Aviation & Space
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My Darling Boys: A Family at War, 1941-1947 Volume 23
$34.95 Read moreMy Darling Boys is the story of a New Mexico farm family whose three sons were sent to fight in World War II. All flew combat aircraft in the Army Air Forces. In 1973 one of the boys, Oscar Allison, a… [more below]
- Series: North Texas Military Biography and Memoir
- Author: Allison, Fred H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1574419064
- Language: English
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Solomons Air War Volume 2: Guadalcanal & Santa Cruz October 1942
$48.95 Read more“Well-written, easy to comprehend, and informative. It is an excellent source for the Pacific air war enthusiast.” — Large Scale Planes
This second volume of Solomons Air War chronicles aerial warfare… [more below]
- Author: Claringbould, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: January 25 2024
- ISBN10: 0645700452
- Language: English
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75 Years of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
$70.00 Read moreThis pictorial journey will take the reader from the very beginning of the Skunk Works’ very first project (XP-80 Shooting Star) and follow the program through prototype build-up, first flight and, if
- Author: Goodall, James C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1472846478
- Language: English
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The Battle of Britain: Five Months That Changed History; May-October 1940
$37.00 Read moreA groundbreaking new account of the Battle of Britain from acclaimed Cambridge historian James Holland
‘If Hitler fails to invade or destroy Britain, he has lost the war, ‘ Churchill said in the summ- Author: Holland, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: February 14 2012
- ISBN10: 125000215X
- Language: English
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The Interrogator: The Story of Hanns-Joachim Scharff, Master Interrogator of the Luftwaffe
$35.00 Add to cartScharff, a German Intelligence Officer, gained the reputation as the man who could magically get all the answers he needed from the prisoners of war. In most cases, the POWs being interrogated never r… [more below]
- Series: Schiffer Military History
- Author: Toliver, Raymond F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: December 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0764302612
- Language: English
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Pby Catalina: Consolidated’s Flying Boat in WWII
$24.99 Read moreThe PBY Catalina, designed and produced by Consolidated Aircraft, whose production was supplemented by that of Boeing Canada, Canadian Vickers, and the Naval Aircraft Factory, was the most widely used… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #58
- Author: Doyle, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764366459
- Language: English
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The World Encyclopedia of Naval Aircraft: A History of Shipborne Fighters, Bombers, Helicopters and Flying Boats
$25.00 Add to cartThis meticulously researched and newly updated book charts the complete history of naval aviation, from pioneering days when biplanes were catapulted from converted destroyers through to the high-perf
- Author: Crosby, Francis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 20 2023
- ISBN10: 0754835707
- Language: English
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F8f Bearcat: Grumman’s Late-War Dogfighter
$19.99 Read moreThe Grumman F8F was a fast, agile, carrier-borne fighter aircraft developed as the ultimate dogfighter for the Pacific theater. Although the plane did make it into production, with some examples even … [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #64
- Author: Doyle, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764367013
- Language: English
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A-26 Invader: Douglas A-26/B-26 from WWII Through Vietnam
$24.99 Read moreThe Douglas Invader has the distinction of being used by the United States in a combat role in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Originally created as an attack aircraft, with the designation A-26, the Invade… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #59
- Author: Doyle, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764366394
- Language: English
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Boeing Yc-14: US Air Force Experimental Stol Aircraft
$24.99 Read moreThe Boeing YC-14, being first flown in 1976, was an impressive aeronautical achievement. This aircraft signaled many firsts in aircraft design, the most prominent being the use of upper-surface blowin… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #60
- Author: Wimpress, John K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 28 2023
- ISBN10: 076436653X
- Language: English
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War & Coffee: Confessions of an American Blackhawk Pilot in Afghanistan
$29.99 Read moreWar and Coffee is a first-person account of being deployed to Afghanistan as a helicopter pilot with the “Screaming Eagles” of the 101st Airborne Division in 2009. Observed halfway through a decades-l… [more below]
- Author: Havill, Joshua
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764367021
- Language: English
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F-14 Tomcat: Grumman’s “Top Gun” from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf
$19.99 Read moreIt has been said that “bombers make history; fighters make movies.” In the case of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, both are true. It made history as a fleet defender, reconnaissance platform, and strike figh… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #11
- Author: Brown, David F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 28 2019
- ISBN10: 0764356623
- Language: English
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Operation Ro-Go 1943: Japanese Air Power Tackles the Bougainville Landings
$25.00 Read moreA compelling account of the failure of Imperial Japan’s Operation Ro-Go, intended to take the offensive in the Solomons theater of the Pacific War, but which became Japan’s first line of defense again
- Series: Air Campaign #41
- Author: Claringbould, Michael John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1472855574
- Language: English
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The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Volume 2 – Showdown in the North-West
$29.95 Read more“Helion’s picture-packed volume sports dozens of rare photos. Seventeen color vehicle plates, three aircraft profiles, unit heraldry, and uniform art survey the conflict’s modeling possibilities.” — … [more below]
- Series: Asia@War
- Author: Rikhye, Ravi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 86
- Publish Date: September 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1914059344
- Language: English
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Ch-47 Chinook: Boeing’s Tandem-Rotor Heavy Lifter
$24.99 Read moreThe Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a large, tandem-rotor cargo helicopter. The Chinook and its variants have been in military and civilian service for 60 years. The type’s huge cargo and lifting capacity, sp… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #66
- Author: Doyle, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0764367854
- Language: English
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F-104 Starfighter: Lockheed’s Sleek Cold War Interceptor
$24.99 Read moreLockheed developed the F-104 Starfighter in the late 1950s. The plane was designed to be an all-weather interceptor. Speed, climb, and altitude all were priorities, and the plane did turn out to be ex… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #65
- Author: Doyle, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0764367862
- Language: English
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Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command Against the Luftwaffe, 1942-45
$32.00 Read moreA vivid narrative history, packed with first-hand accounts, of the US Eighth Air Force’s VIII Fighter Command from its foundation in 1942 through to its victory in the skies over Nazi Germany.
On Augu- Author: Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1472855485
- Language: English
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Flying Fortress Gunner: B-17 Ball Turret Gunner Bob Harper’s 35 Combat Missions Over Germany
$24.99 Read moreAt 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighing just 110 pounds, Bob Harper was below the minimum size requirements for US military service. As the demand for manpower increased, rules were bent, Harper’s defer… [more below]
- Author: Cullen, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764367064
- Language: English
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Baa, Baa Black Sheep
$11.00 Add to cartHere, in his own words, is the true story of America’s wildest flying hero, of his extraordinary heroism, and of his greatest battle of all–the fight to survive.
The World War II air war in the Pacif- Author: Boyington, Gregory
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 01 1977
- ISBN10: 0553263501
- Language: English
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The Consolidated B-24 Liberator: Reuben Fleet, the Factories, and the Product
$59.95 Add to cartIn the first of his massive two volume B-24 Liberator set, Dr. Wolf presents a meticulously researched, truly ultimate look at the B-17’s stablemate from the drawing board to its emergence as America’… [more below]
- Author: Wolf, William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 880
- Publish Date: September 19 2024
- ISBN10: 178155840X
- Language: English
