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Published May 2023, 208 pages, 20 black & white photographs, hardcover, 6" x 9"
How the age of the great WWI aces came to an end in the skies over the Western Front.
At a time when multiple wars are raging across much of the Middle East, it is almost forgotten that it was Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas at-Takurni - an Andalusian inventor, physician and engineer - who was the first person to undertake experim
At a time when multiple wars are raging across much of the Middle East, it is almost forgotten that it was Abu al-Qasim Abbas ibn Firnas ibn Wirdas at-Takurni - an Andalusian inventor, physician and engineer - who was the first person to undertake experim
Much of the Arab World remains ravaged by war or threatened by war. Meanwhile, the decades old Arab-Israeli conflict remains fundamentally unresolved. Consequently, even the Arab air forces and other Arab armed forces remain either at war or on a virtual
The Albatros D.III was flown by many top German aces during World War One, including Wilhelm Frankl, Erich Löwenhardt, Manfred von Richthofen, Karl Emil Schäfer, Ernst Udet, and Kurt Wolff and was the preeminent fighter during the period of German aerial
This is a new title in this highly acclaimed Secret Projects series, this time looking at fighter and bomber concepts developed by the US aircraft industry for the USAAF and Navy in the years immediately prior to and during World War 2.
Ira “Taffy” Jones was a well-known air fighter during the First World War, having scored about 40 victories flying SE5 scouts in France with 74 Squadron. Well known in flying circles, Jones recorded stories drawn from his own experiences during the war an
This is the fascinating story of army fixed-wing cooperation units who were made up of specially trained volunteer British army personnel. These men were trained to fly, to reconnoiter across the front line in search of enemy forces and then guide artille
Aviation in Canada: The Pioneer Decades is the first general interest book dedicated solely to Canada's beginnings in flight. From an introductory balloon ascent in New Brunswick in 1840, daring "aeronauts" feel their way along at the edge of the unknown.
Following right behind Volume 1 Aviation in Canada: The Pioneer Decades, CANAV is excited to introduce you to Volume 2 – Aviation in Canada: The Formative Years. Here is another "must have" book for any sincere fan of Canada's great aviation heritage. Mak
Aviation in Canada: Evolution of an Air Force is the third in the Aviation in Canada series. It is the story of the Canadian Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force between the wars, and on the home front 1939-45............
This authoritative book revives a key theme in Canada’s aviation heritage in a landmark year – the 100th Anniversary of the end of the First World War. This is Canada’s only major title in print covering the nation’s pioneers of aerial combat. It honours
This book covers US Naval Aviation from its beginnings in 1911 until 1961 through the interesting and sometimes colorful "Blue Goose" or Command Aircraft. "Blue Goose" refers to a color scheme that developed for these aircraft in the 1930s.
One of the great unsung keystones in the development of aerial combat, the Bristol Scout was originally designed as a racing aircraft. It was used by the RNAS and the RFC as a 'scout', or fast reconnaissance machine, and was one of the first single-seater
World War I witnessed unprecedented growth and innovation in aircraft design, construction, and as the war progressed-mass production. Each country generated its own innovations sometimes in surprising ways-Albatros Fokker, Pfalz, and Junkers in Germany a