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Gliders formed a special category of aircraft within the Luftwaffe. While other aircraft types were used for many years, as a rule gliders were conceived for short service lives, in some cases just a single mission.......................
German Guided Missiles: Schiffer Military History #65 softcover
Covers German air-to-air and ground-to-air missile development from WWI to WWII.
Published 1997, 48 pages, 80 black & white photographs, 2 colour photographs, softcover, 11" x 8 1/4"
German Heavy Bombers covers the Dornier Do19, Focke Wulf Fw200, Heinkel He177, He274, Junkers Ju89, Ju290, Messerchmitt Me264 and others.
Published 1997, 48 pages, 80 Black & White photographs, softcover, 8 1/4" x 11 3/4"
This book examines all of the developments, production and aircraft types: He 280, Me 262, Ar 234, He 162, Ju 287, Ho IX, Me 328, P1101, Hs 132, DM 1, Ta 183 and others by such aircraft manufacturers as Heinkel, Junkers, Messerschmitt, and powerplant manu
Covers Arado Ar234, Dornier Do217, Do335, Ta154, Heinkel He219, Junkers Ju88, Messerschmitt Bf110 and many others.
Published 1997, 49 pages, 80 Black & White photographs, softcover, 11" x 8.3"
This book is the first to present every rocket aircraft flown in Germany and the rocket systems developed by Walter and BMW, as well as several of the most interesting projects drawn up by Germany’s aviation industry.
Covers HS126, Bf110, Me262, Ju88, Bf109, Bv141, Fw189 amongst others.
Germany’s V-2 looks at one of the major technological advances of the Second World War, the V-2 ballistic missile. Although dwarfed by today’s giant rockets, the V-2 represented a quantum leap beyond anything previously built.
In the years that preceded the October 1973 Yom Kippur War, Israel invested heavily in the creation of a heavy attack force of four F-4 Phantom/Kurnass squadrons. They would fly 3,000+ sorties, claim 80+ kills, and suffer 30+ losses during the nineteen da
Published 2012?, 48 pages, black & white and colour photographs, 48 colour profiles, colour multi-views, colour detail photos, 1:72 scale line drawing plans, production and unit lists, model kit decal and accessory list, softcover, A4 Format, 21 cm (8 1/4
80 pages, black & white and colour photographs, 102 colour profiles, colour multi-views, 1:72 scale line drawing plans, production and unit lists, model kit decal and accessory list, softcover, A4 Format, 21 cm (8 1/4”) x 29.7 cm (11 3/4 “)
Published 2004, 334 pages, 29 black & white photographs, bibliography, index, softcover, 5" x 8" inches
A detailed look at the aircraft proposed by Gotha to replace the Horten Ho 229, which had already been selected for series production by the RLM. Includes a comparison of the two aircraft, as well as firsthand interviews with those involved in the program
This study of the sea-going McDonnell Douglas Phantom II includes contributions from over a hundred aircrew and maintainers who were involved in the Phantom’s success from the earliest service development flying to its twilight years in the Reserve units.
Published 2014, 288 pages, 54 black & white photographs and illustrations, bibliography, index, softcover, 6" x 9" inches
Published May 2024, 160 pages, 84 color and black & white photographs, 9" x 12" hardcover
Until now, Army Air Force Bases in Nebraska during World War II had never before been presented in a single book (most of the photographed structures are no longer visible)...............
In thirty-five chapters, The Greatest Air Aces Stories Ever Told covers many of the leading American and British Commonwealth fighter aces of WW I and II, together with a few bomber crews whose gallantry made a substantial contribution to the end of WW II
In The Greatest Air Combat Stories Ever Told, the editor has pulled together some of the finest tales of heroism and valor in the skies over the battlefield! It is an unforgettable collection, and includes stories by Baron Manfred Von Richthofen, Len Deig
Exciting rescue stories on the high seas! The Coast Guard’s rescue personnel are second to none, and Coast Guard air and sea rescue missions have been the subjects of celebrated newspaper accounts, books, and movies, including The Perfect Storm.
This book collects some of the finest writings, both fact and realistic fiction, to lay bare the drama of human beings coping with the skills needed to direct their machines through the vastness of the skies. With contributions from: Charles Lindbergh, Er
Published 2025, 56 pages, black & white and mostly colour photographs, 48 colour profiles, 1:72 scale plans, units and variants list, model kit list, softcover, A4 format, 21cm x 29.7 cm
In 1953, the mainstay of carrier-based anti-submarine warfare (ASW) forces in the Navy were represented by a pair of Grumman AF-2W and AF-2S Guardians flying as a hunter-killer team and operating from an escort carrier of the Commencement Bay (CVE-105) cl
The Albatross was the premier fixed-wing rescue aircraft for the U.S. Air Force and Coast Guard. Its very colorful history begins in 1946 and spans nearly a quarter of a century, including service with twenty-two foreign nations.