Aviation & Space
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Black Cats and Dumbos: WWII’s Fighting PBYs
$18.95 Add to cartThe colorful, humorous, and sometimes miraculous story of the U.S. Navy’s ugly-duckling seaplane the Catalina Patrol Bomber, in the words of those who flew her.
- Author: Crocker, Mel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: September 5, 2002
- ISBN10: 0971290105
- Language: English
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The Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird: The Illustrated Profile of Every Aircraft, Crew, and Breakthrough of the World’s Fastest Stealth Jet
$50.00 Add to cartThe ultimate SR-71 book which profiles the history, development, manufacture, modification, and active service of all 50 models in the SR-71 program.
At the height of the Cold War in 1964, President Jo
- Author: Graham, Richard H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 26 2015
- ISBN10: 0760348499
- Language: English
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Masters of the Air Mti: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
$23.00 Add to cartThe inspiration for the major Apple TV+ series, streaming now!
The riveting history of the American Eighth Air Force in World War II and the young men who flew the bombers that helped beat the Nazis a- Author: Miller, Donald L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: January 23, 2024
- ISBN10: 1668011867
- Language: English
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Wings of War: The World War II Fighter Plane That Saved the Allies and the Believers Who Made It Fly
$32.00 Read moreThe incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible
“Aviation buffs will cheer this high-flying saga.”-… [more below]- Author: White, David Fairbank
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1524746320
- Language: English
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Dreamland: The Secret History of Area 51
$75.00 Add to cartArea 51, a top-secret military installation hidden in the desert northwest of Las Vegas, has been shrouded in mystery since 1955. Now, aerospace historian Peter Merlin cuts through the myths and consp… [more below]
- Author: Merlin, Peter W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: October 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764367099
- Language: English
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US Air Force Alphabet Book
$17.99 Read moreLearn fascinating facts about an important branch of our armed forces, the US Air Force–one for each letter of the alphabet!
With facts from both history and the modern era, each letter covers someth- Series: Jerry Pallotta’s Alphabet Books
- Author: Pallotta, Jerry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 26, 2023
- ISBN10: 1570919526
- Language: English
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Hogs in the Sand: A Gulf War A-10 Pilot’s Combat Journal
$22.95 Add to cart“I am awed by my destructive power. With a small squeeze of the gun trigger under my right index finger, I can rip the turret off a thirty-ton battle tank and throw it 200 feet across the desert, whil… [more below]
- Author: Wyndham, Buck
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: August 24, 2020
- ISBN10: 1646631587
- Language: English
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The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
$27.00 Add to cartDive into this “truly compelling” (Good Morning America) New York Times bestseller that explores how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war–from the creator and host of the podcast
- Author: Gladwell, Malcolm
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 27, 2021
- ISBN10: 0316296619
- Language: English
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Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds
$23.00 Add to cartFighter Pilot is the memoir of legendary ace American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force, Robin Olds.
Robin Olds was a larger-than-life hero with a towering personality. A graduat- Author: Olds, Christina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 10 2011
- ISBN10: 0312569513
- Language: English
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Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
$49.95 Add to cart“Shattered Sword [is] a necessary read for anyone interested in the Pacific War.”–NYMAS Review
Shattered Sword is the winner of the 2005 John Lyman Book Award for the “Best Book in U.S. Naval History”
- Author: Parshall, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: November 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1574889230
- Language: English
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Flight: The Complete History of Aviation
$50.00 Add to cartFrom the early pioneers to the latest spaceflight technology, this groundbreaking book charts the inspirational story behind humankind’s conquest of the skies. In the 100 years since the Wright brothe… [more below]
- Series: DK Definitive Visual Histories
- Author: Grant, R. G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 0744048451
- Language: English
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F-35: The Inside Story of the Lightning II
$40.00 Read moreThe inside story of the most expensive and controversial military program in history, as told by those who lived it.
The F-35 has changed allied combat warfare. But by the time it’s completed, it wil- Author: Burbage, Tom
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: July 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1510777571
- Language: English
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A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
$31.00 Add to cartTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: “Beautifully told.”–CNN – “A remarkable story…worth retelling and celebrating.”–USA Today – “Oh, it’s a good one!”–Fox News
A “beautiful story of a brotherhood betwe- Author: Makos, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: December 19 2012
- ISBN10: 0425252868
- Language: English
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Bazooka Charlie: The Unbelievable Story of Major Charles Carpenter and Rosie the Rocketer
$29.99 Read moreMajor Charles Carpenter made headlines during the Second World War when he affixed six bazookas to his tiny Piper L-4 observation plane and began attacking German tanks. “Bazooka Charlie” and his plan… [more below]
- Author: Busha, James P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: May 28 2023
- ISBN10: 076436636X
- Language: English
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Minuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare
$49.95 Add to cartIn Minuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare, David K. Stumpf demystifies the intercontinental ballistic missile program that was conceived at the end of the … [more below]
- Author: Stumpf, David K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: February 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1682261549
- Language: English
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Air Born: Two Generations in Flight
$29.99 Add to cartTwo aviators making history. Two Americans serving their country. One incredible story spanning fifty years and two generations.
Ben Smotherman, a B-17 pilot in World War II, valiantly fought in the- Author: Davis, Jan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1955026769
- Language: English
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A Wing and a Prayer: The Bloody 100th Bomb Group of the Us Eighth Air Force in Action Over Europe in World War II
$22.99 Add to cart“Written from the unusual perspective of a navigator, this is a compelling account of the air war against Germany.” —Publishers Weekly
They began operations out of England in the spring of ’43. They- Author: Crosby, Harry H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: September 14, 2021
- ISBN10: 1504067339
- Language: English
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Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth
$19.95 Add to cartWinner of 20 national book awards, SHOT DOWN is set within the framework of World War II in Europe and recounts the dramatic experiences of each member of a ten man B-17 bomber crew after their plane,
- Author: Snyder, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 378
- Publish Date: February 08, 2017
- ISBN10: 0986076015
- Language: English
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Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
$23.00 Add to cartSoon to be a major television event from Apple TV, Masters of the Air is the riveting history of the American Eighth Air Force in World War II, the story of the young men who flew the bombers that hel
- Author: Miller, Donald L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: October 01, 2007
- ISBN10: 0743235452
- Language: English
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Scream of Eagles: The Dramatic Account of the U.S. Navy’s Top Gun Fighter Pilots and How They Took Back the Skies Over Vietnam
$19.99 Add to cartThe mission:
Become the most skilled, highly-trained, and deadliest
fighter pilots in the world.
The place: TOP GUN
In the darkest days of the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy’s kill ratio had fallen to … [more below]- Author: Wilcox, Robert K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 12, 2014
- ISBN10: 1476788413
- Language: English
