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Kongō-Class Battleships: In the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II
Lars Ahlberg & Hans Lengerer
Available May 2021The battleships of the Kongō class were the oldest, smallest, and fastest battleships in the Imperial Japanese…
Size: 9″ x 9″ | 150 b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764361678 | Binding: hard cover$24.99
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AD and A-1 Skyraider: Douglas’s \”Spad\” in Korea and Vietnam
David Doyle
Available March 2021Design work on the Skyraider began at the behest of the US Navy late in WWII. Production began in 1946, and the…
Size: 9″ x 9″ | 189 color and b/w photos | 112 pp
ISBN13: 9780764361326 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
Sherman Tank, Vol. 3: America’s M4A2 Medium Tank in World War II
David Doyle
Available January 2021Powered by twin General Motors diesel engines, the M4A2 Sherman was the standard tank of the US Marine Corps…
Size: 9″ x 9″ x 3/4″ | 178 color and b/w photos | 112 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360923 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
The GMC DUKW: America’s Amphibious Truck in World War II and Korea
David DoyleDavid Doyle
Available January 2021The General Motors Corporation DUKW was without a doubt the most successful amphibious military vehicle ever…
Size: 9″ x 9″ | 248 color and b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360916 | Binding: hard cover$24.99
Rangers Led the Way: WWII Army Rangers in Their Own Words
Chris Ketcherside & George Despotis
Available December 2020Rangers Led the Way is a collection of interviews from 20 Rangers who fought in Europe during WWII, including the…
Size: 7″ x 10″ x 1 1/4″ | 180 b/w images | 336 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360367 | Binding: hard cover$34.99
Antonov’s Heavy Transports: From the An-22 to An-225, 1965 to the Present
Yefim Gordon & Dmitriy Komissarov
Available November 2020This book charts the development and service history of the Antonov design bureau’s heavy transport…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ x 7/8″ | 598 color and b/w photos | 288 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360718 | Binding: hard cover$59.99
B-29/B-50 Superfortress, Vol. 2: Post–World War II and Korea
David Doyle
Available November 2020The largest and most advanced US aircraft to see combat in WWII, the B-29 Superfortress was also the most…
Size: 9″ x 9″ x 3/4″ | 224 color and b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360787 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
C-130 Hercules: Lockheed’s Military Air Transport, and Its Variants
David Doyle
Available November 2020The Lockheed C-130 Hercules has been in continuous production for over six decades, longer than any other military…
Size: 9″ x 9″ x 3/4″ | 218 color and b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360794 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
Sōryū, Hiryū, and Unryū-Class Aircraft Carriers: In the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II
Lars Ahlberg & Hans Lengerer
Available November 2020This book covers the design and construction of the two well-known Sōryū and Hiryū carriers, and the…
Size: 9″ x 9″ x 3/4″ | 145 b/w images | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360770 | Binding: hard cover$24.99
The Thunderbirds: The United States Air Force’s Flight Demonstration Team, 1953 to the Present
Ken Neubeck
Available November 2020Founded in 1953, the US Air Force Thunderbirds flying-demonstration team has performed in airshows in the United…
Size: 9″ x 9″ x 3/4″ | 208 color and b/w photos | 144 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360763 | Binding: hard cover$24.99![USS Enterprise (CV-6): The \"Big E\" from the Doolittle Raid, Midway, and Santa Cruz to Guadalcanal and Leyte](images/covers/56/978-0-7643-6075-6.jpg "USS Enterprise (CV-6): The \\"Big E\\" from the Doolittle Raid, Midway, and Santa Cruz to Guadalcanal and Leyte")
USS Enterprise (CV-6): The \”Big E\” from the Doolittle Raid, Midway, and Santa Cruz to Guadalcanal and Leyte
David Doyle
Available November 2020Though it barely missed being caught and destroyed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US Navy’s USS…
Size: 9″ x 9″ x 3/4″ | 236 color and b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360756 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
Mauser Rifles, Vol. 1: 1870–1918
Luc Guillou
Available November 2020The first of two volumes on Mauser rifles, this full-color, illustrated book presents the design, manufacturing,…
Size: 9″ x 12″ x 1/2″ | 350 color and b/w images | 80 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360626 | Binding: hard cover$24.99
Trawniki Guards: Foot Soldiers of the Holocaust
Josh Baldwin
Available November 2020This is a study of some of the rank-and-file men, the foot soldiers, who carried out the “Final Solution.” The…
Size: 6″ x 9″ x 15/16″ | 90 b/w photos | 192 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360695 | Binding: hard cover$29.99
Waffen-SS Tiger Crews at Kursk: The Men of SS Panzer Regiments 1, 2, and 3 in Operation Citadel, July 5–15, 1943
Col. French L. MacLean United States Army (Ret).
Available October 2020Kursk is often labeled the “Greatest Tank Battle in History”. The Wehrmacht fielded a total of just…
Size: 7″ x 10″ x 7/8″ | 120 b/w photos and maps | 224 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360473 | Binding: hard cover$29.99
Valor in Action: The Medal of Honor Paintings of Col. Charles Waterhouse
Jane Waterhouse
Available October 2020At the age of 82, renowned illustrator and former United States Marine Corps artist-in-residence Col. Charles…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 430 color and b/w images | 384 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360176 | Binding: hard cover$100.00
Boeing 727: Triumph in the Skies
Dan Dornseif
Available NowFirst flown in 1963, the Boeing 727 was skillfully designed to outclass its competitors and remained without a…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ x 1 1/4″ | 644 color and b/w photos | 288 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360510 | Binding: hard cover$69.99
The Tenth Air Force in World War II: Strategy, Command, and Operations 1942–1945
Edward M. Young
Available NowDuring World War II, flying B-24 Liberator bombers on missions deep into Burma, B-25 Mitchell bombers attacking…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 486 b/w images and maps | 416 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359323 | Binding: hard cover$74.99
LVT(4) Amtrac: The Most Widely Used Amphibious Tractor of World War II
David Doyle
Available NowOriginally developed as a swamp rescue vehicle by millionaire philanthropists Donald and John Roebling, the LVT…
Size: 9″ x 9″ x 3/4″ | 264 color and b/w photos | 112 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360107 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
USS Wisconsin (BB-64): From World War II to the Persian Gulf to Museum Ship
David Doyle
Available NowCarrying the highest hull number ever assigned to a commissioned US battleship, the Wisconsin was the last of the…
Size: 9″ x 9″ x 3/4″ | 258 color and b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360138 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
Fokker Dr. 1: Germany’s Famed Triplane in World War I
Mark C. Wilkins
Available NowThis book presents the evolution and development of perhaps the most iconic German fighter of WWI—the Fokker…
Size: 9″ x 9″ | 143 color and b/w photos | 112 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359682 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
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