon to be a major television event from Apple TV, Masters of the Air is the riveting history of the American Eighth Air Force in World War II, the story of the young men who flew the bombers that hel
- Author: Miller, Donald L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: October 01, 2007
- ISBN10: 0743235452
- Language: English
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Scream of Eagles: The Dramatic Account of the U.S. Navy’s Top Gun Fighter Pilots and How They Took Back the Skies Over Vietnam
$19.99 Add to cartThe mission:
Become the most skilled, highly-trained, and deadliest
fighter pilots in the world.
The place: TOP GUN
In the darkest days of the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy’s kill ratio had fallen to … [more below]- Author: Wilcox, Robert K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 12, 2014
- ISBN10: 1476788413
- Language: English
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Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
$34.95 Add to cart“Shattered Sword [is] a necessary read for anyone interested in the Pacific War.”–NYMAS Review
Shattered Sword is the winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the “Best Book in U.S. Naval History”
- Author: Parshall, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: November 01, 2007
- ISBN10: 1574889249
- Language: English
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Aircraft: The Definitive Visual History
$40.00 Read moreTake an action-packed flight through the history of aircraft and discover the intrepid pioneers who made a dream reality
Uncover the engineering behind more than 800 aircraft models, from military jets… [more below]- Series: DK Definitive Transport Guides
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 30 2022
- ISBN10: 0744027454
- Language: English
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Luck of the Draw: My Story of the Air War in Europe
$18.99 Add to cartTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, ‘I was there.’ Read Luck of the Draw and the life of Frank- Author: Murphy, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: February 28, 2023
- ISBN10: 1250866898
- Language: English
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Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of the Berlin Airlift, June 1948-May 1949
$20.99 Add to cartIn the early hours of June 26, 1948, phones began ringing across America, waking up the airmen of World War II–pilots, navigators, and mechanics–who were finally beginning normal lives with new hous
- Author: Reeves, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 11, 2011
- ISBN10: 1416541209
- Language: English
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Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
$23.99 Add to cartJohn Boyd may be the most remarkable unsung hero in all of American military history. Some remember him as the greatest U.S. fighter pilot ever — the man who, in simulated air-to-air combat, defeated… [more below]
- Author: Coram, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: May 10 2004
- ISBN10: 0316796883
- Language: English
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The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
$19.99 Add to cartDive into this “truly compelling” (Good Morning America) New York Times bestseller that explores how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war–from the creator and host of the podcast
- Author: Gladwell, Malcolm
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 0316296813
- Language: English
