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The air force of Tito's Yugoslavia has had many different peculiarities - from a unique Cold War position of having operated a mix of US, Soviet, and indigenous aircraft and equipment, to the changeable strategies in case of war. One such feature was an e
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-
New edition 2009, 192 pages, black & white photographs, illustrations and line drawings, index, 6 1/2" x 9 1/4" inches
Developed to meet a Soviet Ministry of Defense requirement for a fast bomber that would counter the threat posed by NATO, the Tu-16 was a ground-breaking project. It was the first Soviet medium bomber to feature swept wings, and it was built around a pair
Developed during the Second World War, but too late to see combat, the Twin Mustang was created by the engineering team at North American Aviation to provide long-range escort for larger, slow bombers.
The latest book from Detail & Scale is a unique look at all of the American carrier-based fighters, scout/dive bombers, and torpedo bombers of World War II. Each of the well-known aircraft types are covered, but so too are the lesser known aircraft that r
Published August 2022, 264 pages, 64 black & white and colour photographs, glossary. bibliography, index, hardcover, 7" x 10 inches
U.S. Naval Air Superiority examines the Navy's internal struggle to adapt the jet engine to its style of warfare as well as the development and evolution of carrier-borne fighters and their airframes and engines, from the closing days of World War II thro
Published August 2024, 89 pages, 275 black & white and 13 color photos, 30 drawings, 41 patches, 8 1/2 x11" inches
Limited Edition of 1,000 copies.
Though it barely missed being caught and destroyed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US Navy's USS Enterprise (CV-6) aircraft carrier took part in every major action of the Pacific War, from the Doolittle Raid to the battles of Midway, Santa Cruz,
USS Hornet (CV-8), made famous through its launching of the 16 US Army B-25 Mitchell bombers flown by Jimmy Doolittle’s raiders in the first US strike on Japan in May 1942, was the third and last Yorktown-class aircraft carrier completed. Serving the US N
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.
USS Lexington (CV-16), a member of the famed Essex class of carriers that made up the backbone of the US Navy’s carrier force in WWII, served its nation from WWII into the 1990s. With almost a half-million arrested landings recorded, arguably more naval a
Published December 2022, 144 pages, 258 black & white photographs, hardcover, 9" x 9"
++NOTE ANOTHER VOLUME IN THIS SERIES COVERS USS Lexington CV-16 / CVA-16 ++
The nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Nimitz is the oldest carrier in the US fleet. Commissioned in 1975, CVN-68 is named after famed navy admiral Chester Nimitz and has been at the front line of many naval operations in its 40+ years of service.
Published October 2022, 144 pages, 360 black & white photographs, hardcover, 9" x 9"
As with all the other books in the Flight Craft range, whilst published primarily with the scale aircraft modeller in mind, it is hoped that those readers who might perhaps describe themselves as 'occasional' modellers, or even simply aviation enthusiasts
One of the true land-marks of flight, this book covers its limited yet devastating use during WWII.
Schiffer Military History Series
Published 1997, 48 pages, 80 black & white photographs, softcover, 11" x 8.3"
Vertical Take-Off Fighter Aircraft is an illustrated history of concepts, experimental, and operational military VTO & VTOL aircraft. The book starts with wartime German projects such as the Focke Wulf Treibflugel, Heinkel Wespe, and VTO rocket fighters.
Published 2023, 112 pages, Over 190 colour and black & white photographss, hardcover, 9" x 9".
- Author has amassed the largest private collection of A-7 photographs, memorabilia, and hardware in the world, including his own A-7
- This work details combat operations from Vietnam to Operation Desert Storm
Published 2024, 384 pages, black & white and colour photographs, black & white technical diagrams, production list, unit allocation, index, glossary, hardcover, 8 1/2" x 11"
Published February 2022, 90 pages, 46 black & white and 4 colour photographs, 9 colour profiles, 40 maps, bibliography, softcover, A4 format 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" inches
From the war-torn skies over Europe to the empty expanses of the Pacific, pilots were the vanguard of the American military machine during the dark days of World War II...……...