Aviation & Space
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F-14 Tomcat: Grumman’s “Top Gun” from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf
$19.99 Read moreIt has been said that “bombers make history; fighters make movies.” In the case of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, both are true. It made history as a fleet defender, reconnaissance platform, and strike figh… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #11
- Author: Brown, David F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 28 2019
- ISBN10: 0764356623
- Language: English
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Operation Ro-Go 1943: Japanese Air Power Tackles the Bougainville Landings
$25.00 Read moreA compelling account of the failure of Imperial Japan’s Operation Ro-Go, intended to take the offensive in the Solomons theater of the Pacific War, but which became Japan’s first line of defense again
- Series: Air Campaign #41
- Author: Claringbould, Michael John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1472855574
- Language: English
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The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Volume 2 – Showdown in the North-West
$29.95 Read more“Helion’s picture-packed volume sports dozens of rare photos. Seventeen color vehicle plates, three aircraft profiles, unit heraldry, and uniform art survey the conflict’s modeling possibilities.” — … [more below]
- Series: Asia@War
- Author: Rikhye, Ravi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 86
- Publish Date: September 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1914059344
- Language: English
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Ch-47 Chinook: Boeing’s Tandem-Rotor Heavy Lifter
$24.99 Read moreThe Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a large, tandem-rotor cargo helicopter. The Chinook and its variants have been in military and civilian service for 60 years. The type’s huge cargo and lifting capacity, sp… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #66
- Author: Doyle, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0764367854
- Language: English
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F-104 Starfighter: Lockheed’s Sleek Cold War Interceptor
$24.99 Read moreLockheed developed the F-104 Starfighter in the late 1950s. The plane was designed to be an all-weather interceptor. Speed, climb, and altitude all were priorities, and the plane did turn out to be ex… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #65
- Author: Doyle, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: December 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0764367862
- Language: English
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Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command Against the Luftwaffe, 1942-45
$32.00 Read moreA vivid narrative history, packed with first-hand accounts, of the US Eighth Air Force’s VIII Fighter Command from its foundation in 1942 through to its victory in the skies over Nazi Germany.
On Augu- Author: Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1472855485
- Language: English
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Flying Fortress Gunner: B-17 Ball Turret Gunner Bob Harper’s 35 Combat Missions Over Germany
$24.99 Read moreAt 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighing just 110 pounds, Bob Harper was below the minimum size requirements for US military service. As the demand for manpower increased, rules were bent, Harper’s defer… [more below]
- Author: Cullen, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764367064
- Language: English
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Baa, Baa Black Sheep
$11.00 Read moreHere, in his own words, is the true story of America’s wildest flying hero, of his extraordinary heroism, and of his greatest battle of all–the fight to survive.
The World War II air war in the Pacif- Author: Boyington, Gregory
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 01 1977
- ISBN10: 0553263501
- Language: English
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The Consolidated B-24 Liberator: Reuben Fleet, the Factories, and the Product
$59.95 Read moreIn the first of his massive two volume B-24 Liberator set, Dr. Wolf presents a meticulously researched, truly ultimate look at the B-17’s stablemate from the drawing board to its emergence as America’… [more below]
- Author: Wolf, William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 880
- Publish Date: September 19 2024
- ISBN10: 178155840X
- Language: English
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Enemy Coast Ahead – Uncensored: The Real Guy Gibson
$19.95 Read moreFirst published in 1944, Enemy Coast Ahead combines Guy Gibson’s RAF career, including the famous Dambuster raid which he himself led, with the inside story of life in RAF Bomber Command and is still … [more below]
- Author: Gibson, Guy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0859791181
- Language: English
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Blossoms in the Wind: Human Legacies of the Kamikaze
$32.00 Read moreA revelatory and groundbreaking account of Imperial Japan’s kamikaze–the suicide pilots of World War II–as told through the eyes of the survivors
In the final year of World War II, a horrific new we- Author: Sheftall, M. G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 0593472314
- Language: English
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F-15 Eagle: McDonnell Douglas Strike Fighter
$24.99 Add to cartThe McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is one of the most successful fighter designs of the 20th century. The type first flew in 1972, transitioning directly from the drawing board to production with remark… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #62
- Author: Doyle, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764367072
- Language: English
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Abandoned Arkansas: Eaker Air Force Base
$24.99 Read moreFor fifty years, Blytheville was home to a fleet of one of the most versatile pieces of machinery in history. From the Cuban Missile Crisis, through the Vietnam War and Korean Conflict, to the fall of
- Series: America Through Time
- Author: Fears, Gage
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: July 31 2023
- ISBN10: 163499468X
- Language: English
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Sr-71 Blackbird: Lockheed’s Ultimate Spy Plane
$24.99 Read moreAs of 2023, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest manned jet aircraft ever produced. It set the record in 1976 and has been retired since the late 1990s. With its unrivaled speed and stunning ap… [more below]
- Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation #61
- Author: Doyle, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764367080
- Language: English
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Brotherhood of the Flying Coffin: The Glider Pilots of World War II
$30.00 Read moreThe first major history of the American glider pilots, the forgotten heroes of World War II, by a New York Times bestselling author. A story of no guns, no engines and no second chances.
This book dis- Author: McGaugh, Scott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 147285294X
- Language: English
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Myasishchev M-50 and M-52: The First Soviet Supersonic Strategic Bomber
$50.00 Read moreReborn in 1951, the Myasishchev design bureau made its mark by creating the M-4 strategic bomber. Yet, this subsonic aircraft was soon made obsolescent by supersonic fighter technology–any new strate… [more below]
- Author: Gordon, Yefim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764366424
- Language: English
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Warplane: How the Military Reformers Birthed the A-10 Warthog
$29.95 Read moreThe A-10 is the Air Force’s unlikely success story, an airplane designed to support the Army, and one that ground troops came to venerate. Originally conceived with the express purpose of destroying S
- Author: Sundt, Hal
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1493067710
- Language: English
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The Ones Who Got Away: Mighty Eighth Airmen on the Run in Occupied Europe
$35.00 Read moreA remarkable collection of accounts of intrepid American aircrew shot down over enemy lines during World War II and how they got away.
To be an airman in the Eighth Air Force flying over the war-tor- Author: Yenne, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1472858719
- Language: English
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Helicopters: A Guide to Over 80 Years of Rotorcraft, from the First Types Deployed in World War II to the Spe
$25.00 Add to cartThis fully up-to-date reference book provides an authoritative overview of the military helicopter. It begins with a detailed history, from the ideas of Leonardo da Vinci through to the tilt-rotor air
- Author: Crosby, Francis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 20 2023
- ISBN10: 0754835669
- Language: English
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The Lancaster Story: True Tales of Britain’s Legendary Bomber
$26.99 Read more- Author: Miller, Sarah-Louise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1789296390
- Language: English
