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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
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
Mil Mi-24 Attack Helicopter: In Soviet/Russian and Worldwide Service, 1972 to the Present
Michael Normann
Available NowThe Mil Mi-24 Soviet/Russian gunship and attack helicopter has been in continuous combat service since its first…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 208 pp
ISBN13: 9780764358678 | Binding: hard cover$39.99
Sukhoi Interceptors: The Su-9, Su-11, and Su-15: Unsung Soviet Cold War Heroes
Yefim Gordon & Dmitriy Komissarov
Available NowClosed in 1949, the Sukhoi Design Bureau was reborn in 1953 to meet an urgent demand for a fast interceptor that…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 805 color and b/w photos, profiles, line schemes | 320 pp
ISBN13: 9780764358685 | Binding: hard cover$64.99
The Soviet Space Program: The N1: the Soviet Moon Rocket
Eugen Reichl
Available NowThe N1 was the booster rocket for the Soviet manned moon program and was thus the direct counterpart of the Saturn…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 89 color and b/w photos | 144 pp
ISBN13: 9780764358555 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
The History of the American Space Shuttle
Dennis R. Jenkins
Available NowThe flight campaign for the American space shuttle began on April 12, 1981, with the launch of STS-1 from the…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 1,040 color and b/w photos | 336 pp
ISBN13: 9780764357701 | Binding: hard cover$59.99
The Soviet Space Program: The Lunar Mission Years: 1959–1976
Eugen Reichl
Available NowWith the launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union started the space race; the race…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 93 color and b/w images | 160 pp
ISBN13: 9780764356759 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
The MiG-21: The Legendary Fighter/Interceptor in Russian and Worldwide Use, 1956 to the Present
Holger Müller
Available NowThis book presents a detailed look at the design and development of the legendary MiG-21, including its…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 240 color and b/wphotos | 224 pp
ISBN13: 9780764356360 | Binding: hard cover$45.00
The Sukhoi Su-27: Russia\’s Air Superiority and Multi-role Fighter, 1977 to the Present
Andy Gröning
Available NowThis detailed, illustrated look at the Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter aircraft features complete discussions of its…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 210 color photos and profiles | 224 pp
ISBN13: 9780764356377 | Binding: hard cover$45.00
Hunting the Wind: Pan American World Airways’ Epic Flying Boat Era, 1929–1946
Teresa Webber & Jamie Dodson
Available NowTake your seats, and by all means, fasten your seat belts! Come on a journey back in time to aviation’s most…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 130 b/w photographs | 288 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355417 | Binding: hard cover$34.99
The Soviet Space Program: First Steps: 1941–1953
Eberhard Rödel
Available NowThis concise history is the first book in a new series on the Soviet space program, and features many rare…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 207 color and b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355394 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
The MiG-29 : Russia’s Legendary Air Superiority, and Multirole Fighter, 1977 to the Present
Andy Gröning
Available NowThis book presents the development and operational use of the Soviet/Russian Mikoyan MiG-29. The MiG-29 was the…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 260 color photos | 224 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355219 | Binding: hard cover$45.00
Saturn V: America’s Rocket to the Moon
Eugen Reichl
Available NowWithout the mighty Saturn V rocket, the Apollo 11 moon landing would not have been possible in July 1969. Even…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 160 color images | 144 pp
ISBN13: 9780764354823 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
Tupolev Tu-16: Versatile Cold War Bomber
Yefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov, and Vladimir Rigmant
Available NowDeveloped to meet a Soviet Ministry of Defense requirement for a fast bomber that would counter the threat posed…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 1,033 color and b/w images | 464 pp
ISBN13: 9780764354182 | Binding: hard cover$79.99
Project Apollo: The Moon Landings, 1968–1972
Eugen Reichl
Available NowThe moon landing remains the most astonishing and impressive accomplishment of manned space travel to this day. In…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 130 color and b/w photos | 144 pp
ISBN13: 9780764353758 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
Boeing 737: The World’s Jetliner
Captain Dan Dornseif
Available NowFirst launched in 1965, the Boeing 737, by many measures, is the most successful and long-standing jetliner in the…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 510 color & b/w photos | 288 pp
ISBN13: 9780764353253 | Binding: hard cover$59.99
Convair B-36 Peacemaker:: A Photo Chronicle
Meyers K. Jacobsen
Available NowConvair B-36 Peacemaker, A Photo Chronicle explores the history of the Strategic Air Command’s biggest bomber that…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | over 130 b/w photos | 96 pp
ISBN13: 9780764309748 | Binding: soft cover$12.99
Lockheed C-130 Hercules and Its Variants
Chris Reed
Available NowLockheed C-130 Hercules and its Variants chronicles the development and career of the world’s predominant military…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 200+ color and b/w photos | 136 pp
ISBN13: 9780764307225 | Binding: soft cover$29.95
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
Bill Holder
Available NowThe goal of the Blackbird program from the beginning was to develop a Mach 3 vehicle that could accomplish…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 140+ color and b/w photos | 80 pp
ISBN13: 9780764314674 | Binding: soft cover$19.99
Project Apollo: The Early Years, 1960-1967
Eugen Reichl
Available NowIn May 1961, American president John F. Kennedy committed the nation to carrying out a manned landing on the moon…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 127 | 144 pp
ISBN13: 9780764351747 | Binding: hard cover$19.99
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