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Founded in 1953, the US Air Force Thunderbirds flying-demonstration team has performed in air shows in the United States and around the world. The team is based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, where it has been honing its skills since 1956.
This book covers the design and construction of the two well-known Sōryū and Hiryū carriers, and the lesser-known ships of the Unryū class, and relies on original Japanese source material, including numerous photos, drawings, and specifications.
Published August 2023, 144 pages, 315 black & white and colour photographs, hardcover, 9" x 9" inches
Published August 2023, 144 pages, 285 black & white and colour photographs, hardcover, 9" x 9" inches
Published August 2023, 128 pages, 145 black & white and colour photographs, hardcover, 9" x 9" inches
Published May 2023, 128 pages, 135 black & white photographs and line drawings, hardcover, 9" x 9"
Published March 2023, 144 pages, 258 colour and black & white photographs, profiles, line drawings, hardcover, 9" x 9".
Published December 2023, 144 pages, 300 colour and black & white photographs, hardcover, 9" x 9".
USS Intrepid, the "Fighting I," was one of America’s longest-serving aircraft carriers. Launched during WWII, Decommissioned after WWII, Intrepid was recommissioned in 1955 and designated as an attack carrier (CVA), and later an antisubmarine carrier.
- The C-17 was proven in wartime conditions during Operations
- Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom
Since 1946, the world-famous US Navy Blue Angels flying-demonstration team has performed in airshows in the United States and around the world. This book details the origins of the team when created by the US Navy, as well as describing the different mode
This book provides a unique, illustrated history of the US Navy Fighter Weapons School’s 50-year history. Currently located at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, TOPGUN was formed in late 1968 at Naval Air Station Miramar, California, to create a graduate-
P-39 Airacobra: Bell Fighter in World War II: Legends of Warfare hardcover
Published August 2023, 144 pages, 240 colour and black & white photographs, hardcover, 9" x 9".
Published October 2022, 144 pages, 360 black & white photographs, hardcover, 9" x 9"
Short Stirling : RAF Heavy Bomber in World War II: Legends of Warfare hardcover
Published December 2022, 112 pages, 185 black & white and colour photographs, hardcover, 9" x 9".
The P-8A Poseidon, a variant of the Boeing 737 series of airliner, takes over the role of antisubmarine warfare from the P-3 Orion, itself a derivative of an airliner, the Lockheed Electra. The P-8A brings new capabilities, endurance, and crew enhancement
The Grumman-designed TBF Avenger was unquestionably the most successful torpedo bomber in the US fleet during WWII. Developed just prior to the US entry in WWII, the type made its combat debut at the Battle of Midway. Demand for the large carrier-borne ai
While initally labeled as a troublesome aircraft, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver went on to be noted for striking more Japanese targets than any other US Navy dive bomber. Despite this, the Helldiver was to be the last of a long line of US Navy dive bombers.
This book presents the evolution and development of perhaps the most iconic German fighter of WWI—the Fokker Dr. 1 triplane or “Dreidecker.” The Dr. 1 was born from experiments in cantilever monoplanes and the excellent combat record of the Sopwith tripla
The concept of a twin-engine fighter that could accompany bomber formations and effectively drive off defending fighters was the rationale behind the creation of the Messerschmitt Bf 110.
The Grumman F6F Hellcat formed the backbone of America’s carrier-based fighter force
as the Allies pressed the war toward Japan. Powered by a massive and reliable Pratt &
Whitney radial engine, the Hellcat racked up an incredible 19:1 kill ratio against
Even today the Martin B-26 Marauder continues to look sleek and streamlined. Although
receiving less wartime publicity than America’s other medium of WWII, the B-25, in the
European theater the B-26 delivered twice the tonnage of bombs and had a lower l
The Hawker Hurricane has rightly earned its place in military aviation annals. Although only preceding the Spitfire by four months in its prototypic launch, the Hawker machine was available in measurably greater numbers by the Battle of Britain, a very cr
The Grumman J2F Duck formed the backbone of America's over water utility squadrons from 1934 until beyond WWII, setting various aviation records during this service. A single-engine amphibious aircraft (also produced by Columbia Aircraft), the Duck saw se