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Stuka: Dive Bombers, Pursuit Bombers, Combat Pilots Hardcover
Covers the variety of German aircraft used in assault, bombing and anti-tank roles - Bf 110, Ju 87, Fw 190 et al.
Published 1997, 248 pages, 200 black & white photographs, hardcover, 8 1/
Closed in 1949, the Sukhoi Design Bureau was reborn in 1953 to meet an urgent demand for a fast interceptor that would counter the threat posed by NATO bombers. It wasted no time developing a succession of missile-armed, Mach 2 interceptors characterized
This detailed, illustrated look at the Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter aircraft features complete discussions of its design, construction, and operational use, as well as all technical systems and weapons. Developed in the 1970s as a match for the American F
Published March 2023, 192 pages, 115 black & white photographs, hardcover, 7" x 10" inches
Never before has such a complete pictorial history of Tactical Air Command been put together. The planes, demonstration teams, and foreign units of TAC are covered in pictorial and textual detail from the the 1940s to the 1990s. Included in this excellent
Detailed history of Kurt Tank’s legendary twin Jumo 213A piston engine powered Ta 154 night fighter – the German “Moskito.”
Published 2000, 124 pages, 270 black & white photographs, softcover, 11" x 8.5"
Published January 2026, 288 pages, 60 black & white photographs, maps, bibliography, index, hardcover, 6" x 9" inches
After Mao's communists took control of mainland China in 1949, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency developed an uneasy partnership with the nationalist Chinese government on Taiwan for covert air operations over the mainland,........................
This book is the first detailed volume to cover the famous Norden Bombsight (NBS) which was one of the most secret weapons used before and during World War II by the United States in its bomber aircraft.............
The last great mystery of World War I has been solved. Drawing from more than two thousand pages of unpublished material, archeological digs in France and dozens of interviews with the descendents of those involved, The Stand: The Final Flight of Lt. Fran
Published 2012, 288 pages, 330 black & white and colour photographs, softcover, 8 1/2" 11" inches
Former military aviators and military history enthusiast will see the exclusive and definitive look at the 50-year history of the Navy Fighter Weapons School
Developed in the 1960s/1970s, the Tu-144 was the Soviet Union’s only practical venture into supersonic commercial aviation. Though its career was all too brief, it was a major technological achievement for the Soviet aircraft industry. The book provides i
Developed as the answer to the American B-1, the Tupolev Tu-160 was the Soviet Union’s most potent strategic bomber. Several project versions were rejected, and a highly controversial contest involving some of the Soviet Union’s top-class aircraft design
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
Published September 2022, 336 pages, 840 colour and black & white photographs, colour profiles and line drawings, hardcover, 8 3/4 x 11 1/4" (inches)
After World War II, the Soviet Union and the USA, who had been allies in the war, started moving towards political and military confrontation. The Soviet Union urgently needed a strategic bomber capable of striking at the USA. Thus, the windfall of three
Published October 2022, 192 pages, 65 black & white photographs, hardcover, 6" x 9"
Published 1997, 608 pages, 1000+ black & white photographs, hardcover, 6" x 9" inches
Published October 2023, 288 pages, 280 black & white and colour photographs, unit patches, fleet list, glossary, index, bibliography, hardcover, 8 1/2" x 11" inches
Most people think the US Army only flies helicopters, but it has quietly flown a multitude of fixed-wing aircraft for decades. One of the Army’s best aircraft providers is Beech Aircraft of Wichita, Kansas. Beginning about the time of the Korean War and u
Published August 2022, 264 pages, 64 black & white and colour photographs, glossary. bibliography, index, hardcover, 7" x 10 inches
This is the story of U.S. Navy Fleet Air Wing Seven (FAW-7) and the men who flew the Navy version of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber out of Dunkeswell and Upottery, England during World War II.
Compiled from official source documents this book covers the entire period of the USAAF, pre-war and post-war, and throughout World War II, up to the fomation of the independent U.S. Air Force in 1947. Described are many hitherto unknown facts about the U